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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

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World's largest broadcasters push for EU regulations on smart TV assistants

<p>Green Party leader Zack Polanski. On paper, he isa bundle of contradictions that resolve into credibility. Picture: PA</p>

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Colin Sheridan: In an age of institutional distrust, legitimacy migrates to the personal

Irish Examiner view: Shame State can’t be proactive in helping those let down in the past

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Irish Examiner view: Shame State can’t be proactive in helping those let down in the past

Paper chain friends, teamwork, diversity, family or community

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Michael McGrath: EU is ready to fight back against threats to our democracy

Fine Gael think-in

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New law requires State bodies to publish media advertising costs

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Grok 'nudify' scandal: Data Protection Commission to investigate X over its AI app

Ireland's data protection watchdog, the lead supervisory authority across the EU/EEA, has announced 'a large-scale inquiry' into X / Twitter's compliance with obligations under the GDPR

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

Firm to be paid €2.2m to record Oireachtas sittings despite ruling itself out of tender process

Firm to be paid €2.2m to record Oireachtas sittings despite ruling itself out of tender process

PI Communications, which previously held the Oireachtas broadcast contract for 15 years, will provide video archival and broadcast services until the end of the year

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

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Marion McKeone: Judgement day for social media platforms

Big Tech is facing a class action in the US over the addictive design of online apps

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane

Irish Examiner view: Failing at the most basic of expected standards

Patients at state-of-the-art hospital urged to wear warm clothes due to heating system faults

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

AI is undermining democracy, Oireachtas committee to hear

AI is undermining democracy, Oireachtas committee to hear

TDs and senators to hear that AI portals' use of online journalism without payment is leaving quality journalism 'under existential threat'

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Tubridy says he 'wouldn't say never' when asked about returning to RTÉ

Tubridy says he 'wouldn't say never' when asked about returning to RTÉ

'I love the people I worked with. I'd like to fix it, if that makes sense'

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

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Irish Examiner view: Finding a reliable way to measure the rule of law

There are plenty of us in the world, but a downside of information overload is what gets missed while we are looking elsewhere

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: What weeks in Cork University Hospital taught me about fear, faith and survival

A near-fatal asthma attack and a devastating crash revealed the fragility of life, the power of care and unexpected grace

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

David Branigan and Chani Anderson receiving the trophy for 1st place in the Reportage category from Will Goodbody 6/2/2026

'Irish Examiner' photographer Chani Anderson wins prestigious Press Photographers Ireland award

Ms Anderson won the reportage category for her work covering Operation Trench 11, the State’s largest charter-flight deportation in November last year

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Bondi Says Reporters Home Searched In Pentagon Contractor Probe

'The Washington Post' lays off hundreds of workers

Editor in chief Matt Murray told employees that The Washington Post was undergoing a 'strategic reset' to better position the publication for the future, according to several employees who were on the call

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

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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

Parents arguing and scolding their sad daughter at home

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

Young girl relax with her smartphone on a sofa

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

EDDIE HOBBS

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

24/8/2009 RTE Headquarters

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

Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally At Madison Square Garden In NYC

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

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