Brian O'Donovan

Work & Technology Correspondent

School secretaries and caretakers pictured outside the Department of Finance, before a rally in Dublin city centre

Labour Court to hear secretaries, caretakers dispute

A pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers will be heard by the Labour Court today.

Ireland • 12 Jan

Aoibheann Daly, with her mother Anne, after winning of the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, for her project “GlioScope: Multi-task Deep Learning and Causal AI for Glioma & Glioblastoma Profiling”. The winning project “GlioScope” he

Student wins Young Scientist with cancer diagnosis tool

A Kerry student has won the top prize at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for her brain cancer diagnosis tool.

Science and Technology • 09 Jan

X limit on Grok image edits 'window dressing' - minister

The Minister of State with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth has described X putting some Grok image editing features behind a paywall as "window dressing".

World • 09 Jan

Stripe CEO says businesses must adapt in 'volatile world'

Patrick Collison, the CEO and co-founder of financial technology firm Stripe, has said that we live in a volatile world and that businesses need to be more adaptable than ever.

Ireland • 08 Jan

Minister wants X meeting over 'disturbing' Grok concerns

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used to create sexually explicit images of adults and children.

Ireland • 07 Jan

Skorts, AI glasses - Young Scientist projects on display

The impact of skorts on the camogie pitch, AI glasses for people with dementia and an app to translate Irish Sign Language (ISL) are among the 550 entries that have gone on display at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

Ireland • 07 Jan

RSA driving testers vote in favour of strike action

Driving testers at the Road Safety Authority, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, have voted in favour of taking industrial action.

Ireland • 06 Jan

Using Grok to make explicit images 'shocking' - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described reports of the Grok artificial intelligence tool being used to create sexually explicit images of adults and children on social media site X as "unacceptable" and "shocking".

Ireland • 06 Jan

Harvey provides AI platforms for legal and professional services

AI company to create 20 jobs, open new office in Dublin

Artificial intelligence company Harvey is to open a new office in Dublin in late March

Business • 06 Jan

Workers at outsourcing firm Covalen to take strike action

Workers at outsourcing firm Covalen, who are members of the Communications Workers' Union, will take strike action in a dispute over redundancy pay and union recognition.

Business • 06 Jan