Meet the young Irish rocket scientists who are about to boldly go where few Irish teens have gone before.

Cork Internet eXchange said its advanced plans to link onto a high-speed transatlantic cable will make it the fastest data switching centre on the island this summer, as it eyes more sub-sea connections into Europe and eventually into Asia.

Girls can easily mix fame and an exciting job if they want, TV doctor Pixie McKenna said yesterday.

A century-old document has revealed how the official weather readings for the capital are blank during the 1916 Rising.

A €5m investment at Cork Internet eXchange’s (CIX) data centre has resulted in the company creating 10 new jobs as it doubles the capacity of its Hollyhill site.