Sunday Independent: From the rise of data analysis and personalisation to voice recognition applications, new technologies are continually changing the retail landscape.

Enterprise Ireland is to provide funding for early-stage start-ups established by graduates working across a number of technology subsectors. Applications for funding open on Tuesday, April 10th, and close two weeks later.

The Government has launched a €300m loan scheme for Irish companies to offset the potential impacts of Brexit. 

Knowledge Transfer Ireland has chosen 15 entries across six categories: collaborative research, consultancy, licence-to-market, spin-out company, knowledge transfer initiative, and knowledge transfer achiever.

HPSU Start Manager Sarita Johnston joined Mary Wilson on Drivetime to discuss female entrepreneurship and the new Fuelling Ambition Roadshow.

Seven of the most interesting and highly awarded start-ups finding success in Ireland.

The Bamboo app that helps you beat the queue at lunchtime is plotting international expansion.

Cork start-up Firemole is planning to go nationwide this year with an innovative safety gadget which helps prevent fires.

Donal Kerr and Stefan Uygur recognised that the market was crying out for an easy solution and put their heads together to create ACSIA.

With the recent release of Stephen Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” the hype about Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality has reached fever pitch.

With ICOs trending and tech IPOs back in vogue, which route should tech firms and investors really consider? 

What’s the outlook for the Irish software sector like? A new report from Enterprise Ireland illuminates the issue.

Together with the Cork Smart Gateway initiative, the council has launched the Small Business Research and Innovation Challenge with Enterprise Ireland to find a way to reduce the time and cost associated with removing graffiti.

Pat Breen, TD announced details of CarShareIT, which is being 50% funded by Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ireland through Enterprise Ireland, during a launch event in Kilrush.