The Irish Tech News Podcast

Earlier today the first driverless public transport vehicle in Ireland took to the streets and Ronan interviewed Neil Cunningham, the CEO of the Civic Group who brought the Vehicle into Ireland.

Mari Cahalane head of BTYSTE talks to Ronan about the 30th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) which is taking place at the moment in Dublin. Mari mentions how Ireland has won the first prize 14 times over the past 29 years at EUCYS, Ireland’s entrant this year Simon Meehan, what happens over the 6 days the competitors are here, how many awards are given out, and what prizes they will win. Mari explains how our education system and love of system has Ireland doing well in previous contests, what partners that they have got involved, what Psychologist James Soper and Sue McGrath aka “Scientific Sue” will be doing, and how students who come along to EUCYS can be inspired for ideas for next years Young Scientist Contest.

Ronan talks to Brendan Martin, Head of Bootstrap and Paschal Naylor, CEO at Arkphire on the 40th anniversary of Bootstrap. Brendan explains what Bootstrap does, how they started, how they stay relevant to their customer's needs, and Bootstrap’s future plans. Paschal explains why Bootstrap was a natural fit for Arkphire, how they cover most areas of the market as they work with PC and Apple, and how they do security, how fast they have grown.

Ronan talks to Eoin Keary one of the speakers at the Data Solutions Secure Computing Forum. Eoin talks about his background, what he did with OWASP, and how the security industry has changed since he founded BCC Risk Advisory in 2011. Eoin also founded edgescan in 2011 and he explains how it compares with BCC Risk Advisor and what he will be talking about at the sixth Data Solutions Secure Computing Forum taking place later this month.

Ronan talks to Graham Cluley one of the speakers at the Data Solutions Secure Forum. Graham talks about his background, how Anti-Virus software has changed since he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, the modern day James Bond is a hacker, and what he sees are the future security threats we should be worried about. Graham also talks about how the rise of crypto currencies has helped hackers and cyber criminals, what he will be talking about at the fifth Data Solutions Secure Forum.

Ronan talks to Clara Armand-Delille the Founder and Managing Director at ThirdEyeMedia. Clara tells Ronan about her background, why she thinks there is a lack of funding in the EU startup ecosystem, how VC’s invest and what startups she saw that really impressed her. Clara also talks about fintech ico’s, European unicorn’s, when she does PR for a startup what draws her to represent that startup, startup stories and Eureka moments. Clara also mentions why she left Google, how we get more women in tech, and startup branding.

The Data Solutions Security Forum takes place next month and over the next few weeks Ronan will be interviewing some of the main speakers. In this podcast Ronan talks to Bennett Arron an award winning writer, identity theft speaker, stand-up comedian and BAFTA shortlisted director. Bennett talks about his background , how becoming one of the first major victims of identity theft in the UK changed him. Bennett also talks about the TV series he made based on this, how easy it is to get peoples identities.

Ronan talks to David and Douglas from ibusinesscard. David talks about his background and how ibusinesscard started. David and Douglas talk about what ibusinesscard does, how it makes money and how it can be a useful business tool. David and Douglas also mention what countries they are in right now, their plans for the next 5 years, how they aim to minimise paper waste and how they will improve the user experience.

Today is an important day for households all over the country as the leaving cert results are announced, so what should you do if you don't get the marks you expected? Ronan talks to Ben Rowland the co-founder of Arch apprentices who gives career advice to students. Ben tells me what students should do if they don’t get the marks for the course they were hoping to do, the pressure that parents and teachers put on students, what are the most popular courses that students are choosing. Ben also talks about traditional apprentices what are the more modern roles that are now available ie media and cyber/tech related, figuring out what you are really good at and enjoy and how to make that into a career.

Ronan talks to the co-founders of Talent Garden, Davide Dattoli and Luca Ascani. Davide and Luca talk about what Talent Garden does, what makes them unique compared to their competitors, and why freelancers and startups should become members of their new Dublin Hub?. They also mention the famous alumni from their other hubs, what the cost will be to use Talent Garden, and what their plans are for the next 5 years.