As 2023 pulls slowly into focus, the growth of the Portershed over the past year is amazing to think about. In 2022, we opened two brand-new hubs in the heart of Galway city, our team grew, and we welcomed more and more start-ups through our doors. We also re-adjusted to life after Covid and started […]
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Without doubt, 2022 has been a really exciting year for us at the PorterShed; a lot has happened and we’ve been delighted about so many developments. Events have returned, our members are fully embracing life back in the office, and we’ve been able to get out on the road to a few amazing offsites. For
Life at Market Street Begins! Read More »
Ray Goggins knows a thing or two about perseverance, and the theme of his talk in mid-November – ‘Building Resilience’ – was really fitting for a PorterShed community audience. On the surface, it might not seem so, but entrepreneurs and Irish Defence Forces Rangers have a heck of a lot in common; they both push
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I’ve been speaking a lot with social entrepreneurs these past few weeks – and a question I’ve been asking them all is ‘how do you define social enterprise?’ Each person I’ve asked has had their own unique answer. Delivering impact in local communities, creating positive change, fostering grassroots empowerment, and solving problems that no-one else
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One need look no further than Kerry-born economist Richard Cantillon to understand that Ireland has had its roots in innovation for a long time. Often overlooked for coining the term ‘entrepreneur’ – or at least radically shaping the meaning of the term – Richard was an Irish-French economist during the 17th and 18th centuries whose
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With news that all of our Connected Hubs vouchers have been snapped up by people from around the country, we thought now would be the ideal time to tell you a little bit about the work being done by so many hub managers, volunteers, and people who believe in creating a new future of work.
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This week, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, announced a raft of initiatives to support remote working. Among the key highlights were a voucher scheme to promote working from hubs as well as a €5 million investment under Connected Hubs to improve 81 remote working facilities nationwide. With news of these updates, it’s
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On Friday, June 3rd, Republic of Work hosted First Fridays for Start-ups in the heart of Cork City – and it was an outstanding success! The PorterShed team paid a visit to the Rebel County hub to soak up the atmosphere, meet some people, and get to grips with Cork’s start-up ecosystem. It was a
Looking Back on First Fridays at Republic of Work! Read More »
Svetlana Liubetskaya is a tech professional with over 15 years of experience in computer science and artificial intelligence, and she has recently arrived in Ireland from Ukraine, looking to make a new start. Our conversation starts with Lana telling me that her decision to move country was forced after her house in Ukraine was destroyed
Itera’s Lana Liubetskaya: “Use tech for good things” Read More »
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
First Fridays…A Success! Read More »