#Artificial intelligence (AI)

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John Whelan: Analog Devices bolstering Europe's chips ambition
John Whelan: Analog Devices bolstering Europe's chips ambition
Company has invested €630m in its Limerick campus, which forms part of Ireland's participation in EU's semiconductor strategy

Sun, 19 Apr, 2026

Election 2020 Pennsylvania
No 'irreparable damage' to Ireland-US relationship, says ambassador
Andrew Puzder, Donald Trump's ambassador to Brussels, said if any damage had been done by criticism of the US, it was not lasting

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Generative AI Apps
Powerful AI should not be released without safeguards, National Cyber Security Centre says
It follows Anthropic's decision not to release Mythos, which is capable of identifying and exploiting weaknesses across 'every major operating system and every major web browser', on a general basis

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Little girl talking to friendly chatbot character on phone at home
Colman Noctor: As technology becomes more human, we risk becoming less so
Much of the public debate about AI has focused on jobs and economics. What concerns me more are the subtle shifts in trust, connection, and the way we experience one another

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Pressure on Micheál Martin as three of Fianna Fáil’s youngest TDs issue warning shot
Pressure on Micheál Martin as three of Fianna Fáil’s youngest TDs issue warning shot
It is terrible to consider so many people dying without a home to call their own

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

'Minority' of firms turn AI efforts into measurable financial return
'Minority' of firms turn AI efforts into measurable financial return
While numerous companies are rolling AI out into their operations “only a minority are converting that activity into measurable financial returns”, professional services firm PwC has said, adding that the gap “is likely to widen” without a shift in ...

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create
David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create
One writer I've come across has a dystopian trilogy finished, but says it will never see the light of day because all its twists about who runs the world have come true

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026

Parental control
'AI is already here in homework': Teachers pass motion for specialist AI training
'Schools require the time, space, and curricular capacity within teaching and learning to equip students with the skills necessary to evaluate AI-generated content, in order to avoid bias, misogyny, misinformation, fake news'

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

Minister faces calls for smaller classes and AI‑proofed Leaving Cert
Minister faces calls for smaller classes and AI‑proofed Leaving Cert
Hildegarde Naughton says special education reform is among the key areas she will focus on over the next year, write Jess Casey and Cianan Brennan

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

Secondary teachers reject motion to refuse Leaving Cert project work after pay warning 
Secondary teachers reject motion to refuse Leaving Cert project work after pay warning 
ASTI convention hears the divisive motion would amount to industrial action and a rejection of the public service pay agreement

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

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Tech barons must not be allowed shape education through 'voracious' profit-driven AI
Teachers Union of Ireland general secretary Michael Gillespie told conference delegates the 'jury is out' on benefits of artificial intelligence in education

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

Generative AI Apps
Big Tech shouldn’t be writing the rules for AI
To prevent powerful technologies, such as artificial intelligence, from being shaped solely by corporate profit incentives, democracies must establish the institutions needed to oversee them, writes Gabriela Ramos

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

Medium Term Expenditure Framework
Public consultation launched for Ireland’s proposed new digital wallet
People are being asked to take part in the testing of Ireland’s proposed digital wallet app.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Royal High School
Teachers warn Leaving Cert changes risk inequality and AI misuse
Teachers warn increased project weighting and AI risks could undermine fairness and integrity of Leaving Cert assessments

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Stoneage hunters
Could AI be as transformative as the emergence of agriculture?
The biggest risk of artificial intelligence is that we sleepwalk into a 'new normal' that benefits the system more than the people living inside it

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Obit Fisk
Gareth O'Callaghan: AI can never replace the journalist as a witness to human suffering
AI can’t mimic the integrity of the human experience and the pursuit of its truth

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

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David O'Mahony: What do we do when dystopian technology tropes become the norm?
Techbros have always treated creativity as a problem that needs to be solved, as opposed to a celebration of individuality

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

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Judge reveals Gemma O'Doherty used AI to prepare legal case as her appeal is dismissed
Ms Justice Caroline Costello said Ms O’Doherty used AI to prepare her written submissions that included 'hallucinations' of non-existent cases

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

AI prompt chat bot. Search website to generate data, text or image. Man using computer with artificial intelligence app. Virtual
Mental health experts issue warning over AI 'therapy'
'The AI therapist may validate thoughts of self-harm or suicide and fail to reflect appropriate context and lead to or prompt the individual to die by suicide'

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Four young displeased friends sitting in cafe
Boring, self-absorbed people are some dose, but AI is the worst
Five of us are in the room. Four are silent.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

In an era of drone attacks on data centres, digital resilience is key
In an era of drone attacks on data centres, digital resilience is key
As digital infrastructure becomes a target in modern conflict, countries like Ireland that depend heavily on shared digital systems must begin treating resilience as national infrastructure

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026

Mediahuis suspends senior journalist over AI-generated quotes in newsletter
Mediahuis suspends senior journalist over AI-generated quotes in newsletter
Publisher suspends senior figure after admission that AI tools were used to generate inaccurate quotes in newsletter

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026

Taking Notes in Class
When tech does the thinking, our children miss the real lesson 
Children are ‘borrowing’ comprehension rather than developing it — it’s like sending a robot to the gym on your behalf: the weight gets lifted, but no muscle growth occurs

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Stolen Credit Cards
Interpol: Fraud up by 70% and will escalate further due to AI
International police body predicts escalation in scams due to the proliferation of artificial intelligence and cloning tools

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Goals and achievement
AI skills vary among Irish business chiefs
A snap poll of 378 C-suite executives found 50% identify as intermediate users, with a further 35% at beginner level, signalling broad engagement but uneven depth of confidence

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Council AI study
'Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software
Rogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be overwhelmed by unforeseen scheming by AIs.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

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Call for clarification after webinar says teachers could suggest students use AI for creative tasks
At the teacher training webinar, the use of AI was suggested three times to compose a poem, song or rap in the Leaving Cert Applied subject English and Communication

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

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‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: Chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks
Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Irish surgeon's app can detect changes in the eye that could indicate brain tumours and prevent blindness
Irish surgeon's app can detect changes in the eye that could indicate brain tumours and prevent blindness
AI-powered apps developed by an Irish surgeon analyse retinal scans to detect early signs of disease and verify age

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Ken O'Flynn denies using AI to write complaint letter over drag artist to Dublin Zoo
Ken O'Flynn denies using AI to write complaint letter over drag artist to Dublin Zoo
Cork TD Ken O'Flynn has defended his use of AI after questions arose whether he used tools to generate a letter criticising a Dublin Zoo advertising campaign.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre
Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre
It has taken the form of digitally altered council documents circulated around northside WhatsApp groups around people seeking asylum

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

ChatGPT - artificial intelligence AI chatbot by OpenAI
ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, say experts
‘Witchcraft, spirit possession, and spiritual abuse’ offending typified by sexual abuse, violence, and neglect

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026

Intelligent Caucasian girl hold academic books
What good is an arts degree in the age of AI?
The emergence of AI stands to make expertise in the arts and humanities even more valuable than they already are, writes Máiréad Moriarty

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

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Quit ChatGPT now, your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism
As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

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Media watchdog to spend €3m on consultants to provide expertise on holding tech firms to account
Coimisiún na Méan has tendered for consultancy service to 'provide expert advice to implement, supervise and enforce the regulatory framework' 

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

Deepfake concerns
Senior Grok management could be prosecuted over child sex abuse images, gardaí say
Garda assistant commissioner Angela Willis said gardaí have received 244 referrals about AI images abuse generated by Grok

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

AI ‘will not solve core challenges of policing’, gardaí to tell committee
AI ‘will not solve core challenges of policing’, gardaí to tell committee
Much of technological crime is related to fraud, with the prevalence of such offences jumping by 137% in 2025

Mon, 02 Mar, 2026

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Michael McGrath: EU is ready to fight back against threats to our democracy
The new European Centre for Democratic Resilience is tackling attempts by authoritarian regimes to disrupt our freedom

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Commission facing Big Tech's 'very well-resourced legal teams' in data protection cases
Commission facing Big Tech's 'very well-resourced legal teams' in data protection cases
The Oireachtas AI Committee heard from representatives of the Data Protection Commission, Coimisiún na Meán and Google on the topics of 'nudification' systems, truth and democracy

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

X's AI chatbot Grok
Regulator to recommend ban of AI 'nudification' systems
Coimisiún na Meán executive chair Jeremy Godfrey will also say 'nudification' is not the only way generative AI might produce illegal content that depicts real people without their consent

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Alan Healy: AI is coming for young Irish people's jobs
S Alan Healy: AI is coming for young Irish people's jobs
Ireland's job market shows early AI impacts, with a new report detailing weakening opportunities, particularly for young workers, despite strong future potential.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

INDIA-FRANCE-TECHNOLOGY-AI
Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’
Attempt by India prime minister Narendra Modi to stage a show of unity among leading tech billionaires went awry when the rival heads of OpenAI and Anthropic awkwardly declined to hold hands on stage

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Tired Unhappy Warehouse Worker
AI won’t decide Ireland’s future, workers will 
If a generation raised on technology sees AI as a threat, not opportunity, it is a sign we’re mismanaging this transition

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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Government to introduce social media ban for under-16s in online safety push
Cabinet to prioritise legislation and pilot age verification tool as Ireland weighs EU-wide or unilateral social media restrictions

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

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