‘If you give up pushing the boundaries, you’re almost giving up on life itself’
This is the story of Bill Gates, Neil Armstrong and the man from Birr, Co. Offaly committed to breaking new boundaries who just happens to connect them.
11 tips to a healthier heart
The Irish Heart dietician Sarah Noone shares her 11 tips for a healthier heart.
Rooms for the boys
Rooms for the boys
GoalSaver winner Valerie Bergin-Carter and Niall Carter moved into their home with just the bare essentials hoping to finish decorating and furnish all the rooms later. But life didn’t go exactly to plan.
Meet the 11-year-old start-up upstarts
Meet the 11-year-old start-up upstarts
5 MIN READ Mrs Morgan (School Principal & BizWorld Dragon for the day): Overall, what do you think it’s worth? Geko Games: We need about 30. Frank (Financial Expert & also a…
7 steps to total business fitness
7 steps to total business fitness
Dave Mulqueen, from Marino, and James Swan, originally from Santry, opened 'The Edge' personal fitness studio in Clontarf, Dublin 3, in 2009. They now employ seven staff, have launched their own range of health supplements and opened their restaurant, 'Fuel' in 2015.
‘It started when we bought our first PC’
‘It started when we bought our first PC’
Girls in Tech is now in over 60 cities, worldwide, and has over 50,000 members with a wide range of programs to educate, empower, and engage women in STEM.
The couple who got a mortgage in 11 days
The couple who got a mortgage in 11 days
We all know that getting a mortgage means paperwork. Banks have duty to make sure that prospective homebuyers can reasonably afford the repayments and that can take a bit of time. But, occasionally, we come across homebuyers like Leonie and Esme.
The strength of the bench
The strength of the bench
5 MIN READ Come in, sit down, launch a business… In 2015, we started inviting entrepreneurs to come into our branches, take a seat, and get to work on their…
Every stitch tells a story
Every stitch tells a story
6 MIN READ Bank of Ireland’s Junk Kouture is an annual competition that challenges young students to take waste materials (the ‘Junk’) and use them to create high fashion outfits (the ‘Kouture’). The results are spectacular. Eye-catching…
I became a stand-up comedian at 77
I became a stand-up comedian at 77
4 MIN READ You’re never too old to be too old Julie Kertesz believes everyone has a story to tell and not just one story but many. That’s…
Building coders one block at a time
Building coders one block at a time
6 MIN READ I can see a bear and a cat on the laptop screen. What’s going on here? I’m trying to make the bear move more slowly than the…