SMEs make up 99.8 per cent of active enterprises in Ireland and employ two-thirds (66.9 per cent) of the workforce (CSO, 2025). Yet the people managing HR in those businesses are under mounting strain from rising admin demands, growing compliance pressures and a lack of support networks. Many are handling complex responsibilities while working remotely, […] Read more ›
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The Government recently adopted a new Risk Appetite Statement to support speedier and more efficient delivery of Ireland’s critical infrastructure. There is now an acceptance that responsible, informed and calculated risk taking is needed in order to deliver the necessary infrastructure and growth that Ireland needs for us to be progressive, sustainable and competitive. Risk aversion […] Read more ›
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Something that is not talked about enough is pay transparency and the fact that on the 7th of June 2026 all EU countries had to comply with the EU pay discrepancy act. Ireland missed this deadline but will bring it on a phased basis and employers have been urged to take steps to prepare for […] Read more ›
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New data from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) shows Ireland continuing to make progress in transitioning to cleaner energy, but the country remains heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, leaving Ireland exposed to international energy price volatility. SEAI’s latest First Look: Ireland’s Energy Supply and Security of Supply 2025 note shows renewable energy continued to […] Read more ›
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Intel has announced a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) capital investment at its Leixlip campus in Ireland, marking the next phase in the site’s capacity expansion. Global demand for AI and high-performance computing is driving the need for advanced silicon to power AI Factories, and Intel is scaling capacity in Ireland to deliver Intel Xeon 6 […] Read more ›
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Students from four post-primary schools in County Longford took part in a VEX IQ Robotics Competition at The Temperance Hall, Longford Town, bringing together teams for a day of design, coding and problem-solving challenges. The event provided a fun and practical learning experience, where students worked in teams to design, build and programme robots while […] Read more ›
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Lhyfe one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen for decarbonisation, is strengthening its logistics capabilities, which since 2021 have supported some sixty or so industrial and mobility players in their energy transition. Lhyfe is thereby reinforcing its ability to further develop the European green and RFNBO hydrogen market through […] Read more ›
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An early snapshot of a new survey into Ireland’s renewable energy sector points to emerging skills bottlenecks and challenges recruiting experienced talent across parts of the sector. Solar Ireland has partnered with recruitment and HR specialists Collins McNicholas to deliver Ireland’s first Renewable Energy Workforce & Skills Survey, which is currently underway with organisations across […] Read more ›
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By David Stephen There is a recent feature on Space Daily, Physicist Roger Penrose has spent decades arguing that consciousness isn’t something the brain produces, but that explaining it will require physics we haven’t yet discovered, stating that, “Roger Penrose does not think a computer will ever be conscious, and he does not think a brain running on […] Read more ›
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Guest post by Andrew Lopianowski and Mike Pino who are the authors of HumanCorps: Redesigning Organisations for the Wisdom Age (Routledge, July 2026). Combining decades of expertise across human-centred transformation and organisational redesign with deep knowledge in AI, decision intelligence, enterprise learning, and synthetic enablement, they aim to educate on how organisations can evolve for the Wisdom […] Read more ›
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Guest post by Michael Kilarney Co-Founder Genghis AI The 2023 idea of “tax AI” is already archaic. A faster search box is not the future of tax advisory. Finding legislation faster is useful. Finding guidance faster is useful. Finding case law faster is useful. But it is not the prize. The prize is completing complex […] Read more ›
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HCS, the Irish IT managed services and digital transformation company, has announced the launch of its governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practice. The practice will protect businesses in Ireland against growing threats such as ransomware, supply chain disruption, and service outages, and support compliance with new and changing industry regulations including NIS2 and DORA. Key […] Read more ›
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A lot of businesses are overpaying for outdated ways of working, and AI is reshaping their expectations around creative, strategy and operational costs. To find out more about this I spoke to Seamus Begley, founder of creative studio, The Studio of Possible. Seamus talks about ahis background, what the Studio of Possible does, why many […] Read more ›
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By David Stephen If someone uses a chatbot for research, it means that the chatbot already knows [about] what the person wants to know. If a chatbot knows a lot of the things — of productive and social value — that individuals seek to know, it means that chatbots have begun to exceed human intelligence, just […] Read more ›
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Investment of more than €100 million will double Tyndall’s footprint and strengthen Ireland’s semiconductor and research capabilities During a visit to Tyndall National Institute based at University College Cork (UCC) to mark the commencement of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Minister for Further and Higher […] Read more ›
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Ireland secures €10 million investment to launch national gateway to Europe’s AI network New AIF IRL-Antenna initiative will provide Irish businesses, researchers and public sector organisations with direct access to Europe’s leading AI infrastructure, expertise and innovation networks Ireland has secured €10 million in joint European and Irish Government funding to establish the AIF IRL-Antenna, […] Read more ›
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Vodafone Ireland, in partnership with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), has successfully tested the integration of satellite technology for emergency and public service organisations. Delivered under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the OGCIO, the technology would keep emergency services running during severe weather events or major outages, when mobile networks can be impacted by […] Read more ›
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NB this is from Amazon’s perspective, and we are running this to present their point of view, but we are happy to hear from other perspectives also. This is not a paid-for article either, and the opinions expressed are those of Amazon, and not Irish TechNews. For more than two decades, Amazon has been growing […] Read more ›
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Bank of Ireland and Google have announced a new partnership that will provide up to 10,000 Google AI Professional Certificate scholarships to Bank of Ireland’s SME customers. Up to 10,000 fully funded scholarships for the Google AI Professional Certificate are available at no cost to Bank of Ireland’s SME customers through the ‘Grow with Google’ […] Read more ›
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Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station hosts Irish and European energy experts for electrification conference As Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, energy, transport and industry experts gathered at Ardnacrusha in County Clare to discuss the ambitious drive towards electrification across the continent. Reflecting on the role the Shannon Scheme at Ardnacrusha […] Read more ›
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