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Dr Colin Clarke of NIBRT is to head a four-year programme in collaboration with leading scientists across Europe.

The overall winner of the awards this year was Agri-Spread International, a leading Irish agricultural machinery manufacturer involved in designing and manufacturing next-generation precision fertiliser and lime-spreading equipment.

Researchers at DIAS are leading a project to monitor the mysterious depths of the Atlantic Ocean floor over the next two years.

One project from Germany and two projects from Canada were awarded €7,000 each for their outstanding efforts at EUCYS 2018.

Engineers working on Ireland’s first satellite and the Government have confirmed it has completed a major milestone as it prepares for space.
 

Everyone with a family history of bowel cancer or polyps should be screened for the disease, according to an international study involving nine institutions in the US and Canada, co-led by University of Limerick (UL).

Graduates from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) founded more venture-backed companies than graduates from any other European university over the last 13 years. That’s according to PitchBook’s recently published Universities Report.

Bank of Ireland and AIB have backed an expansion of telecoms infrastructure player Cignal’s finance facility to €65m to enable it to expand its tower network across Ireland. The funding will support Cignal’s portfolio development and expansion of tower network to address coverage blackspots.

Vodafone has become the first telecoms operator in Ireland to bring dedicated internet of things (IoT) SIM cards to the consumer market. These V-Sim cards will be shipped as standard with IoT-enabled consumer electronics products sold by Vodafone.
 

Anyone currently looking to develop IoT technologies will definitely want to check out a new EU programme called EnABLES.
 

Graphene’s potential is being talked about again, and this time it could help restore the eyesight of millions of people.
 

Puppies from across the Republic of Ireland are being sought after by the Dogs Trust for a major developmental study.
 

After an amazing first attempt, Ireland’s Éirloop team gave us the lowdown on how the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition went.
 

A recent expedition off Ireland’s continental shelf has revealed a truly enormous submarine canyon the depth of 10 Eiffel Towers.
 

Ireland is in the midst of a foodie boom, and now start-ups working in the area are being offered an online course to boost their chances.
 

The Dublin City University (DCU) Ryan Academy wants to help women-led businesses thrive with the announcement that its Female High Fliers (FHF) programme is seeking applicants, with 10 places up for grabs.

Waterford will play an important part in Europe’s agritech development after WIT was named as coordinator of the new €20m SmartAgriHubs project.

It appears as if Meath is in the midst of a golden age of archaeological discovery after the unearthing of a 5,500-year-old megalithic passage tomb at Dowth Hall.

Though missing out on the elusive win, the ‘scrappy Irish team’ of Éirloop was rewarded for its efforts with an innovation prize.

Irish energy tech firm UrbanVolt has signed a €55m funding deal with UK investment company Low Carbon in the biggest deal of its kind to date.