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Q32021 Irish Venture Investment Data

The Irish Venture Capital Association released their most recent quarterly overview of venture investments made in Irish companies. This quarter there is publicly available data on some 51 investments compared with the 38 for which there was published further information last quarter. … Continue reading

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Comparing Research Commercialisation Across Irish Universities

Last night Knowledge Transfer Ireland published their Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey. The survey provides an overview of Irish third level Research Performing Organisation (RPO) funding, industry collaboration levels and commercialisation activities related to research through spin outs or licensing of … Continue reading

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Q2 2021 Investment Data

Yesterday, the Irish Venture Capital Association released their most recent quarterly overview of venture investments made in Irish companies. Of the 58 investments worth €392M for which they have data, details are shown here for 38 for which they’ve published … Continue reading

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On State Aid

A big part of my job that I greatly enjoy is working collaboratively with companies and seeing them commercialise our research. The topic of state aid often comes up and requires some explanation. I think my colleague Peter Olwell has provided … Continue reading

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An Introduction To Sailing

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Just back from completing one of the things on the bucket list – learning to sail, or at least learning a little. The Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School offer a variety of courses from their base on the West … Continue reading

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More Ideas For Places To Go – Ancient Art and Monuments

As part of the ongoing search for ideas for day trips and things to do on longer holidays, the National Monuments Service both preserves historically important structures and provides a good deal of information about them and their history. One … Continue reading

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Some Ideas For Places To Go In Ireland This Summer

I was looking for some inspiration for holidaying in Ireland again this year. With changeable travel rules and the rise of the delta variant, it’s hard to plan anything abroad this summer. The nice people at Bord Failte provide a … Continue reading

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