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Niamh Smyth, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation; Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD Longford Westmeath; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central

Bobby Healy, Founder and CEO of Manna Drone Delivery; Niamh Smyth, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation; Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD Longford Westmeath; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central

Dr Sheila Gilheany is Chief Executive of Alcohol Action Ireland; Niamh Smyth, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation; Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD Longford Westmeath; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central

Niamh Smyth, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation; Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD Longford Westmeath; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central

Ireland's startup ecosystem is setting the pace for AI adoption in Europe, according to a new AWS report titled "Unlocking Ireland's AI Potential 2025". The report, based on survey data of 1,000 Irish businesses, highlights how agile Irish startups are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their core operations, with 36% of Irish startups embedding AI at the core of their business model, higher than the 29% European average. Irish startups are also seeing measurable gains from this adoption, with 94% of Irish businesses reporting a significant increase in revenue thanks to adopting AI, with an average 36% revenue increase directly linked to their use of AI. "The data in this report aligns closely with our observations in the field - Irish startups are demonstrating a strong commitment to integrating emerging technologies," said Niamh Gallagher, AWS Country Lead for Ireland. "Many of these companies clearly recognise that AI is becoming increasingly important for maintaining competitiveness, attracting investment, and pursuing global expansion opportunities." During the AWS Gen AI Loft Dublin tour, Niamh Gallagher met with Niamh Smyth, Minister for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation. The Minister was presented the "Unlocking Ireland's AI Potential 2025" report and taken through the key findings. During the event, leading Irish startup founders shared how AI is already transforming their industries. Minister Smyth, praising the role of startups in Ireland's AI leadership, said "These findings make it clear that startups are central to Ireland's digital future," she said. "They're leveraging AI not only to grow, but to lead the transformation of entire industries - from safety tech to genomics and climate solutions." "This report validates our approach to keeping children safe online," said Rena Maycock, founder of Chirp, a safety-focused tech company. "Using GenAI to enhance our datasets has enabled us to detect and block harmful communications and offer real-time protection for children and families - something that simply wouldn't be possible with conventional tech alone." "At Jentic, we're building AI-native infrastructure for the agent era, enabling AI agents to dynamically discover, load, and execute the exact tools they need, precisely when they need them," said Dorothy Creaven, Chief Operating Officer of Jentic. "This report reinforces what we're seeing every day: Ireland's startups are not just adopting AI, they're pushing the boundaries of how AI is applied at scale." "The report reflects what we're seeing on the ground," added Sean Mullaney, Founder & CEO of Seapoint. "AI isn't just enhancing finance tools - it's fundamentally changing how startups manage money, make strategic decisions, and scale. It's enabling us to build the intelligent financial home we always wished we had." Across Ireland, businesses are integrating AI at an accelerating pace, with 45% now using AI, marking a 32% growth in just one year, up from 34% last year. This growth is outpacing the European average, where, overall, 42% of businesses are now consistently using AI at a growth rate of 27%. The report also found that Irish businesses reported a 25% year-on-year increase in AI investment, exceeding the European average of 22%. Wide, but shallow adoption: The two-tier economy Many businesses, particularly large enterprises, are not leveraging the most advanced uses of AI. This risks a two-tier AI economy between startups and large enterprises. The research identifies three distinct stages of AI adoption in Ireland, outlining the gap between businesses that are merely experimenting with AI and those that are fully embedding it into their operations for transformative impact. Stage 1: First steps Two thirds (66%) of Irish businesses are in the early stages of AI adoption, primarily using publicly available chatbots...

Minister Jack Chambers is launching 'Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service'. Artificial Intelligence is changing how we live, work, and engage with the world around us. Governments worldwide face the challenge of meeting the digital expectations of their end-users while keeping pace with advancements in technology. These Guidelines compliment and inform strategies regarding the adoption of innovative technology and ways of working already underway in the public service, and seek to set a high standard for public service transformation and innovation, while prioritising public trust and people's rights. The Guidelines have been developed to actively empower public servants to use AI in the delivery of services. By firmly placing the human in the process, these guidelines aim to enhance public trust in how Government uses AI. A range of resources designed to support the adoption of AI have been developed, including clear information on Government's Principles for Responsible AI, a Decision Framework for evaluating the potential use of AI, a Responsible AI Canvas Tool to be used at planning stage, and the AI Lifecycle Guidance tool. Other government supports available to public service organisations also include learning and development materials and courses for public servants at no cost. In this regard, and in addition to its existing offering on AI, the Institute for Public Administration will provide a tutorial and in-person training dedicated to the AI Guidelines to further assist participants in applying the guidelines in their own workplaces. The guidelines contain examples of how AI is already being used across public services, including: St. Vincent's University Hospital exploring the potential for AI to assist with performing heart ultrasound scans, in order to help reduce waiting times for patients. The Revenue Commissioners using Large Language Models to route taxpayer queries more efficiently, ensuring faster and more accurate responses. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine developing an AI-supported solution to detect errors in grant applications and reduce processing times for applications. Minister Jack Chambers said: "AI offers immense possibilities to improve the provision of public services. These guidelines support public service bodies in undertaking responsible innovation in a way that is practical, helpful and easy to follow. "In keeping with Government's AI strategy, the guidance as well as the learning and development supports being offered by the Institute for Public Administration, will help public servants to pursue those opportunities in a way that is responsible. "AI is already transforming our world and it is crucial that we embrace that change and adapt quickly in order to deliver better policy and better public services for the people of Ireland." Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Emer Higgins said: "AI holds the potential to revolutionise how we deliver services, make decisions, and respond to the needs of our people. These guidelines will support thoughtful integration of AI into our public systems, enhance efficiency, and reduce administrative burdens and financial cost. Importantly, this will be done with strong ethical and human oversight, ensuring fairness, transparency, accountability, and the protection of rights and personal data at every step." Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, Niamh Smyth said: "Government is committed to leveraging the potential of AI for unlocking productivity, addressing societal challenges, and delivering enhanced services. The guidelines launched today are part of a whole of government approach to putting in place the necessary enablers to underpin responsible and impactful AI adoption across the public service. They are an important step in meeting government's objective of better outcomes through AI adopti...

Crusoe, the industry's first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, has announced its European headquarters in Dublin. With the support of the Irish government through IDA Ireland, Crusoe expects to grow its workforce in Ireland to approximately 100 people over the next three years. The company is hiring for multiple roles in Dublin across its Networking, Site Reliability Engineering, Customer Success, and Support departments. Crusoe's new European headquarters will allow the company to deepen its customer and partner relationships across the region. In December of 2023, the company announced its first data centre in Europe, located in Iceland. Powered by geothermal energy, the 100% renewable energy data centre continues to support AI workloads for customers across Europe. Chase Lochmiller, CEO and co-founder, Crusoe said: "Establishing our European Headquarters in Dublin marks another milestone in Crusoe's global strategy. Dublin's reputation as a world-class technology hub, and its exceptional talent pool, makes it the perfect location to forge stronger connections with our European customers and partners." Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke said: "The news that Crusoe AI will establish their European HQ in Dublin, with the creation of 100 jobs, is very welcome. Cloud infrastructure plays a vital role in Ireland's digital and sustainable future by serving as both a critical enabler of AI technology and a potential catalyst for renewable energy adoption. This announcement is a testament to the skilled technology workforce and thriving AI innovation ecosystem here. "Our National AI Strategy: 'AI - Here for Good' which was refreshed in November sets out the Government's intention to harness trustworthy, person-centred AI for our collective economic and societal good. We are delighted to welcome Crusoe AI to Europe and to Ireland." Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, Niamh Smyth, TD, said: "Ireland is now ranked as the fifth most advanced digital economy in the EU, and having Crusoe choose Ireland as their European Headquarters is another vote of confidence in our country. These roles will allow for exciting opportunities for many of our skilled workforce." Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland, said: ''Crusoe's announcement today of plans for 100 jobs in Ireland, as part of establishing their European Headquarters in Dublin is great news and a great vote of confidence in the skilled workforce available here. AI will be a key focus on our upcoming new strategy in IDA Ireland, so I am delighted to see companies like Crusoe join our technology ecosystem here.'' To view open positions on Crusoe's careers page here. See more stories here.

Today on the show - We spoke with Thomas Byrne and Niamh Smyth about their new Junior Ministerial roles, Gavan Reilly discussed the unhappiness in some political circles about the lack of gender balance in the new Government cabinet and Caroline Reidy of the HR suite talked to Alan about the importance of gender balance in the workplace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 34th Dail has been filled. We're joined by Reporter Maura Fay. Cathy Bennet, Sinn Fein Candidate. Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fail Candidate. Paul Hosford with the Irish Examiner. Susanne Rogers, Social Justice Ireland. Kevin Cunningham-Founder of Ireland Thinks. Ciaran O'Connor, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Brian Sheehan, Women for Election.

A group of Fianna Fáil politicians have put forward a Bill to ban dynamic pricing on tickets following the outrage over the Oasis ticket prices.Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan , joins The Last Word to discuss the Bill that would extend existing legislation outlawing the resale of tickets above face value.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Today on the show - Niamh Smyth discusses FF's bid to protect customers from rip-off ticket prices, the VFI say there's "no profit in pubs" as they call for urgent measures from Govt for the sector and the Irish Heart Foundation call for a ban on smoking in beer gardens / outdoor events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multiple female footballers have claimed they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. For more than two years, RTÉ and the Sunday Independent have been jointly investigating concerns and last night the documentary aired. The named coaches deny all wrongdoing To get reaction to this Ciara spoke to Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fail TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht.

Multiple female footballers have claimed they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. For more than two years, RTÉ and the Sunday Independent have been jointly investigating concerns and last night the documentary aired. The named coaches deny all wrongdoing To get reaction to this Ciara spoke to Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fail TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht.

We look back on the news stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Ivan was joined by John Lee, Executive Editor Daily Mail Group Ireland, Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Chairperson of the joint committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media, and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Fingal.

Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee, discusses the Report on the Future Media Business Model and long-term vision for the media sector, due to be published this afternoon.

The report “Future Business Model Plans and Long-Term Vision for the Media Sector” is launched today. We speak to Niamh Smyth, Cavan TD and chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media.

The report “Future Business Model Plans and Long-Term Vision for the Media Sector” is launched today. We speak to Niamh Smyth, Cavan TD and chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media.

Minister Catherine Martin faced questions at the media committee last night . Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

Today on the show - Chair of the media committee Niamh Smyth gives her thoughts on Minister Catherine Martin's account of recent events @ RTE and Assistant General Secretary of the GRA, Tara McManus joins us to discuss the recommendations of the Justice Cmte's report on policing matters & what they mean locally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister Catherine Martin faced questions at the media committee last night . Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

RTÉ Oireachtas Committee says an overlap of witnesses with the Public Accounts Committee is resulting in “negative public commentary”. We speak to Niamh Smyth, FF TD for Cavan Monaghan and Chairwoman of the Oireachtas Media Committee and also Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Correspondent with the Irish Times.

RTÉ chiefs past and present are preparing to grace the halls of Leinster House to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee as the public broadcaster's crisis rumbles on. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of the meeting this morning was Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

RTÉ chiefs past and present are preparing to grace the halls of Leinster House to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee as the public broadcaster's crisis rumbles on. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of the meeting this morning was Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

Claire Brock speaks to Niamh Smyth, Aodhan O Riordan, Louise Burne, Fionnan Sheahan, Gavin Barrett & Chris Gunness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Anton to review the main stories in the Sunday papers is Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive, Tanya Ward; Paul Hayes, CEO of Beachhut PR; and public affairs consultant & Irish Times contributor, Gerard Howlin.Anton also spoke to Daniel Murray, Political Correspondent with the Business Post about support for Sinn Fein slipping in the latest opinion polls as well as Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan Monaghan, who has accused RTÉ of ‘cooking their books' with regard to the funding of 'Toy Show the Musical'.

Niamh Smyth, FF Chair of the Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht & Seamus Dooley, chair of the NUJ discuss the report released today into Toy Show The Musical.

Toy Show Musical doomed from the start, we hear about RTE's latest woes with Fionnan Sheahan Ireland Editor of Independent.ie and also Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Arts, Culture & Heritage, Chair of Oireachtas media committee TD for Cavan Monaghan.

RTE are not going to publish top 100 earners as they are set to appear tomorrow before the Oireachtas media committee. Fianna Fáil TD and chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee, Niamh Smyth and Ireland Editor of The Independent, Fionnan Sheahan spoke to Pat.

Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee, on discussions about future funding models for RTÉ.

The Oireachtas Media Commission will hold a private meeting today to discuss the findings of the second Grant Thornton report into the RTE payments controversy. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of this meeting was Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Committee.

The Oireachtas Media Commission will hold a private meeting today to discuss the findings of the second Grant Thornton report into the RTE payments controversy. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of this meeting was Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Committee.

RTÉ has revealed that contact talks have broken down with Ryan Tubridy and the broadcaster will not be returning to the air. Niamh Smyth TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee and Garett Harte, Managing Director of Harte Media and former Editor in Chief of Newstalk...

Solicitor and Irish Research Council Scholar at the UCD School of Law, Richard Bunworth and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Sport and Media, Niamh Smyth.

Niamh Smyth, Chair, Oireachtas Media Committee, reacts to Kevin Bakhurst's first statement as RTÉ's new DG and outlines what she expects from Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly when they appear in front of the committee this week.

Niamh Smyth, Chair, Oireachtas Media Committee, responds to further revelations about barter accounts in RTÉ.

Beidh feidhmeannaigh ó RTÉ ag éisteacht eile de Chomh Choiste na Meán inniu, áit a gceisteofar iad faoi íocaíochtaí a fuair Ryan Tubridy. Tá fáilte curtha ag cathaoirleach an choiste, Niamh Smyth roimh an dá fhiosrúchán atá le déanamh faoi RTÉ.

Fresh revelations on RTE Finances. review of RTE finances has found a number of further barter accounts. Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee spoke to Shane this morning on the show with a reaction to the new revelations.

Fresh revelations on RTE Finances. review of RTE finances has found a number of further barter accounts. Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee spoke to Shane this morning on the show with a reaction to the new revelations.

An extensive review of RTE's governance and culture has been signed off on, following on from revelations of non-disclosed payments by RTÉ to presenter Ryan Tubridy totaling €345,000 over several years. Anton was joined by Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil Spokeperson on Arts and Culture. Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Emma O'Kelly, Chair of the Dublin Broadcasting Branch of the NUJ, and RTE's Education Correspondent.

Day 11 of the RTÉ controversy and more damning details have emerged in the papers today. Joining Gavan to go through the latest updates on the situation is Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and TD for Cavan Monaghan and North Meath, along with Jane Suiter, Professor in the School of Communications DCU.

Chairperson of the Oireachtas Media Committee, Niamh Smyth & Minister of State, Patrick O'Donovan.

Chairperson of the Oireachtas Media Committee, Niamh Smyth & Minister of State, Patrick O'Donovan.

Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fail TD for Cavan Monaghan and North Meath, Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for Kerry

Claire is joined by guests to discuss the potential threat posed by the Indian variant, the governments move to inhibit investment funds buying up housing plus we speak to cybersecurity expert Ronan Murphy about the HSE ransomware attack. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Floating Voter podcast on Independent.ie took a look at how social media abuse should be tackled by the Government. Fianna Fáil's Niamh Smyth and Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly shared their own experiences of some of the hate they have received online. Deputy O'Reilly revealed that she was this week contacted by Gardaí who inquired about her home security. She also said that she has been previously targeted by the now-removed Barbara J Pym Twitter account, which former Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris admitted to helping to run. Cavan Monaghan Deputy Smith, who is the chair of the Oireachtas Arts and Media Committee said that as part of pre-legislative scrutiny into the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, anonymous accounts on social media should be banned. She also said that as part of the new legislation, a new Commissioner would be set up which would examine complaints by individuals into online content. The Commissioner would then work to remove harmful content faster. “There have to be real sanctions put in place,” said Deputy Smyth. “These orchestrated pile-ons have to be stopped and that would be what the new online safety commissioner would do,” she added. Political Editor Philip Ryan and Ms O'Reilly also clashed on anonymous social media accounts after Mr Ryan said that he received a lot of hate online during his coverage of the Sinn Féin Abú database.

Ciara is joined in studio to discuss pregnancy in the pandemic, the verdict of the George Floyd murder trial, the future of the Irish traditional pub and the rise of women's images being stolen online for malicious fake profiles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Claire Brock is joined by guests to discuss potential quarantining for people travelling to Ireland, staycation tourism this summer and the vaccine rollout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.