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How to stay top of mind during the crisis (Even if you are closed)
These are the most bizarre times for Business owners. Most people are focussed on staying well and keeping safe. No one wants to be sold to right now, yet businesses still need to keep the wheels...
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Survey Shows 83% Want to Continue to Work Remotely After Covid-19 Crisis
A recent survey by researchers from the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC) has shown that 83% expressed interest in continuing to work remotely. Over half of...
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Antoinette McDonnell a yoga instructor appears on this episode of the Irish...
Living in COVID-19 world, we have to take care of our mental health and fitness, but how can we do this safely? Ronan talks to Antoinette McDonnell a yoga teacher, a Certified Reiki Master and...
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Over 100 counsellors and psychotherapists sign up in three hours for...
Enterprise Ireland and HSE partnership, Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), telehealth company Wellola and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have launched a pilot for 103...
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Re-Imagining Digital Identity for Retail and eCommerce, June 5th
When and where is it on? On 5 June, Online How many years has it been going? It’s our second webinar which will be hosted by Group Futurista. What was the inspiration to start it? In the wake of the...
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Driverless cars could be key to preventing and containing pandemics like...
Great guest post by Tim Jannusch, Dr Martin Cunneen, Dr Martin Mullins of Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software and University of Limerick Driverless cars and automotive technology could play a...
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First Catch your Hare, Grow it, then cook it, online
COVID 19 has made people innovate their lifestyles, hobbies and businessess. In County Wicklow one engineer who enjoys gardening volunteered online to grow seeds and now has a tribe of 60 poeple...
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Output Sports Launches the #OutputSoapbox Showdown Competition
With an increasing number of sports science conferences postponed or cancelled this summer due to COVID-19, Output Sports, the NovaUCD-headquartered sports technology start-up, has today launched the...
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Facebook and Instagram announce new tools to help communities connect with...
Facebook and Instagram are today announcing new ways for people to support the small businesses they love and new tools to help those businesses connect with their customers during the coronavirus...
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Galway goes global with virtual festival of technology
One of Ireland’s biggest tech events is going virtual and global this year. The international line-up of expert speakers has been announced for the AtlanTec Festival 2020 which takes place online from...
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Colourful and Creative, but now, VIRTUAL Cruinniú na nÓg
Wicklow County Council today announce its Cruinniú na nÓg line up for 2020 as part of the Creative Ireland Programme, supported by RTÉ. This is the third year of Cruinniú na nÓg and there are hundreds...
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Adam Weatherely the Learning & Development Manager with ISME appears on this...
How are ISME members coping with COVID-19 and what should they be doing? Ronan talks to Adam Weatherely the Learning & Development Manager with ISME. Adam talk about his background, the free...
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Covid-19 has put things into perspective, Collette Doyle, Ireland Together
Interesting interview with Collette Doyle who explains how Covid-19 has put things into perspective What is your own background briefly? I have worked in sales and marketing in some capacity or other...
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Digital Empathy – 5 Ways You’re Doing It Wrong in Times of COVID-19
If you haven’t heard of digital empathy, this concept is definitely one that you should consider adding to your compendium. It’s defined as the use of the core principles of empathy – emotion,...
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Planning for success in a remote environment – Aspira launch new webinar series
Aspira has launched their second series of free live webinars to support businesses as they adapt to new working practices and plan for the future under the COVID-19 public health restrictions. You can...
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DCU responds with multiple research initiatives to find swift solutions to...
Developing a low-cost device for the detection of COVID-19 in health-care settings, deploying a rapid testing solution to enable a faster turn-around for COVID-19 test results, finding the right...
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Vanessa Tierney the co-founder of Abodoo appears on this episode of the Irish...
COVID-19 has made sure that remote working is here to stay but how many businesses and workers will embrace it? Ronan talks to Vanessa Tierney the co-founder of Abodoo. Vanessa talks about what Abodoo...
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Facebook Ireland Partners with Spectrm for Online Training Webinar
This week, Facebook Ireland is partnering with Spectrm, global conversational marketing platform. Spectrm, who create conversational chatbots for brands across the world, will deliver this week’s...
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Ennomotive brings several companies together to fight against COVID-19
This sustainable development project is led by ennomotive (prototype development and coordination) with the participation of companies like Vithas hospitals and its Foundation (medical validation),...
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Working from home is making over half of Irish workers feel stressed out
As Ireland enters its ninth week of lockdown, new research has revealed the mental health impact of working from home during a global pandemic. Commissioned by LinkedIn, the research surveyed 2,000...
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MathWorks Announces $1 Million Donation to Gates Foundation’s “Combating...
MathWorks, the Massachusetts -based developer of software for scientists and engineers, has announced that it has donated $1 million to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Combating COVID-19...
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The New Normal: Building Resilience to Keep Business Moving
How IT decision makers can support continuity of business and empower remote employees as COVID-19 related security threats continue to mount By Gary Tierney, Managing Director at HP Ireland The New...
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Remote Working in a Shared House – What Co-Worker type are you?
With almost half (41%) of remote working professionals in Ireland based in shared housing*, the last two months have seen dining room tables and kitchens around the country converted into co-working...
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FREE NOW releases safe travel guidelines for drivers and passengers
As Ireland approaches phase one of easing lockdown restrictions from Monday, taxi app FREE NOW is releasing new safe travel guidelines to drivers and passengers. Measures include encouraging drivers...
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Is the World More Interested in iPhone SE Than COVID-19?
When Apple announced the release of iPhone SE 2020 in April, the announcement was strangely down-to-earth. There were no turtlenecks, no presentations; Apple sent out a press release and that was that....
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Brendan Kiely the Managing Director and co-founder of ThinScale Technology...
In this COVID-19 world, how do businesses do remote working amid the challenges of security, privacy, compliance, GDPR and more? Ronan talks to Brendan Kiely, the Managing Director and co-founder of...
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€250,000 #TogetherWeStand fund launched to help small Irish businesses sell...
Ad agency In Good Company has announced a €250,000 fund as part of their #TogetherWeStand campaign to help small Irish businesses hit by the fallout of the Covid-19 crisis to sell online. 100 Irish...
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Two Potential Scenarios for a Return to ‘Next Normal’
During a whistle-stop tour of the four stages of COVID-19 – the situation now, scenarios and path forward, planning ahead across multiple horizons and transitioning to the next normal – given at a...
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John McGarry the man behind the Social Selling Summit appears on this episode...
COVID-19 has changed the way conferences are run, so how can they be run now and in a post-COVID-19 world? Ronan talks to John McGarry the man behind the Social Selling Summit. John talks about his...
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patientMpower brings COVID-19 home-monitoring solutions to Cystic Fibrosis...
patientMpower, an Irish healthtech company based in The Digital Hub, today announced the release of a new technology solution that enables home monitoring of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF),...
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Will we see a decline in globalisation triggered by Covid-19?
Source: Mediterranean Shipping Company The COVID-19 pandemic has generated enormous uncertainty around the world company boards are reassessing he risk of being exposed to the current complex supply...
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How Can We Emerge from the Covid-19 Crisis?
By Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Partner, The RBL Group, and Paolo Gallo Adjunct Professor Bocconi University, Founder Compass Consulting,...
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COVID-19 – Making online chefs of all us
COVID-19 has sent the population in many directions and none more so than the kitchen. At the start of the lockdown many people suggested this as a period to learn, take up new hobbies, take new...
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Covid-19 brings mixed consequences for Enterprise Centres and Digital Hubs
Thousands of empty places in remote working hubs available to assist multinationals, Irish SMEs and start-ups throughout smaller towns and rural Ireland post-pandemic. Impact of Covid-19 in Ireland on...
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Future of Contactless Payments in post Covid-19 World, 3 June
When and where is it on? On 3 June. Online. Sign up now before it’s too late. https://www.groupfuturista.com/webinar3/ How many years has it been going? It’s our second webinar which will be hosted by...
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ServiceNow Releases Four Apps to Help Companies Handle Essential Steps to...
ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, has today released ServiceNow Safe Workplace, a four?app suite and dashboard designed to help companies manage...
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PayPal rolls out QR Code payments in Ireland for a Touch Free way to buy and...
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has rolled out the ability to use QR Codes to buy and sell goods in Ireland and 27 other markets around the globe. From local takeaway coffee shops to selling secondhand goods –...
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Challenges faced by businesses in Northern Ireland after Covid-19
By Mike Smith The Covid-19 pandemic has brought challenges to businesses across Northern Ireland. More than 1,600 businesses in the region have applied for grants from the Executive, with £170m in...
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Stephen Bowes Global Practice Director for Information and Security...
Secure Access Service Edge also know as SASE is an emerging cybersecurity concept that is really taking off now thanks to COVID-19. Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes Global Practice Director for Information...
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Dedicated Institute for the Study of Infectious Diseases Announced at UL
The establishment of a dedicated institute for the study of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, has been announced by the University of Limerick today. The Midwest Institute for Infectious...
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Facebook Providing Online Training for Irish Charities
On Thursday 21st May, Facebook Ireland is hosting a free webinar session for Irish charities. The session is part of Facebook’s Friday for Good (FFG) programme which provides free training and support...
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Irish led EU-funded research project brings new rapid diagnostic to the market
One of the first 18 research and innovation projects funded by the EU to tackle the coronavirus is already delivering results. Researchers involved in the “HG nCoV19 test” project, selected for funding...
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10 steps to Post COVID Business Success
The time has come to start planning for a new world and new ways of working. Already we have seen numerous businesses pivot to online who perhaps resisted before. Sit down and make a plan. What do your...
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Baya Salmon-Hawk from Feel Normal Again appears on this episode of the Irish...
Our mental health is something that gets our top priority during normal times, but as we are living in COVID-19 world, how do we look after it and how do we manage Zoom fatigue? Ronan talks to Baya...
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Innovation Challenge to develop reusable masks to protect against COVID-19
Ennomotive launched an online competition to ideate new reusable mask models that help people breathe in their effort-intensive jobs. Although there are available masks with different levels of...
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Irish Tech Company First to Market with Social Distancing and COVID-19...
A tech duo from Waterford has launched a GPS-based app that will allow pubs, restaurants, gyms and other social and recreational outlets to open and do business in the new COVID-19 era. The innovative...
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Dealing with Covid-19 in Irish Universities, Pramod Pathak, National College...
An Irish Third Level response to COVID-19 By Dr Pramod Pathak, Dean of the School of Computing at National College of Ireland National College of Ireland already delivers some programmes completely...
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Alex Lee Director at Fintech NI appears on this episode of the Irish Tech...
How has the Fintech sector in Northern Ireland coped with COVID-19 and will remote working be a permanent fixture? Ronan talks to Alex Lee, the director at Fintech NI. Alex talks about what Fintech NI...
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With multiple phases of ‘new normals’ key decisions for future workforces are...
Guest post by By Ger McDonough, Partner, PwC People & Organisation. It is clear that a return to normal working conditions will not happen in the short term. Instead, organisations face multiple...
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Anthony Cronin the Co-founder of Ordee appears on this episode of the Irish...
COVID-19 has caused havoc in the hospitality sector, so how can pubs, and restaurants safely comply with social distancing? Ronan talks to Anthony Cronin the Co-founder of Ordee, an app designed to...
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