University College Dublin (UCD) has hosted its 2019 cybersecurity research colloquium (www.ucdcyber.com) to showcase the breadth of world class research being undertaken at the university within this key research area.
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![Irish Research Centre Selected to Participate in €15 Million EU Cybersecurity Research Project](/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/LeroLilianaPasqualeMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, which is backed by Science Foundation Ireland, has been selected to participate in a €15 million European Commission cybersecurity research project. Lero researchers Dr
![Irish IT Decision-makers Warn of Impact of Rising Data Volumes](/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EquinixMauriceMortellJanuary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the results of an independent study that found that Irish IT decision-makers fear the impact of rising data volumes and the ability to
![Human Error is the Biggest Security Threat to Irish Businesses](/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DataSolutionsJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The majority (60%) of senior IT decision makers consider human error to be the greatest cyber threat facing Irish businesses, according to the results of new research commissioned by specialist
![Neueda Technologies Establishing a Software Engineering Hub in Athlone](/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NeuedaTechnologiesBannerJuly2018Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
Neueda Technologies, a privately-owned IT Training, development and consulting services company headquartered in Belfast, is establishing a Software Engineering Hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, employing 200 staff over four years.
![Fluent Technology Invests in R&D and Job Creation to Drive Export Sales](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FluentTechnologyApril2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Belfast-based software firm Fluent Technology is creating 18 new jobs to help grow sales in Great Britain and Europe. The indigenous software company specialises in grant management software (GMS) for private and
![New €7.4 Million Software Development Centre Opens in Cork](/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PilzMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Pilz, a leading global automation technology company, has opened a new €7.4 million software development centre in Cork. The opening of this state-of-the-art facility coincides with the 20th anniversary of
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A survey commissioned by Ricoh Ireland has found that just 29% of Irish people believe schools are equipping children with the necessary skills for the digital era. It also revealed
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New research by money transfer service Azimo claims that mobile banking and new digital-only banks are saving consumers billions in various charges. According to a survey of more than 4,000
![KTI Annual Impact Award finalists include ground-breaking new technologies](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/KTI-505x306_c.jpg)
Recognising and celebrating excellence in knowledge transfer in Irish Higher Education Institutes and publicly funded research organisations, the annual KTI Impact Awards will be held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
![R&D company Cisco celebrates 10 years in Galway](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pat-Hession-505x306_c.jpg)
A worldwide technology leader, Cisco is celebrating 10 years in Co. Galway. The establishment of the Oranmore site in 2006 was the brainchild of former Senior Vice President Barry O’Sullivan,
![UCD to Lead €4 million European Research Network Developing Mental Health Services Technologies](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TEAM-505x306_c.jpg)
Technology Enabled Mental Health for Young People (TEAM), a new €4 million research and training network focused on developing new technologies to support the provision of mental health services for
![Record Number of Collaborative Agreements Signed Between Industry and Researchers in 2015](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/research-505x306_c.jpg)
Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed in 2015, a record number, according to a November 18
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Since several weeks, exist a brand new topic among the people : Pokémon Go. This new gaming-app, developed by Nintendo, is hyped especially by the young people because it offers the opportunity
The face of airport and border security are progressively changing because of new technologies. To contribute to this development, the EU-funded SNIFFER project took a page out of nature’s book,
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Irish house buyers have a new toy to play with as VR headsets enter the field to help inform people who buy off the plans. It’s a bit strange, placing
![Maynooth University to be central hub for 5G and IoT testing](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5G-new-centre-505x306_c.jpg)
As part of the CONNECT national research centre for telecommunications, Maynooth University is to be the site of a new national radio test facility with aims of developing devices for
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD yesterday announced details of a €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities
![60 R&D-focused jobs announced for Newsweaver in Cork](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Newsweather-hiring-plan-505x306_c.jpg)
Cork company Newsweaver is to significantly increase the size of its headquarters in the Airport Business Park, adding 60 new jobs to its current workforce over the next two years, with
![CONNECT’s Professor Luiz DaSilva elected IEEE Fellow](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IEEE-new-member-505x306_c.jpg)
Professor Luiz DaSilva, Professor of Telecommunications in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, and principal investigator at “CONNECT”, the world-leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre at Trinity, has
![DCU Alpha IoT cluster to support 100 companies and 800 jobs](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DCU-Alpha-505x306_c.jpg)
DCU Alpha, an innovation cluster set up in 2013 and based in Glasnevin, has announced that it plans to support 100 companies and 800 jobs over the next three years.
![250 new fintech jobs as Infosys doubles Irish operation](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Infosys-hiring-plan-505x306_c.png)
Indian software services giant Infosys , headquartered in Bangalore, will expand its operations in Ireland, doubling the number of staff in the country to 500 in three years and setting
![Blueface open new offices with 20 new jobs created and R&D lab](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Blueface-new-hiring-plan-505x306_c.jpg)
The business telephony company Blueface has opened a new office in Dublin, creating 20 jobs in a variety of roles to bring their total number of staff to 60. The
![Talent pool is praised as Google opens innovation lab in Belfast](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/New-Google-lab-Belfast-505x306_c.jpg)
A partnership between Google and the professional services firm PwC is to establish an Innovation Lab or “hive”at PwC’s Northern
![Connect centre launches €1 million telecoms research project, O’SHARE, at Trinity College Dublin](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SFI-broadband-research-505x306_c.jpg)
A €1 million telecoms research project, O’SHARE, has been launched at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre, CONNECT, in
![Irish Universities work together to launch €46m software research facility Lero at the University of Limerick](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lero-new-research-center-505x306_c.jpg)
Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills, yesterday (Monday) formally launched an expanded Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland
![The best of Irish technology to be awarded tonight at the Irish Software Awards 2015](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ISA-awards-Dublin-505x306_c.jpg)
Tonight (20 November), the Irish Software Association’s (ISA) annual awards ceremony will celebrate the best of this sector. The ceremony
![17 Irish-based researchers bank €2m in IRC funding](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Horizon-2020-grant-505x306_c.jpg)
It seems the funding just keeps coming for Irish researchers as 17 researchers based in Ireland have been awarded a
![EMC and UCC invest in Boole Business Labs](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bool-business-lab-505x306_c.jpg)
It was announced last Friday that EMC, the US IT multinational and University College Cork (UCC) has officially launched the
![UCD and IBM joining forces to push Irish smart cities research](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/UCD-IBM-research-505x306_c.jpg)
University College Dublin (UCD) and IBM have struck a deal that will see the pair collaborate on developing the latest
![Irish scientists map winds and sand dune evolution on Mars](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mars-planet-505x306_c.jpg)
A trio of Irish scientists has, for the first time, been able to map the winds and sand dune evolution
![Irishman to oversee ICT organisation](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Director-nomination-505x306_c.jpg)
Lero director Professor Mike Hinchey has been selected as president-elect of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), which has
![BBSRC and SFI launch new collaborative research funding opportunities](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SFI-and-BBSRC-bioscience-funding-505x306_c.jpg)
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland Joint Funding of Research call was officially launched
![UCD and Trinity discovery could make cancer studies crystal clear](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Crystal-505x306_c.jpg)
Researchers in UCD and Trinity have helped develop a new crystal-focused scientific technique for viewing the early stages of DNA
![Information Session – BBSRC and SFI Collaborative Research Call](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SFI-505x306_c.jpg)
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have entered an agreement to welcome, encourage
![Irish scientist wins Nobel Prize for Medicine](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/William-Campbell-505x306_c.jpg)
William C Campbell, who was born in Ramelton, Co Donegal, and colleague Satoshi Omura (Japan) were jointly awarded, on Tuesday,
![Minister Bruton Opens New €20 million Eolas Building at Maynooth University](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Bruton-opening-505x306_c.jpg)
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today opened the new €20.6 million Eolas building at Maynooth University.
![Ammeon will create 100 tech jobs in Dublin’s city centre](/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ammeon1-505x306_c.png)
Irish IT professional services company Ammeon is to create 100 new high-skilled jobs in Dublin over the next 12 months.
![Accenture to create 200 jobs in Dublin](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Accenture-505x306_c.jpeg)
Management consultancy Accenture has announced plans to invest more than €25 million in a new centre for innovation in Dublin,
![Minister English announces €1.6 million new funding for projects to promote science, technology, engineering and maths to the general public](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/minister-with-puppets-505x306_c.jpg)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) today announced €1.6 million in funding for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) educational and public
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Visa Europe has revealed that Irish online shoppers are set to spend €22m on Monday, 1 December, the busiest day
![The number of companies seeking Irish research increased 15pc in 2013](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/business-kti-2-505x306_c.jpg)
Companies are turning to Irish research organisations to tap their knowledge for commercial endeavours at a rate 15pc higher in
![IRC to award €16.8m in scholarships to post-grad students](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Research-image-505x306_c.jpg)
The Irish Research Council (IRC) will offer €16.8m over four years to post-graduate students as part of this year’s post-graduate
![Irish Industry and Govt to invest €245m in five new SFI research centres](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/TestTubeMoney2-505x306_c.jpg)
A €245m investment commitment – comprising €155m from the State and €90m from industry – is to be invested in
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Star Trek fans are rejoicing as researchers at the Australian National University revealed the development of a tractor beam dubbed
![World’s first dissolvable microchip created by researchers](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Microchip-505x306_c.jpg)
A team of researchers has developed a series of silicon chips and sensors that can be dissolved in water after
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Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Northeastern University in the US have equipped a robot with a
![Tyndall and TSSG plan €82m fund for 10 internet start-ups](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TSSG-and-Tyndal-IoT_English1-505x306_c.jpg)
Waterford Institute of Technology’s TSSG and University College Cork’s Tyndall Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to target €82m
![Irish company Skytek to host major space meeting in Dublin](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sky-at-Night-505x306_c.jpg)
Astronauts and other space experts are gathering in Dublin this week for a major think tank about the International Space
![Athlone IT sets out goal to become a technological university](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ait-english_logo-505x306_c.jpg)
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will become a technological university, according to a new strategic plan published today. According to
![Galway based firm to develop “Life saving” drones](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UAV-Drone-505x306_c.jpg)
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that
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NUI Galway is challenging primary and secondary school students across Ireland to create videos on science topics for the ReelLIFE
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The concept of robots replacing humans at their jobs is nothing new, but now robots could replace sheepdogs after scientists
![Six of top 10 World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish presence](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/innovation-ireland_EU_fake_exports_Sept182013-505x306_c.jpg)
Six of the top 10 companies on Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish operations,
![Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel to develop wearable Parkinson’s sensor](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/michael-j-fox-foundation-505x306_c.jpg)
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
![€75k aid available to help schools compete in 2015 BT Young Scientist event](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screen-Shot-2014-01-23-at-17.16.09-505x306_c.png)
BT has again created a €75,000 accommodation grant to help regional schools around Ireland to compete in the 2015 BT
![€2.8m digital plan to provide economic boost to Ireland’s south-east](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/digital-disrupter-800-shutterstock-151107746-505x306_c.jpg)
Waterford Institute of Technology is to lead a €2.8m digital research project to boost regional economic development in Ireland’s south-east