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EU’s proposed mechanism to combat child pornography with AI and experts’ concerns about mass surveillance risks

To combat and detect child pornography content, the European Union wants to be more active by using artificial intelligence systems, which makes a group of cyber security experts warn of mass surveillance risks.…

May 6, 2024

UK, Ireland, and England flags hanging on a balcony

Ireland “won’t provide a loophole” for UK’s migration policy

The Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has announced enacting emergency legislation to send asylum seekers back to the United Kingdom, after seeing a surge in migrants crossing the border into Ireland following Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Policy. In turn, the British Prime Minister wants an agreement with the European Union to send returning asylum seekers back to France.…

April 30, 2024

Dublin Grand Canal at sunset with buildings in the background.

A bill to address sexual exploitation amidst housing crisis in Ireland

Sinn Féin, the Irish Republican and democratic socialist political party, proposes a new amendment to make it an offense for landlords to seek sex-for-rent arrangements as one in eight international students faced accommodation scams amidst a growing housing crisis in Ireland.…

March 11, 2024

In Ireland, a Supreme Court decision is raising political awareness, with a major referendum about the family on the horizon

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a man who was denied access to his widower's pension on the grounds that he was not married to his long-term partner. The decision comes just months before a major constitutional referendum on the family, scheduled for March, 8.…

January 23, 2024

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EU’s proposed mechanism to combat child pornography with AI and experts’ concerns about mass surveillance risks

Ireland “won’t provide a loophole” for UK’s migration policy

A bill to address sexual exploitation amidst housing crisis in Ireland

In Ireland, a Supreme Court decision is raising political awareness, with a major referendum about the family on the horizon

Spread of misinformation on social media in Ireland has been increasing, report says

Laptop and smartphone batteries sold in the E.U. will need to be easily removable by users

Greenpeace ranked the European capitals by public transport affordability

Irish study finds traces of glyphosate in 1 in 4 urine samples tested

Ireland and France sign a deal to directly connect Irish electricity to European mainland power grid

In Ireland, Heineken increases wholesale prices of draft beers to pub owners

Bank of Ireland now offers paid leave to employees suffering menopause symptoms

More Catholics in Northern Ireland than any religions combined for the first time in 160 years, Census says

Ryanair furious against a tax in Hungary. The CEO calls the minister of economy an “idiot”

Potential gains and losses of remote working in Ireland evaluated by the government

Data explained: E.U. economy greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 are below pre-pandemic levels, but not Q4

Peat fire in Irish politics

The U.S. crackdown on the largest Irish drug trafficking organization

Ireland expels Russian diplomats suspected of espionage in a coordinated decision with other EU members

Ireland plans to compensate families of healthcare workers who died of COVID

World news digest: February 3, 2022

In Ireland, a Parliament committee recommends not increasing the pension age

Ireland will have a once-off public holiday for the COVID-19 before the pandemic is over

St Brigid’s Day: Ireland’s new public holiday, the 1^st named after a woman

Ireland introduces a minimum price on alcohol

Ireland’s plan on reducing civil servants’ weekdays more expensive than provisioned

Ireland in U.S. watch list for human trafficking

Ireland environment performances hurt by poor water management and excessive parking

Irish people drink more than a pint a day

Will Irish pubs become the next start-up incubators?