L’Arche, which helps people with intellectual disabilities, has four communities in Ireland

Amazon founder’s phone began sharing vast amounts of data after he received video file from Mohammed bin Salman’s account

Prof Brian O’Dowd and colleague invent way to discover drugs that direct receptor proteins to cell nucleus

Talent does not necessarily transfer well from one culture to another

Concern over potential to interfere with privacy and human rights, says David Kaye

Just one missed call on WhatsApp and spyware can transmits private messages and turns on the camera and microphone

From chemicals to banking, the technology promises to revolutionise computing

Three new priests are being ordained in Ireland this week, in an era of dwindling vocations

Automation can help – not hinder – a sector which still needs the human touch

US president’s insults after G7 summit made him even more unpopular north of border

A study found the average person is spending almost four hours a day with their screens on

Galway woman Fiona Hobler recommends the islands to visit, graffiti to see and food to eat in her adopted home

Online retailer plans to spend more than $5 billion on new campus

A Canadian study finds screen time is linked to an expressive language delay

Stanford University study acertained sexuality of people on a dating site with up to 91 per cent accuracy

Gentrification caused by multinationals can be offset by transport and housing provision

A shifting matrix of biological, psychological and social factors influence our sex drives

Buoy gives reading of 0 degrees as freak blast of warm air blankets Arctic region

Web Log: Software recognises visual elements within an image and “writes” a song

Second-level school has one of the highest computer-to-pupil ratios in county

To celebrate International Women's Day, we've found an outstanding bunch of Irish women whose influence is felt around the world. Here are the women rising to the top of the previously male-dominated computer and technology industries

Blame geek culture or the desire for something different but in Toronto every major street has a board-game cafe, by Lynn Freehill-Maye

What is good for disadvantaged children is not good for all children, research suggests

Young people are, by every measure, a marginalised group in Irish society

China’s crackdown on internet censorship rules is bad for business

What started as an idea to raise money from sketches Bono drew of his father has turned into a book featuring international stars in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation, writes Kathy Gilfillan

Féilte festival of education, now in its second year, is establishing itself as a significant event in the educational calendar. Here’s a sneak preview of some of this year’s innovations

Students who opted for a course which focused on Ireland as real-world case study are here to present their findings

Unveiled memorial carries names of 1,490 from Stokestown who left on coffin ships

The multicultural, diverse city never runs out of places to explore

Journal apologises to Marine Institute for ‘inadequate editorial procedures’

Findings suggest abnormalities may be linked to early exposure to mistreatment

Research on environmental impact of fish farm parasite defended by institute

Born: October 10th, 1923. Died: April 1st, 2013.

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