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Pathway awardee Dr Purabi Bhagabati at @DCU is developing a sustainable alternative to PET plastic. Thinking of applying to the Research Ireland Pathway Programme? The HEI nomination deadline is 20th February 2026. For more information visit: researchireland.ie/funding/p…

Applications are now open for the Research Ireland Public Service Fellowship Programme, offering researchers at all career stages the unique opportunity to work on projects within Government Departments and Agencies. For further details visit: researchireland.ie/funding/p…

Research Ireland and @ahrcpress have launched a new research programme that will deliver transformational impact on creative economy research between the UK and Ireland. The deadline for applications is 24th March 2026. For more information visit: researchireland.ie/funding/c…

All you ever wanted to know about emergency planning The latest episode of the @RTEBrainstorm podcast brings together three leading experts to explore how we prepare for and respond to emergencies. Sponsored by Research Ireland. Listen now: rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0109/…

Research Ireland is participating in the International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges (IIDTAC), now open for applications. Administrated by New Frontiers in Research Fund, Canada. Visit: researchireland.ie/funding/g… #CRCC

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Two projects won the first #NationalChallengeFund prizes in September: researchireland.ie/news/nati… Earlier this month, six additional research teams across four challenge programmes received prize-phase funding: researchireland.ie/news/nati…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Dr Laura Hayes (@DIAS_Dublin) is investigating how the Sun accelerates high-energy particles during solar flares. Dr Hayes, Dr Anthony Redmond (UCD) & Dr Boris Galkin (Tyndall) received @royalsociety University Research Fellowships: researchireland.ie/news/roya…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Dolphin House, Dublin’s largest public housing complex, is undergoing regeneration. Dr Joe Whelan (@tcddublin) is documenting life in the flats and how change is experienced using arts-based techniques. Funded under New Foundations:researchireland.ie/news/new-…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Six Irish researchers have secured ERC 2025 Consolidator Grants, driving breakthroughs from AI-assisted judicial decision-making to bone cancer treatment. This success pushes Ireland’s ERC funding under Horizon Europe past €200m: researchireland.ie/news/erc-…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: From advanced medical imaging to a methane-reduction testbed and autonomous marine vehicles, nine projects were funded under the Research Ireland Infrastructure Programme. Discover more: researchireland.ie/news/mini…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Dr Úna Bhreathnach and Prof Tomas Ward (@DCU) are creating a digital platform to preserve Ireland’s regional Irish dialects via searchable audio archives. One of 16 projects funded under COALESCE: researchireland.ie/news/mini…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: We launched the ARC Hub programme to fast-track research to commercialisation. It saw three Research Ireland ARC Hubs established: the ARC Hub for ICT, the ARC Hub for Therapeutics & the ARC Hub for HealthTech. Read on @IrishTimes: irishtimes.com/sponsored/202…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Four projects in healthcare and communications networks received US-Ireland R&D funding this year, strengthening collaboration across the USA, Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland. Read here: researchireland.ie/news/e7-m…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Prof Tomás Ryan (@tcddublin) is exploring how early-life memories are lost - and differ in autism and between sexes - aiming to reverse memory loss. Funded by Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme. Learn more: researchireland.ie/news/fron…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: Dr Jonathan Briody (@RCSI_Irl) is developing an open-source health-economic model for Alzheimer’s & dementia in Ireland - one of 36 projects funded under the Research Ireland Pathway Programme, supporting emerging researchers: researchireland.ie/news/path…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: A Brush with Climate, led by Dr Maria Kirrane (@UCC), empowers hairdressers to spark conversations on sustainability and climate action. One of 40 projects funded under the Research Ireland Discover Programme. Read more: researchireland.ie/news/mini…

#12DaysofIrishResearch: We’re connecting academic research with industry to solve real-world challenges. From AI that detects harmful content to eco-friendly coatings for self-cleaning solar panels, 28 fellowships are driving impact across 22 companies: researchireland.ie/news/mini…

Read about the #NationalChallengeFund prize-winning project @AI2Peat, led by Dr Corrado Grappiolo and Dr Eoghan Holohan of @ucddublin, with Societal Impact Champion Dr Shane Regan, in today’s sponsored profile with @IrishTimes: irishtimes.com/sponsored/202… (paywall)

Tonight on @10Things_ToKnow (8.30pm, @RTEOne): Discover tech disrupting bacterial strongholds in healthcare & curbing antimicrobial resistance in wastewater. Featuring Prof Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes (@RCSI) & Caoimhe Finn (@Beaumont_Dublin) 📺