Leigh McGowran Journalist
  • Dublin
  • Silicon Republic

Leigh Mc Gowran is a journalist with Silicon Republic since November 2021. He has previously worked as an environmental and breaking news journalist, and a local radio presenter.

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  • Technology
  • Business

641 Articles
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YouTube makes e-commerce play with in-video shopping

Sellers on Shopify will now be able to integrate their online stores with their Youtube channels and sell directly th...

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Record €672m spent on Irish research projects last year

Irish companies are engaging with publicly funded research, with 1,780 collaborative R&D projects live at the end of ...

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Can data centres handle the heatwave?

ServerChoice's commercial director said data centres will be 'hit hard' by the financial costs of staying cool during...

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Cyberattack forces shutdown of Albania's online public services

Albania was forced to shut down government websites and an online portal used to access a range of public services du...

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Researchers aim to turn high-rise buildings into batteries

New research could use lifts in high-rise buildings for energy storage, while an anode material could lead to faster-...

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Cork firm Normax secures €300m to make cheaper mRNA vaccines

Normax intends to create 100 mRNA vaccines from 100 global factories, with the goal of eventually bringing them to ma...

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No-code platform Noloco raises $1.4m in seed funding

Irish start-up Noloco helps companies build internal tools, customer portals and partner apps in minutes without writ...

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Digital inclusion focus could add €28bn to Irish economy, Cisco claims

Cisco is planning new initiatives to accelerate digital opportunities in Ireland, such as free online courses and new...

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Ireland leads in remote working roles, says report

Almost one in five Irish job postings on LinkedIn offer remote working, while Ireland has seen an uptake in digital s...

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SFI’s Insight partners with Cadence to use quantum computing in chip design

Cadence is funding Insight researchers to pursue advances in quantum speed processing for advanced chip and system de...

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Cork teen’s apps make her a double Technovation award winner

14-year-old student Saanvi Kaushik is the Technovation Junior Regional Award winner for Europe this year, thanks to h...

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Climate experts respond to EU’s gas and nuclear ‘greenwashing’

Austria and Greenpeace are planning legal action against a controversial EU plan to label gas and nuclear as 'green' ...

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