Organisation: Ignite

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Conor Walsh and Luke O'Mahony, co-founders of Traxsit. Traxsit is a Cork based Internet of Things (IoT) company developing innovative asset recovery and management solutions for the agricultural, construction and rental industries.

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UCC IGNITE: Igniting the next generation of Irish entrepreneurs

The IGNITE programme at UCC, which nurtures startups from ideas to commercial reality, has supported 100-plus new start-ups since its inception.

business

Innovation thrives at UCC's IGNITE programme despite pandemic

James Northridge founded the company UrAbility, which uses algorithms to auto assign online courses and advise on assistive technologies based on users’ technical abilities, spoken language, and location.

business

Platform for personal trainers to expand to the UK

Irish service Legit Fit aims to save fitness professionals an average of four hours a week and is set to expand into the UK

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Graduate entrepreneurs: Igniting the spark for future business supremos

business

College to drive partnerships with newly-rebranded UCC Innovation

business

The Monday Interview: Pollination technology creates buzz

Igniting sparks of graduate enterprise

The annual awards of the IGNITE business start-up programme that supports third level graduates take place on Thursday at University College Cork. Pádraig Hoare spoke to director of the programme, Eamon Curtin.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2017

Could advertisers help real journalism defeat fake news?

Joe Dermody interviews Paul Moran, managing director of Mediaworks marketing and advertising.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2017

Accelerating help to ensure startups succeed

New firms and startups create more jobs than any other business enterprise. 

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Our attention spans are plummeting! What the hell is wrong with us?

There has been a 33% reduction in the average human attention span since 2000. It is now significantly less than a goldfish, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Animations will light up College of Commerce for Culture Night in Cork

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015

Your Wednesday evening catch-up

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Artist Simon Mckeown brings 3D mapping art to Cork Culture Night

Culture Night is back in Ireland for 2015, with the events planned for the 18th of September at locations all over Ireland.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Sports media website PunditArena wins UCC Ignite business award

A sports media website has won the main prize at the UCC Ignite graduate business awards.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

AnaBio developing pea-protein capsules for baby formula

Biotech start-up AnaBio Technologies is in advanced talks with leading global food companies about its low-cost pea protein capsules which can replace the expensive artificial materials that currently encapsulate the nutrients used in toddler formulas.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2013

AnaBio Technologies scoops graduate business innovation award

A technique using milk proteins and other biomaterials to create capsules that can protect and deliver sensitive ingredients to a target site has won the Ignite Graduate Business Innovation Programme’s Awards held in UCC yesterday.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2013

THE STUDENTS

UCC STUDENTS Jayne Ronayne and David Murray saw how popular college graduation yearbooks are in America and wondered if that success would translate to this country.

Fri, 21 Sep, 2012

Pet food producer set to launch seaweed-based supplements in UK

Pet-food producer Seahorse Atlantic is launching its innovative range of organically grown seaweed-based products on the British market.

Sat, 05 May, 2012

UCC scheme calls for fresh applicants

UCC’s free IGNITE Programme, which enables graduates to turn innovative ideas into new products and services, is seeking fresh applicants.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2011

UCC information evening on Ignite

Cork: UCC is hosting an information evening on Ignite, a new 12-month programme for graduates to accelerate business start-ups and to convert innovative ideas into products and services, next Wednesday, November 24, at 6pm.

Sat, 20 Nov, 2010

New start-up support centre launched in Cork

The Minister for Trade and Commerce Billy Kelleher, is to launch a new centre designed to give graduates professional help with business start-ups at University College Cork.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2010

'Apprentice' reject happy to head home

Sandwich chain boss and former Middlesbrough FC trainee Rocky Andrews has become the latest 'The Apprentice' candidate to be fired - after a catering task where his team walked away with a £160 (€175.81) loss.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2009

Luminar mulls over future of Chicago Rock

The future of the Chicago Rock Café chain was under review today after its owner Luminar moved to address a year of unsatisfactory trading.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005

Hippodrome owner eyes trading upturn

Theme bar operator Luminar today hailed an improved trend over the summer as it overcame June’s sharp drop-off in trading.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2004

2,200 jobs to go at BT’s loss-making IT division

Telecoms group BT is set to cut around 2,200 jobs from its loss-making IT services division Ignite, it emerged today.

Sun, 12 May, 2002