Irish Tech News

Breaking News: Has the real Satoshi Nakamoto Emerged? Guest post by Abbe Borg, see more stories by him here. In a shocking turn of events, a man using the pseudonym “James Vertisan” has stepped into the limelight, claiming to be none other than Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. This revelation comes two years after Vertisan’s life took a dramatic turn following […]

Enterprise Ireland Approves €3.5 Million in Investment to Start-up Companies in November Eighteen start-up companies supported by Enterprise Ireland were approved for investment funding totalling €3.55million in November 2024. The investment secured by these companies includes equity investment up to the value of €400K as part of Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential Start-Up programme. It also includes funding up to the value of €100k from the Pre-Seed Start […]

FuturEnergy Ireland submits planning application for Scart Mountain Wind Farm FuturEnergy Ireland has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for Scart Mountain Wind Farm. The renewable energy project is located approximately 4km northeast of Cappoquin in Co. Waterford. The wind farm planning application, which includes 15 turbines, a 110kV substation and ancillary works, was made by Futurenergy Scart Mountain DAC on behalf of […]

Consultation launched on Ireland’s Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Management The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is today launching its consultation on Ireland’s proposed management framework of the ‘.ie’ country code top level domain (ccTLD). The objective of this consultation is to establish terms and conditions for the domain name manager for Ireland’s .ie domain registry, setting out the key requirements and principles […]

Four New Year Resolutions for Tech Leaders in 2025 The global world is in the midst of economic uncertainty, shifting workplace dynamics and vast technological change – in no other sector are leaders facing more rapid and substantial challenges than technology. As we look ahead to a new year, recalibrating strategies and setting intentions for success will help tech leaders remain focused, as they […]

MTU Launches Digital Substation to Advance Ireland’s Energy Transition and Power Engineering Expertise Munster Technological University (MTU), in collaboration with H&MV Engineering who delivers High Voltage design, engineering and construction services with a specialised focus in data centres, renewables, utility, commercial and industrial sectors and ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, has launched a Digital Substation in the Power Academy Lab of MTU’s Bishopstown campus. […]

Mark Ryland: The Creative Energy Driving Security at AWS If there is anything not quite orthodox, it is the career path that Mark Ryland has taken. From writing programs in COBOL as a child, to studying philosophy and law, to becoming one of the leading voices in cybersecurity at AWS, his is a story of unrelenting curiosity, adaptability, and boundless creativity. It is just […]

Tech Firms Encouraged to Leverage Enhanced R&D Tax Credits Before Year-End HLB Ireland, an accountancy, tax and advisory firm, has highlighted significant opportunities for the tech sector under the R&D tax credit scheme. Bruce Stanley, Tax Partner at HLB Ireland, points to the latest data showing a substantial increase in R&D investments, with total R&D expenditure reaching €4.688 billion or 4,688 companies in 2022. This reflects […]

Students Identify Top 3 Barriers to STEM Careers Lack of awareness around the opportunities STEM holds for their future careers is students’ number one barrier to entry into the industry. This is according to a survey of more than 150 second-level students. Respondents to the STEM South West survey cited their top three possible reasons for not pursuing or considering a career in […]

myFirst CareBuds for children, reviewed We look at the myFirst CareBuds for children, see more about their products here.  myFirst CareBuds for children, reviewed Our testers were interested to review and play around with these earbuds, because, as often as possible, they are all using their own ones anyway. They liked the look and feel of the them, the colours […]