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DCU’s Debbie O’Reilly was named the winner of Researchfest 2019 for her work in trying to find possible cures for prostate cancer using common drugs.
 

Solo travellers make up most of those going through Dublin Airport, and this prize-winning concept might make their journeys a bit easier.
 

A sample of an illustrated children’s book profiling some of Ireland’s greatest scientists has won this year’s Mary Mulvihill Award.
 

Move by Cork internet of things company to save the bees and increase global crop production.
 

Irish secondary school student Adam Kelly will rub shoulders with Nobel dignitaries after being named one of the world’s brightest young students at ISEF 2019.
 

The Irish Research Council has selected five Irish-based researchers to represent the nation at a meeting of Nobel Prize winners.
 

Dundalk plant aims to become the world’s largest single-use biologics manufacturing facility.
 

New fund from Fountain Healthcare Partners will target European and US life sciences start-ups in areas such as pharma, biotech and medical devices.
 

Ambitious project could generate a lasting regional economic impact through fintech.
 

Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) with a view to achieving a 24pc reduction in CO2 emissions as part of a €160,000 investment.
 

Fast-growth firm reveals new HealthBeacon Labs R&D facility at Dublin HQ.
 

Taking place in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin on 16 and 17 May 2019, Inspirefest is a solutions-focused event featuring intelligent discourse on science, technology and the arts with a distinct human-centred attitude.

New Irish research has shown that it could soon be possible to drastically change the size and shape of future wearable devices using a new material.
 

The Irish Research Council is to fund 12 researchers to the tune of almost €12m under the 2019 Advanced Laureate Awards programme.

€10m of the EU’s Horizon 2020 fund is to be given to a project led by TCD to push theoretical and particle physics to new extremes.
 

Dublin SaaS player plans to align with banks and attract 100,000 new customers in the post-Brexit SME business landscape.
 

Powered by body heat, this smart plaster can ensure patients can be monitored and assessed remotely.
 

Researchers at RCSI have carried out the pre-clinical trial into sepsis drug InnovoSep, which could potentially stop the progression of the condition in its early stages.
 

SFI’s Insight Centre for Data Analytics has become Ireland’s first member of the Partnership on AI.
 

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) has been selected to lead a new research study to deepen the understanding of Parkinson’s disease so that better treatments can be developed in the future.