Brothers Martin and Kieran O’Sullivan, who are heading up the Right to Repair Ireland movement.
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A Right to Repair movement is being established in Ireland, along the lines of similar movements in the United States. Across 17 US states, these movements have worked to ensure that legislation is put in place to allow farmers and independent machinery repairers to have access to repair and update software for modern tractors and farm machines.
The movement, headed by brothers Martin and Kieran O’Sullivan – two Dublin-based IT specialists who are originally from a Co Wexford farm – aims to work with all farm organisations to create new legislation to allow for open access to software systems on a range of equipment, including farm machinery. The Right to Repair Ireland movement held its first meeting in Dublin last week and plans further meetings in the coming months. It has set up a Right to Repair Ireland Facebook page to being with.
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A Right to Repair movement is being established in Ireland, along the lines of similar movements in the United States. Across 17 US states, these movements have worked to ensure that legislation is put in place to allow farmers and independent machinery repairers to have access to repair and update software for modern tractors and farm machines.
The movement, headed by brothers Martin and Kieran O’Sullivan – two Dublin-based IT specialists who are originally from a Co Wexford farm – aims to work with all farm organisations to create new legislation to allow for open access to software systems on a range of equipment, including farm machinery. The Right to Repair Ireland movement held its first meeting in Dublin last week and plans further meetings in the coming months. It has set up a Right to Repair Ireland Facebook page to being with.
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