National Digital Research Centre
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PorterShed gives Galway stout presence as tech start-up hub
- Innovation
- November 9, 2017, 06:40
An abandoned Guinness storehouse scattered with pigeon droppings, broken office furniture and the detritus of its old brewing connections might not se(...)

Irish fintech start-up Plynk raises €25m in fundraising round
- Technology
- June 7, 2017, 07:30
Dublin-based financial payments start-up Plynk has raised €25 million in a Series A fundraising round as it looks to roll out its money-messaging app(...)

AI recruitment start-up Opening.io gets €30,000 investment
- Technology
- May 31, 2017, 13:58
A start up using artificial intelligence technology to support recruitment processes has secured an investment of €30,000 from the National Digital Re(...)

SilverCloud raises $8.1m from VC firm led by Facebook co-founder
- Technology
- January 18, 2017, 05:00
SilverCloud Health, an Irish technology firm that provides online therapy and wellness programmes, has raised $8.1 million (€7.57 million) in a Series(...)

GirlCrew wins Irish leg of start-up competition
- Technology
- June 30, 2016, 09:35
Social start-up GirlCrew has been named overall winner of the Irish leg of international start-up competition Start TLV. The company beat competiti(...)

Shortlist for Accenture’s Leaders of Tomorrow
- Sponsored
- February 15, 2016, 01:00
This year’s Leaders of Tomorrow Competition has more entries than ever, more women and more social enterprises, according to Accenture’s Eithne Harley(...)

Finding the next generation of innovator
- Sponsored
- November 23, 2015, 01:00
The Accenture Leaders of Tomorrow Award offers students and newly qualified graduates from third-level institutions throughout the country the opportu(...)

New Innovator: Chasing Returns
- Business
- September 7, 2015, 01:00
As anyone who has ever taken a flutter on a nag or lost money to a one-armed bandit knows, winning feels great – losing not so great. It’s no differen(...)

Adventure game with a clever mix of originality and tradition
- Business
- June 22, 2015, 01:00
Game development is still an emerging sector in Ireland but it is home to a lot of talent and a growing number of enthusiastic and innovative young co(...)

UniTuition: Bridging the knowledge gap in third level students
- Business
- May 25, 2015, 01:00
UniTuition is a new online grinds service designed to help third-level students fill crucial gaps in their knowledge.It was set up in 2014 by Sean Jud(...)