Behind The Story AI Special: The perils and promise of AI
This week Behind The Story is on location at the International AI Summit in Dublin - one of the largest gatherings of the AI sector in Europe this year.
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Taoiseach rejects EU budget criticism from aid groups
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected criticism from international aid organisations over the Irish Government's cuts to the draft seven-year EU budget.
More than 150 schools receive bomb threat email on same day as public sector strike
Schools in the Dublin and Kildare regions understood to be operating as normal while taking the advice of gardaí
Waterford murders: €20k drug debt behind attack, family member believes
No arrests have been made in first wave of ‘intense’ searches
Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle
Can you beat the puzzle master? (Plus: find answers to Tuesday’s puzzle.)
Children invited to mark 300 years of Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift's most famous work, Gulliver's Travels, will be turning 300 years old at the end of this month as the power of his writing is translating across to schoolchildren and scholars alike even in the present day.
Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird
Drama has taken over the internet and it’s over a $15,000 bird figure that Kelly Clarkson allegedly tried (and failed) to buy.
The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera
Britain’s Queen Liz was the ultimate royal superstar. Now the Windsors are mired in scandal, the family is more soap opera than monarchy.
Adventures as Gaeilge: The bestselling Irish-language author who captivated young readers
English-born Cathal Ó Sándair wrote 160 books in Irish, many featuring the suave sleuth Réics Carló
Teaching unions urge Taoiseach to intervene and prevent further strike action
Frustration with Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers triggers call around ‘role here for’ Martin
AI firms should ‘sell solutions’ rather than ‘fear’, OpenAI executive tells Dublin summit
Cybersecurity could be future growth driver for OpenAI, executive tells tech summit in Dublin
Daktronics to close Clare facility with the loss of over 100 jobs
Decision ‘has not been taken lightly’, company says
Mickey Harte’s remarkable managerial career takes him back to club scene with Kilcoo
The three-time All-Ireland-winning manager takes charge of the Down side after spells with Tyrone, Louth, Derry and Offaly
Wall Street slips after inflation shock as ASML lifts European tech
Kerry Group continues to make gains as share price now up more than 4%
Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger
The AI video appears to mimic footage of the man’s death.
Niger methane leak may cancel 40% of Irish emissions cuts
A major oil well blowout in the African country of Niger has been releasing methane into the atmosphere over the past 18 days.
Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure
The company confirmed at the start of September that it was entering a collective redundancy consultation with jobs at risk.
State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost
Mounjaro is currently available privately on prescription for weight management but is not reimbursed by the HSE for that purpose.
Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week
Three people appeared in court over the claims today.
‘There will be a united Ireland before there is a united Ireland football team’
Paul Howard joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to talk about how sport would work in a united Ireland. This is a subject Paul has spent a lot of time thinking about during the research and writing for his new novel, A Nation Once Again.
Community releases balloons in memory of arson victims
A balloon release ceremony has taken place to commemorate that family who died after an incendiary device set fire to their home in the Birchwood estate yesterday.
Son says four were killed over someone else's drug debt
The son of the man who was murdered in a firebomb attack in Waterford along with his wife and two of his children has said they were killed because of someone else's €20,000 drugs debt.
100 jobs to go as Daktronics to close Ennistymon plant
Around 100 jobs are to be lost at Daktronics in Ennistymon, Co Clare, with the US multi-national confirming it will close its Irish manufacturing operations over the coming 12 months.
Dublin hotel accused of antisemitism by Jewish group
The President of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has accused a Dublin hotel of antisemitism after he said they cancelled 70 rooms reserved for delegates attending an antisemitism conference in the capital.