2025
Building a Future with Chips: Career Opportunities in the Irish Semiconductor Sector
Date Posted : 15 September 2025 On Friday, August 29th, Tyndall National Institute hosted Building a Future with Chips: Career Opportunities in the Irish Semiconductor Sector, a one-day event that brought together 80 undergraduate STEM students from across Ireland and representatives from 12 leading organisations in the semiconductor space. Jointly organised by Read more…
2025
Director, I-C3 | Tyndall Head of Group – Ireland’s Semiconductor Competence Centre
Director, I-C3 | Tyndall Head of Group – Ireland’s Semiconductor Competence Centre Contract: Full Time/Fixed Term This is your opportunity to make a strategic contribution to the next phase of semiconductor research, industrial innovation, SME expansion and talent development for the semiconductor sector in Ireland. You will establish and nurture Read more…
Competitions
Confey College – National Winners – MIDAS Ireland sponsored CANSAT Competition
The national winners of the MIDAS Ireland sponsored CANSAT competition, the Confey College team visited the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands last week. They were joined by the other national winners from 25 European Countries. During their time there, the students presented their winning project to Read more…
2025
MIDAS Ireland welcomes the announcement of ‘Silicon Island’: A National Semiconductor Strategy.
We are delighted that Ireland’s well established and very successful semiconductor is being recognized as strategically important with a Semiconductor Advisory Council to be established to provide the necessary future leadership. The strategy identifies many opportunities for growth and future development, with specific actions listed to support these opportunities, which Read more…
2025
How Ireland’s Ubotica thrives in an ‘unpredictable’ space
The company has been going from strength to strength, showing that Ireland punches well above its weight in the space-tech arena. Many astronauts who travel to space and are able to look back at the Earth from this incredibly unique vantage point experience a transformative shift in their consciousness. They Read more…
2025
5 semiconductor start-ups in Ireland to watch
Ireland is home to both international chip giants and home-grown deep-tech start-ups, highlighting its strength in the semiconductor sphere. Global semiconductor demand continues to surge along with the adoption of the latest offerings in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), cloud computing, data centres, electric vehicles and more. Ireland boasts an impressive Read more…
2025
Limerick telco firm Celtonn aims to close €1.5 million funding round in 2025
The firm is developing technology to aid communication with satellites Emmet Ryan January 6, 2025 Aoife Kelly, Dr Mark Kelly and Marie Bourke, founders of Celtonn at the Nexus Innovation Centre , University of Limerick. Picture: Arthur Ellis The firm, which is based in the Nexus Innovation Centre in UL, Read more…