A recent poll carried about by the Western Development Commission revealed some of the most attractive destinations that people who are currently remote working are looking to relocate to – and Galway was right at the very top of the list. According to the National Remote Working Survey with the National University of Ireland Galway […]
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Xplore Local is a Galway-based start-up that is aiming to make it easier for people to explore their localities – and other locations around Ireland. Perhaps more importantly than this, however, they aim to make it easier for local economies to keep money within the community. If you’re wondering how they do it, their app
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Jared Porcenaluk works as a lead software engineer with CitySwift, based in Galway’s PorterShed. CitySwift are a company that offers a data engine to power modern bus networks, helping them improve efficiency, increase profitability, and sustain growth. Jared took time out to speak with the PorterShed blog recently about starting up the Galway Tech Meetup,
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It’s hard to believe it has already been six years since the PorterShed was first established, and the story continues to grow and develop with every passing day. Several months before our Eyre Square building had even been opened, Forbes did a piece with PorterShed Director, co-founder, and serial entrepreneur Professor John Breslin about what
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Keerthi Chandra Sekaren is a Product Owner with PorterShed member FleetOps.com, and she has been working in Galway for almost two years. A little bit of hustling and networking earned Keerthi a meeting with the company’s CEO Liam Lynch in Galway prior to the pandemic. Though it didn’t lead to anything straight away, Liam remembered
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On Friday, April 1st, we hosted First Fridays for Startups (FFFS), and it was a thrill to see it all come together after weeks of promotion, planning, and hard work. The PorterShed was the first hub in the country to host this year’s First Fridays event outside of Dublin. Dogpatch Labs led the way by
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Originally from Limerick, David McMahon has spent the best part of his life living outside Ireland, in England. A recent return visit to his home country saw David reconnect with places his family have ties with, and it also saw him continue his journey towards rejecting the traditional 9-5 framework. An experienced professional, David works
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Tech Recruitment Manager Richard Riddett sat down with Trevor Murray recently to chat about Schwarz & Vogel’s innovative new Recruitment As A Service solution that is dramatically reducing agency fee costs for companies while also saving in-house recruiters the need to pre-screen prospective candidates. Schwarz & Vogel will be five years in operation come July,
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It was fantastic to see the news of the opening of the PorterShed at Bowling Green featured in the news as so many local newspapers and online publications covered the day. The Bowling Green building will be a home for start-ups to achieve their goals and turn ideas into reality – and we couldn’t be
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On March 4, Minister Robert Troy officially opened our new home at Bowling Green, and it was fantastic to see so many people turn out to support the unveiling as part of the Galway City Innovation District’s redevelopment of our city’s tech scene! It’s already been a busy and exciting 2022 for us here at
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