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A number of England's soccer players received abusive messages on social media platforms like Instagram following the Euro 2020 final

Instagram offers new tool to help hide abusive comments

Instagram is introducing new features which it says will help reduce the amount of abusive and offensive messages users receive on the platform.

Business • 11 Aug 21

Sweep is a marketplace app for car sales

3 tech start-ups solving problems during Covid

Boost My Business takes a look at Irish tech companies who are solving issues with their products and making life a little easier during Covid.

Boost My Business • 09 Apr 21

Tech start-up offers better communications in nursing homes

Fiona Alston spoke to the tech start-up offering nursing home residents and their family's peace of mind during Covid.

Boost My Business • 15 Jan 21

Peter O'Connell, Managing Director of Shuppy

We ask four start-ups what they've learned this year

Fiona Alston asked four Irish tech start-ups for three things they have learned during their first year of business.

Boost My Business • 29 Dec 20

Ciaran O'Herlihy created Adepty while sitting out the pandemic in Greece.

Adepty - Created in Greece for sole traders in Ireland

Cork native Ciaran O'Herlihy created a platform to help Irish sole traders while sitting out the pandemic in Greece.

Boost My Business • 21 Dec 20

The Irish tech companies coping in these challenging times

As part of our Boost My Business initiative Fiona Alston caught up with three Irish tech companies to see how they were coping during these challenging times.

Boost My Business • 09 Oct 20

Flipdish was founded by brothers Conor McCarthy and James McCarthy in 2015.

Flipdish busy with orders during restrictions

As part of our Boost My Business initiative Fiona Alston spoke to James McCarthy co-founder of online ordering platform Flipdish to see how the tech start-up has fared since Covid came into our lives.

Boost My Business • 24 Sep 20

Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft with Matthew McCann, CEO of Access Earth

Access Earth adding AI and social distancing to its app

Boost My Business shines a spotlight on tech start-up Access Earth whose app maps accessibility via its users and AI.

Boost My Business • 17 Sep 20

Spark helping start-ups access investment via crowdfunding

The start-up giving start-ups the help they need to access investment. Fiona Alston hears from Spark Crowdfunding's CEO Chris Burge on how their platform puts Irish start-ups in front of investors.

Boost My Business • 08 Sep 20

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