The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan talks to Colin O'Brien the head of QA & Change Control at Ryanair Labs. Colin tells Ronan about his background Colin, how he ended up in Ryanair, how long the Ryanair Labs have been going and what innovations have come out of it. Colin also talks about the significant digital transformation Ryanair has gone through over the past 3 years and how he handles the responsibility for assuring the quality of all of Ryanair’s software solutions whilst keeping all of Ryanair’s customers happy. Colin also talks about the technologies that Ryan Air is looking at including AI and blockchain.

Ronan talks to Anton Dziatkovskii the founder of MicroMoney. Anton talks to Ronan about his background, when MicroMoney started and what does it do, how he will have MicroMoney as a $1 billion business by 2020, and how he saves every dollar to make sure MicroMoney grows faster. Anton also tells me about the token sale that he is doing and he gives me his views on China’s ICO ban.

Sara and Yvonne talk to Ronan about how they started, how Shopest works, how it's working in London, about their plans to launch in New York and Dubai within the next 6 months, and that they are also looking to launch in Dublin and other cities. They also talk about looking for investment, what features future iterations of the app will have, and why they want to revolutionise fashion retail.

The closing date for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSE)is next Monday and Ronan spoke to Mari Cahalane the Head of BTYSTE. Mari explains what projects they are looking for, what the prize for the winner or winners is, and how you can apply to enter.

Russell Keating the head of sales Samsung Ireland by Infused Media

Sylvain Giuliani the COO of Pusher talks to Ronan ahead of their visit to SaaStock. Sylvain explains to Ronan what Pusher does, how easy it is to use. Pusher’s VP Sam Stagg will be talking at SaaStock and Sylvain gives us a brief overview of what Sam will be talking about, he also mentions how SaaS will change over the next 5 years, and how secure Pusher is.

Darya Yegorina the Co-Founder of Clever Books talks to Ronan and she explains how Clever Books started, what Clever Books does, and why AR is important to them. Dara also talks about Clever Books future plans including entering foreign markets.

Ronan talks to Kieran Desmond the Founder And CEO Of Referral Works. Kieran tells Ronan how Referral Works started, what they do and the areas they are finding it easiest and hardest to recruit in. Kieran also talks about the I.T. sector in Cork, how vibrant it is and the Teamworks Catalyst tech hub where they are based. Kieran mentions their Beta launch which is happening on the 7th of September in Cork talks about the Microsoft Bizspark program they are on, and gives some tips to companies looking to hire staff and job seekers.

On this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to Kieron Branagan CEO OpenJaw Technologies. Kieran tells Ronan how Open Jaw started, what they do, and how they got bought by a company owned by the Chinese government. Open Jaw is also looking to recruit more employees and Kieran explains what areas theses jobs are in. Kieran also talks about Open Jaws plans for the next five years, how travel tech will change over the next few years, how IBM’s Watson is becoming a great tool to use, and why mobile devices are becoming more prevalent.

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