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Ireland welcomes a wave of international visitors for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend festivities
Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to travel to the country over the bank holiday weekend for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. By Alex Cloud Fáilte Ireland estimates that over 589,000 people attended the three-day St. Patrick’s Day festival last year, which generated €138 million in visitor revenue. While the figures for the current year are undetermined, Dublin Live reported that over half a million people were in…
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By James Black A new exhibition celebrating the work of Picasso has opened at the National Gallery of Ireland. The exhibition spans several periods of Picasso ‘s life, showcasing the evolution of his style and vision. The thoughtfully designed exhibition consists of four interconnected rooms arranged in an open plan that allows visitors to move…
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Dalymount Park football stadium in Phibsborough, home to Bohemian Football Club, faces problems with its redevelopment again. The cost of redeveloping the Dublin pitch has more than trebled since Dublin City Council (DCC) bought the stadium a decade ago, reaching as much as €63 million. On top of that, the construction of the stadium is expected to be delayed by as much as two years. In 2015, the council purchased the sports ground…
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The undeniable growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the last few years has led to a massive increase in AI data centres all over the world, including Ireland. These are buildings that host a large number of infrastructures in order to keep internet servers running smoothly. As of October 2025, there are approximately 82 data centres in Ireland, with an additional 40 having…
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By Sean Kavanagh The Irish Government has announced that they will provide €154 million in contributions to fund a new pension scheme named My Future Fund, beginning in 2026. This initiative will offer many young people their first opportunity to start saving for retirement, and those who aren’t focused on retirement planning can withdraw all contributions…
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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has exploded in the last year. According to the article published by ExplodingTopics and surveys conducted by Forbes, IBM, and McKinsey, nearly 78% of businesses are implementing AI in at least one business function. How is the Irish Government aiming to actualise the use of AI and regulate…
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Fionn MacArthur – How do you go from living in a houseboat in Sligo to being in an Israeli detention centre?
You’re awoken in the middle of the night to the deafening sound of an emergency siren. You scramble off the floor you’ve been sleeping on for the past 9 days; in the haze of panicked chaos, you manage to get on a life vest and make your way to the upper deck of the boat you’re travelling on. You and 90 other people sit there, unarmed, hands in the air as the…











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