Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episode: There are 180 companies working in the space sector in Ireland
Description: There are 180 companies working in the space sector in Ireland these days and that's expanding due to demand for satellite technology in orbit but also for defence technology and even agricultural monitoring. We don't yet have a dedicated space agency here but the industry hopes to even launch rockets into space within the next decadeBarry Kennedy, CEO at IMR runs Irish Manufacturing Research which is also charged with disbursing money from the European Space agency.Â