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29/07/2025

In the latest episode of The Leaders' Room podcast, we speak to Brenda Barrett, global head of customer logistics management and managing director of Infineon Technologies AG Ireland, about the challenges in a fast-moving global semiconductor sector, driven by the AI boom.

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This series is created in partnership with IDA Ireland.

29/07/2025

Irish workplace safety start-up Protex AI has received backing for its AI and computer vision platform.

Tesco-backed venture capital W23 Global has made a strategic investment into workplace safety start-up Protex AI.

29/07/2025

John H***e discusses global device development and the skills most useful to his role at Viatris.

John H***e discusses the growing regulatory landscape and how he achieved the role he holds at Viatris today.

29/07/2025

Grocery retail venture capital W23 Global has made a strategic investment into workplace safety start-up Protex AI, with the two entering into a strategic partnership.

Tesco-backed venture capital W23 Global has made a strategic investment into workplace safety start-up Protex AI.

29/07/2025

🌟 Featured Employer of the Week: Grant Thornton 🌟

We spoke with experts from Grant Thornton Ireland about the evolution of change management and the skills needed to succeed.

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SiliconRepublic.com headed down to Grant Thornton’s Dublin office to speak to three members of the change management team to gain insights into what a career...

29/07/2025

McGuinness Mechanical Engineering is investing £3.5m to create 28 new jobs in Co Down, Northern Ireland. The new jobs, which include a range of senior managerial and operational roles such as contracts managers and mechanical operatives, will have an average salary of £54,250.

McGuinness Mechanical Engineering is investing £3.5m to create 28 new jobs in Co Down. The company specialises in heating and plumbing.

29/07/2025

“Pretty much everything about my role comes back to clients,” says Dera McLoughlin, who leads the delivery of services across cybersecurity, AI, IT auditing and digital consulting at Forvis Mazars.

Forvis Mazars' Irish operations employs more than 900 across Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick. Dera McLoughlin leads 120 of them.

29/07/2025

RCSI and FutureNeuro researcher Ben Bond speaks to Silicon Republic about the possibilities of digital psychiatry tools for the future of mental healthcare.

In honour of World Brain Day, Ben Bond speaks about the possibilities of digital psychiatry tools for the future of brain health.

29/07/2025

The three projects will advance innovation and address challenges in a number of key areas throughout Ireland.

The DTIF fund has announced funding for three projects set to tackle issues in areas such as cancer and cardiac-care, as well as road safety.

29/07/2025

Queen’s University Belfast spin-out Re-Vana Therapeutics has agreed a deal with biopharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim that aims to develop first-in-class extended-release therapies for eye diseases, and could be worth up to $1bn.

Queens University spin-out Re-Vana Therapeutics has agreed a $1bn deal with biopharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim.

29/07/2025

The US-based mobile app called Tea, designed to provide women with safety tools for dating, has come under a second major data breach incident in just a matter of days exposing more than a million messages.

Tea is only available to US-based women who can upload pictures of men, ask questions and discuss them, their behaviour and even rate them.

28/07/2025

Shifting workloads and expectations have resulted in more employees working outside of their set hours.

Data from Robert Walters shows that only a quarter of participating employees who took the survey work within their prescribed hours.