The family featured in the stock photo image used by the No campaign in the Marriage Referendum have issued a statement through Amnesty Ireland, saying that they “completely support same-sex marriage” and that to suggest otherwise is offensive to them. And the alternative version of the poster created by Blacknight’s graphic designer James Larkin has been used […]
“I love these awards – they’re fantastic” says Shawna Scott at the Blacknight SME Awards. She has reason to be pleased, having just won the award for Best Online Retailer (Irish Market) for her business SexSiopa.ie. What is her advice to online SMEs? “Learn as much as you can; try to do as much as […]
Of course there’s a lot to do on board the International Space Station, but for an Italian astronaut, good coffee has to be a priority! So Samantha Cristoforetti became the first person to brew and drink an authentic espresso in space, and in doing so she paid tribute to a fictional female space pioneer who never […]
Fintan and Wendy Conlan love running their family business, ‘One Man and his Van‘. Sure, it’s hard work and stressful but “ultimately worth it”. “I would do nothing else but run my own business, because the rewards far outweigh the headaches.” ‘One Man and his Van’ won the Family Business category at the Blacknight SME […]
Here’s the interview we promised you with Interpol’s Mick Moran. We aired a video extract from this just over a week ago; now here’s the extended interview, just under 30 minutes, recorded when Interpol’s Assistant Director for Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation paid an informal visit to Blacknight HQ while on holidays in Ireland recently. Click on the […]
May the Fourth be with You! It’s a long weekend here in Ireland as the May Bank Holiday marks the start of summer, though it’s not an old tradition: it only became a public holiday in 1994. So to kick off another lovely Irish summer (we live in hope) here’s something both traditional and new. Musician Quentin […]
Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 17:49; 10MB; MP3. [Featured image: Startup founders Ciara Judge and Emer Hickey explaining their company Germinaid Innovations to HRH The Princess Royal at the launch of Outbox Incubator in London] A ground-breaking approach for young women who want to create Science, Technology, […]
