Event Spotlight: Export Industry Awards 2011
The Irish Exporters Association hosted Export Industry Awards will be held on 11th November, celebrating all that is good in the export industry and recognising those companies which have achieved significant export success in their industry category.
Tunepal - An App Based Search-Engine for Traditional Irish Music
Tunepal enables musicians to search over 17,000 scores by playing a phrase of music on a traditional instrument such as flute or accordion. Having originally emerged from Dr. Bryan Duggan of DIT’s PhD research it is now available online and as mobile apps for iPhone and Android devices.
South Dublin County Council Launches Pop-up Shop project
The Creative Village Initiative is South Dublin County Council’s pop up shop project designed to make use of empty commercial property in Tallaght Town Centre by offering low cost space for individual or collective, creative enterprises and local business entrepreneurs.
“Fly Higher” - Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Celebrates the Entrepreneurial Talent of Local Small Business
Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown will be in the business spotlight on September 20th as part of a major drive to award, celebrate and inspire local enterprises.
UCD Launches Major Medicine and Biotechnology Initiative in the Heart of China’s ‘Silicon Valley’
UCD has signed an agreement with Shenzhen University (SZU) to jointly establish the Institute of Health Science and Innovation.
Universities Launch New Biomedical Innovation Programme
The BioInnovate Ireland Fellowship Programme has been created by a consortium of five Universities in Ireland and aims to deliver graduates skilled in the creation of new biomedical devices to improve patient care across the country.
Government Pilots Initiative to ‘Fix Your Street’ using Twitter
South Dublin County Council is piloting a new programme allowing residents to highlight such problems as potholes, leaks, illegal dumping and graffiti on their streets to authorities via the web.
Aerospace Company Founded by DCU Graduates sells for €42m
A Dublin-based aerospace company, founded by four graduates of Dublin City University, has sold to American company Curtiss-Wright for €42 million.
