Free app to take pain out of organising school events

Messaging service Komeer aims to corner market

Pat Walsh with Sophie Osborne, 9, Ruby Clancy, 8, and Darragh Barber, 8, at the launch of Komeer Picture: Andres Poveda

Dublin businessman Pat Walsh has launched a new smartphone app that he hopes will replace SMS messaging and printed notes as the go-to method of communication between teachers and parents in Irish schools.

Walsh has invested €120,000 in Komeer, a mobile two-way messaging service parents can download and use for free on iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows mobiles, using their email address to sign up via Facebook or Google.

Schools can also use ...