Kieran Fegan

Outstanding few weeks for several @VARAInnovation client teams 🚀 @TCD_Innovation @tus_rdi and @Galway_Research - having secured major competitive funding to advance their technologies towards real-world application 👏 linkedin.com/posts/innovati…

Germany has unveiled a revolutionary salt-air battery that could transform global energy storage. Instead of relying on lithium — a costly, finite, and environmentally challenging resource — this technology uses salt, air, and carbon to create a long-lasting, stable battery with a lifespan measured in decades, not years. The battery works by converting chemical energy into electricity using a reaction between salt and oxygen. Unlike lithium-ion systems, it doesn’t overheat, doesn’t require rare-earth elements, and is nearly 100% recyclable. It also stores energy at a lower cost, making it ideal for large-scale renewable grids. If deployed globally, salt-air batteries could make solar and wind power more reliable by storing energy even during long cloudy winters or calm wind periods. It’s a reminder that nature’s simplest materials — salt and air — may hold the key to humanity’s clean-energy future.

Real allies owe each other mutual support in times of struggle, but not blind obedience down a reckless path. War is not the answer. economist.com/by-invitation/…

If you’re a parent, watch this. It will stick with you forever.

We are an over-medicated country. 80-90% of what doctors see each day is in some way related to our collective modern lifestyles - yet, most of the options you get given by your doctor relate to pharmaceutical medication. WE WILL NOT OUT-PRESCRIBE OUR WAY OUT OF THE CURRENT HEALTHCARE CRISIS - THERE HAS TO BE (AND THERE IS!!) ANOTHER WAY. The number of prescriptions that we give out as doctors has increased by over 80 per cent in the last 20 years. And the uncomfortable truth is that a lot of the pills are simply not working. This Thursday on @Channel4 at 8pm my new 1 hour prime time documentary ‘Live Well With The Drug Free Doctor’ comes out. It is a deep dive into the healthcare crisis and I show how in 3 different conditions, type 2 diabetes, chronic pain & depression, it is possibly to completely heal without the use of medication. Our lifestyles can be our very best medicine. That is what my entire public facing career is all about and I cannot wait for the British public to watch the show this Thursday evening at 8pm. Let me know your thoughts below 👇🏾

Teagasc has brought together industry and researchers to hear how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could shape the future of the food industry, at the Teagasc Food Innovation Gateway event. Find out more bit.ly/3XfzMMQ @TeagascFood

The surgeon didn’t hold back. When asked what someone should eat to end up on his operating table, he laid it out clearly: live on processed foods. Wheat-based junk, biscuits, cookies, fast food, protein bars loaded with chemicals, anything that comes sealed in plastic. Add in diet sodas, artificial sweeteners, and a steady stream of sugary drinks — even juice, which spikes blood sugar and drives hunger hours later. His conclusion was sharp: stop eating real food, and you’ll make it to his surgery room sooner than you think. A brutal truth about how the modern diet manufactures disease.

A mounting body of scientific evidence shows that many commonly used prescription and over-the-counter medications are associated with memory loss. Read more in the link bit.ly/4dAWZ3r #memoryloss #amenclinics

Congratulations Daniel and colleagues 👏🏻

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@orlaithblaney @siobhni Take a bow @SaraONeillArt 👏

Top fashionista @siobhni and love all the outfits 🙌🙌🙌 #TraitorsIRL

Huge congratulations to @VARAInnovation client @JoinDigiAcademy on winning the Social Impact Award at the Association and Institute Awards 2025! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

🧭 Delighted to have kicked off @Student_Inc_ie 2025 at Munster Technological University with a workshop on Customer Discovery this week! It was a pleasure to work with such a driven group of student entrepreneurs from @MTU_ie and @UCC linkedin.com/posts/mtu-stud…?

🎾 A new challenge from Tennis Ireland is coming — as part of our Digital for Sport initiative! Launching June 5th, 11am–12pm 🔗 Want to know more? Visit: theinnovationexchange.ie #DigitalForSport #IrishInnovation #TennisIreland #InnovationChallenge #SportTech

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We’re excited to launch our 10th challenge of the year—and there’s plenty more to come! 🚀 10-11am. Ready to take it on? Register now: theinnovationexchange.ie/events/coolmor… 👥 New here? Learn more about The Innovation Exchange and how to get involved:theinnovationexchange.ie/how-it-works/

🌟 BIG NEWS! 🌟 The incredibly talented artist & designer @SaraONeillArt is raffling off some STUNNING limited-edition pieces in support of Women's Aid 💜🪡✨ (1/2)

Looking to collaborate with the right innovation partners? Through a structured six-step process, corporate members are turning challenges into solutions—faster and with less guesswork. Read more: theinnovationexchange.ie #corporateinnovation #digitaltransformation #irishtech

🎉 Fantastic to see this new new stream of support announcement from @Entirl for Proof of Concept Funding under its existing Commercialisation Fund instrument. 🚅 The new quicker to access funding offers up to €100,000 over a 12-month period linkedin.com/posts/kieranfe…

Dreams do come true.