Diarmuid O’Brien, CEO of Research Ireland; Dr Paddy Austin, Assistant Director for ERDF, Northern and Western Regional Assembly; Professor Garry Duffy, Director of ARC Hub for HealthTech, University of Galway and RCSI; Professor David Burn, President of University of Galway; Elena Panteva, Directorate General for Regional & Urban Policy, European Commission.

ARC Hub for HealthTech launched to fast-track commercial impact of patient-focused solutions  

The new ARC Hub for HealthTech  has been officially launched  at University of Galway.  The Hub will drive the development of solutions to improve chronic disease management, such as smart implants, advanced wearable medical devices, novel sensors and AI and machine learning-driven modelling.

AI-powered vessel detection system wins the Research Ireland – Defence Innovation Challenge

Defence Org prize winners with Research Ireland's CEO, Diarmuid O'Brien and Director of Research for the Economy, Ruth Freeman

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New innovation challenge with Gas Networks Ireland funds breakthroughs in renewable gas and energy system integration

L-R: Stuart Brennan, Liam Nolan, John Memery, Bobby Gleeson, Dr Ruth Freeman, James Burchill & Paul Cleary

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63 awards to support community-engaged research announced under New Foundations programme

Healthcare professional administering a vaccination to an elderly woman.

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Ulysses awards strengthen Ireland-France research collaboration across science, culture and public policy

H.E. Céline Place, the French Ambassador to Ireland, with Research Ireland CEO, Dr Diarmuid O'Brien

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Research Spotlight

GroSafe: Building societal resilience against grooming

It's estimated that around 300 million children are exposed to some form of online grooming every year.

The GroSafe project at Technological University Dublin is working to change that. GroSafe equips young people with the knowledge and confidence to recognise the signs of grooming early and to report it.

Led by Dr Christina Thorpe and Dr Matt Bowden, with Societal Impact Champion Fiona Jennings, ISPCC, GroSafe won the National Challenge Fund OurTech Challenge.

Click the video above to learn more about this project.

Current Funding Opportunities

UK-Ireland collaboration in the Creative Economy – Research Networking Awards

This initiative aims to conduct partnership development activities between creative economy researchers and wider stakeholders in Ireland and the UK. Deadline is 24th March 2026.

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Research Ireland Public Service Fellowship

This initiative offers researchers a unique opportunity to be temporarily seconded to Government Departments and Agencies to work on specific projects where they can add value.  Deadline is 16th April 2026.

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