Tozi is a new app aimed at creating a safer more positive online space for young people

Developed by the Vodafone Ireland Foundation in partnership with Dublin City University (DCU) Anti-Bullying Centre and Childline by ISPCC, 45% of teenagers witnessed mistreatment online and 1 in 10 children have experienced cyberbullying New free app aims to educate and support young people with Childline Live Help feature built-in   Dublin: Tozi is a new […]

Free weight loss app ‘weight-mate’ launched by safefood

A free smartphone app to help people to lose weight in a healthy way has been launched today by safefood. The launch of the app “weight-mate” comes as recent research indicates that one in three Irish adults (35%) are trying to lose weight[1]. At present in Ireland, almost two in three adults (61%) are overweight or […]

School space App-eal

Budding young architects in primary schools across Tipperary and beyond are being invited by banana importers Fyffes to demonstrate their talent in a way that could provide extra accommodation for their school. With their introduction of Go Bananas, a new free educational healthy eating app for tablets and iPads, children aged 7-10 are asked to take […]

EPA’s App makes it easy for people to report environmental pollution

If you ‘See It?’ – then ‘Say It!’, says EPA ‘See It? Say It!’ App now available for Android phones as well as iPhones. The App now links to the FixYourStreet website, that is monitored by all local authorities. The Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly T.D. today launched the Android version of the successful […]

Shine Ireland Launches Social Skills For Autism App

Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability with the latest research from the Centre for Disease Control in the US showing that autism can now affect 1 in 68 births. Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in the areas of social interaction, communication skills, and cognitive function. The SHINE Centre for Autism in Ireland […]

Tipperary Farming App Wins 250k Start Up Competition

In a competition that started a year ago, Tipperary-based Herdwatch, a farming app for beef and dairy farmers, was crowned overall winner of the AIB-sponsored Start-up Academy in a high quality final against 10 other high potential start-ups. The 11 finalists were selected from the initial 300 applicants at a semi-final last November, and attended […]