Irish Graduate Wins James Dyson Award 2025 with Home Device for Lymphatic Drainage
A recent Maynooth University graduate has been named Ireland’s national winner of the James Dyson Award 2025 for an invention…
Irish woman wins Global James Dyson Award 2024
Olivia Humphreys, a graduate from the University of Limerick, has been crowned the global winner of the prestigious 2024 James…
Irish Consumers Embrace AI to Reclaim Their Time – Samsung Research Finds
Recent research reveals that Irish consumers are increasingly looking to AI to help manage daily tasks and free up time.…
Red Bull Basement 2024 open for Applicants from Irish Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Red Bull Basement has opened applications for its 2024 edition, offering entrepreneurs and student innovators in Ireland the opportunity to…
hmv to open new store on Dublin’s Henry Street
hmv has announced its return to Ireland's high streets with the officially opening of its new Dublin flagship store in…
2022 James Dyson Award Global Winners announced
The winners of the 2022 James Dyson Award, which has given more than £1m in prize money to over 300…
Google announces new Street View features for its 15th Birthday
Google's Street View feature, founded in their Maps service, is turning 15 years old today and, to mark the birthday,…
BearingPoint teams up with Leinster Rugby to enter the Metaverse
BearingPoint, who are the official innovation partner of Leinster Rugby, today hosted a media event showcasing the capabilities of metaverse…
Google.org Provides €250k Grant to Support spunout to Establish “Empathy Academy” for Irish Young People
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced it will support spunout to establish a peer led empathy education programme…
Krispy Kreme Ireland team up with Xbox to launch custom doughnut
Krispy Kreme and Xbox have just announced a new partnership that celebrate 20 years since the launch of the original…
Three Ireland customers to get 3 months of Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited for free
Three Ireland has just announced that, from today, all of its Bill Pay, Prepay as well as Broadband Bill Pay…
Virgin Media to remove data caps for all mobile plans starting today
Virgin Media has just announced that they will be removing the data caps for their 5GB and 'Unlimited' plan starting…
Jameson launches 1.5 million ‘digitally connected’ bottles in Ireland
Jameson Irish Whiskey has just announced Jameson Connects. Described as 'the new immersive digital platform', consumers and fans of the…
Vhi launches Amazon Alexa skill to promote mindfulness
Vhi has just launched a guided mindfulness skill available via Amazon Alexa to support better sleep habits. The skill was…
First big names for Dublin Comic Con 2019 announced
With Dublin Comic Con just a few months away, the organisers have just announced the first major names that will…
Just Eat giving away €10,000 in gift cards to celebrate 25 million journeys on dublinbikes
Just Eat dublinbikes has just announced that over 25 million journeys have been taken on their bike hire scheme since…
Uber Eats Launches in Ireland this Thursday
From this Thursday, Uber will launch their food app - Uber Eats - in four cities across Ireland. Starting at…
TheEffect.Net voted ‘Best Digital & Tech Blog’ in Ireland
We did it again! At the Blog Awards 2018 ceremony last night in Dublin city centre, TheEffect.Net was voted the…
Sony Mobile’s 9 battery saving tips for festival season
We’re well into summer 2018 and festival season is in full swing across Ireland. But here’s the dilemma – you’re looking to take…
COMPETITION: Win a Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact + Weekend Passes to Groove Festival
We’ve teamed up with Sony Mobile Ireland again and Groove Festival, to offer one lucky reader the chance to win…
COMPETITION: Win a Sony Xperia L2 smartphone + tickets to Taste of Dublin
Taste of Dublin is returning to Iveagh Gardens this year from 14 – 17 June 2018 and we’ve teamed up with…
8-Bit Partners With Trust Gaming For Upcoming Conference
8-Bit Gaming Conference is coming back to Dublin this July and this time, they've partnered with Trust Gaming. happening…
FEATURE: Making Your First Video Game – Part 2
So, following up on Paul’s first post, he is back with the final part in his series on how to…
FEATURE: Making Your First Video Game – Part 1
So, time for something a bit different! Friend of the site Paul Froggatt went ahead and made an actual game…
VR Conference & Exhibition, ‘Immersive Stories’, Taking Place at ADIFF 2018
The final line-up and schedule has been released for the Immersive Stories: Virtual Reality Conference & Exhibition, which takes place…
Vodafone hosts Ireland’s first live 5G test
Vodafone Ireland, in partnership with Ericsson, have today announced Ireland’s first successful live demonstration of pre-standard 5G technology in Ireland. The event, which was held at the Douglas Hyde…
Vodafone Launches ‘Fantastic Days’ Rewards Programme
Vodafone Ireland has just announced the launch of their brand new 'Fantastic Days' Rewards Programme. Vodafone’s Fantastic Days programme's is to…
The Big Consumer Tech Trends of 2018
Happy New Year! January is already flying by and the Christmas cobwebs have most definitely been dusted off. 2018 looks…
TheEffect.Net voted ‘Best Digital & Technology Blog’ in Ireland!
WE DID IT!! On behalf of everyone here in TheEffect.Net HQ, I’m delighted to announce that we’ve just been awarded ‘Best…
GameStop Ireland launch partnership with Make-A-Wish
GameStop Ireland & Make-A-Wish have just announced a new partnership and to celebrate the announcement, they've granted 10 year old Oliver…