A letter from Tom McCarthyPatch Founder and Chairperson In 2025, Patch runs our seventh summer accelerator. You may remember our first programme in 2019, which was very much an experiment – we put 12 extraordinary young people in the same room and asked them to build something cool. We had a lot to learn, but we were absolutely confident that gathering Ireland’s most talented youth and supporting them as best we could would lead to something extraordinary. Where are we now? As of today, we have over 200 alumni. Some are waiting on Leaving Cert results and others have…
From life as a train driver operating out of Heuston Station, to pitching new innovative solutions for sustainable transport to senior leadership, Eoin Kearns stepped out of the day-to-day role when he was selected to join Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail’s innovation programme Future Track, in partnership with Dogpatch Labs. Stepping out of the carriage (and the comfort zone), and stepping into an entrepreneurial environment, Eoin shared his experience, “The mentorship and advice from champions has been invaluable.” His fellow 21 colleagues innovating in Future Track echoed this sentiment, noting that being immersed in Dogpatch Labs “feels like you’re in…
We’ve all got our part to play in Ireland’s transition to net zero, and at Dogpatch Labs we are working with our partner ESB to facilitate this through open innovation – starting with entrepreneurs inside the organisation – via the X_Potential incubator programme, as part of a five-year sustainability innovation partnership announced in 2021. ESB’s Chief Exec Paddy Hayes joined us in Dogpatch this October, to share insights with each team and deliver an inspiring address to the 24 intrapreneurs. Hayes stressed the importance of blending diverse skill sets to drive innovation and urged participants to challenge themselves,…
South Africa Deputy President Paul Mashatile attends Showcase event at Dogpatch Labs. Another important milestone was reached this September in Dogpatch Labs’ drive to continuously enrich the Irish tech ecosystem; connecting global innovation ecosystems with the third successful edition of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. And this time attracting international VIPs to the fray. Having heard through pan-African media circles of the impact of the seven dynamic South African startups, who were selected from over 350 competitive applications, both the Irish and South African governments made it their mission to get involved in 2024’s programme in Dublin’s Dogpatch…
Founders of The Awareness Company, Creddiple, Momint, Smartview Technology, Samanjalo, Adbot and Athena. Seven South African tech entrepreneurs find their opportunity to test the European market at Dublin’s Dogpatch Labs. For a third year in a row, the Irish Tech Challenge hosts a South African showcase boasting a range of digital platforms from Climate Tech to FinTech. “Our mission at Dogpatch is to create an innovation ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs. The South African entrepreneurs joining us for an immersion week are developing solutions to address critical sustainability challenges. Our own Irish entrepreneurs can learn how we can incorporate this mindset…