WTF is this?

For Tech’s Sake is a podcast from journalists Elaine Burke and Jenny Darmody, featuring hype-free, plain-speaking analysis of tech developments and expert guests.

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For Tech’s Sake is a co-production from Silicon Republic and The HeadStuff Podcast Network.

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About us

Elaine Burke is a journalist and broadcaster who provides clear, plain-speaking commentary on science and technology developments in print, online, on TV and radio, and in podcasts. She is the resident tech expert for Ireland AM and a weekly TV and streaming analyst on TodayFM’s The Last Word. Winner of the inaugural Women in Business Journalism Award in 2022, Elaine is passionate about science communication and delivering expert-led content in accessible ways.

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Jenny Darmody is the editor of Silicon Republic, Ireland’s leading science and technology publication. With a background in journalism spanning a decade, Jenny has been a contributor on several radio stations including RTÉ, Newstalk and Today FM as well as on TV for RTÉ’s Six One News and Virgin Media’s Ireland AM.

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The HeadStuff Podcast Network is a creative collective working out of The Podcast Studios in Dublin. As well as For Tech’s Sake, the award-winning network includes Agony Rants, Young Hot Guys and Keep It Tight.

Silicon Republic is a sci-tech-focused media organisation and its award-winning website, SiliconRepublic.com, is one of the leading online publications in Europe.