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Complaints system for social media content to be set up by 2024

A mechanism allowing people to make complaints about content posted on social media will be set up on a phased basis over the coming years, and will start with complaints relating to children. Tech companies would be “bound” to sign up to the online ...

20 Sept 2022 at 20:58

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CES technology show to open as in-person event despite Omicron concerns

One of the world’s biggest technology trade shows will open as an in-person event this week despite ongoing concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant. CES officially opens in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with organisers saying the event’s ...

04 Jan 2022 at 14:32

National News

Parents warned of hacking risk on video game popular with kids

The company that owns the popular sandbox-adventure videogame Minecraft recently warned parents to be aware of a hacking risk that has recently come to light. Tech giant Microsoft confirmed that some versions of the world’s best-selling ...

16 Dec 2021 at 16:21

National News

Irish uni receives over €800k to provide courses for service users affected by addiction

Over €800,000 in funding has been awarded to South East Technological University (SETU) for the provision of higher education courses for service users at Tiglin and other addiction treatment centres. Programmes like Tiglin - which ...

01 Sept 2022 at 11:38

National News

Study reveals fanatical fantasy football players more likely to have worse mental health

A new study suggests people who spend the most time playing, researching and thinking about their fantasy football teams may have worse mental health than other players of the online game. According to Nottingham Trent University ...

09 Jan 2022 at 19:04

National News

Google expected to make 240 people redundant in Ireland

Google is expected to make 240 employees redundant from its workforce in Ireland, PA understands. The tech giant employs 5,500 people in Ireland, where its headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa is located. The ...

22 Feb 2023 at 12:15

National News

Canada-bound flight makes emergency landing in Dublin Airport after major tech issue

An Air Canada flight from Venice to Toronto was forced to make an emergency landing in Dublin Airport yesterday following a major technical issue aboard the aircraft. The flight (AC819 /ACA819), which left from Venice ...

10 May 2024 at 10:11

Local News

Tech companies expanded ‘a little too quickly’, Ireland’s deputy leader says

Tech companies may have expanded “a little bit too quickly”, Ireland’s deputy premier has said after two tech giants announced significant layoffs. It has emerged that Twitter is to let a significant number of staff ...

04 Nov 2022 at 17:47

National News

Twitter staff cuts are ‘not acceptable’, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has criticised the way in which staff were let go at Twitter, saying that it was “not acceptable” and was “fairly unprecedented”. “We are concerned, and our concern is there for the ...

04 Nov 2022 at 19:50

National News

PICTURES: American football fever takes over as thousands of tourists descend on Dublin

Thousands of American football fans have flown to Ireland for Saturday's Aer Lingus College Football Classic at the Aviva Stadium. Florida State and Georgia Tech are set to face off with over 47,000 ...

23 Aug 2024 at 19:24

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Help for parents in Portlaoise struggling to cope with teenage screentime

Parents who want to be better equipped to manage and cope with the use of tablets, computer games, smart phones and other technology by their children especially teenagers will be able to get some ...

17 Nov 2016 at 12:04

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Innovation and creativity in abundance during Kinia Creative Technology Week

Over 600 of Ireland’s future engineering and digital change-makers gathered at The Foundry in Google’s EMEA HQ in Dublin recently to attend two key events as part of Kinia’s Creative Technology ...

01 May 2024 at 15:03

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