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Peachylean activewear designed so no woman is ‘left behind’

The Dublin-based inclusive activewear business plans to add new partners across Ireland and Britain before going stateside

Lios noise reduction technology leads to stellar progression

The Dublin-based business started out as a BT Young Scientists and Technology Exhibition entry and is now working with the European Space Agency

A week of technology for a lifetime of digital skills

A national celebration from 20th-26th March demonstrates the potential of creative technology for all children and young people with a jam-packed week of digital learning and fun.

How a furniture store helped inspire the birth of a Galway software firm with 16 staff

With offices in Ireland, Britain and Australia, Ordorite is a leading software provider for furniture and bedding retailers

Dublin firm's solar-powered billboards used at bus and Luas stops

Solar AdTek provides partially or wholly solar powered advertising billboards in over 100 locations

Johnson Hana eases heavy burden of routine legal services

The legal services firm has a ‘marketplace’ of lawyers to reduce costs and increase efficiencies for businesses

Blanchardstown software firm tells builders in real time if they are losing money

LiveCosts previously ran a construction company and were frustrated with the lack of technology available to assess costs

Ginger beer on tap helps the profits to start flowing

Zingibeer, an alcoholic ginger beer produced by father and daughter team Rachel and Kevin Byrne, is now on sale in 300 retailers and should soon have its own production facility

How a grain of an idea became the main ingredient in a thriving food business

Starting with spent grain from breweries, Biasol upcycles food that would normally go to waste to create nutritious and delicious ingredients for products such as scone and pancake mixes

Vegan foods entrepreneur who started business cooking for husband now selling to SuperValu

Thanks Plants vegan products are sold in 300 stores across Ireland and has started exporting to Britain, Iceland and Spain

Mesh seeks funding to develop sales and marketing operation

The Sandyford-based company aims to become the go-to security provider for managed services providers

Love of coffee and empty kiosk perfect blend for new business

Hannah Murphy stumbled upon the vacant kiosk on Leeson Street and instantly knew it would be a great location for her coffee business

How a Meath soap company went from 'two pots in a kitchen' to 25 staff

The Handmade Soap Company, which manufactures natural body and home care products, puts a lot of emphasis on the green agenda for future growth

Family-run Wicklow fragrance company Max Benjamin targets US expansion

The business, founded by Orla Van den Bergh in Co Wicklow in the 1990s, is looking to move into the States this year with products that include natural wax candles, diffusers and hand creams

Menopause Hub to open Cork clinic as it looks to keep women in the workplace

As the support service for women going through the menopause opens its first clinic in Cork, its founder says there are 140,000 women who consider leaving their jobs because of their symptoms

The Dublin firm aiming to solve a problem more lethal than breast and colon cancer

Firm that can make clinical diagnoses faster has raised €7.4 million to date and plans to scale up production of infection testing platform for worldwide use

From anvils into the modern age – how a Louth sheet metal firm evolved

Clients of Eliteform Manufacturing include the Aviva Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and now the Castlebellingham company is looking to get into making brackets for solar panels

Giyst targets €1m seed funding for technology to sum up key points in the blink of an eye

The start-up uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to quickly repurpose hours of conference content into a coherent summary

GreyScout targets US to grow its online brand protection client list

The cloud software business, which monitors online channels for intellectual property infringements, has raised €1m in pre-seed funding and hopes to close its seed round before the end of the year

Fun and games as Glitterbug focuses on the pub and restaurant experience

The mobile app developer works with hospitality clients to improve the engagement of customers, using gaming and AR technology