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SGareth O'Callaghan: What weeks in Cork University Hospital taught me about fear, faith and survival
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X spurns TDs and senators as Paris office is raided for allegedly facilitating child abuse images 
Google, Meta, and TikTok will be at Oireachtas media committee but — even amid the Grok 'nudification' scandal — Elon Musk's social media company is refusing to show up

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Sarah Harte: Dear gentle reader, is Bridgerton's colourblind casting really harmful?
Sarah Harte: Dear gentle reader, is Bridgerton's colourblind casting really harmful?
Films and TV have long been criticised as an all-white affair. But is 'colourblind casting' in period dramas like 'Bridgerton' or 'Amadeus' really the answer? And does it risk glossing over hard realities minorities faced in the past?

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Melania Trump Movie
Marina Hyde: From Melania’s black carpet to ICE, Trump’s techlords may be getting buyer’s remorse
The no-shows at the first lady’s movie premiere suggest they may be counting the cost of their chumminess with the president

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's new Newstalk show should have opened with Colm Meaney, not Micheál Martin
Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's new Newstalk show should have opened with Colm Meaney, not Micheál Martin
Colm Meaney stole the show as the broadcaster masterfully mixed light and shade on her return 'home' after 15 years at RTÉ

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

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Author Neil Gaiman claims sexual assault allegations are result of ‘smear campaign’
Nine women have come forward to accuse the 65-year-old English author of sexual misconduct

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Dancing with the Stars recap: Julian Benson among those honoured on special night
Dancing with the Stars recap: Julian Benson among those honoured on special night
Dedicated Dance Week also saw the first tens of the season go to Jordan Dargan

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

Stars align as Irish film and TV ready for a new 'golden age'
Stars align as Irish film and TV ready for a new 'golden age'
Generous tax breaks, perfect locations, and a willing workforce are the perfect recipe for success

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: Even the godfather of AI is warning us about artificial intelligence now
From Grok nudification to as-yet unknown perils of 'artificial general intelligence', Geoffrey Hinton says AI is 'extremely dangerous'

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Gareth O'Callaghan: The Ryan Tubridy scandal was never really about Ryan Tubridy
S Gareth O'Callaghan: The Ryan Tubridy scandal was never really about Ryan Tubridy
Gareth O'Callaghan on fame, institutional failure and why Ryan Tubridy paid the price for RTÉ’s collapse in trust

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Bushy Park duckling photo wins Irish Examiner reader photographer competition
Bushy Park duckling photo wins Irish Examiner reader photographer competition
Carol McCabe’s tender image of a tufted duckling resting on its mother wins the Irish Examiner reader photographer prize

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

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Sarah Harte: Too many parents are failing to teach their children basic respect
Happily, we've moved on from labelling children as 'good' or 'bad' — but parents must be able to tell them their behaviour is 'right' or 'wrong'

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Dissemination of deepfakes 'will be the abuse scandal of the 21st century', Gráinne Seoige to tell media committee 
Dissemination of deepfakes 'will be the abuse scandal of the 21st century', Gráinne Seoige to tell media committee 
She will argue that “privacy and encryption cannot be allowed [to] trump criminal behaviour'

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

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S Fergus Finlay: We must block Grok, it’s that simple — so why aren’t we doing it?
Being told to turn to Hotline.ie in the face of non-consensual image abuse isn't good enough: We need political will to face down social media giants and internet service providers

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

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Grok scandal: Ireland to use EU presidency to address AI image abuse in European law
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris meet ministers to discuss laws relating to the generation and sharing of sexual abuse images

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

The Apprentice 2026
Corkman Conor Galvin bids to be Alan Sugar's pick on new series of The Apprentice 
Conor Galvin from Glengarriff in West Cork will be put through his paces when the new BBC One series begins next week

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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Children's charities warn that a social media ban could be 'a potential gift to abusers'
ISPCC warns of 'unintended consequences' to prohibitions and that banning young people from social media could play into the hands of predators

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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Grok app abuse is 'mild compared to AI girlfriend sites'
'AI girlfriend' websites ‘actively advertised to teens and pre-teens’

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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S Mick Clifford: Inside Ireland’s first Maga-style forum and the rise of populist disaffection
A close look at Ireland’s emerging populist right, its grievances, contradictions and the absence of a unifying political figure

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

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Public service media in a united Ireland: RTÉ, BBC and beyond?
A new model of public media with regional hubs in Cork, Limerick and other cities could become a positive facilitator rather than a problem to be solved, write Dawn Wheatley and Roddy Flynn

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Generative AI Apps
Publishers fear chatbots and AI search summaries mean another drop in traffic to news sites
Media bosses expect web referrals to plunge and want journalists to emulate content creators, report finds

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

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Google removes some AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
In one case that experts described as 'dangerous' and 'alarming', Google provided bogus information about crucial liver function tests that could leave people with serious liver disease wrongly thinking they were healthy

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

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Grok AI scandal: Ireland could prosecute X under existing 'child porn' law
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

How Éamon de Valera came to be honoured with a forest in Israel — and why it’s now forgotten
How Éamon de Valera came to be honoured with a forest in Israel — and why it’s now forgotten
A neglected woodland in northern Israel offers a window into Éamon de Valera’s legacy and a lost moment of Irish-Israeli goodwill

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

Young people want to speak Irish — educators need a new approach to help them learn
Young people want to speak Irish — educators need a new approach to help them learn
DCU Sealbhú's consultation with students, parents, and teachers is timely given the upsurge of interest in Gaeilge evident in popular culture

Thu, 01 Jan, 2026

Colin Sheridan's A to Z of 2026
Colin Sheridan's A to Z of 2026
From America's 250th anniversary to Zohran Mamdani — via data centres, Eurovision, and fish kills — Colin Sheridan recites an alphabet of moments we will witness in the coming year

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

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Happy 100th birthday to Irish public broadcasting. A century on, we're still talking to each other
On New Year's Day 1926, an experiment in nationhood began with the birth of 2RN. And public service radio remains a vital place where Ireland goes for argument and debate

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

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S Terry Prone: I am desperately envious, but I am also smart, so I play the odds on where I might compete
My sister is a pain the arse at the most mundane of times, but she comes into her own over Christmas

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

Coimisiún na Meán is investigating social media firms. We found out how and why
Coimisiún na Meán is investigating social media firms. We found out how and why
With new Irish and EU laws in place, Twitter/X, Tiktok, and Linkedin are being investigated by Coimisiún na Meán. Its digital services commissioner John Evans explains how and why

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

George Best in Cork: New documentary goes behind the scenes of the superstar's stint on Leeside
George Best in Cork: New documentary goes behind the scenes of the superstar's stint on Leeside
George Best i gCorcaigh on TG4 looks back on the troubled player's brief sojourn at Cork Celtic in 1975 

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Lizzie le Blond, the pioneering Alpinist, rises again
Lizzie le Blond, the pioneering Alpinist, rises again
Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Clodagh Finn reports on a documentary that puts the Irish woman back in the spotlight

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

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Colin Sheridan: Why actors’ round tables have become awards season’s strangest performance
Awards-season round tables have turned artistic admiration into ritualised excess, where praise replaces honesty and performance eclipses genuine criticism

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

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Shein's childlike sex dolls: French bid to ban illicit trade rejected by court
French consumer regulator found five other platforms — AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Joom, and Temu — were also selling illicit goods

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

'The Late Show with Ryan Tubridy': Presenter to host new YouTube series in 2026
'The Late Show with Ryan Tubridy': Presenter to host new YouTube series in 2026
2026 will also see Ryan Tubridy develop a new show for talkSPORT and host a new weekend show for a number of Onic-owned Irish radio stations 

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

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Facebook operator Meta granted permission by High Court to challenge possible €430m fine
Complaint was made in July 2018 by a Facebook user regarding access to personal data held by Meta in a digital warehouse 

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

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Irish creative agency announces €1.1m production hub investment
It's the Brill Building's first investment in a physical space since it was founded in 2019 by Roisin Keown

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

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Fake AI-generated ads are on the rise, and TikTok is helping to create them
Despite the company's own policies to combat deception and misinformation, quickly made, AI-generated adverts promoting fake health products remain rampant on TikTok

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

Social media rage bait — and why we're compelled to click on the angriest posts online 
Social media rage bait — and why we're compelled to click on the angriest posts online 
As Oxford University Press names ‘rage bait’ its word of the year, Jonathan Este examines the strange addiction to links that anger us

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

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Colin Sheridan: Ah sure don't mind elections — let's choose who runs the country at random
Governing should be assigned to us all by lottery like jury duty. Surely it couldn't be worse than what we endure from elected governments?

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Irish culture needs public service broadcasting to survive
Irish culture needs public service broadcasting to survive
A functioning public media institution is not a luxury is part of the basic infrastructure that supports a democratic society, writes Eileen Culloty

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Eurovision 2024
Eurovision: ‘Israel doesn’t care’ about Irish exit. 'You have not sent a decent song in 25 years'
Former Israeli delegate says Ireland could 'return stronger' after RTÉ decides to pull out of next year's Eurovision in light of the humanitarian crisis in Palestine

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

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Ireland joins EU initiative to counter disinformation and safeguard democratic resilience
Ireland supports the European Democracy Shield, a new framework to protect reliable news, independent media, and democratic resilience

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

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Rebel nuns who fled care home and broke into convent can stay — if they give up social media
Catholic authorities in Austria say three nuns in their 80s who broke out of care home can remain in their Salzburg convent 

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

UK's media habits
Media watchdog launches TikTok and LinkedIn investigations over illegal content reporting concerns
Ireland’s media regulator says TikTok and LinkedIn may be using deceptive design that hinders users from properly reporting illegal content

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

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RTÉ at critical turning point but TG4 has 'adapted effectively' minister to tell Cabinet
Coimisiún na Meán has recommended increases in funding to help both organisations meet their public service obligations

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

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