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    Irish technical know-how reaches the Final Frontier.

    While not sorting out how the global financial systems operate and work more effectively, our scitech eggheads are getting European space hardware into space with their software programmes. Another indication of our brilliantly talented nation.

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    Re: Irish technical know-how reaches the Final Frontier.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ard-Taoiseach
    While not sorting out how the global financial systems operate and work more effectively, our scitech eggheads are getting European space hardware into space with their software programmes. Another indication of our brilliantly talented nation.

    See here.
    That is pretty impressive- once again underlining the vital nature of R&D. Good to see the R&D tax credit being enhanced in the new budget....although, if it were up to me, I'd go a lot further....

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    good stuff. maybe we'll see an irish astronaut up there before too long!

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