AI for Everyone?

Clodagh Lynch 24/09/2026

AI for Everyone? A Critical Look at Ireland's AIready.ie Platform Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly appearing in news headlines from warnings about job losses and ethical concerns, to fears about the unchecked power this technology could come to hold. Most of these stories center on large corporations, who despite these alarming headlines …

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Lasting Impact of Criminalisation on Suicide Data in Ireland

Maria (Marysia) Pachowicz 10/09/2026

Content warning: This article discusses themes of suicide which may be upsetting to some readers, including the criminalisation of suicide and …

Democracy is for everybody, not just a majority, and definitely not just the majority.

Peter Emerson 24/07/2026

Politics is the art of compromise. Therefore, both in decision-making and in elections, both for the electorate and for their representatives, …

Modern Methods of Construction in 2026: A viable, sustainable solution for the housing crisis?

Nathan Hart 01/07/2026

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have become an important part of the government’s strategy to combat the ongoing Irish housing crisis. …

Youth Development as the Basis of National Resilience System in Ukraine

Susan Branje, Dylan Gee, Emily R.D. Murphy, Valentyna Piontkovska, Halyna Pyryn 12/06/2026

The world is entering a period of prolonged instability: geopolitical confrontation, technological acceleration, demographic pressure, information …

What Difference Would a Left-Led Government Make to Ireland?

Nat O'Connor 28/05/2026

As of January 2026, successive opinion polls give centre-right Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael combined less than 40% of support for the next general …

The Unique Needs of Older Drug Users: Are We Doing Enough?

Passerose Mantoy 20/05/2026

For the past 26 years, I have worked in the addiction sector in Dublin watching the landscape of substance use evolve. While much attention is given …

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