Tech

Yesterday

27th October 2026

AnalysisConsumer Issues

After Revolut's outage, does it still make sense to ditch AIB or Bank of Ireland for a 'neo-bank'?

Monzo, N26 and Revolut are snapping at the heels of Irish high street banks. Are we ready to break free from physical branches?

Valerie Flynn

12 hrs ago

9.4k

This week

25th October 2026 - 28th October 2026

The Daily Poll

Poll: Would you trust AI to give you financial advice?

26 Oct

12.1k

Must ReadJacob Engelsman

How coverage over 'chest-feeding' speaker led to threats against a breastfeeding conference

Stephen McDermott

25 Oct

15.6k

Starlink

Musk warns Starlink will cut service if Ukraine uses it to 'kill people'

25 Oct

16.3k

SeriesInternet Diaries

James McClean’s comments on therapy warranted scrutiny, but did he deserve the online reaction?

Stephen McDermott

25 Oct

10.1k

Last week

18th October 2026 - 24th October 2026

SpaceX

Trump says starshield system is 'back' in Ukraine

22 Oct

1.2k

FactCheckworst case scenario

Debunked: No, the United Nations did not ‘admit’ that climate change is a hoax

22 Oct

612

FactCheckdebunked

Viral images of a rioter in a Pink Panther costume at the French protests were AI-generated

21 Oct

442

SeriesInternet Diaries

‘Lizard people’ people are studying Trump’s circle: What do their theories tell us about power?

Stephen McDermott

18 Oct

33.5k

This month

October 2026

ColumnMotoring

Best of 2026: To all the cars I’ve loved before

Paddy Comyn

17 Oct

4.4k

Analysis

This week's snazzy AI event in the RDS was a Glastonbury for geeks

Steve Dempsey

16 Oct

2.9k

screen time

One-fifth of eight to 12-year-olds fall asleep watching a screen

16 Oct

3.8k

Upwardly Mobile

Lidl closes €8.99 mobile contract deal after reaching 100,000 sign-ups earlier than expected

15 Oct

80.0k

rocky patch

Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as missiles hit Kyiv

14 Oct

8.9k

Data Centres

EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook - at Dublin AI summit

14 Oct

4.5k

HEAR ME OUT

Hear Me Out: Is it okay to film dramatic and dangerous public moments on our phones?

12 Oct

4.3k

e-waste

Irish people are buying and binning massive amounts of 'fast tech' like mini fans and chargers

12 Oct

10.2k

SeriesInternet Diaries

Tommy O'Robinson came to Ireland to eat crisps, see a 1916 relative and spread anti-Muslim hate

Stephen McDermott

11 Oct

14.3k

Must Readmindgeek

Pornhub abuse: The emails and allegations behind a woman's legal battle in Ireland's High Court

Stephen McDermott

11 Oct

19.3k

a lidl late for that

GoMo rolls out 5G to its mobile customers in apparent response to Lidl offer

Valerie Flynn

9 Oct

15.7k

big tech

Elon Musk's X loses High Court bid over how media watchdog handles complaints

8 Oct

2.7k

Lidl Connect

Lidl working to address delays experienced by 'small number' of new mobile service customers

7 Oct

38.4k

Asos

ASOS does not believe customers payment information was accessed after 'unauthorised activity'

Updated 6 Oct

8.9k

SeriesInternet Diaries

The internet's detectives used a gang rape allegation to dress up sexual humiliation as investigation

Stephen McDermott

4 Oct

9.4k

Mayo

Gardaí seize 3D-printed firearm in drug trafficking operation

1 Oct

7.5k

Last month

September 2026

FactCheckGarvaghy Road

AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off

30 Sep

4.2k

Astra 6.1

ChatGPT maker OpenAI cancels release of newest AI model due to safety concerns

29 Sep

5.5k

Liftoff

SpaceX rocket orbits Earth for the first time but only completes two of six planned trips around

Updated 28 Sep

4.7k

Lidl Connect

Lidl to launch its mobile network next week with 'price for life' offering

28 Sep

51.7k

SeriesInternet Diaries

Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow

Stephen McDermott

27 Sep

24.1k

ColumnMotoring

It doesn't make any sense, but I fell in love with this 'not-really-a-car' car

Paddy Comyn

26 Sep

13.6k

AnalysisMeta Muse

Zuckerberg says his new AI tool will 'improve our lives'. Are we insane enough to believe him?

Steve Dempsey

25 Sep

5.3k

White House

Trump hosts Xi Jinping for state dinner and the guest list included Elon Musk and Sam Altman

25 Sep

4.7k

Great News

Some Amazon customers will receive cheques for up to $200 following settlement with US regulators

24 Sep

34.5k

AI HACK

World must be 'mindful' of AI risks, McEntee says after rogue OpenAI model hack on Australian site

The AI model bypassed safeguards during training went on to hack the government website.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the AI tool sought access to a health statistics portal in June and "didn't accept no for an answer".

OpenAI did not raise the alarm until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.

Updated 24 Sep

28.1k

Cybersecurity

Irish Revolut customers' data involved in second security breach

This incident pertains to US broker DriveWealth, which provides US stock trading services for Revolut customers.

24 Sep

17.1k

RIP 3G

Eir to begin 3G switch-off on 1 October, with Donegal first to lose network

24 Sep

13.8k

driving engagement

‘Not professional’: TikTok unable to give Irish viewing figures for dangerous driving videos

Updated 23 Sep

11.6k

General Assembly

Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax'

23 Sep

3.8k

Privacy

Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data

21 Sep

10.1k