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Adrian Weckler recently posted that Ireland sucks at filing patents, despite the significant amount of funding that has gone into research in Ireland.  In his analysis he correctly identifies SFI as one of the funding sources.
I would offer a number of observations on Adrian’s post:

I understand that it takes 18 months for a patent application [...]

TechCentral.ie posts an entry on the collaboration between the TCD GV2 guys in the SFI-funded Metropolis project and the Central Remedial Clinic.
The story is also carried by Silicon Republic and Electric News Network.

David McWilliams, that eternal doomsayer, has an interesting post on his blog recently. Here’s a snippit that sums up his view:

We have already seen how the slump in stamp duty has affected the coffers. But long-term, no country ever got rich by its people buying and selling property to each other with money borrowed [...]

Apropos my last post, there’s an interview with Bertie Ahern in the Independent where he talks about his career and decision to resign. From SFI’s point of view, there’s an interesting quote:

One of the things I am particularly proud of is the work that we did in bringing Science Foundation Ireland, bringing in proper [...]

The Sunday Business Post is carrying an article about the imminent departure of Maurice Treacy, the current director of the BIO directorate in SFI.
Maurice leaves SFI to take up a position as CEO in The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT).

Gabriella at the Interactive Design Centre in UL reports on a lecture given by Prof David Parnas of the Software Quality Research Lab. The lecture marks the end of Prof. Parnas’s time in Ireland, and we wish him well on his return to Canada.

boards.ie one of the grand old dames of the Irish internet space, is 10 years old this week. It was established by John Breslin, who now works at the SFI DERI.
Check out a nice interview and writeup in SiliconRepublic

As I mentioned previously, SFI is launching a new SRC call. We’ve just announced a number of information meetings for any interested parties:

Dublin: Wednesday, February 6, 3pm, SFI Offices – Wilton Park House
Maynooth: Thursday, February 7, 10am, NUI Maynooth – John Hume Boardroom
Galway: Thursday, February 7, 3pm, NUI Galway – Moore Institute Seminar Room
Limerick: [...]

Silicon Republic report on the results of the recent SFI equipment call, which was announced at the SFI board meeting Monday of this week. SFI have made grants totalling in excess of €31m for the purchase of scientific equipment to support R&D efforts.
The money quote:

More good news for the science and technology research community [...]

There are a couple of interesting events being organised by Lero at the moment. The first is a Lero industry event discussing Global Software Development. This event is a follow-on from the Lero event of last November, and is scheduled to give people a bit more time to get themselves organised. It [...]