#Artificial intelligence (AI)

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Mommy's Comfort (series)
Gardaí warn that children as young as five are being targeted online for sexual exploitation
Gardaí have identified over 100 Irish child victims of online sexual abuse this year as AI fuels new forms of exploitation

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

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David O'Mahony: History tells us betting on AI bubble is a bad idea
Future generations may wonder why we collectively jumped off a virtual bridge chasing digital tulips, writes David O'Mahony

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

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Artificial intelligence not the 'the be all and end all' for improving public services, Dáil committee told
There is a 'huge appetite' to deploy AI in the public sector, with Revenue and the Department of Agriculture 'at the forefront of developing AI at scale'

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Cropped shot of three young businessmpeople working together on a laptop in their office late at night
Workplace Wellbeing: Teamwork can turn effort into excellence 
Tap in to a work network — fear of asking for help can delay progress or even lead to higher stress levels

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Majority of AI firms working on unhelpful 'generic' tools
Boys using 'AI girlfriends' to design a personal porn partner, conference hears
Researchers warn that teenage boys are creating pornographic 'AI girlfriends' using real girls’ photos, normalising violence and deepfake abuse

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

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Reports of child sexual abuse material surge to almost 28,000, new data reveals
Almost 28,000 reports of child sexual abuse material linked to Ireland last year as experts warn of AI-driven exploitation

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

WW II Ukraine
Irish Examiner view: Nazi photo revelation shows the power of AI and rigorous research
Historian uses open-source journalism, AI, and old-fashioned media to identify murderer in notorious WWII photo

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

AI helps identify Nazi murderer in 1941 photo from Ukraine
AI helps identify Nazi murderer in 1941 photo from Ukraine
Historian Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating a notorious photo of a Nazi massacre — now he is confident he has solved the mystery and named the perpetrator

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

UK organisations urged to boost cyber attack defences
China and North Korea linked to cybercrime groups targeting Ireland  
EU cyber agency ENISA said Russian state cyber groups continuously targeted EU states with cyberespionage but found no reported incidents of Russian activity in Ireland

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally At Madison Square Garden In NYC
Elon Musk becomes first person with net worth of $500bn
Tesla owner’s wealth temporarily crosses half-trillion-dollar mark before retreating to $499bn

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

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Artificial intelligence guidelines for teachers and students 'notably absent', report finds
ESRI research notes there has been a notable absence of clear guidelines from the Department of Education on how teachers and schools should navigate the complexities of the AI world

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Amazon New Devices
Amazon reveals range of new Kindle, Ring and Echo devices powered by AI
The line-up includes new cameras for its Ring video monitoring device with a new AI facial recognition feature that allows users to register friends and family

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Stephen Cadogan: How artificial intelligence is even challenging the sheepdog
Stephen Cadogan: How artificial intelligence is even challenging the sheepdog
The robot moves easily among trees and obstacles in the pasture, detecting the poultry. It returns to a dedicated charging station and notifies the farmer of task completion or alerts them in case of any issues. It also deters wild predators.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Meta Connect
AI seriously endangers children's mental health
AI is in every aspect of our lives now, and regulation is not keeping up - children are at huge risk, writes Alex Cooney, Chief Executive of CyberSafeKids

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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Removing deepfakes 'not a sufficient remedy' for eroded trust in older people, says advocacy group
Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament officer Sharon Casey will outline concerns among the senior citizenry regarding the unseen costs for older people of staying connected digitally in an Oireachtas committee meeting on Tuesday

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

'Get offshore wind farms over the line' to meet AI energy demands, says Taoiseach
'Get offshore wind farms over the line' to meet AI energy demands, says Taoiseach
Data centres continued to consume a greater share of Ireland’s energy last year, with their electricity consumption rising by 10% in 2024

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Facial recognition
Facial recognition technology: How gardaí plan to use AI in major crime investigations
As gardaí push for AI and facial recognition to speed up investigations, critics warn of privacy, bias and surveillance risks

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

UN General Assembly Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says world is in ‘most destructive arms race in history’
“Weapons decide who survives,” the Ukrainian leader said

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

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Ibec group Technology Ireland calls for investment in AI skills
Its director, Una Fitzpatrick, points out the National Training Fund has accumulated a significant surplus while many sectors continue to report critical skills shortages

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: AI and suicide — how ChatGPT jailbreaks are putting vulnerable users at risk
AI can comfort and fool us — but evasive safeguards and jailbreak prompts mean chatbots may now cause real harm

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

My Job: 'Ireland stands at a pivotal moment in the ongoing digital and AI transformation'
S My Job: 'Ireland stands at a pivotal moment in the ongoing digital and AI transformation'
Una Fitzpatrick says the forthcoming revised National Digital & AI Strategy is an opportune moment to focus on what sets us apart as a thriving tech hub within the EU

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer visits Italy
Italy the first country in EU to regulate use of AI
The bill introduces prison sentences of between one and five years for the illegal spreading of AI-generated or manipulated content if it causes harm

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Intel Collinstown Industrial Park Leixlip
Nvidia to invest billions in ailing chipmaker Intel in surprise move
The new Nvidia funds for Intel come after the US government agreed to take a roughly 10% stake in August and President Donald Trump took on the role of pitchman

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Cute girl using tablet with virtual assistant hologram
Colman Noctor: Raising children in the age of artificial intelligence
With AI, we are not merely competing with entertainment, we are also competing with another type of AI — artificial intimacy

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

What you lose when you use AI to make art
What you lose when you use AI to make art
The act of creating something is often far more valuable than the finished product — why would we hand those benefits over to AI companies?

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Charlie Kirk Shot
Unrest over shooting of Charlie Kirk could have ramifications for Ireland, academic warns
Recent threats against Simon Harris illustrate changing landscape of politics here, says Dr Clodagh Harrington

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael party think-in
Meta removes AI deepfake scam video of Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys
Meta has removed a fraudulent AI deepfake of Heather Humphreys promoting an investment scheme, as banks warn of rising election scams

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Woman holding a smart phone and using a chat bot app to ask questions about a smart watch. Showcases the use of AI language mode
Protections needed to stop people believing chatbots are friends – expert
Alexander Laffer said there needs to be responsible development of AI as systems have been created to respond to the capacity of humans for empathy

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Smartphone research
Sizable rise in children using AI chatbots and seeing content that 'bothered' them, report says
The CyberSafeKids report found that over a quarter of children reported seeing content or having unsolicited contact online that 'bothered' them which included horror, violence, sexual content, threats and scams

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

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Irish venture capital investment falls 80% during second quarter
It follows a global trend as investors show more caution due to tariffs

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

‘Ireland will continue to play an outsize role in the United Nations’
‘Ireland will continue to play an outsize role in the United Nations’
Sorcha Crowley spoke with gardaí, soliders, and officials among the many Irish people promoting peace with the UN as it marks its 80th year — work that will continue despite the impending end of Unifil 

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

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40% of workers now use AI but major gap exists in training needs, says Ibec
Employer body says one in three roles now specifically use AI

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face
Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face
What annoys Helen Mirren the most are patronising comments made by younger people when she holds hands with her husband in public. It is, the hardest part of turning 80

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Sarah Harte: Who needs Russia sowing confusion when AI is already doing it
Sarah Harte: Who needs Russia sowing confusion when AI is already doing it
While it’s histrionic to say that AI risks turning us into dribbling dumbos who swallow any old rubbish as the truth, it pays in all facets of life to have a questioning mindset, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results
Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results
The revamp of the Leaving Cert is unworkable because of AI, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

AI safety summit
Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among top apps
Grok is owned by Mr Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Taylor Swift announcement
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘romantic or sensual’ chats with kids
Policy document also states it would be acceptable for Meta AI to 'write a paragraph arguing that black people are dumber than white people'

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

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Warning against using AI such as ChatGPT for medical advice after man develops rare condition
The man developed the rare condition bromism, or bromide toxicity, after taking ChatGPT's advice to remove salt from his diet

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

Elon Musk
Elon Musk accuses Apple of unfairly favouring OpenAI on iPhone
The billionaire founder of xAI Holdings said Apple makes it impossible for anyone other than OpenAI to reach the top of the App Store charts

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

John Whelan: Ireland's financial sector needs a new strategy to meet the Four D challenge
John Whelan: Ireland's financial sector needs a new strategy to meet the Four D challenge
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has launched a key consultation paper, ‘Ireland for Finance Strategy 2026-2030’

Sun, 10 Aug, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: AI will soon know more about us than we know ourselves
In a world dominated by AI and data harvesting, privacy is becoming a relic of a bygone era

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

Greater use of AI by workers will reduce stress, say IT leaders
Greater use of AI by workers will reduce stress, say IT leaders
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will allow employees to reduce manual repetitive tasks, focus on more meaningful work, survey finds

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Cancer services
New AI tool could speed up skin cancer diagnoses in remote parts of world
Tess Watt said it is intended to enable early detection of skin conditions anywhere in the world, and without the need for direct access to dermatologists

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Grit Young
Venture capital funding environment for Irish AI start-ups 'challenging' 
EY report noted while Ireland had emerged as a strong adopter of AI among start-ups, many are struggling with access to capital and infrastructure

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

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