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Latest Meta jobs losses in Ireland will be ‘relatively small’, Taoiseach says

The latest round of job cuts by tech giant Meta will result in a “relatively small” number of redundancies at its Irish operations, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar expressed sympathy with those set to lose their jobs but he insisted that the ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:59

National News

More than one app poses risk to cybersecurity, says minister

A Minister of State at the Department of Communications has said there is “more than one risky app out there” but said Government advice for official mobile phones does not name specific companies. Chinese-owned TikTok has come under fire in the ...

22 Mar 2023 at 15:53

Arts & Entertainment

Elon Musk says Twitter had ‘four months to live’ before mass sackings

Elon Musk has said Twitter had “four months to live” when he bought the platform and insisted it needed to cut costs to save it from bankruptcy. The billionaire owner confirmed that about 80% of its staff have been axed since he took over at ...

12 Apr 2023 at 10:58

National News

AI developing faster than laws aiming to regulate it, academic warns

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at a faster pace than laws can be drafted in response, an academic has warned. Although the technology has been around in some form for some time, the rate at which it is changing and improving is ...

21 Jun 2023 at 12:19

National News

Part of Leaving Cert reform shelved as education sector ‘grapples with AI’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring both benefits and challenges for State exams, the Education Minister has said as she shelved teacher-based assessments due to the potential impacts of the new technology. The State Examinations ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:56

National News

Irish people could soon be paying €13 per month to use Facebook and Instagram ad-free

Tech giant Meta is exploring the implementation of a €13 per month ad-free plan for Instagram and Facebook for European Union members. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), as part of Meta's plan, the company would charge ...

03 Oct 2023 at 10:57

National News

Software company Salesforce to axe 50 jobs in Ireland

Software company Salesforce is to cut around 50 jobs from its Irish workforce, it is understood. The company currently employs more than 2,500 people in Ireland, and opened an office in Dublin’s North Dock earlier this year. ...

02 Aug 2023 at 14:50

Local News

Education Minister Norma Foley announces €3.2 million funding for Donegal schools

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced €3.2 million in funding to support digital learning in schools and minor building works in Donegal. €50 million in grant funding for Information and Communications ...

05 Apr 2024 at 14:17

Letterkenny/Milford

ATU staff protest over Department of Education’s ‘breach of agreement’

Atlantic Technological University Donegal staff joined the nationwide protest by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) in Letterkenny. The protest concerns the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, ...

20 Feb 2024 at 16:10

Other Sport

First-ever University Fitness Games to be hosted by ATU in Letterkenny

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) will host the first-ever University Fitness Games this Saturday, January 27, at the university's Letterkenny campus. Third-level students enrolled in universities from all ...

26 Jan 2024 at 08:37

Local News

Letterkenny woman to lead €1.2 million ancient woodland project

A Letterkenny woman will lead a major new €1.2 million ancient woodland project. Dr Annaleigh Margey, who is the Head of Department of Humanities at Dundalk Institute of Technology will head up the ...

18 Jan 2024 at 08:47

National News

Student behind AI project wins Young Scientist competition

A student behind a project on artificial intelligence (AI) has won the BT Young Scientist competition. Limerick student Sean O’Sullivan, from Colaiste Chiarain, won the contest with his project ...

12 Jan 2024 at 22:13

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