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Social media and travel combine

Irish brothers Laughlin and Fergal Rigby have launched Travelshake.com, a new social media platform.
iTraffic introduces real-time traffic app

An Irish company has introduced a revolutionary new smart phone app -- Twaffic Navigator -- that delivers real-time traffic data with turn-by-turn navigation.
Enterprise Ireland start-ups in 2009

The number of new high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) last year exceeded expectations, according to the agency’s annual report.

The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo

The Laois County Enterprise Board has launched The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo, which will take place on 8 October.

Busy Lizzie wastes no time

Tara Dalrymple has expanded the business to Dublin, Wicklow, Cork and Limerick.

Solar-change project wins award in China

A team from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has won the Schneider Electric Award for their 'SC Tree' project.

Free referrals event in August

The next free Referrals Expo 2010 event is taking place on 12 August in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.

Emerging business award

Nominations are now being sought for this category in the 2010 ISA Software Industry Awards.

Flatpack.ie feeding demand for self assembly

Tapping into the Irish appetite for self-assembly goods, Jonathan Treacy set up Flatpack.ie two years ago.

NEWS

Live patient data on the move

30.Jul.2010 Cork-based technology start-up KM Medical Software has developed iPhone and iPad apps to help medical practitioners access live patient data on the move.
Crafts and coffee in Co Meath

30.Jul.2010 Kathleen O’Reilly, owner of the Kraft Kaffee in Oldcastle, Co Meath, has noticed a pick-up in tourist business this year as she prepares to hold an Irish tweed workshop for National Heritage Week.
Critic to speak at Long Table Dinner

30.Jul.2010 John McKenna, author of the 'Bridgestone Guides' to food and accommodation in Ireland, will give a talk on the importance of local produce as part of the Tipperary Food Producers Long Table Dinner next month.
A flavour of food start-ups in Dingle

30.Jul.2010 A special ‘Best Irish Artisan Company’ award is being introduced as part of this year’s Blas na hEireann awards, which are hosted by the Dingle Peninsula Food & Wine Festival in October.
Fund to turn research into jobs

29.Jul.2010 The Government has launched a €7m fund designed to help academics turn research into jobs by bringing new products and services to market.
Beanstalk in The Model

29.Jul.2010 A web development business called Beanstalk has set up in the offices available to rent at the recently revamped Sligo arts centre The Model, which aims to be a hub for creative enterprises in the North West.
Taxback.com wins major European prize

29.Jul.2010 Taxback.com, run by entrepreneur Terry Clune, is one of five Irish companies to win a 'Ruban d'Honneur' prize in the penultimate stage of the European Business Awards.
French angels invest in Radisens Diagnostics

29.Jul.2010 European business angel network Sophia Business Angels (SBA) has made an equity investment in start-up Radisens Diagnostics to fund its route to market for its portable digital diagnostics product line.
Award for inventors open for entries

29.Jul.2010 The 6th Annual European Inventor Award is now open for proposals. The award, presented by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Commission in co-operation with the EU Council Presidency, is Europe's highest distinction for inventors worldwide.
College leads by example with biomass

28.Jul.2010 Derry-based green energy company Rural Generation has signed a contract with South West College in Omagh, Co Tyrone, which will save the college up to £25,000 on heat costs annually.