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Limerick’s cutting edge lies in its STEM city status Image: © Evgeni/Stock.adobe.com A recent article sparked massive backlash for its description of Limerick, but it also presented a perfect opportunity to remind the world what the city truly has to offer, writes Jenny Darmody. There’s something unique about watching a fallout happen on Twitter. I have often come to such incidents via something akin to the backdoor, where a mixture of subtweets referencing some sort of gaffe leads me the original source of the discontent. Last weekend was no different when I scrolled through my Twitter ...

IDA targets 76 investments in Mid West over next three years Reporter: ');  '); DESPITE tough times brought about by Covid-19, IDA Ireland is still aiming for 76 investments in the region over the next few years. As part of this, the job creation agency will construct its own advanced manufacturing centre between now and 2024, as well as upgrading its stock of business parks across the region including the National Technology Park in Plassey. The IDA’s manager for the Mid-West region Will Corcoran, who has been in the role for just over a year, said the advanced facility will act as an at...

Students experience nature in the University of Vermont's "Birding to Change the World " class. A new study finds that 26% of people visiting parks during early months of the COVID-19... view more  Credit: Andy Duback/University of Vermont What does it take to get some people to go outside and experience nature? For some urban dwellers, it took the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. The new study finds that 26% of people visiting parks during early months of the COVID-19 pandemic had rarely - or never - visited nature in the previous year. The study, by researchers at the Universi...

Pandemic drove many people into nature for the first time in years During the pandemic, a surprising 26% of park visitors had rarely – or never – spent time in local nature in the last year, finds new research by UVM Professor Brendan Fisher and a team of student researchers. Photo: UVM’s ‘Birding to Change to the World’ course by Andy Duback. What does it take to get some people to go outside and experience nature? For some urban dwellers, it took the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.  The new study finds that 26% of people visiting parks during early months of the C...