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100 Million Trees Project continues to create more mini Irish forests
https://irishtechnews.ie/100-million-trees-project-creates-irish-forests/
Published: May 4, 2026 08:00
The 100 Million Trees Project is a national Not-for-Profit initiative being run by Richard, David and Tina Mulcahy. This positive project aims to see the planting of 100 million native Irish trees across the island of Ireland over the next decade, as a…
AI: Are Psychiatric Times, MJH Life Sciences the past or future of Psychiatry?
https://irishtechnews.ie/are-psychiatric-times-the-past-or-future/
Published: May 1, 2026 14:00
By David Stephen The most important objective of any publication that is dedicated to psychiatry is the question of how psychiatry conspicuously moves forward, especially in an era of burgeoning AI mental health therapists. It does not matter if the…
40% of Internet Traffic Are Now Malicious Naughty Bots
https://irishtechnews.ie/40-of-internet-traffic-are-now-malicious-bots/
Published: May 1, 2026 13:00
The 2026 Bad Bot Report: Bad Bots in the Agentic Age, revealing a fundamental shift in how the internet operates, as AI-accelerated automation becomes a defining feature of modern digital infrastructure. The findings highlight three major structural…
36% of Irish Job Seekers Have Faced an AI Interview. Most Haven’t Had a Good One Yet
https://irishtechnews.ie/36-percent-of-irish-job-seekers-have-faced-an-ai-interview/
Published: May 1, 2026 12:00
A new report by Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, reveals that AI interviews are becoming mainstream in Ireland, but the first wave has failed on transparency, trust, and candidate experience. A third (36%) of Irish job seekers have now been…
Dublin Tech Week 2026: A Celebration of Technology, Talent, and Tomorrow
https://irishtechnews.ie/dublin-tech-week-2026-a-celebration-of-technology-talent-and-tomorrow/
Published: May 1, 2026 11:00
In just a few weeks, Dublin will become the epicentre of global innovation as it plays host to the second annual ‘Dublin Tech Week’. After last year’s successful launch ‘Dublin Tech Week’ once again promises to energise the city with the brightest ideas,…
Run your business like a buyer could walk through the door at any minute, Hustle Mindset
https://irishtechnews.ie/how-to-have-a-hustle-mindset/
Published: May 1, 2026 09:30
By Reece Borg, author of The Hustle Mindset and an entrepreneur based in London. Most people start a business thinking about how to build it. Very few think about how it would look to someone else. That’s a mistake. Whether you plan to sell your business…
Supporting SMEs to Take Practical Steps in Digital Transformation
https://irishtechnews.ie/helping-smes-towards-digital-transformation/
Published: May 1, 2026 08:00
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are under increasing pressure to adopt digital technologies, improve sustainability, and protect their operations from growing cyber risks. Yet for many, the challenge is not awareness – it’s knowing where to start.…
The Suez Moment America Chose
https://irishtechnews.ie/the-suez-moment-america-chose/
Published: April 30, 2026 19:55
For seventy years, the Western order rested on a simple assumption; American power was both permanent and reliable. That assumption is ending. We are living through the American equivalent of the British Suez Crisis of 1956, and the irony is sharp; this…
Stripe builds out the economic infrastructure for AI with 288 launches
https://irishtechnews.ie/stripe-builds-out-the-economic-infrastructure-for-ai-with-288-launches/
Published: April 30, 2026 16:00
Stripe has announced 288 new products and features at Stripe Sessions, its annual customer conference, as the company builds the economic infrastructure for AI. That means accelerating AI companies’ growth, helping enterprises adapt to AI, preventing…
Noledge revenue doubles to €10M with Pimbrook acquisition
https://irishtechnews.ie/noledge-revenue-doubles-to-e10m-with-pimbrook-acquisition/
Published: April 30, 2026 15:00
The Noledge Group, the Irish cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management software specialist, has announced that it has acquired Pimbrook, a leading Waterford-headquartered provider of accounting and payroll software. Following the…
Spellbinding Science, Magical Experiments and Mind-Blowing Discovery: Cork Carnival of Science Returns This June
https://irishtechnews.ie/cork-carnival-of-science-returns-this-june/
Published: April 30, 2026 14:00
Cork’s much-loved outdoor science celebration returns this summer, as Cork Carnival of Science takes over Fitzgerald Park on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2026. The free, two-day Cork City Council festival, funded through the Research Ireland Discover…
Indeed Connects More People in Ireland to Jobs with Indeed App in ChatGPT
https://irishtechnews.ie/indeed-connects-more-people-in-ireland-to-jobs-with-indeed-app-in-chatgpt/
Published: April 30, 2026 13:00
Indeed, the world’s #1 job site and a leading hiring platform, is expanding the Indeed App in ChatGPT to Ireland and more than 50 other countries. After launching in the U.S. earlier this year, the app gives job seekers in Ireland direct access to Indeed’s…
Datavant hits 100 hires as it officially opens its new Global R&D Centre
https://irishtechnews.ie/datavant-hits-100-hires-as-it-officially-opens-its-new-global-rd-centre/
Published: April 30, 2026 12:00
Datavant, the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare, has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Global R&D Centre at Bonham Quay in Galway. The company also announced that it has already hired 100 employees in Ireland – well ahead of its…
New MoU to explore potential Ireland–Spain electricity interconnector
https://irishtechnews.ie/ireland-spain-electricity-interconnector/
Published: April 30, 2026 11:00
The Irish and Spanish Transmission Grid Operators, EirGrid and Red Electrica, have warmly welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment and Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological…
Removing Irish toll barriers will save fuel, reduce travel times, and cut emissions
https://irishtechnews.ie/removing-toll-barriers-reduce-travel-times/
Published: April 30, 2026 09:30
Forcing traffic to stop at toll booths across Ireland is costing millions in wasted diesel, causing traffic delays and minor accidents, and generating thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions for Ireland annually. EU Transport Committee MEP, Cynthia NÃ…
New EdTech Masterclass Series to help Irish startups compete
https://irishtechnews.ie/edtech-masterclass-series-to-help-irish-startups/
Published: April 30, 2026 08:00
Title image  Elliott Masie, Masie Learning Foundation; Maria Gavin, Enterprise Ireland; Peter Doyle, BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association); Nessa McEniff and Dave Farrelly, Learnovate The Learnovate Centre at Trinity College Dublin is planning a…
Bay Broadcasting Goes National with Radio Nova, Classic Hits Radio, and Sunshine 106.8
https://irishtechnews.ie/bay-broadcasting-goes-national-with-radio-nova-classic-hits-radio-and-sunshine-106-8/
Published: April 29, 2026 16:00
Bay Broadcasting, the second largest radio group in Ireland, has today announced a major expansion with the rollout of its stations Radio Nova, Classic Hits Radio and Sunshine 106.8 on DAB, bringing the three services to an estimated 85% of the population.…
Dell Technologies Expands Cybersecurity and Resilience for the AI Era and Emerging Quantum Risks
https://irishtechnews.ie/dell-technologies-expands-cybersecurity-resilience/
Published: April 29, 2026 15:00
Dell Technologies has introduced new security by design and cyber resilience capabilities to help organisations secure, detect and recover from next-generation threats. The enhancements address emerging risks from quantum computing and AI by hardening…
Galway Start-Up Launches Platform That Takes the Hard Work Out of Club Fundraising
https://irishtechnews.ie/galway-start-up-launches-platform-that-takes-the-hard-work-out-of-club-fundraising/
Published: April 29, 2026 14:00
A Galway-based technology company has launched a new online platform set to transform how sports clubs raise money, replacing WhatsApp messages, cash collections, and manual spreadsheets with a digital competition engine that any club administrator can…
Authenticity at work – from buzzword to behaviour
https://irishtechnews.ie/authenticity-at-work-from-buzzword-to-behaviour/
Published: April 29, 2026 13:00
Authenticity has become one of those words which has been used so often in a ‘trend’ way over a handful of recent years, that it’s started to lose it’s meaning. We’ve seen in appear more frequently in values statements, leadership programmes, social media…
Trinity College Dublin and Microsoft Ireland Research Shows a Widening AI Maturity Gap Between SMEs and Large Organisations
https://irishtechnews.ie/trinity-college-dublin-and-microsoft-ireland-research-shows-a-widening-ai-maturity-gap-between-smes-and-large-organisations/
Published: April 29, 2026 12:00
New research from Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with Microsoft Ireland finds a widening AI maturity gap among Ireland’s small and medium-sized enterprises that, if left unaddressed, risks constraining national productivity and growth. The AI…
DAVAS 2026: Ready to Welcome a New Wave of Large-Scale Investment
https://irishtechnews.ie/davas-2026-new-wave-of-large-investment/
Published: April 29, 2026 11:00
In recent years, Da Nang’s innovation-driven startup ecosystem has continued to grow strongly, attracting increasing attention from investment funds, startup support organizations, and startup communities both domestically and internationally. Building on…
Ireland reaches 1GW grid-scale solar peak as EirGrid progresses electricity infrastructure delivery plan to support renewable transition
https://irishtechnews.ie/ireland-reaches-1gw-grid-scale-solar-peak-eirgrid/
Published: April 29, 2026 09:30
Ireland reached a significant milestone in the renewable energy transition last week, according to EirGrid, with a new peak of over 1GW of electricity provided by grid-scale solar power for the first time. For comparison to the same time last year, a peak…
Buying an Electric Vehicle is now €2,375 cheaper on average
https://irishtechnews.ie/buying-electric-vehicle-e2375-cheaper-on-average/
Published: April 29, 2026 08:00
Research carried out by Nevo.ie, Ireland’s only dedicated electric vehicle platform, has found that since the start of the year, the 10 best-selling EV (electric vehicle) models have an average price of €37,774. For the same period, the top 10 petrol and…
Guinness Enterprise Centre start-ups generated €140M revenues last year
https://irishtechnews.ie/guinness-enterprise-centre-start-ups-generated-e140m-revenues-last-year/
Published: April 28, 2026 15:00
Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), Ireland’s entrepreneurial superhub, has unveiled the findings of an Economic Impact Report marking 25 years of supporting Irish-based start-ups and their founders. The new report, 25 Years of Economic Impact, found that…
eir business chooses ServiceNow to strengthen Ireland’s next-generation digital infrastructure
https://irishtechnews.ie/eir-business-chooses-servicenow-to-strengthen-irelands-next-generation-digital-infrastructure/
Published: April 28, 2026 14:00
eir business, Ireland’s trusted provider of secure, managed connectivity and technology solutions, and ServiceNow, the AI control tower for business reinvention, today announced a multi-million-euro collaboration to transform how managed services are…
TCS deepens partnership with Google Cloud to power AI-native autonomous enterprises
https://irishtechnews.ie/tcs-deepens-partnership-with-google-cloud/
Published: April 28, 2026 13:00
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, operating a Global Delivery Centre in Letterkenny today, announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises adopt…
It’s still a very people centric business Bharat Sharma, founder and CEO of Apex
https://irishtechnews.ie/its-still-a-very-people-centric-business-bharat-sharma-founder-and-ceo-of-apex/
Published: April 28, 2026 12:00
Bharat Sharma, is the founder and CEO of Apex, and he spent over a decade building complex B2B commerce platforms through Monsoon Consulting, gaining firsthand insight into the recurring operational challenges mid-market merchants face. Some of those…
Dell Technologies unveils PowerMaxOS 10.4 to boost performance, cyber resilience and enterprise modernisation
https://irishtechnews.ie/dell-technologies-unveils-powermaxos-10-4/
Published: April 28, 2026 11:00
Dell Technologies has announced the launch of PowerMaxOS 10.4, the latest update to its flagship enterprise storage platform, designed to help organisations accelerate performance, strengthen cyber resilience and modernise mission-critical infrastructure.…
How wireless tags can help monitor your breathing
https://irishtechnews.ie/how-wireless-tags-can-help-monitor-your-breathing/
Published: April 28, 2026 09:30
The same wireless technology that can track your cat or locate an item in a warehouse can also monitor your breathing. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, now present a…
Why the blue economy will not scale with technology alone
https://irishtechnews.ie/why-blue-economy-will-not-scale-with-tech-alone/
Published: April 28, 2026 08:00
Guest post by Pedro Bobião, who is the Founder of Vide de Grunwald, an execution-focused firm operating at the intersection of investment, operations, and territorial development. He develops Blue Clusters to turn fragmented potential into structured,…