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Republicans should just win our votes, not limit them | Letters Here’s what readers are saying in Monday’s letters to the editor.     Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial elections law Thursday in West Palm Beach, but only Fox News was allowed to show it. Published May 10 A partisan presentation | May 7 Despite Donald Trump’s victory in Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ acknowledgement that voting in Florida was more transparent and efficient than in any other state in the country, the governor has signed a bill which imposes new limits on using drop boxes and votin...

Uptick in early-stage funding deals starts 2021 on ‘positive’ note Gillian Buckley, chair of the IVCA. Image: IVCA Figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association show that seed and early-stage deals have recovered partially after a tough 2020. Early-stage funding deals in Ireland saw a slight bounce back in the first quarter of 2021 after a worrying decline in 2020. Overall funding in the first quarter of the year, according to deals tracked by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA), stood at €249.4m. This is up 8.9pc from the same period in 2020. “Funding appears to have sh...

Sharp decline in early-stage Irish start-up funding deals in 2020 Gillian Buckley, chair of the IVCA. Image: IVCA New figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association show that investors put money in safer bets during the pandemic. Venture capital funding in early-stage start-ups in Ireland fell by almost a third in 2020 as the pandemic downturn took its toll on deal making. While overall funding figures are up – with €925m invested in Irish SMEs last year compared to €820m the year prior – investments in early-stage start-ups dropped 32pc, from €285m to €194m. That’s accordi...

Home school sees Louth parents and teachers in it together Reporter:  '); With the Christmas and new year holidays well and truly over, the school corridors and classrooms across the county should be bustling with the sounds of kids and teachers. However once more the learning environment for primary school children has been completely changed, with the school bell no longer ringing in their ears, instead replaced by the humming of laptops. While in 2020 the online environment was all new to teachers and parents alike, the current lockdown has seen schools become much better prepared for th...