The technology newswire for Ireland, publishing updated technology and e-business news in areas including e-commerce, advertising and marketing, investment, and wireless technologies. http://www.enn.ie/section/211.html sheila@enn.ie careilly@enn.ie Copyright 2005, ElectricNews.Net Ltd http://www.enn.ie/imgs/logo/logo01.gif http://www.enn.ie Science Foundation Ireland funding worth EUR3 million has been awarded to mathematics projects at four universities around the country. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124322.html Micheal Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has announced the investment of EUR16.4 million into a new Science Foundation Ireland research programme.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124216.html Despite the current economic uncertainty investors are ploughing money into Irish tech firms with over EUR80 million invested in the final quarter of 2007. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124118.html IBM is setting up Europe's first cloud computing centre in Dublin, supported by IDA Ireland, at its Innovation Campus in Mulhuddart. http://www.enn.ie/article/10124090.html Last year's batch of high-potential start-ups in Ireland are poised to create as many as 880 new jobs over the next three years.http://www.enn.ie/article/10124012.html Enterprise Minister Micheal Martin has announced details of a EUR50 million funding package for Institutes of Technology nationwide. http://www.enn.ie/article/10123980.html Enterprise Minister Micheal Martin has announced a EUR5.5 million investment focusing on nine engineering posts across Ireland. http://www.enn.ie/article/10123878.html Sixty-seven new research posts are to be created in third level institutes under a new EUR44.55 million funding award aimed at attracting international academics.http://www.enn.ie/article/10123597.html Some EUR75.4 million was raised by Irish-owned tech firms from investors in the four months to October, compared to EUR53.9 million for the same period a year ago.http://www.enn.ie/article/10123596.html Over EUR5 billion was spent on mergers and acquisitions involving Irish firms in the third quarter, with tech-related M&As among the most valuable deals.http://www.enn.ie/article/139501.html