Ireland is swiftly moving forward in R&D in various fields of science and technology.

Via Nanowerk news:
The Naughton Institute, a €100 million state-of-the-art new science facility at Trinity College Dublin which will house Ireland’s first purpose-built nanoscience research institute, the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and the world’s first Science Gallery was officially opened by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD, at 4pm, January 23, 2008. CRANN has received substantial government investment, €74 million of which has come in research grants through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

Also opened recently was the Science Gallery, new type of venue where today’s white-hot scientific issues are thrashed out and you can have your say. A place where ideas meet. They have some interesting exhibitions lined up, check it out here.