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Festive cooking online, Flexiwage, funding grants and augmented reality - it's The Hot Desk..

Festive cooking online, Flexiwage, funding grants and augmented reality - it's The Hot Desk..

Chef John Whelan of The Devil's menu in his kitchen designed by Evoke in Waterford

As the dark evenings close in and we start looking towards Christmas, the thoughts of festive food has us salivating. While it will be a different one this year, local company Evoke has come up with a novel way of sharing a cookery demo with you, using its bespoke kitchens and Siemens studioLine appliances.

The guys there have teamed up with John Whelan of The Devil's Menu to deliver a free, online, festive cookery demo on November 30th. Local company World Wide Wines has offered wine pairing for the night.

I caught up with John Whelan, whose kitchen was designed by Evoke, about what people can expect and how they can sign up..

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Waterford company Flexiwage received the great news lately that it has secured a US Patent for the next 20 years. This involved a negotiation process of four years, during which time the payroll software company had to prove that its offering was unique.

I spoke to Flexiwage Founder Anthony Cronin about what it all means for the company..

Murphy Larkin Timber Products are one of three Waterford companies who have been successful in the second call of Enterprise Ireland’s Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme. The other two are Dowling's Pharmacy, and Cove Stores, Tramore. 

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English TD, has announced 145 retailers have been approved €5.3M in funding as part of the scheme, which is targeted at retailers who already have an online presence to strengthen their online offering and enable them to reach a wider customer base.

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I found out more from Karen Murphy of Murphy Larkin

EZ Living furniture has launched its new AR App, the first of its kind in Ireland. The app is free to download and will offer users a virtual shopping experience. To find out more about how it works and what its features are, I spoke to Social Media Executive with the company, Aoife Kilderry..

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