The Irish Times

Umpire Alison Keogh sets sights on World Cup final after narrowly missing out

UCD researcher will become first woman to referee men’s Irish Hockey Senior Cup final

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 01:00

Irish electrical vehicle supports benefit the wealthy, study finds

Subsidised recharge points found more in richer neighbourhoods

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 01:00

Kidtech: Augmented reality, voice commands and the future

HoloToyz and Soapbox Labs understand march of technology and power of children

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 05:45

New €90m seed fund to ‘help create the next Irish tech unicorns’

Irish Innovation Seed Fund aims to help at least 45 Irish start-ups to go global

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 14:30

Irish gifting platform &Open to create 100 new jobs

Company is also planning to secure a new multimillion euro investment

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:30

Are passengers on board with BusConnects spinal plan?

First phase of the redesign has been implemented with few bumps on the road so far

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00

Scale Ireland and Microsoft come together for start-up summit

Organisations launch ‘State of Start-ups’ survey to gauge views of company founders

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 04:04

Apps, grants, public transport: How to plug Ireland into electric revolution

Distance from public transport means many homes in rural areas have more than one vehicle

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 02:30

E-scooters now green-lit but legislation could take some time

The best way to plan rollout is by observing how other European cities have done it

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 05:09

Dataships raises $3m from backers including Tony Smurfit

Company is focused on helping SMEs comply with data protection and privacy laws

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 14:00

Congestion charges needed to reduce car use in central Dublin, academic says

Conference told 1,000 large apartments could be built in space dedicted to parking in city

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:26

ChangeX partners with Lego Foundation on projects to learn through play

Dublin-based social entrepreneurship platform

Mon May 31 2021 - 04:58

Irish tech entrepreneurs line up to back &Open in $7.2m investment

First Round Capital, which led early investment in Uber, leads super-seed round

Thu May 20 2021 - 07:29

Climate committee warned of €10 billion cost tied into EV strategy for 2030

Plan to reduce transport emissions by 51 per cent ‘daunting’

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 17:26

Varadkar signals reform for EIIS and Capital Gains Tax

Minister for Business says Government keen to review incentive schemes in Budget 2022

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 13:35

Camile Thai to create 300 jobs and raise €10m for tech updates

Restaurant delivery chain run by entrepreneur Brody Sweeney plans automated kitchen operations and drone delivery

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 07:01

Electric bike start-up Moby raises €800,000

Company granted a licence by Dublin City Council last year to operate dockless bike sharing in the city

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 16:14

Patch helping innovative teenagers plot the path to a brighter future

Tom McCarthy’s ‘Hogwarts for teenagers’ focused on fostering the best ideas of the next generation

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 05:00

ChangeX urges people to join €1m community action plan

Funding to tackle social isolation and support frontline workers

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 14:36

Start-ups warned of changing funding landscape due to coronavirus

Warning comes as new figures show 25% decline in funding locally last year

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 11:38

Leinster Rugby players among those to back Output in €1.3m funding round

Sports tech start-up is developing wearable technologies for sports coaches and athletes

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 10:37

Mastercard to create 1,200 new jobs by expanding base in Dublin

Seen & Heard: Mercantile Group eyes deal with chef Dylan McGrath, and two Leinster rugby players back a tech sports start-up

Sun Feb 23 2020 - 16:23

ChangeX seeks to raise $3m in drive to fund community projects

Irish-headquartered platform to invest in areas including climate action and health

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 06:34

Latecomer to science brings a woman’s insight to cure most common health issue

Prof Ruth Maher left for the US in her 30s, earned a degree and set about helping women with stress urinary incontinence

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 05:45

Prof John Byrne: the man who turned Ireland into a tech world power

He set up the school of computer science in Trinity, which marks its 50th anniversary

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 05:45

Tech entrepreneur praises measures for start-ups in Budget 2020

Brian Caulfield criticises lack of change to capital gains tax regime

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 13:07

Call for greater supports for entrepreneurs in budget

Scale Ireland and Dublin Chamber urge Government to introduce better incentives

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 04:45

Dublin ‘can learn from Vienna’, where public transport cost only €365 a year

Austrian city regularly ranked as the most liveable city in the world

Thu May 16 2019 - 11:22

Shay Garvey appointed as non-executive director to Irish Times board

Founding partner of Frontline ventures is a prominent early-stage tech investor

Sat May 11 2019 - 03:00

Start-ups advised to think longer-term when it comes to funding

Tech veteran and VC partner warns entrepreneurs to think more deeply about funding

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 06:00

Draper Esprit hails Dublin listing as it looks to back more Irish tech firms

Tech-focused VC firm has been a strong source of financing for Irish companies

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 05:12

Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms

Dublin-listed VC firm also announces 116% growth in value of its 31-company portfolio

Fri May 25 2018 - 07:54

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit leads €13.5m investment in Realeyes

London-based company has developed AI software that read people’s emotions

Wed May 23 2018 - 11:21

Draper Esprit leads $29m funding round for Aircall

French cloud-based call centre software business has over 3,000 business customers

Wed May 16 2018 - 09:19