Davin O'Dwyer

Davin O'Dwyer

Davin O’Dwyer is a freelance writer and production editor whose work has been published in The Irish Times, The Washington Post, Toronto Star, and the sadly defunct Saturday Night magazine in Canada, where he first entered the world of journalism. Areas of focus include technology and innovation, cultural criticism and travel writing, for which he won a Travel Extra award for Best Newcomer in 2012. His personal site is davinodwyer.com, and he maintains a photo blog at fontonfront.tumblr.com.

Innovation Talk: Sacrificing ease of use on the altar of design

Good design doesn’t just involve attractive colour schemes and judicious font choices, it’s also about rigorous attention to detai(...)

Paddy Cosgrave at the Dublin Web Summit
Conference buzz helps to attract technology firms

Dublin Web Summit, Offset, Úll and other meet-ups play a vital role in showcasing vibrant local talent

Pay Pal president David Marcus at the official opening of Ebay’s International Operations Centre in Dundalk yesterday. Photograph: Alan Betson
Ireland’s new best pal pays off

PayPal president David Marcus says the digital wallet is just the beginning of change in the way we pay for goods and services

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Think of the end at the beginning

Last month Google announced it was sunsetting its GoolgeReader

Dermot Daly and fellow organiser Paul Campbell have establish Úll as a significant event among the Apple community of developers and designers.
Developers’ conference centred on Apple takes root in Dublin

Three-day Úll conference attracts wide range of developers

Rick Falkvinge, founder of the Pirate Party in Sweden. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
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The Pirate Parties believes standing for election is the best way to get noticed by Europe’s political elite

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