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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Barry Gilhooly is a Senior Architectural Technologist with Malone Architecture, and he is a long-time PorterShed member who is passionate about architecture, different approaches to construction, and building designs’ impact on society and the world in which they live. A talented technical worker, he focuses a lot on the detail of bespoke build projects, working
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It all started with a university project when Emma Meehan, founder of Precision Sports Technology, tried to come up with a better way for personal trainers to communicate effectively with clients, and vice-versa. Emma does competitive weightlifting, and she would often spend time and money through a very manual process of recording and trimming videos
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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
Xplore Local’s CEO, Colin Hanley: “This is needed” 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
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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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Yurko Turskiy, a frontend developer working for Advisable sat down with Trevor Murray to talk about leaving his home country of Ukraine, starting a new life with his girlfriend on the west coast of Ireland, and what it means to have arrived in Galway in the midst of trouble in his homeland… For Yurko, who
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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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