Clare man appointed business development manager of software research company

A LIMERICK based software research company has appointed a new business development manager to “help continue an excellent record of industry collaboration”.

Hosted in the University of Limerick in the Tierney Building Lero is a research and development centre for software which brings together expert teams from universities and institutes of technology across Ireland. 

Padraig Costello has been newly promoted to the role of business development manager of the company and is based in the UL offices. Originally from Shannon, Clare, Padraig now lives in Annacotty, Limerick.

Lero’s research spans a wide range of subjects including software engineering and human-computer interaction in areas such as driverless cars and artificial intelligence, as well as much more.

They are also responsible for introducing software and computer science programmes in the Irish education system from primary to graduate level.  

Welcoming the appointment, Lero General Manager, Joe Gibbs said: “Padraig brings a broad range of experience to the position garnered in roles with national and international companies. 

“Through his business development knowledge and understanding he will be able to support companies in their research journeys and help Lero to continue its excellent record of industry collaboration.”

Founded in 2005, Lero has become one of the best-known software research centres in the world. It is the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre for software in Ireland and the overall vision of the company is to establish Ireland as a location known for high-quality software research and development.