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Russian Ghost Ships And Irish Blind Spots

Oct 3, 2025

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10 min read

Russian Ghost Ships And Irish Blind Spots

Irish tech tracking Russia's shadow fleet from space, UCD’s AI2Peat wins funding for bog satellites, an Astronaut hits the road for Space Week and a week of contrasts for two global startup stars.

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News, explainers, and Irish angles on the space economy

Mar 5, 2026

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15 min read

Phi-Lab Ireland's First Tenants

Irish firms are turning up in some unexpected places - inside the structure of a gravitational wave detector, on the floor at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, at a semiconductor expo in Seoul. Northern Ireland’s ‘space ready’ firms are at London’s Space-Comm Expo en masse. There’s a notable funding deadline on March 27 and Phi-Lab in Mullingar has named its first two Irish tenants.

€42 Million, 6 Months, 3 Calls: A Plain-English Guide to Horizon Europe's March Space Round

Feb 26, 2026

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14 min read

€42 Million, 6 Months, 3 Calls: A Plain-English Guide to Horizon Europe's March Space Round

Three Horizon Europe space calls worth nearly €42 million open on 10 March - and the government has just launched an action plan to help Irish SMEs land a bigger share. We break down what's on offer and how to start a bid. Plus: Phi-Lab Mullingar reveals its first two tenants, and Constellr's €37 million round shows where European defence money is heading.News, Explainers, and Irish Angles on the Space Economy.

Feb 19, 2026

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12 min read

ESA Phi-Lab Launches in Mullingar

ESA formally planted its flag in Mullingar with the launch of Phi-Lab Ireland, the agency's first dedicated innovation outpost in the country, and announced a second funding round opening within weeks. UCD unveiled Setanta Space, a new start-up working on autonomous spacecraft operations. Across Europe, three defence-linked deals show where the money is heading.