Digital Rights Europe Conference will Focus on Practicalities [Audio]
Blacknight is sponsoring the inaugural Digital Rights Europe Conference, in Dublin on April 15 (and we're giving a 50% discount on the tickets - see below!) Antóin Ó Lachtnáin is on the organising team and he joins us on today's podcast. Click on
New Irish Passport Card is Launched
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, has unveiled the design of the new Irish Passport Card, which will be accepted for travel within the European Union and the European Economic Area and will
US Internet Industry Group Takes a Stand on Irish Data Protection
i2Coalition, the DC-based Internet Infrastructure Coalition, has signed on to an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York failed to properly analyze the extraterritorial application of the Stored Communications Act,
Government’s Plan to Colour-In Ireland’s Broadband Map
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White TD, today published online national and county maps that identify the homes, businesses and schools where commercial providers will deliver high-speed broadband access by the end
Irish Scientist Wins Marie Curie Award for Communication of Science
Dr Shane Bergin, Investigator at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Physics and nanoscience institute, CRANN, has been awarded the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) achievement award. The award recognises Dr. Bergin’s contribution to communicating science
#Budget15: Goodbye Double Irish – Hello Knowledge Box
#457199556 / gettyimages.com The controversial 'Double Irish' tax loophole was abolished in yesterday's budget speech by the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. The move had been widely expected following increasing international pressure, and the announcement by the EU that
