The hard reality of the Irish software industry
Around half of all software vacancies here are filled through inward migration By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody Warnings about a skills shortage in the IT sector...
View ArticleThree reasons to look to the stars this weekend
A supermoon rises next to the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, some 65 kilometers south of Athens By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody It’s been an...
View ArticleFermanagh fracking fight perhaps a taste of things to come
The government here has asked the EPA to carry out a study on fracking By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody In Belcoo, County Fermanagh opponents of fracking must be...
View ArticleWhy Amazon paid $970m for Twitch
Amazon already offers gaming services through its Fire TV set-top box By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody The owners of Twitch must be feeling pretty smug this...
View ArticleWhy the Watch wasn’t most important news from Apple event
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announcing Apple Pay By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent So, the hype has evaporated – for a while at least. The rumour mill can slow down, for a few months...
View ArticleBASH bug – Q&A
Up to 50% of web servers could be vulnerable to the bug A potentially huge security flaw has been unearthed in a commonly used computer operating system, that could impact hundreds of millions of...
View ArticleWhither the future for PayPal
In three years time, eBay will account for 15% of PayPal business By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent What do you do when the child you’ve nurtured from nappies, develops into an...
View ArticleIs Irish science funding under resourced and overly commercial?
€245m is to be invested in the five new SFI centres By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent €245 million is a big figure, by any measure. That’s how much is to be invested in five new...
View ArticleThe wider damage caused by the exploding rocket
The Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent Some are calling it a disaster. That’s a pretty strong word to use when talking about an...
View ArticleWeb Summit – it’s back!
Elon Musk was last year’s biggest draw to Web Summit By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent If technology isn’t your thing then you should probably head off on holiday for the next...
View ArticleFive Things I’ll Remember About Web Summit 2014
Bono was among the final speakers at this year’s Web Summit By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent The Web Summit is over for another year. The three day event was broadly speaking...
View ArticleBroadband plan must deliver for rural Ireland
700,000 addresses in rural Ireland will require the state to provide high speed broadband By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent Rural dwellers and business people could be...
View Article2014′s highs and lows in Science & Tech
The Rosetta story had it all By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent It’s awards season. That time of the year, when organisations everywhere reflect on the 12 months past, and...
View ArticleIs an increase in science funding on the way?
The Minister for Research says science funding here needs to reach 2% of GDP By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent In the media game, the end of one year and the start of another is...
View ArticleWill the Windows 10 effect be enough to revitalise Microsoft?
HoloLens provided the wow factor at the Windows 10 pre-launch By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent Such was its excitement about unveiling Windows 10, it took Microsoft more than...
View ArticleIXV proves sky’s the limit for space research here
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent It’s not everyday that a new spacecraft is born. But this Wednesday is one of them. Around 1pm Irish time (weather and technicalities...
View ArticleOh my – the problems with public wifi
“Free” wifi often comes with many conditions attached By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent I don’t like to rant – well actually I do. But there are few things that get me more...
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2015 – what to expect
Wearables are likely to be a big area of interest again this year at Mobile World Congress By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent It’s the event that gets the hearts of mobile geeks...
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