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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Technology Gateway Network – breathing life into small and big businesses all across Ireland
Since its launch in 2013, the Network has delivered over €75 million worth of research completing around 8,500 projects with 5,800 companies across the country. It welcomes new contacts from businesses of all sizes looking to explore new ideas, solve technical challenges, or bring innovations to life. Spanning Ireland, the network has 17 centres of R&D excellence in the five Technological Universities and Dundalk Institute of Technology. These centres are home to over 300 industry-focused researchers with specialist equipment and facilities. They can help businesses to develop new products or services, optimise existing processes or otherwise innovate in how they operate. Gateway can help companies identify technical needs and match them to researchers who can help The centres give start-ups and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fast access to expertise and specialist equipment they may not have in-house. Larger companies and multinationals can also tap into the expertise of the network. Each Gateway is a research centre based in one of Ireland's technological universities or in Dundalk Institute of Technology, and is home to specialist R&D teams and cutting-edge facilities. The Gateways also act as a bridge between academia and industry – helping companies identify technical needs and matching them to researchers who can help. The first step is to contact your local Technology Gateway. If your local centre isn't the right fit, they'll connect you with another in the network whose specialism aligns with your needs. The Smarter Factory Gateway at the Technological University of the Shannon in Limerick is a centre of excellence for Industry 4.0/5.0, for example. Its researchers help manufacturers looking to innovate with automation, data analytics, robotics and more. CREST in TU Dublin specialises in coatings innovation solutions for industry in the engineering, construction, healthcare and biomedical industries. These could include anti-bacterial, anti-microbial or anti-rust coatings, for example. Meanwhile, Nimbus in Munster Technological University Cork develops Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical System prototypes for a broad range of companies, connecting everyday objects and systems and making them smart. To date, the average project value has been €10k but the largest single Technology Gateway project to date was worth €907k While Enterprise Ireland funds the facilitation of these collaborations, companies typically fund the R&D work itself. Many start with Enterprise Ireland Innovation Vouchers, which offer up to €10,000 worth of researcher time to help develop an idea or product, or crack a business or technical challenge. They can apply for four vouchers in total, but the fourth must be co-funded by the company, although it can cover costs up to €20,000. Other businesses use funding from the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnerships Programme for their Technology Gateway research costs, but ultimately most fund most of the costs themselves. To date, the average project value has been €10,000 but the largest single Technology Gateway project to date was worth €907,000. The Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Programme is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27 and the Northern & Western Regional Programme 2021-27. Find out more about the Technology Gateway Network and how to get started with requesting R&D support on Mark Whelan is the Technology Gateway Programme Manager at Enterprise Ireland.
Indian Express
31-07-2025
- Indian Express
Indian-origin scientist ‘relentlessly beaten' in Dublin; raises fresh concerns over racism in Ireland: ‘We deserve to feel safe'
In a deeply disturbing incident that's reigniting concerns over rising racism in Ireland, an Indian-origin tech professional was reportedly assaulted by a group of teenagers in Dublin. Santosh Yadav, a senior data scientist based in Letterkenny, shared the harrowing account of his ordeal on LinkedIn, where he claimed he was ambushed and brutally beaten near his apartment. Yadav, who works with WiSAR Lab and Technology Gateway, described the attack as 'relentless' and said he was targeted while walking back from dinner. 'They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs—leaving me bleeding on the pavement,' he wrote. He added that he eventually managed to contact the Gardai (Irish police), and was taken to Blanchardstown Hospital, where doctors confirmed he had suffered a fractured cheekbone and required specialist treatment. Accompanying his post were two photos—one showing his bloodied face, the other of his shattered glasses. What's particularly alarming is Yadav's claim that such incidents are no longer isolated. 'Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin—on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators,' he said, tagging the Irish government, Indian Embassy, and the Ministry of External Affairs in hopes of intervention. 'We deserve to feel safe. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear,' he added. could not independently verify Yadav's claims. This incident comes just over a week after another Indian man was reportedly assaulted by a group of teenagers in Tallaght, a suburb in southwest Dublin, after false accusations of inappropriate behaviour were levelled against him. Yadav's post has since gone viral, drawing an outpouring of support and outrage online. 'So sorry and sad to read this. These uneducated careless kids don't understand what it takes to reach where you are,' one commenter wrote. Another user said, 'If anyone starts to react to protect themselves, the entire incident will be twisted against them.' A third user expressed solidarity, saying, 'We're taking a stand in Galway as this has gone too far. Hate crimes are now happening daily. Enough is enough.'
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First Post
31-07-2025
- First Post
Techie's cheekbone fractured in ‘racist' attack in Dublin: Are Irish teen gangs targeting Indians?
An Indian-origin man claims to be a victim of a 'racist' attack in Ireland's Dublin, a week after another Indian was brutally assaulted by a gang of teenagers. Anti-immigrant feelings are believed to be behind the cause of these incidents read more Santosh Yadav, an Indian-origin senior data scientist was brutally assaulted in Ireland by a group of teenagers in what appears to be another racist attack. Image Courtesy: LinkedIn On July 19, a 40-year-old Indian man was brutally assaulted in Ireland's Dublin suburb of Tallaght. Almost a week after this horrific assault, another Indian has been beaten by a group of teenagers in Dublin, prompting many to ask — are Irish gangs targeting Indians? We explore the latest incidents of violence against Indians in Ireland to try and ascertain if there's a pattern to the attacks. Indian left with a fractured cheek Two days ago, an Indian-origin techie, identified as Santosh Yadav, described a horrific incident in which he was attacked and left with a fractured cheek. Yadav is a senior data scientist at WiSAR Lab and Technology Gateway in the Irish city of Letterkenny. He is also a co-founder of a tech company known as CogniX. According to his LinkedIn profile, he completed his education — BTech from Kanpur University and PhD in Artificial Intelligence & Computer vision from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad — and then moved to Dublin for a job. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He said that he 'suffered a brutal, unprovoked racist attack near my apartment in Dublin'. Narrating his ordeal, he said: 'After having dinner, I was walking near my apartment when a group of six teenagers attacked me from behind. They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs — leaving me bleeding on the pavement.' Indian Santosh Yadav posts an image of himself after being attacked by an Irish teen gang. Image Coutesy: Santoshyadav/LinkedIn Yadav states that he somehow was able to call the Irish police, the Gardai, for help, who took him to Blanchardstown Hospital where doctors confirmed that he had suffered a fracture to his cheekbone. He further noted in his LinkedIn post that the attack against him wasn't a one-off. 'Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin — on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. They run free and are emboldened to attack again.' He called on the Irish government to take action, stating that he and countless other Indians deserved to 'to walk on the streets without fear'. Past instances of Indians being attacked As Yadav mentioned, his isn't a lone incident where Irish gangs made up of teenagers have attacked Indians. The other most recent assault took place on July 19 when a 40-year-old man was attacked in the evening by a gang of teens and left on the side of the pavement bloodied and battered until a woman came to his rescue and called the authorities for help. The man in his 40s came to Ireland three weeks before the assault on a critical skills visa to begin a new job with a leading international tech company. According to his friend, the victim was on foot to the Vinayaka Hindu temple in Kingswood, following a Google Maps route. While walking through Kilnamanagh, he was approached by a group of teenagers who started taunting him and asking why he was in Ireland. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'He tried explaining he'd been hired by a tech company to fill a skills gap here in Ireland. And then they hit him badly on the head. For 10 to 12 seconds he didn't know where he was and then he realised blood was oozing from his forehead,' the friend told The Irish Times. The group stripped the man from the waist down and took his trousers, before dispersing and leaving him to wander in a dazed state through the residential area. A fellow resident of Dublin, Jennifer Murray, came to the Indian's rescue, calling the authorities and getting him the help he needed. In a video, she later broke down, revealing: 'I saw this man standing there, completely soaked in blood, from his head all the way down to his toes. 'At that moment, he was pleading, 'please help me, please save me'.' Soon after he was attacked, videos of the bloodied man were quickly shared online, alongside claims he had been acting inappropriately around children before the attack. These claims were amplified by prominent anti-immigration accounts, including that of David Atherton, a journalist with a conservative website. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'In Tallaght, a suburb of Dublin, a migrant was caught exposing himself to children. He is covered in blood after being taught some manners,' Atherton falsely claimed in a post to his 300,000 followers on X, accompanied by a video of the man. However, Murray and the Gardai dismissed this claim with Murray even adding, 'He was so extremely polite to me the whole time, all he could say was thank you, thank you … he was visibly shocked, completely shocked.' Shockingly, on the same day that the 40-year-old was attacked, another Indian was also been thrashed and left with a broken nose. The victim, who is studying for a master's degree at Dublin Business School, was walking through Sean Walsh Park in Tallaght at 6 pm when, he said, he was approached by a group of teenagers. According to the student's landlord, they then swore at him and punched him in the face and all over his body. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Other Indian IT workers, doctors and nurses have also shared experiences of similar attacks in community WhatsApp groups. For instance, Indian-origin nurse Jiby Palatty had to call the police in May after two teenage boys on an e-scooter threw a glass bottle that shattered on her leg. Speaking to the Irish Times, she said the injury was a 'surface wound, nothing major' but said the 'emotional trauma' ran deep. 'I've been here since 2006 and I suddenly felt like I wasn't welcomed. I felt embarrassed and alone,' she said. In September last year, two Indians studying at University College Cork complained after ropes were thrown around their necks by teenagers in the city centre. Recounting the details of the incident, Dr Lekha Menon Margassery, president of the UCC Indian Alumi Community, said one student was talking to his friend on the phone when a rope was thrown around his neck. She adds that the second incident happened within a half an hour and involved the same group of teenagers. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Anti-immigrant feeling on the rise in Ireland Officials and authorities note that a lot of the crimes being perpetrated is the result of a surge in anti-immigration stance among the locals. In 2023-2024, the Central Statistics Office revealed that 150,000 individuals relocated to Ireland, the highest influx in 17 years. Moreover, Ireland has seen an exponential rise in Indian-origin citizens over the past few years. Census figures indicate a nearly 300 per cent jump over the last decade — from 11,465 to 45,449. According to reports, more than 10,000 people from the country had arrived in the 12 months leading up to the April 2022 census. Indians are now the third biggest foreign national group on the island, trailing only Polish and UK citizens. More than a third of skilled employment permits awarded by the government to foreign nationals in 2024 went to Indians. Some 13,500 Indians secured work permits last year, compared to 4,553 Brazilians and 4,049 Filipino workers. This has fuelled a lot of anger among the local Irish, who claim that it is because of immigration that Ireland suffers from a severe housing crisis, skyrocketing rental costs and increasing homelessness. This anti-immigration anger even led to riots in several towns in Northern Ireland in June, which resulted in about 40 police officers being injured. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With inputs from agencies
NDTV
31-07-2025
- NDTV
Indian-Origin Man's Face Fractured In "Unprovoked Racist" Attack In Ireland
Dublin: In what appears to be yet another racist attack in Ireland, an Indian-origin entrepreneur said he was brutally beaten by a group of teenagers in Dublin. Santosh Yadav, who is a senior data scientist at WiSAR Lab and Technology Gateway in the Irish city of Letterkenny, according to his LinkedIn profile, said that he was relentlessly beaten across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs and left bleeding on the pavement. In a lengthy LinkedIn post, Yadav said the attack on him was not an isolated incident, claiming such "unprovoked" racial targeting was becoming increasingly common in the European country. "After having dinner, I was walking near my apartment when a group of six teenagers attacked me from behind. They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs-leaving me bleeding on the pavement. I managed to call the Gardai, and an ambulance took me to Blanchardstown Hospital. The medical team confirmed my cheekbone is fractured, and I have now been referred for specialist care," he wrote. The new allegations of racial targeting came over a week after an Indian man was brutally attacked by a mob in Dublin after being falsely accused of inappropriate behaviour with children. Yadav claimed that though such attacks on minorities are surging across Dublin, the government and law enforcement authorities are silent and letting the perpetrators run free. "This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again," he said. Request For Action Requesting authorities to take action against the people racially targeting minorities, Yadav tagged several government agencies, including the Government of Ireland, the Embassy of India in Dublin, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, and Akhilesh Mishra in the post. "We deserve to feel safe. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear," he added and concluded the post with two photos. One of showing blood dripping down his nose and cheek, and the other of a pair of broken glasses. Rising Racism In Ireland NDTV could not independently verify the validity of the post, but it comes days after a similar incident on July 19 in the Tallaght area in south-west Dublin, when a "gang of around 10 teenagers-- 15 to 16 years in age-- attacked" an Indian man. Later, in an emotional Facebook video, Jennifer Murray, the Irish woman who helped the Indian man, narrated the horrific details of the attack and said it wasn't the first racial incident in the area. "At least four Indian men and another man have been facially stabbed by this gang of teenagers in the last four days in Tallaght," she said in the video posted on July 20. According to the woman, the gang that attacked the Indian man concocted a fake story about him being a pedophile who was found with his pants down in a playground to justify their attack. However, that narrative was soon rejected by her, as the man was "miles" away from that playground.
