When Ireland’s first national broadcaster crackled into life on New Year’s Day in 1926, the State itself was barely out of infancy. 2RN, later Radio Éireann and eventually RTÉ, was never just a technological novelty. In 1947, he declared: “Irish broadcasting is the everyday story of the new Ireland, spoken with its own voice." From the outset, Irish broadcasting carried a burden few other media institutions faced. She is organising From Broadcast to Podcast, a two-day conference at UCC on January 29 and 30 celebrating 100 years of Irish radio.

About 300km from the nearest town, Mayo farmer Sean Keane began to grasp the enormity of the challenges facing Mongolia’s nomadic sheep herders. “I was also the first European that many of them had seen… There was such a rich community and livelihood of farming,” Mr Keane said. As part of his research to determine optimal stocking density, Mr Keane looked into animal gain and overall sheep production in the province. During his time in Mongolia, Mr Keane worked alongside the families who hosted him. Reflecting on his time in Mongolia, Mr Keane was grateful for the opportunity.

If you are an employer, you may need to register for auto-enrolment ahead of January 1. Auto-enrolment is a new scheme designed to ensure that most employees who do not currently have access to an employer pension scheme will be contributing toward their own personal pension fund. In simple terms, if you have employees who are not covered by any pension scheme or contributions, you need to determine whether auto-enrolment is required. With only a few weeks to go, employers may wish to consider setting up a private employer scheme as an alternative. There are very limited investment options under the auto-enrolment scheme, whereas the choices for a private pension arrangement offer massively more choice (albeit that does not necessarily mean a greater return).

Pep Guardiola hits out at Sky Sports in awkward press conference - 'I have to be careful'Pep Guardiola did not take kindly to being asked about Manchester City's plans for the January transfer window ahead of their trip to Sunderland in the Premier LeagueView 2 Images Pep Guardiola clashed with a Sky Sports reporterPep Guardiola accused Sky Sports of twisting his words in a tetchy moment during a Manchester City press conference on Wednesday. Guardiola was speaking to reporters ahead of City's Premier League game against Sunderland on New Year's Day, but the briefing took an awkward twist. ‌But Guardiola was not going to break the habit of a lifetime by letting the media know the ins and outs. ‌"You are from Sky, right? OK, good," Guardiola responded when asked about transfers.

‌One of the biggest culture shocks she had when she first moved to the UK was over an odd bedroom detail. I'd use the pillowcases, but pillows in the UK are longer, so they just pop out of the case." Molly brought her US butter dish with her because she loved the design, but found she couldn't use it in the UK - as our butter comes in a different shape. UK butter is a thick block that, while rectangular, isn't far off a square. One person said: "I'm sorry, what do you mean the pillows and butter and ovens are different sizes?!"

Technology developed in Donegal is helping to provide clean drinking water in Uganda and could be rolled out to other countries next year. Since 2019, researchers at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in Letterkenny have been working on a smart sensor to detect faults in the handpumps being used in boreholes in rural Uganda. Mr Morris of Atlantic Technological University has helped install the water pump project in Uganda (Handout/PA)Many communities in rural areas rely on handpumps to retrieve clean water from boreholes. The small solar-powered device monitors the water volume, number of strokes on the pump handle and its lateral movement. The WiSER lab specialises in developing technology using The Internet of Things.

Rewind to the 64th minute of the 2023 All-Ireland final. O’Neill was responsible for half the 0-10 total, and this despite starting almost as many games as he was subbed on in. O’Neill reflects on a surreal Saturday afternoon in Croker and the factors that may have fed into a demise nobody saw coming. “A number of things maybe. And maybe we were sub-par, so probably just a combination of everything, maybe the Munster final took it out of us too.

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‌Liverpool invested £449million in the summer in a recruitment drive that saw them break the British-record transfer fee twice within a matter of weeks. ‌It left Slot with an embarrassment of riches as Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Giovanni Leoni also became Liverpool players. An impressive early start soon faltered and the Reds lost six out of seven games and slid out of title contention. But Slot insists the longer the players have together and the more time he gets to work with them - the better they will be. ‌"History has shown many times the longer players play together the bigger chance you have of winning something.

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‌It is the first time the UK Passport has been completely redesigned passport redesign since 2020 and the Home Office say it uses advanced anti-forgery technology, making it the most secure passport ever produced. Mike Tapp, the Minister for Migration and Citizenship said: “I'm proud to see our new British passports in circulation. The new system has already processed more than 350 million successful queries – taking just 200 milliseconds on average – which has so far allowed HMPO to make 4 million passports more smoothly. The Home Office say this move has reduced carbon emissions by 88%, saving the equivalent of driving 57,000 miles in an average petrol car every year. Some 5.1 million passports were issued on time in the first nine months of 2025, with 99.7% of simple applications processed within three weeks, the government said.

Australia’s social media ban for children aged under 16 is a “great idea” but the “execution is not”, says New South Wales resident and mother Belinda O’Dea. She emphasises it is an “account ban” rather than a total social media ban, bringing its own problems. Many parents who have not grown up with social media do not have enough oversight of their children’s usage, O’Dea says. He also hopes it will reduce the hours of time schools have to spend on social media bullying cases. Will Australia’s social media ban for children come to Ireland?

The establishment of the Group Forest Certification Ireland Board as a positive development for the sector, says the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). IFA farm forestry chair Padraig Stapleton said: “The establishment of the Group Forest Certification Ireland board is a positive initiative by the minister. To date, only 8% are certified, substantially lower than Coillte plantations, which have dual certification from both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme of Forest Certification (PEFC). All eligible forest owners can apply for a €1,200 grant aid per management plan under the existing Forestry Programme 2023-2027. Forest management plans are a requirement for forest certification.

But imagine a future in which we could understand non-human animal communications. Picture: Kyle McBurnie / Project CETIThis is the remit of a developing field of scientific research called ‘Non-human Animal Communication Technologies’ or ‘NACT’. This is one of several recent findings revealing just how complex vocal communication in non‑human animals can be. Grappling with the risks, an interdisciplinary team in New York University has developed a set of principles to guide the ethics Non-human Animal Communication Technologies. It presents opportunities for restructuring our relationships with the non-human animal world and might even bring us closer to a less destructive and more harmonious co-existence.

Five people, including three teenagers, were injured in an arson attack on a home in Dublin. The scene in Finglas, County Dublin after two women and three teenagers were injured in a house fire. Third arson attackGarda at the scene in Finglas, County Dublin after two women and three teenagers were injured in a house fire. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA WireThis morning’s arson attack in Finglas marks the third serious attack in which fire has been used as a potentially deadly weapon at homes since November 25. It comes less than one month after a fatal arson attack in Offaly that killed a four-year-old boy and his grandaunt.