Mullingar's role in the evolution of Ireland's space, innovation and advanced manufacturing was highlighted with the official launch of ESA Phi-Lab Ireland, the country’s first European Space Agency (ESA) ‘Phi-Lab’, headquartered at Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR). The new facility, run in collaboration with the AMBER Centre at Trinity College Dublin, is to be Ireland’s national platform for space technology development, anchoring the country’s ambitions within Europe’s fast-growing space eco