In particular, the accelerator is looking for AI start-ups that are actively raising and aiming to close their funding rounds in 2026. Read more: Third UCD AI start-up accelerator open to participants
If 2026 is the year where you take upskilling to the next level, start by learning about meta skills. Read more: It is time to work on those meta skills in a big way

Hi and welcome to the first Orange Rag of 2026, where we pick up on some of the most important themes of the month, including the shift of power from private practice to the in-house sector, plus the strategic considerations that many law firms are battling with around how to avoid private equity investment…
When it comes to programming, you may think about use case first and its potential impact second, but you can prioritise both. Read more: Sustainable software: Green code and should you be using it?
It is unclear how many Ireland-based jobs will be affected in the move. Read more: Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally as AI spending rises
As geopolitical tensions abound, France is going all in on its strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, announcing plans to move departments to homegrown Visio. Read more: France moves government departments off Zoom, MS Teams onto homegrown Visio
‘Bringing the cost of replicating strong coding agents down to a few hundred dollars will unlock research that simply wasn’t possible before’, AI2 said. Read more: AI2 targets SMEs with new open-source developer agents
Construction will commence following the completion of a formal construction tender process. Read more: £40m Ulster University medtech hub gets Belfast council nod
69pc of the overall job growth was outside of Dublin, with much activity in the midlands and the south-east. Read more: Despite economic headwinds, EI companies create net job growth
The winners include a 3D designing technology that takes inspiration from nature and a minimally invasive capsaicin hydrogel as a pain reliever. Read more: Two University of Galway projects bag €150,000 each in ERC grants