Irish tech firms raised €888m last year

Irish based technology firms raised a record €888 million in 2016, according to figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA).Read more


World-leading Designers Gather at UXDX Conference

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Catherine Madden, UXDX conference director

World-leading designers and developers from Intel, IBM, Ryanair and the BBC assembled in Dublin yesterday to tackle the theme of ‘accelerating product success’ at tech conference UXDX in a packed RDS.Read more


Fitbit Announces 50 New Jobs for Dublin

31/08/2016 NO REPRO FEE, MAXWELLS DUBLIN Pictured at Fitbit’s new Dublin office are Woody Scal, Chief Business Offce at Fitbit,James Park, CEO of Fitbit, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Des Power, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa, at Fitbit and Mary Buckley, Executive Director at IDA Ireland. The new office based at 76 Baggot Street will serve as Fitbit’s EMEA headquarters and will house the strategic business functions for the region, including senior management roles, sales, marketing, operations, finance and customer support staff. The company hopes to grow to approximately 50 people by the end of the year with the potential to grow to 100 by the end of 2017. Fitbit pioneered the connected health and fitness market starting in 2007, and since then, has grown into a leading global health and fitness brand, shipping over 48.7 million devices globally. PIC: NO FEE, MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

Fitbit, Inc. an American company known for its development of products connected to the health and fitness industry, has announced the opening of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin.Read more


Teen programme brings tech companies and DEIS post-primary students together

*** NO REPRODUCTION FEE *** DUBLIN : 3/8/2016 : Teen-Turn programme brings together technology companies and DEIS post-primary schools to create opportunity equality in Ireland. The unique programme provides teen girls summer work placements with top technology companies in order to tackle the deficit of women in technology careers as well as bridge the divide between the corporate and the community. The “Teen-Turnships” commenced August 2nd, 2016 with 5 DEIS post-primary schools placing students on projects at 9 technology companies. Each placement is assigned a female mentor. Pictured (l-r) were mentors Dovile Janusauskaite, Laura Murphy and Sophie Sorel from Murex with students Shauna Montgomery, Chloe McDonnell and Laura Byrne from Ringsend College. Picture Conor McCabe Photography. MEDIA CONTACT : Joanne Dolan, dolanjo@tcd.ie
Teen-Turn mentors Dovile Janusauskaite, Laura Murphy and Sophie Sorel from Murex with students Shauna Montgomery, Chloe McDonnell and Laura Byrne from Ringsend College

A newly launched programme, Teen-Turn, is aiming to encourage further involvement of women in STEM sectors by exposing teenage girls to technology based roles.Read more


Cork's tech network appoints new chair

Pictured at the CEIA's recent AGM are outgoing Chairman Ernest Keeffe with incoming CEIA Chair Sean Moran
Pictured at the CEIA's recent AGM are outgoing Chairman Ernest Keeffe with incoming CEIA Chair Sean Moran

The CEIA, Cork’s Technology Network, has appointed Sean Moran as Chair of the non-for-profit association at its 31st annual general. Read more


Technology dominates LinkedIn skills list

Wendy Murphy, LinkedIn
Wendy Murphy, LinkedIn

Technology proficiency proved to be the most valuable skill that helped Irish professionals get hired last year, according to LinkedIn.

The company today released a list of top 25 skills based on analysis of all of the hiring and recruiting activity that occurred on LinkedIn in 2015.

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