€65m fund launched to address climate and technology ‘challenges’

The National Challenge Fund comprises eight challenges. In total, it aims to fund about 90 research teams with up to €250,000 each over 18 months to develop their ideas

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris (Niall Carson/PA)

The Government has launched a €65m research fund to help Ireland become climate neutral by 2050 and address the challenges of disruptive technologies.

Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said the areas of green transition and digital transformation are among the “greatest challenges our country and our world faces”.