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05:42

Ireland ranked 1st in Europe for sports tech VC...

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2025/09/26

Ahead of the historic Steelers Vs. Vikings NFL game this Sunday (28th September) in Dublin, the Irish government's trade and innovation agency, Enterprise Ireland has launched a report, powered by PItchBook data on Ireland's sports tech sector.The report points to Ireland's robust domestic sports tech sector, home to 93 VC-backed sports tech companies, including 40 homegrown global innovators. These companies include Orreco, Kitman Labs and Output Sports, who joined Enterprise Ireland for

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04:23

FF's Jim Gavin dominates the national airwaves in...

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2025/09/26

Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin has emerged as the candidate with the strongest national radio footprint in the run-up to the 2025 Presidential election, according to new research from Irish PR intelligence platform Everhaze. Analysis of 2,500 radio clips over the past twelve weeks shows that while Independent Catherine Connolly leads overall mentions (36.3%), Gavin (33.5%) pulls ahead in terms of national airwaves share, with 34.9% of his coverage on national talk formats. By contrast, Connolly's

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05:22

Sober Socialising at Dance Space Pilot in Dublin

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2025/09/26

Founder-inspired by Netflix, powered by AI, and tested with lean startup tactics - Dublin's Sunday afternoon clubbing experiment finds its crowd. On Sunday 21st September, Dublin entrepreneur Saoirse Sheridan hosted her pilot Dance Space event at Wigwam, Dublin 1, with Reveller Music on the decks - a Sunday afternoon, alcohol-free clubbing experience. Around 20 people attended, 12 tickets were sold (€205 gross sales), and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with participants praising

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04:44

Visa Survey Finds AI Shaping How Consumers Shop

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2025/09/26

Spending at fashion businesses in Ireland rose by 3% in August compared to the previous month, according to newly released cardholder data from Visa. Women's accessories and sports apparel were found to be two of the fastest-growing fashion sub-sectors over the past 12 months, according to the cardholder data. Online is the preferred way to shop for fashion While spending is on the rise at Irish fashion businesses, the way in which consumers are shopping for fashion is also changing,

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08:51

From religion to sustainability and business ethics,...

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2025/09/26

We catch up with Magnus Gravem from reMarkable to chat about ethics, sustainability and how he aims to integrate this into his current work. Who are we talking to? Magnus Gravem, VP Sustainability in reMarkable Is it a logical journey to what you are doing now? Yes, from a certain point onward, my path has been clear. I always knew I wanted to work in business ethics and for a company with the potential to make a real impact. After several years as a sustainability consultant, reMarkable

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06:54

AI maturity isn't about technology. It's about people.

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2025/09/26

Guest post by Cathy Mauzaize, President, EMEA, ServiceNow The momentum around AI is stronger than ever. Across EMEA, organisations are moving quickly by running pilots, rolling out use cases, and exploring how AI can help them work smarter. The energy is there, and the ambition is clear. However, ServiceNow's latest research, the ServiceNow Enterprise AI Maturity Index 2025, shows something surprising: while adoption is accelerating, AI maturity is actually falling. It's not that leaders

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05:48

Helsinki ranked the world's most sustainable tourist...

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2025/09/26

The international Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index measures the sustainability of tourist destinations in four different categories based on more than 70 indicators. Over a hundred cities around the world committed to sustainability are included in the comparison. This is the second consecutive year that Helsinki has topped the ranking. "Helsinki is investing in sustainable growth in tourism. Our aim is to make Helsinki a welcoming destination for a steadily rising number of

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08:29

Digital mental health: A lab for AI psychosis research?

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2025/09/26

By David Stephen who looks at digital mental health in this article. Parental controls and age verification are the default solutions to emerging digital effects, especially for younger people. However, the ease with which those can be bypassed indicate that they are rarely reliable. Aside from both, since the recent history of the internet, there has been no sketch from psychiatry, about how digital outputs may induce relays on the mind. Simply, at this point, especially after the wildfire

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03:59

Pure Telecom reveals 32% of adults think the...

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2025/09/25

Pure Telecom, Ireland's high-speed broadband and telecoms provider, has announced new results from its Connected Lives 2025 survey, revealing almost a third (32%) of adults believe the thumbs-up emoji is passive aggressive. The survey of 1,001 adults in Ireland was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Pure Telecom and sought to explore the various communication styles across different demographics. It found that while commonly used to signal acceptance or approval, the thumbs-up emoji has

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07:02

Living in Space: Space Week Ireland 2025 Invites the...

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2025/09/25

Ireland's fascination with the cosmos takes centre stage from 4-10 October 2025 as Space Week Ireland returns with a new theme, "Living in Space." Coordinated by MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO), the week invites students, families, community groups, artists, engineers and the wider space community to explore how life on Earth can inform life beyond it - from caves and controlled habitats to stars, galaxies, black holes and supernovas. Many events are free, with others ticketed

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05:40

60% of Irish Firms Using AI as Part of Daily Operations

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2025/09/25

Azets Ireland has unveiled new data which reveals that 60% of Irish businesses are using AI in some form as part of everyday operations. AI adoption grows among Irish firms The survey of 119 firms across Ireland in May 2025 reveals how Irish SMEs are using technology to future-proof their operations amid the accelerating digital transformation. Findings reveal growing rates of adoption of AI tools and technology, with the number of organisations using AI across their organisation every day

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03:38

QQI publishes survey report on Generative Artificial...

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2025/09/25

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has published its Generative Artificial Intelligence Survey Report 2025, offering a data-rich snapshot of how generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the Irish education landscape. The report draws on insights from over 2,200 staff and learners across further and higher education and the English language education sector. The first national survey of its kind in Ireland, the Generative Artificial Intelligence Survey Report 2025 outlines how generative AI

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04:30

Irish STEM Lives, a new publication from the...

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2025/09/25

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the publication of Irish STEM Lives. The book, the latest in the Dictionary of Irish Biography's (DIB) ongoing Lives series, hits bookshelves on 24 September 2025 and the publication will be followed by a launch event held at The Royal Irish Academy on 8 October 2025. Edited by Turlough O'Riordan and Jane Grimson, Irish STEM Lives retraces the extraordinary work and contributions of natural philosophers, mathematicians, engineers, particle

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05:59

Almost 60% of Contactless Payments Made Using Mobile...

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2025/09/25

Over 1.6 billion contactless point of sale (POS) payments, valued at €28.3 billion, were made in shops, restaurants and other retail outlets in the 12 months to June 2025, according to the latest payments analysis published today in Banking & Payments Federation Ireland's (BPFI) Payments Monitor. The report reveals that contactless payments accounted for 87.9% of all POS card payments in H1 2025, with more than half of all contactless payments now made using mobile wallets such as Apple Pay

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06:50

Large language models: Has AI leaped animal rights...

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2025/09/25

By David Stephen What roles do animals play in human lives and society? What role does AI play in human lives and society? AI, for example, is directly applicable in economic productivity. AI can serve social activities, providing a range of mental welfare, of deep relatability, to individuals. AI is not an organism, but its capabilities profile it for [communicative] equality with humans. Does AI have more rights than others? Where does AI stay? Data centers. Can the investments for data

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03:07

Kerry establishes new Biotechnology Centre in Leipzig

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2025/09/24

Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, has inaugurated the Kerry Biotechnology Centre in Leipzig, Germany, which will focus on the development of innovative biotech solutions across food, beverage, and pharma applications. New capabilities in biotechnology are opening the field to discoveries and opportunities for innovative market solutions that can increase efficiencies across a range of food production processes, overcome ingredient scarcity, and create products tailored to

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03:53

Klearcom establishes US office with 20 new jobs

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2025/09/24

Klearcom, a leading provider of global contact centre testing solutions, today announces that it has established its first physical base in the US with the opening of a new office in Boonton, New Jersey. To facilitate this growth, Klearcom will hire 20 new team members in the US. The announcement has been welcomed by Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of Ireland. Headquartered in Waterford, Klearcom is currently pursuing aggressive growth in the US market. The new

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05:41

Personalities Remixed, Using Diversity to Build Trust...

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2025/09/24

Guest post by Paul Grant, who is a serial entrepreneur, a leading expert on personality diversity and co-author of Personalities Remixed. In today's connected world, the ability to understand others isn't just a soft skill - it's a crucial part of effective leadership, communication, and collaboration. Tools such as the E-Colours and Personal Intervention offer practical frameworks that promote self-awareness, empathy, trust and stronger relationships. The E-Colours framework identifies

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06:48

New SPEAR Centre project to support Semiconductor and...

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2025/09/24

Photo details, left to right Peter Devine, Ulster University; Dr Nick Timmons, Atlantic Technological University; Dr Orla Flynn, President, Atlantic Technological University; Dr Mark Gubbins, Seagate Technology; Prof William Scanlon, Tyndall National Institute, at the launch of the SPEAR Centre in Letterkenny. The SPEAR Centre (Semiconductor Photonics Education and Research Centre) has been launched at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) campus in Letterkenny, Co Donegal. This

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07:25

CEOs Express Confidence and Display Resilience Amid...

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2025/09/24

CEOs are expressing increasing confidence and displaying resilience as they navigate a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, according to the latest EY CEO Outlook, with ongoing volatility acting as a catalyst to rethink supply chains, business models, markets and investment priorities. The research, which involved more than 1200 CEOs globally, including 40 senior CEOs here in Ireland, found that while global economic sentiment remains muted, with almost six in ten (57%) of global CEOs

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