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As part of austerity measures, Ireland chose to abolish - or absorb into another position - the role of the chief science adviser

Irish Stem Cell Foundation seeks to provide better legislation for stem cell research in Ireland - VIDEO

Austerity certainly had an impact on Ireland, and the sciences weren’t spared from the influence. As part of austerity measures, Ireland chose to abolish - or absorb into another position - the role of the chief science adviser, a ...

by KERRY O'SHEA 2

Caption: Doctor John Meara and the Gundrum family Credit: www.dominicpio.com

Irish American doctor saves baby born with brain outside his head

A plastics and craniofacial surgeon saved the life of an amazing child born with part of his brain growing down through the root of his mouth and out through his face. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 6

Global ‘Gathering’ of tech leaders in Cork set for January as Silicon Valley returns to Ireland - Cisco SVP Barry O'Sullivan and ITLG's Cian Hughes, with a hurler and an American football player

Cork welcomes Global Technology Leaders for ITLG Summit

Cork will host many of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs, senior technology executives and investors next week when the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) arrives in Ireland for the Global Technology Leaders Sum ...

by JANE WALSH 0

Adrian and Isabel Hughes worked together to develop Calculator Plus

Irish father-daughter duo top Amazon App charts with simple Kindle calculator

An Irish father and daughter duo had a special reason to celebrate the New Year, when their calculator app they invented hit the top of the Amazon Kindle Fire charts. ...

by RACHAEL LAIRD 2

Dr Norah Patten from Ballina, County Mayo could be the first Irish person in space

Campaign underway for first Irish engineer Norah Patten to go to space - VIDEO

An engineer from Ballina, County Mayo could become the first Irish person in space. ...

by DARA KELLY 0

Photographer Kyle Monk's image depicting the sad reality of cystic fibrosis - the degenerative lung disease has its highest figures in Ireland

Miracle drug needed for ‘Celtic gene’ cystic fibrosis victims in Ireland

The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland is being urged to approve a revolutionary new drug, that will benefit certain sufferers of cystic fibrosis. ...

by ANTOINETTE KELLY 3

The telescope hopes to investigate some 700,000 new galaxies in 2013

Irish Australian astronomer leads hunt for 700,000 new galaxies

Two sky surveys, named Wallaby and Dingo, will operate out of the new facility Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (Askap) in hopes of uncovering around 700,000 galaxies within the coming new year. ...

by KERRY O'SHEA 1

Ireland's weather a top reason for locating Google's European HQ in Dublin

Irish weather is a key reason why Google moved their HQ there

You won’t hear Google complain about the Irish weather. Ireland’s wet damp climate is a key reason Google have settled their major headquarters outside the U.S. there. ...

by KERRY O'SHEA 7

Government Minister Shane McEntee's suicide linked to cyber and Facebook attacks

Counseling support for abused politicians considered by Irish government

Over 2,000 attended the removal of the remains of Irish government minister Shane McEntee from his home to the church on Sunday as politicians discussed means of dealing with abusive behavior aimed at politicians. ...

by PATRICK O'SHEA 5

Coder Dojo takes Ireland by storm – new tech initiative gets Ireland's kids coding

An Austrlian-born entrepreneur with a penchant for global reforestation is the unlikely figure behind Coder Dojo, a sprawling network of 'coding clubs' where Irish teens can come together and help programme a dazzling array of hi- ...

by Daniel O'Carroll 3

Pioneering Irish website FixMyArea.com outdoes local authorities and shows power of social activism

Here's a fantastic piece of social entrepreneurship that people need to hear more about.FixMyArea.com lets Irish users report their neighborhood's problems (potholes, graffiti, etc) to local authorities, who then take action to fi ...