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Liz Carolan
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Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions
Pedantry aside, I wrote about the digital policy agenda for the EU for the next 6 months, if Ireland - as President - gets its way techpolicy.press/ireland-targ...
Scorched Earth
I took this today following a wildfire in the Dublin Hills at the weekend. Nothing survived.
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Just a wee reminder for anyone listening to politicians doing the ‘I condemn the violence but people have legitimate concerns’, shuffle, immigration in NI is 3.5% of the population. Most of them working in NHS, social care and other badly paid jobs.
Spent a lot of time thinking about this over the past few months, but this week got me to writing about it. We have a massive content over-supply problem, particularly of divisive content.
A future leader of the United Kingdom the week of a literal pogrom against black and brown people in one of its capitals
A totally normal economy
I’ll be on @rteradio1.bsky.social shortly talking surveillance in the AI era, and why you should think about before posting photos of yourself - like this one - online
Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency highlights tensions between simplifying digital regulation and expanding protections on AI, data use, and child online safety, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan.
I don't mean to be a pedant, but the Irish Gov published it policy programme for the EU Presidency, which starts in a few weeks, and the words "priority" and "prioritise" appear 94 times
If everything is a priority, then surely nothing actually is?
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The program signals an EU push to streamline digital rules while advancing AI omnibus and new online safety measures for children, writes Liz Carolan.
This is *really* extreme message from Nigel Farage to Reform supporters this morning
Britain is racist against white people and the press is lying to you so you can only believe me
Properly anti democratic
I don't mean to be a pedant, but the Irish Gov published it policy programme for the EU Presidency, which starts in a few weeks, and the words "priority" and "prioritise" appear 94 times
If everything is a priority, then surely nothing actually is?
Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannon on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" by the disorder
Much of today's political communication isn't bought by parties during elections. It's produced by creators who are paid and promoted by platforms. We regulate campaigns because money shapes politics. It's time to recognise that creator programmes do too.
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The eurozone economy unexpectedly shrank in the first three months of 2026, and Ireland was to blame.
Ireland's GDP fell by a staggering 12.1% between January and March, with the drop driven by a contraction in multinational-dominated sectors.
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Peter Geoghegan
Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on protesters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" by the disorder.
