Patricia Scanlon
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Butterflies, daffs and grass-cutting in January: has nature gone haywire?
- Environment
- January 11, 2019, 12:10
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, you don’t need to be a weatherman to know that we are experiencing an extraordinarily mild winter. And the evidence is not ha(...)

One of world’s top women in tech happy to get on her SoapBox
- Technology
- December 20, 2018, 05:53
Being named by Forbes magazine as one of “the world’s top 50 women in tech” is recognition of just how far Irish start-up SoapBox Labs has come, its f(...)

Women entrepreneurs gradually cracking funding ceiling
- Technology
- July 19, 2018, 03:15
When Niamh Bushnell was preparing to pitch to investors for her company Idirus a few years ago, she was given some surprising, yet direct, advice from(...)

Enterprise Ireland’s start-up showcase attracts audience of over 600
- Economy
- February 15, 2018, 05:00
Start-ups looking to raise capital should be prepared to hear that their baby is ugly, attendees at an event in Dublin were told on Wednesday. Speaki(...)

New innovators: SoapBox Labs platform personalises child reading lessons
- Business
- January 18, 2016, 04:00
Learning to read is a huge step in every child’s development and most children get there sooner or later. But Patricia Scanlon, founder of SoapBox Lab(...)

TV producer and novelist characterised by her generosity to colleagues
- People
- December 13, 2014, 01:00
The award-winning Irish novelist Anita Notaro, who has died aged 59, wrote stories which often had at their core a theme of sudden emotional and situa(...)

Barnardos launches Under My Bed event
- Irish News
- November 13, 2013, 01:00
In a departure from what one would normally associate with bedtime stories, Barnardos yesterday launched its upcoming “Under My Bed” initiative to rai(...)