# Engineering

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# strengthened

Not-so-Leaning Tower of Pisa anymore as landmark straightens slightly

An engineering professor said that the 57-metre monument had straightened by four centimetres.

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Nov 22nd 2018, 4:27 PM

# snapshot

Across the way: 11 of Ireland's most breathtaking bridges, in photos

Century-old stone bridges in Cork and contemporary designs in Dublin city.

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Nov 7th 2018, 5:32 PM

# Study

'A gender equality paradox': Countries with more gender equality have fewer female STEM grads

The researchers believe this might be because countries with less gender equality often have little welfare support.

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Feb 18th 2018, 10:30 AM

# Expansion

The Limerick billionaires behind Stripe are opening a Dublin engineering hub

But one of the Collison brothers has warned about the dangers of the city’s housing crisis.

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Feb 5th 2018, 11:35 AM

# Michael M O'Shaughnessy

Meet the Irishman who gave the green light to the Golden Gate Bridge

An archive of papers belonging to the NUI Galway graduate have gone on show this week.

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Oct 15th 2017, 9:00 PM

# Infrastructure

Why is everything in Ireland 'mediocre'?

In terms of infrastructure, that is.

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Jul 23rd 2017, 7:00 AM

# fibreship

Irish engineers are at the heart of a shipbuilding revolution

A new project will see the construction of vessels more than 50 metres in length using fibre materials.

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Jul 22nd 2017, 7:40 AM

Voices

A female engineer: 'It's important that we respect the natural differences between men and women'

We can encourage more and more bright young women into engineering, writes Professor Laoise McNamara.

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Mar 11th 2017, 8:00 PM

# look no hands

Without the budget of Google, these Waterford students created a self-driving car

Instead, it required a lot of imagination to complete it in 12 weeks.

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Jun 1st 2016, 2:48 PM

# Salaries

The top five highest-paying business jobs in Ireland are...

The positive employment stats seen in Ireland in recent times are set to continue according to a new jobs guide for 2016.

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Jan 12th 2016, 6:03 AM

Voices

We're getting children excited about outer space at an earlier age

My inner space nerd was delighted to be accepted onto the European Space Agency’s workshop for primary school teachers.

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Jul 19th 2015, 12:00 PM

Voices

More fascinating than fiction: The women codebreakers of WWII

A closer look at the women cryptographers who were instrumental in the Allied war effort against the Nazis.

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Apr 22nd 2015, 9:15 PM

# CAO

Stereotypes could be holding students back from embracing STEM courses

New research shows students biggest concern is fitting in at third-level.

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Dec 18th 2014, 9:00 PM

# Research

Women now have 1.7 million more reasons to get involved in science

Ten women have been awarded funding by Science Foundation Ireland.

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Nov 5th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Trinity College

Here's how you revamp a 400-year-old university

If you have €600 million handy.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 2:28 PM

# Interview

Former undisputed Irish handball king aiming to reclaim his throne

Paul Fitzpatrick catches up with Irish handball star Eoin Kennedy, who is aiming to win back what he once owned.

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Sep 13th 2014, 7:45 AM

# stand back

The female engineers of the future just spent two weeks making robots

It’s a hands-on, sparks-flying, metal-welding way to produce more female scientists and engineers in Ireland.

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Jul 6th 2014, 5:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Have a positive impact on Ireland’s society and economy – choose a STEM career

Leaving Cert students: consider courses in science, technology, engineering and maths. They’ll give you transferable, mobile skills that are needed in almost every sector.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 1:00 PM

# Trolleyed

Dragons' Den inventor in row with employer over trolley key

Ray Shannon pitched the Trolkey on the TV programme, but his employer has taken issue with his development of the product.

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May 29th 2014, 6:39 PM

# Jobswatch

Engineering recruitment firm announces 56 new jobs for Cork

The €16 million investment will see the staff hired over the next 18 months.

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May 16th 2014, 2:48 PM

# GIMME THAT PEN

Here's the life-changing robot designed for Joanne O'Riordan in action

The prototype was unveiled at Trinity College Dublin earlier this afternoon.

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Mar 21st 2014, 5:22 PM

# Robbie the Robot

Trinity College engineers have built Joanne O'Riordan a robot

She will meet Robbie at a reveal ceremony later this afternoon.

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Mar 21st 2014, 10:08 AM

Voices

Column: Can girls STEM the tide of emigration?

Misconceptions about science, technology, engineering and mathematics are dissuading girls from taking them as subjects – doing a disservice to them and wider society, writes Dr Kirsten Foy.

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Feb 19th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Jobswatch

Irish company to recruit 70 engineers after winning €16m contract in Abu Dhabi

Kelly Steel Engineering is to build a 3,500 tonne baggage handling facility at Abu Dhabi’s new Airport.

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Oct 25th 2013, 9:23 AM

# Edit

Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' tries to increase representation of women there

Many high-profile women from the science, tech, engineering and maths fields have little or no profile on the contributor-generated online encyclopaedia.

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Oct 19th 2013, 5:30 PM

# ground control

Rare 1970s photos turn up of the building of Disney's Space Mountain

The oldest operating rollercoaster in Florida was a feat of engineering at its time – and still looks impressive.

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Sep 22nd 2013, 5:00 PM

# Shipwreck

Storm delays huge operation to raise Costa Concordia

Italian engineers are expected to begin the operation this morning with flotation tanks to be attached to the underwater side of the vessel.

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Sep 16th 2013, 8:39 AM

# India

Over a dozen killed as hotel wall collapses in India

Staff buried under debris as “very old” building with cracks in walls gives way in Secunderabad.

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Jul 8th 2013, 1:45 PM

# Oooo shiny

Stainless steel: 100 years rust-free

‘Unstainable steel’ became a hit in 1913 – and just look what we’ve built from it since.

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Jul 7th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Waterworld

A Hong Kong company wants to build a €30bn canal across Nicaragua

That’s the plan ‘n’ anyways.

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Jun 16th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Engineering

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse in the US

Although it’s rare, some bridges deemed to be fine structurally can still be crippled if they are struck hard enough in the wrong spot.

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May 27th 2013, 7:15 AM

# digging in

This amazing feat of engineering happened exactly 100 years ago

The key to the success of the Panama Canal – the 12km-long Culebra Cut – was completed this month in 1913. Its overseeing engineer died just months later.

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May 4th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Jobswatch

Good news! 150 new jobs for Cork

Recruitment for engineers with varying levels of experience is to begin immediately.

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Mar 5th 2013, 6:00 AM

# Mozambique

Irishman killed in Mozambique died "as a result of a serious assault"

Initial reports indicated that the 32-year-old had been shot.

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Feb 26th 2013, 6:54 PM

# science hack

Inventions wanted: Digital Irish dancing shoes, 'keepy uppy' counter

Some of Ireland’s brightest technical, design and artistic minds are coming together in Dublin to brainstorm solutions for unusual requests.

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Feb 26th 2013, 6:30 AM

# pretty fly

'Hybrid wing' plane uses half the fuel of a standard aeroplane

It could improve commercial aircraft efficiency within a decade.

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Jan 27th 2013, 6:30 PM

# Jobs

Limerick company launches scholarship to fight skills shortage

Emutex has launched a scholarship and internship for third level undergraduate students, after having to go abroad to hire seven out of 10 people in 2012.

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Dec 27th 2012, 3:23 PM