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As Western Development Commission hits €100m in investment, we speak to head of investment Gillian Buckley, on how that has been leveraged many times over for the region. Read more: Deep-tech ‘sweet spot’ for WDC as it hits €100m in investment
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The report highlights the challenges Ireland is facing in meeting current demands and the potential impact this could have on future hiring in critical sectors. Read more: Ireland should prioritise current and future skill needs, says Scale Ireland
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‘Luna’ is a NeuroBell-created portable brain monitor that allows neonatal ICU staff to quickly detect seizures. Read more: Mark O’Sullivan named HPSU Founder of the Year for medtech NeuroBell
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Can an AI bot really help managers show more empathy? In his latest column, Jonathan McCrea discusses the problem of workplace compassion in the machine age. Read more: Opinion: Can an AI bot help with our workplace empathy problem?

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Benchmarking company Vals AI today (16 October) released a highly-anticipated report that evaluates and compare how AI products perform on legal research tasks and compares legal AI tools to ChatGPT – however all the market leaders in the space are missing. The study assesses the performance of Alexi, Counsel Stack, Midpage and ChatGPT and…
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Liberty IT’s Anastasia Ridge discusses her experiences as an intern and her advice for others. Read more: ‘Being able to trust your own ability is a learning process for everyone’
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Over the course of the next 18 months the organisation aims to double its workforce from 50 to 100 employees. Read more: Fortivum Consulting to create 50 jobs amid opening of Dublin HQ

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This interactive webinar, hosted by Legal IT Insider’s editor Caroline Hill and featuring Ben Firth and Tim Coles from Thomson Reuters, dives into one of the most pressing questions in legal tech today: Should lawyers rely on general purpose AI tools like ChatGPT, or do they need professional grade, legal-specific solutions? The webinar explores…
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MTU student Ena O’Driscoll discusses her trip to China as part of the 2025 cohort of Huawei’s Seeds for the Future programme. Read more: Huawei Seeds 2025 sees Irish students get a taste of AI and drones
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The two authorities have signed an agreement to work together to drive consistency in online regulation. Read more: DPC and Coimisiún na Meán to work together for children’s safety online