Irish former primary school teacher develops facial shield to protect against skin cancers
Linda Chanders was diagnosed in 2021 with a malignant melanoma, leading her to develop the SUNiRE Landen face shield, which protects those recovering from skin cancer and anyone who works or plays sport outdoors
An Irish woman in Malta: ‘I miss my family and the greenery of home but not the driving rain’
Solicitor Fiona Healy cites the lower cost of living, the international focus and the ease of doing business as reasons why she loves living on the Mediterranean island
Aviation industry: New platform streamlines hiring of the best technical consultants
APTN.AERO aims to make it easy for those who invest in or trade aircraft assets to hire aviation consultants highly suited to particular situations
New app targets women sports fans poorly served by existing sports platforms
New Innovator: SportElle
An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’
Wild Geese: Eoghan MacDonagh is a senior associate with the law firm Clifford Chance
‘There’s no middleman getting a mark-up’: why Irish high-end bedding company Amurelle founder took the direct route
Hannah Sanusi says she couldn’t find the kind of quality she was looking for in Ireland, so she moved to fill the gap in the market
My Baggage aims to cut the hassle and cost when shipping personal effects abroad
Paul Stewart launched his business back in 2010 but since then the company has expanded well beyond moving students’ belongings across borders
UCD professor develops monitoring device that could help prevent stillbirths
FeMo is a foetal monitoring device that allows expectant parents and clinicians to keep a close eye on a baby’s movements in the womb
Dublin tech start-up aiming to improve air travel for passengers with mobility issues
PRM Assist says it has the edge over the competition because it has taken an integrated approach to managing assistance services
Cork company on mission to improve eating experience for those with swallowing problems
Ocras produces individually-portioned, texture-modified food for people with dysphagia, a condition affecting 8 per cent of the world population
Start-up that takes the hassle out of tax returns for expat workers
Expat Taxes was set up by chartered accountant Stephanie Wickham to address the unique tax issues faced by people and companies moving to or from Ireland
UCD academics find cost-efficient way to extract minerals from spent batteries
The Licovolt technology will be used to extract lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from spent battery material at a fraction of the cost and emissions of current method
Fitter fish: Irish company uses plant extracts to improve disease resistance in aquatic life
New Innovator: Auranta says its product ‘will revolutionise the gut health of fish worldwide’
Turning to nature for skincare products for the mature woman
When beauty industry veteran Sinead O’Keefe entered perimenopause, she started harnessing the beneficial properties of red clover on her family farm