The TechArchives project collects stories about Ireland’s long and convoluted relationship with information technology and preserves them in a unique series of digital archives.
We record the recollections of computing and online service pioneers and publish them as testimonies on this web site. We also store these accounts, along with other digital files of historic significance, in a secure repository that future generations will be able to consult.
If you participated in, or witnessed, the implementation of computer systems, the development of software or the introduction of network services in 20th century Ireland, we would like to add your experiences to the archives. Please make contact via the email address below.
Each of the TechArchives timelines tracks people, projects and events in a key category of hardware, software or information service during its formative years. Follow these links to discover their stories.
The golden age of Irish software
The value of software exports by Irish companies increased from €77 million in 1991 to around €1,400 million in 2001 – a surge driven by development firms that did not exist at the start of the 1990s. Most of them produced enterprise applications built on technical standards and regulatory requirements that were introduced during the decade. And most concentrated their sales efforts in the United States.
The latest TechArchives timeline – Enterprise software development companies 1991-2004 – profiles these ventures and their products. You can also read an overview of this chapter of the Irish IT story here.
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Newest testimonies
Niall Ó Cléirigh
Quay Financial Software / CSK Software chief technology officer 1990-1998 • Macalla Software co-founder and chief executive officer 1998-2010
Ted Parslow
IEL programmer / chief programmer 1970-1975
Ted Parslow
Galway Regional Technical College lecturer / head of computing 1975-2007
