Dublin, November 16th, 2023

Réaltra is delighted to announce that it has been selected as the winner of the Ireland France Business Awards 2023 ‘Franco-Irish Newcomer of the Year’.

NetworkIrlande France in collaboration with France Ireland Chamber of Commerce announced Réaltra as the winner of the Ireland France Business Awards 2023 ‘Franco-Irish Newcomer of the Year’ category, sponsored by Transdev at their annual Ireland France Business Awards. The Ireland France Business Awards 2023 was the biggest event in FICC’s history and Réaltra were thrilled to be selected as one of this years winners. The annual ceremony is a means of honouring French companies in Ireland as well as Irish companies in France by acknowledging the role they play and the relevance of the links between the two countries. Réaltra is delighted to be recognised for the great work with the Ariane Group on the A5 and A6 launchers. Réaltra will deliver a video telemetry system and an autonomous GNSS tracking instrument for the first flight of the new Ariane A6 launcher.

About Réaltra:

Réaltra (meaning “Galaxy” in Gaelic) is an Irish space start-up, established in 2018 and dedicated to the design, development and manufacture of cost-effective space electronic systems using cutting-edge technologies. Our highly experienced team of space industry experts have a proven track record in combining COTS and traditional approaches for the development of highly reliable solutions to meet the challenges set by our customers in both the traditional and “NewSpace” markets.

Réaltra has 15 employees, each with a wide range of expertise and experience in the space sector and who all share a passion for their work and all things related to space. The company plans to employ more than 50 highly skilled people over the next few years. Réaltra was founded in 2018 by Paddy White (CEO), Diarmuid Corry (CTO) and Danny Gleeson (CCO), each with many years experience in the space sector.

(Image credit: France Ireland Chamber of Commerce)