Swedish boost for design firm

Michael O’Keeffe is upbeat for the prospects of his technology firm, Ircona, just over a year after he led a management buyout (MBO) of part of a US firm.

Michael O’Keeffe is upbeat for the prospects of his technology firm, Ircona, just over a year after he led a management buyout (MBO) of part of a US firm.

Ircona, a Dublin design and development firm, has just won a deal with Swedish company SwitchCore, worth an initial €1 million. Under the multi-year agreement, Ircona will work on the software and systems for SwitchCore’s latest chip for internet and data communications.

That deal ...