Norah Patten

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Adam King (6) from Cork on The Late Late Toy Show on Friday. Photograph: Andres Poveda
Adam King’s family ‘blown away’ by response to Toy Show appearance

A little boy who dreams of space travel has turned into a star and attracted the attention of the global space community after a stellar appearance on(...)

Comedian Alison Spittle.
The book I want for Christmas: Paschal Donohoe, Alison Spittle, Joseph O’Connor and more
  • Books
  • November 21, 2019, 05:00

Richie Sadlier Sports pundit, psychotherapist and former professional footballer Richie Sadlier’s book is raw without ever being miserable(...)

Coral Movasseli, managing director of Girls in Tech’s Irish arm.
'It’s not just coding for 10 hours a day. It’s helping people'

It is rare that you find an organisation that is hoping, one day, to put itself out of existence. But that is what Girls in Tech is hoping to do. “T(...)

I loved the range of discussion on writing, comics, film, theatre, illustration and performance at WorldCon.
Net Results: Sci-fi, spandex and the wonders of WorldCon

If you were down around Dublin’s convention centre or the 3Arena in mid-August, you may well have encountered a few aliens, orcs, wizards or other vis(...)

<USTEMPLATES>The collaboration emerged following an EU-wide call to reduce carbon emissions associated with aviation. Photograph: Getty Images
University of Limerick on course to develop sustainable aviation fuel

An initiative to develop biofuel in Ireland suitable for use in aviation has been announced by the University of Limerick and a Dutch company which is(...)

At the launch of AbbVie’s Back to School for STEM initiative were Jackie O’Dowd of Science Foundation Ireland, Dr Norah Patten, Mairead McGuinness MEP, and Todd Manning, general manager of AbbVie
Irish astronaut candidate at launch of AbbVie’s latest science education initiative

Irish astronaut candidate Dr Norah Patten helped to launch AbbVie’s latest science education at a special event at the company’s Ballytivnan, Co Sligo(...)

Clodagh Clarke and Abbie Cassidy, students from Ringsend College in Dublin, at the BT Young Scientist of the Year exhibition at the RDS on Tuesday. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Young scientist exhibition one of the largest events of its kind in Europe

The critical role the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition plays in helping to generate Irish talent in science, technology, engineering and m(...)

Margot Moore (left) and Aimee O’Neill, first-year students at Loreto Foxrock, join the Ultimate Science Show at the launch of the 2017 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
Over 1,100 students to showcase projects at Young Scientist exhibition

More than 1,100 students will showcase their scientific research projects at the 2018 staging of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in(...)