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

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  • Technology
  • Business

641 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Leo Hamill named as chair of Irish Venture Capital Association

The new IVCA chair has 20 years' SME experience in the ICT sector and has worked for 17 years in the venture capital ...

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over 1 year ago
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Free Now is bringing e-bikes to Dublin with Tier partnership

100 Tier e-bikes will be available from the Free Now app across sites in Dublin, with plans to raise this to 400 in t...

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over 1 year ago
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Consumers are feeling the impact of record data breach costs, IBM says

IBM said 60pc of surveyed organisations raised the prices of their products or services due to a data breach, impacti...

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over 1 year ago
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Microsoft and Google fall short of expectations as revenues slow

Both Microsoft and Google saw a slowdown in revenue growth last quarter and flagged issues in the advertising market.

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over 1 year ago
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Ireland’s first underground seismic station installed in Tipperary

The seismic station in Mitchelstown Cave is protected from noise pollution, allowing it to detect Ireland's smallest ...

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over 1 year ago
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New 'Ducktail' malware hijacking Facebook business accounts

WithSecure said the Ducktail operation looks for targets on LinkedIn, seeking those who have high-level access to Fac...

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over 1 year ago
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Meta and other tech giants want to ditch the leap second

A group of tech giants wants to scrap the leap second due to the disruptions it can cause, such as data corruption an...

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over 1 year ago
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Digital engineering firm Tantek4D to create 30 jobs in Dublin and Sligo

Tantek4D is opening a new office in the US and plans to grow its workforce in Ireland to meet a growing demand for it...

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almost 2 years ago
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New research suggests link between the gut and gender pain tolerance

It is hope that further research at APC Microbiome Ireland could lead to more effective, gender-specific pain treatme...

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almost 2 years ago
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Riot Games’ new Dublin venture is taking e-sports to the cloud

Through its AWS partnership, Riot Games said its global facilities can virtually access the infrastructure of the Pro...

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almost 2 years ago
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US-Irish partnership gets €3m to lay foundations of the quantum internet

Researchers in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the US aim to link quantum computers together over a quantum internet to...

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almost 2 years ago
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32pc of Irish firms not prepared for Google’s cookie ban, survey says

With Google set to ban third-party cookies, a Compliance Institute survey suggests only 12pc of Irish firms are ‘very...

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