The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan talks to Kamil Kus the founder of CK Design. Kamil talks about his background, what services CK Design offer their customers and the most common mistakes he has seen made in UI, UX, and Web Design. Kamil works a lot with WordPress and he talks about the benefits you get when using WordPress, how many plugins you should have on your WordPress site and he gives some great website SEO tips.

Ronan talks to Amali de Alwis the CEO of Code First: Girls. Amali talks about her background, how she got involved with Code First: Girls, what coding languages they teach, and what barriers she sees stopping more women going into tech and stem. Amali also talks about what we can do to get more women in tech and stem, and how the tech and stem environment has changed for women over the past 20 years.

Ronan talks to Malachy Browne Senior Story Producer at the New York Times who will be talking at the Social Media Live conference later this week. Malachy talks about his background, working in Storyful, fake news, the Emmy he recently won. Malachy also talks about what he will be talking about at the Social Media Live conference, and what social platforms he uses.

Ronan talks to Katie Manor head of paid social worldwide at MediaCom. Katie talks about her background, what MediaCom does, some of the clients she works with, and how she goes about planning and executing global campaigns. Katie also talks about the different social media platforms that she uses with her clients, what social media platforms she uses the most and what she will be talking about at the Social Media Live conference.

Ronan talks to Ciara a school girl who set up a science and space blog. Ciara explains how she first got interested in science and space, how she started her blog, and what technology she likes. Ciara also talks about her love of Minecraft, which people inspire her, what she wants to do as a career, and her forthcoming trip later this year to the Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena California.

Ronan talks to Benjamin Talin a speaker at the up coming Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality Conference. Benjamin talks about his background, how technology has changed over the years and become cheaper, and what his talk at next months Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality Conference will be about.

Ronan talks to Fabian Dittrich a speaker at the upcoming Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality Conference. Fabian talks about his background, what his company Helpando does, who Helpando’s customers, and how he manages to run the company as he drives around the world in his Land Rover Discovery. Fabian also explains how he manages to connect to the internet as he travels around the world, what his talk at next months Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality Conference will be about.

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.