TUS highlights impact of its research projects
Pictured Dr Paul Liston, Lecturer in Business engrossed in the Postgraduate Research Impact display, hosted on the TUS Athlone Campus, Main Building. TUS highlights impact of its research projectsThis week, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) is spotlighting the significant impact of its research and innovation projects, both regionally and beyond. Now in its second year, the ethos of TUS Research Week is to highlight the A-Z of research activities taking place across its campuses in Athlone, Moylish, Clare St, Clonmel, Thurles and Ennis. Vice President for Research, Development and Innovation Dr Liam Brown said: "Research Week serves as a cornerstone of the academic calendar at TUS. It provides an unparalleled opportunity for staff, students and the public to delve into the impact of TUS research.
Source:Irish Independent
February 13, 2024 19:06 UTC
Legal tech firm Farewill sees value cut by more than £50 million by shareholder Daily Mail
The median venture growth deal value declined 17.4% in the three months to end September compared to the same period 2022, according to data from PitchBook, while median valuations slumped by 26.1%. The proportion of ‘down rounds’, in which a firm accepts investment on worse terms than in previous funding rounds, increased to 21.3% from 14.8%. Since the start of 2023, scores of tech firms from food delivery business Gousto to fintech giant Revolut have seen their valuations cut by investors.
Source:Daily Mail
February 13, 2024 18:28 UTC
Minister to propose Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan
Alarm was sparked last summer when the huge freshwater lake in the centre of Northern Ireland was beset by noxious blooms of blue green algae. Algae on the surface of Lough Neagh at Ballyronan Marina last September. A cross departmental water quality steering group is currently drafting recommendations to tackle blue green algae in Lough Neagh. He said he visited Lough Neagh with his first few days in office, and has made a commitment to go back regularly. “In the next few weeks I will bring to the Executive a new environment strategy which I will propose is adopted as Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan,” he said.
Source:The Herald
February 13, 2024 18:06 UTC
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Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform
O’Reilly appealed the first notification he got to say his account was suspended immediately. The author’s account had over 100,000 followers and was around 14 years old, he said. So I do think it is quite noteworthy and quite surreal, to be honest.”READ MOREO’Reilly appealed the first notification he got to say his account was suspended immediately. The suspension cited platform manipulation and spam as its reasoning, which he wrote in his appeal that he had nothing to do with. O’Reilly has a Saturday column in the Irish Examiner, and formerly had a column with The Irish Times.
Source:The Irish Times
February 13, 2024 16:28 UTC
'Love is Blind' is back! Season 6 premiere date, time, episode schedule, where to watch
When does 'American Idol' start?Season 22 premiere date, how to watch, judges and moreWhen does 'Love Is Blind' Season 6 premiere? 'Love is Blind' Season 6 episode scheduleNetflix will not be dropping all 12 episodes of "Love is Blind" Season 6 on Feb. 14. Here's what the episode schedule looks like:Episodes 1-6: Feb. 14Episodes 7-9: Feb. 21Episodes 10-11: Feb. 28Episode 12 (finale): Mar. 6Where does 'Love Is Blind' Season 6 take place? 'Love is Blind' Season 6 castSeason 6 of "Love is Blind" has an exciting new "pod squad" with 30 eligible singles aged between 25 and 37.
Source:The Herald
February 13, 2024 16:18 UTC
Garda mobility plans needed to help tackle chaotic parking outside stations – Dublin MEP -- IrishCycle.com
Garda Stations in Dublin need mobility plans to help tackle chaotic parking outside stations according to Dublin MEP Ciarán Cuffe (Green Party). Cuffe said: “That’s a lot of cars parked outside Pearse Street Garda Station. Time for a Garda transport and mobility plan?”Cuffe told this website: “I took the video January 5th, 2024. That's a lot of cars parked outside Pearse Street Garda Station. "A number of Gardaí … in fact do walk and cycle or where necessary use public transport."
Source:The Irish Times
February 13, 2024 16:15 UTC
Ardgowan Distillery chief hails 'aspiration' of £20m project
Speaking exclusively to The Herald about his new role, Mr Currie said: “I think it is very exciting. But I guess what got my attention with Ardgowan was the aspiration and scale and quality that they are looking for. Mr Currie said it is unlikely that Ardgowan will launch a three-year-old spirit, as other new distillers have. Asked to describe the style of whisky Ardgowan will ultimately produce, Mr Currie replied: “It is going to be sherry-led, if not sherry-exclusive. Mr Currie said: “I really do feel strongly about that.
Source:The Herald
February 13, 2024 16:02 UTC
Rodent droppings and hygiene issues behind four food closures issued by FSAI
Rodent droppings and hygiene issues behind food business closures last monthMichael BoltonRodent droppings and perishable food stored in a non-operating freezer were just some of the reasons that food business closures were issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last month. Dr Pamela Byrne, chief executive of FSAI, stressed the importance of complying with food safety legal requirements. “In January, there continued to be a number of food businesses who failed to ensure appropriate food safety management systems were in place and operating correctly. "Food safety requirements are put in place to protect the health of consumers. By failing to keep reasonable food safety and hygiene standards in place, a business not only poses a risk to the health of their customers, but also to their own reputation as a trustworthy and safe food business,”
Source:Irish Independent
February 13, 2024 14:51 UTC
Why do they deny us the same rights as Northern Ireland?
There is even talk of Mr Sunak resurrecting Mr Johnson’s political career:. This should not be the stuff of yah-boo politics, it's about human rights; trans women's rights are equal to all women's rights and in turn basic human rights. Mr Sunak is not alone. It has been passed by Scottish Labour Women's Conference. It's a nasty dog whistle against trans rights designed to make lives of trans women worse.
Source:The Herald
February 13, 2024 12:31 UTC
Pancake Tuesday – flippin fantastic
Pancake Tuesday takes place today and from childhood it sparked excitement into my bones. Competition was strong as my grandmother’s laugh cackled through the house when judging which grandchild had the best technique of how to flip the pancake in the pan. From there when we arrived at home in Boho, it was more of the same until you basically passed out in a pancake coma. For Alan and his brother Derek (pictured) flipping pancakes was a real competitive affair. Pancake Tuesday is now a day of the year where we make the time and aim to create that small special moment with our own children.
Source:The Herald
February 13, 2024 12:28 UTC
Cork family offered respite care in Donegal as lack of services for disabled people leaves TD ‘deeply frustrated’
Family of a person with disabilities living in Cork were offered respite care on the other side of the country in Donegal, the chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters has said. Michael Moynihan said he is “deeply frustrated” with the lack of services, particularly respite care, afforded to people with disabilities following the publication of his committee’s review of the sector. Mr Moynihan said the committee heard how one Cork family was told by a national administrator for respite care that they could travel to Donegal if they wanted the service. “What I would like to see changed is that instead of it being means tested, it is care tested. So if the care is necessary, or if the care is deemed to be there, that the State should provide payment for the care,” he said.
Source:Irish Independent
February 13, 2024 11:11 UTC
Be ye independent (i.e., joyful) thinkers
Second, there’s the joy of recognition for accomplishment (the Republic’s soldier-guardians). The academic paper is an opportunity to experience these three joys at once: the joy of creating, the joy of achievement and the joy of insight. If I do not understand, I need to seek counsel, counsel with the aim of setting me free to think for myself rather than counsel with the aim of replacing my own independent thinking. I would rather wear a C proudly that I earned than an A that is not in truth my own. Courage, humility and authenticity are there to set us free to experience the joy of writing, the joy of achieving and the joy of understanding.
Source:Irish Independent
February 13, 2024 11:10 UTC
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia launches drone, missile attacks overnight
Firefighters work at the site of a fire after a drone strike on an oil depot in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Photograph: EPAUkraine’s air defence systems destroyed 14 out of 17 drones that Russia launched overnight and one cruise missile, Ukraine’s air force said. Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said on Sunday that Russia attacked the region’s city of Pavlohrad with drones. READ MOREElsewhere, the Kremlin has said Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system could not be used by Russia. Ukraine, which has used Starlink for military communications throughout its war with Russia, said on Sunday that Russian troops were using Starlink in parts of Ukraine they control.
Source:The Irish Times
February 12, 2024 23:40 UTC
Bob Moore, founder of Oregon-based global food company, dies at 94
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Source:The Herald
February 12, 2024 22:24 UTC
Public services in Scotland will die without economic growth
“My proposition to the Scottish Government has been let’s do the same for the next 30-40 years for Scotland. However, the spending watchdog was highly critical of the strategy, pointing out that almost two years on, the Economic Leadership Group, which was meant to be a “key part” of the NSET, has still not met. Audit Scotland said there is a “gap in collective political leadership as the government has yet to establish its planned Economic Leadership Group”. Sir Tom, looking to the longer-term economic growth plan for Scotland, said: “Let’s go out and be laser-focused about bringing businesses to Scotland. “That means jobs don’t come here, people don’t pay tax her – it’s economic self-harm,” said Sir Tom.
Source:The Herald
February 12, 2024 17:06 UTC