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Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online Safety Code also comes into effect this month. The incoming law requires platforms hosting pornographic or “extremely violent content” to implement age...

Irish agentic AI platform Oraion raises €2.9 million to fuel US expansion
Dublin-based AI-powered enterprise intelligence and automation platform Oraion today announced it has raised €2.9 million in a pre-Seed funding round to support product development and accelerate expansion into the US and Latin America. The round...
State of the Biopharmaceutical Industry, Mid Year 2025 Report - Emerging Industry Trends, Regulatory and Macroeconomic Trends, Emerging Technologies, Watch Outs - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2025-- The "The State of the Biopharmaceutical Industry 2025 (Mid-Year) Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report highlights the most impactful emerging technologies, industry...

Ireland: Concern over the Defamation (Amendment) Bill’s failure to protect public interest speech
Credit: A general view of Leinster House which houses the Seanad chamber, also known as the upper house of the Irish parliament. PETER MUHLY / AFP On 2 July, the Dáil passed the Defamation (Amendment) Bill by 83 votes to 61. The European...

Irish bill on SLAPPs will be ‘impotent in practice’
Government plans to tackle so-called SLAPPs are likely to be “impotent in practice” and could see Ireland hauled before the EU courts, legal experts and more than two dozen civil society organisations have warned. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill...

Europe fights back In global tech conferences battle
While the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has recently stepped up its investments in large-scale tech conferences, Europe still has an edge when it comes to its maturity, curation and deep-rooted ecosystem thinking. After the success of this...

TikTok under renewed EU scrutiny as Irish watchdog probes data transfer to China
TikTok's admission that it stored European user data on Chinese servers has sparked a new investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an...

Lifford woman embarks on legal journey with The Bar of Ireland
LIFFORD woman Alvena Sharma was among the first to take part in The Bar of Ireland’s recent inaugural Internship Programme. Alvena, who completed a Bachelor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, was one of four outstanding interns who were selected to...

Counter-UAS (C-UAS) Systems Market Research Report 2025-2033 Featuring Dedrone, Droneshield, Elbit Systems, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rafael , RTX , SRC, Thales, Boeing
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The report forecasts C-UAS technology trends from 2025-2033, evaluating markets geographically, especially in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It explores detection and mitigation methods for drones, noting...

EU regulations hold back building energy management retrofits Technology News | July 10, 2025 The complexity and uncertainty of regulation across the European Union is holding back the use of AI in existing buildings…
The complexity and uncertainty of regulation across the European Union is holding back the use of AI in existing buildings says a review of building energy management systems (BEMS). Retrofitting sensors and AI into buildings to control heating...

Small Satellites Market Research And Technology Forecast Report 2025-2033 Democratizing Space Access For Both Established Players And Emerging Market Entrants
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Explore the dynamic growth of the small satellite industry-democratizing space access for commercial and government sectors. This comprehensive report offers insights into market trends, technological innovations,...

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland publishes licence guidelines ahead of system launch
The process will include a 28-day official heads-up that any businesses intend to file for an application. By Megan Elswyth Key points: - The regulator has published guidelines for operators and providers who want to offer gambling products in...

Saudi German Health and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Join Forces to Elevate Executive Healthcare Leadership Across the UAE
(MENAFN- Awareness Marketing Management) In a bold move to shape the future of healthcare leadership in the UAE and beyond, Saudi German Health has announced a strategic partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University...
Groundbreaking project by Brighton researchers could enable healing chronic wounds from the inside out
Millions living with chronic wounds may soon find relief, thanks to a new €7.3m EU-funded project to develop injectable hydrogel treatment for hard-to-heal wounds. Researchers at the University of Brighton’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine and...

Red Flags and False Promises Ireland’s Fraud and Investment Scam Surge
As Ireland enters the mid‑2020s, a worrying trend is emerging: investment fraud is rising at an alarming rate. With more of us exploring alternative ways to grow our money outside traditional savings, scammers are stepping up their game—creating...

Irish households urged not to use washing machines from Thursday as heatwave update issued
Irish households are being advised to refrain from using their washing machines starting from Thursday as the contry braces itself for temperatures as high as 30C. Many people find it challenging to keep cool during these sweltering conditions,...

Mantis Cranes and Mc Menamin Engineering to create 15 new jobs in Donegal
Family-run sister companies Mantis Cranes and Mc Menamin Engineering are delighted to announce the creation of 15 new roles at their shared headquarters in Killygordon. The roles will be introduced over the next 18 months, driven by continued...

Excavation to begin at Irish house of horrors mother and baby burial site where 800 child corpses were hidden - as officials warn it will take TWO YEARS to complete the task
International experts will join Irish counterparts to uncover an unmarked mass burial site for children at a former mother and baby home in Tuam in western Ireland, the director of the excavation team said on Monday. Staff from Colombia, Spain,...

Boston Scientific Galway raises over €100,000 in one-day charity climb for breast cancer research
A major fundraising challenge organised by the Boston ScientificGalway site saw over 200 employees climb both Croagh Patrick and Diamond Hill in a single day – raising over €100,000 for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI ). The...
Ireland Catholic Church Scandal: 796 infants likely buried in septic tank of a baby home run by Nuns
In a sombre acknowledgement of Ireland’s troubled past, preliminary work has commenced at the site of the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway, where the remains of 796 infants are believed to be interred in a...