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Dublin students Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly win Young Scientist competition News
13.01.2012 Tonight students Mark Kelly and Eric Doyle scooped the top accolade at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for 2012 in Dublin. The duo, who study at Synge Street CBS... -
BT Young Scientist 2012 winners talk about their space project (video) News
16.01.2012 It was an energetic and celebratory affair at the RDS on Friday night when it was revealed that young Dubliners Mark Kelly and Eric Doyle had won the BT Young Scientist &... -
Ireland’s young scientists reveal their projects (video) News
20.01.2012 Last week at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, the atmosphere in the Royal Dublin Society was magnetised by the dynamic and novel ideas that were created from...Categories: Bio Tech, Computers, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, R&D, Science -
DIT spearheads product management post-grad for IT sector News
20.01.2012 A new post-graduate qualification in product management for the Irish software and technology sectors created by a group of Irish software companies will be launched at Dublin... -
European Commission to hold e-Skills Week in March 2012 News
20.01.2012 The European Commission, DigitalEurope and European Schoolnet will hold the European e-Skills Week from 26 March this year to encourage people to develop digital skills to take... -
Tech beginners taught basic digital skills under BenefIT scheme News
20.01.2012 Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte gave certificates to one of the first groups of trainees to complete basic internet training as part of the latest phase of the... -
Apple reveals how it plans to change education landscape News
19.01.2012 Apple has revealed its hand on digital education – not only will it disrupt the texbook business as we know it via iBookstore 2, it will provide teachers with the tools to... -
Apple’s designs on disrupting textbook biz becoming clearer News
17.01.2012 Apple is reportedly working with some of the largest texbook publishers in the world – including McGraw-Hill and potentially Ireland's own Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – on a new...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Apps -
Irish school kids to compete in LEGO robotics league News
19.01.2012 This Saturday, up to 300 school kids between the ages of 9 and 16 will descend upon Galway for the Irish finals of the First LEGO League. The robotics competition itself has... -
Tech start-ups apply for €30,000 accelerator package News
01.11.2011 DCU Ryan Academy Propeller Venture Accelerator, which is also a Techstars Network member, is inviting the most promising tech self-starters with bright ideas to apply for the...Tags: Venture Capital, Funding, DCU Ryan Academy, Mentoring, ITLG, Ireland, Entrepreneurship, Ryanair, DCU, Spin-out, Incubation, -
Foundation gives US$5m to academy to boost online education News
07.11.2011 Ireland's O'Sullivan Foundation is to inject US$5m into the Khan Academy to help accelerate the development and deployment of the non-profit's revolutionary approach to...Categories: Science, Open Source, Life Sciences, Graduate, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
UL innovation centre to house 35 new start-ups News
21.11.2011 University of Limerick’s new innovation centre, the Tierney Building, has opened today. As well as housing emerging university spin-outs, it will also host Lero – the Irish... -
Start-ups pitch for seed fund to innovate how we learn, digitally News
02.12.2011 Five teams are pitching their start-up plans to judges at Dublin’s Science Gallery today. Their aim? To change the face of how we learn in Ireland, all via IT and science, and... -
3D surface anatomy guide could revolutionise medical education News
08.12.2011 Set to revolutionise medical education globally, Irish researchers are the creative brains behind the world’s first 3D surface anatomy online guide. By using movement, colour,...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Intellectual Property, Internet, Life Sciences, R&D, Science, Web 2.0 -
Microsoft launches 7 App gaming competition News
21.12.2011 Ireland has produced some hot app success stories of late, with children as young as seven creating apps and getting noticed on the global digital stage. Microsoft is getting in...Tags: STEM, Paul Rellis, Economy, Angry Birds, Call of Duty, Mac App Store, Windows 7, Technology Careers, Software, Coder Dojo , Ireland, Gaming, James Whelton, Bill Liao, Apple, App, App Store, -
IBM Science of Cities pulls scientific minds to Dublin News
28.10.2011 As Dublin prepares to be City of Science 2012, it was fitting that European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was at the IBM campus in Mulhuddart,... -
Success in animation News
19.01.2012 Ireland has received global recognition for its animation industry, which continues to grow and create new jobs. Laura O’Brien looks at how it got to where it is today.Categories: Careers and Employment, Digital Media, Economy, Education, Games/Entertainment, Training -
Young Irish entrepreneurs to converge at Archie Talks next week News
18.01.2012 Targeting entrepreneurs under the age of 35, and taking a TED-style approach, Ireland’s next Archie Talks series will be taking place on 26 January at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. -
HMH launches Number Stax game to boost maths skills News
18.01.2012 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched Number Stax, a puzzle game app designed in Dublin aimed at students aged 12 and over to help them develop their maths skills. -
Star lovers prepare for the Northern Lights News
18.01.2012 This year we’re in for a cosmic treat in terms of viewing the Aurora Borealis. Because the sun is at its 11-year peak, astronomers are predicting that it will be easier to see...