Irish Schools Compete to Design a Satellite in a Can
How big is a satellite? Well it doesn't need to be any bigger than a drink can, according to the organisers of a competition for Irish schools, launched today by former NASA astronaut Greg Johnson. Colonel Johnson is President and
Stripe Now Valued at $3.5 Billion in Latest Investment
Stripe, the online payments company founded by Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison has announced additional $90 million dollars in Series D funding, doubling its valuation from the last round to $3.5bn (€2.83bn). In January Stripe
UTV Ireland Makes Social Media Faux Pas
UTV Ireland will launch on January 1st 2015 and will be carried on SAORVIEW, Sky, eView and UPC. In common with most companies in 2014 UTV Ireland is also present on social media, including Twitter. Unfortunately
Star Wars VII Cast is Announced
The cast of Star Wars Episode VII has been announced on the official Star Wars site, which published this photograph of the cast meeting with director JJ Abrams. The announcement that the film starts shooting in a couple
Riverdance: Where Were You?
I remember being tired and cross. My wife (then fiancée) and I had just arrived home after a journey. We had been listening to the Eurovision in the car and I was already wound up by Gerry Ryan's bad French. We
Viral Videos spark a Wedding Day Trend
The latest must have wedding accessory? A viral video. We've seen the Lord of the Dance and the Fiddler on the Roof. Now the trend of 2014 may be a video produced to be shown at the
Interview with Alex Salter, CEO, SamKnows [Audio]
Last week's announcement that broadband measurement company SamKnows were coming to Ireland, generated a lot of interest. So we invited their CEO, Alex Salter, to join us for a podcast (18:24,10.5MB,MP3). Alex explained the background of the company,
