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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Silicon Republic, Dublin Live

Focus Areas

  • Technology
  • Business

641 Articles
about 2 years ago
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Global nutrition company Kerry expands with two biotech acquisitions

Kerry aims to extend its capabilities in areas such as enzyme engineering with the acquisition of these German and Me...

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over 2 years ago
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ESB aims to be net zero in emissions by 2040

Minister Eamon Ryan welcomed the “ambition and urgency” shown by the new strategy, which is based off three UN Sustai...

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over 2 years ago
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Google’s plan to remove third-party cookies gets UK watchdog approval

The UK’s competition authority said it would keep a ‘close eye’ on Google as the tech giant works to remove third-par...

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over 2 years ago
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Intel launching new chip to expand into blockchain and crypto mining

Intel said its new blockchain chip will have 1,000 times better performance per watt for crypto mining than mainstrea...

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over 2 years ago
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Gaeltec plans 150 new jobs in Ireland for utilities projects

Many of the new jobs will support the Siro project to provide fibre broadband to 770,000 premises in the next four ye...

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over 2 years ago
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IBM plans 200 new jobs across its operations in Ireland

The new roles will be spread across IBM operations in Dublin, Cork and Galway, with hiring expected to be complete in...

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over 2 years ago
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Irish tech start-ups reached a record €1.3bn in VC investment for 2021

The Irish Venture Capital Association’s survey reported a large increase in seed funding and the general size of inve...

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over 2 years ago
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Joint advisory warns of global increase in sophisticated ransomware

Cybersecurity authorities in the US, UK and Australia issued a joint advisory warning on the increase in high-impact ...

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over 2 years ago
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Apple plans AirTag updates to address reports of stalking

Apple's planned updates include privacy warnings to deter stalkers, improved notifications and precision finding to d...

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over 2 years ago
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22 Irish applicants enter next phase of ESA astronaut recruitment

These candidates will enter the next stage of the ESA’s astronaut recruitment, with the successful group expected to ...

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over 2 years ago
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UCD study says integrated pan-EU energy grid could reduce costs by 32pc

The UCD Energy Institute study said Europe will face challenges without ‘a more advanced approach to transmission’.

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over 2 years ago
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French data privacy regulator says Google Analytics breaches GDPR

France’s data watchdog has concluded that transatlantic data transfers via Google Analytics breach GDPR rules.

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