CeADAR Ireland

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗥 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗛 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹

CeADAR’s fully funded EDIH for AI Services provided Cork County Council (CCC) with access to AI advisory expertise, proof of concept scoping and prototyping support, helping to develop a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Bot for their housing department.

Over the course of the project the initial idea of a chatbot for affordable housing schemes evolved into a tool designed to help citizens access information on a wider range of services, assisting them to navigate the CCC website to find the information they needed.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bit.ly/3NU4rOI

𝗖𝗲𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗛 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗: 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.

This event marked the official opening of the CloudCIX Boole Supercomputer, Ireland’s first liquid-cooled NVIDIA B200 supercomputer. The launch was followed by a series of panel discussions exploring some of the most pressing questions facing organisations today:

🔷 Data sovereignty and the future of AI in Ireland.
🔷 Where workloads should live across cloud.
🔷 Hybrid, co-location and in-house models.
🔷 How to power high-impact research and innovation.
🔷 What it really takes to move from AI quick-starts to scalable deployment.

Laura Plunkett, EDIH Programme Manager at CeADAR, took part in the AI Quick-Start to Scaling panel, outlining the role of the EDIH network in guiding Irish enterprises through that journey,from early exploration, to testing, skills development and practical application.

Looking ahead, Harry Nguyen (University College Cork) shared insights on agentic AI and where this next wave of capability is heading.

These discussions were brought to life through afternoon hands-on demonstrations from CloudCIX’s workbench showing how customers can develop their own RAG-based chatbots (Maria Walsh), to a bioinformatics demo showcasing what becomes possible with access to next generation compute power (Stephen Stockdale).

It was also great to have Chrys Ngwa (PhD) from ENTIRE EDIH Ireland in attendance, reinforcing how collaboration across EDIHs enables more efficient routing of Irish enterprises to the right ecosystem supports.

A timely reminder too from James Leigh R&D Tax Solutions that innovation doesn’t end with deployment, but that maximising returns on innovation investment is a critical piece of the puzzle for enterprises.

A sincere thank you to AlloComp and CloudCIX for the invitation — and in particular to Jerry Sweeney, Kasia Zabinska and Niall Smith for putting on such a brilliant event.

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗥’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

CeADAR’s EDIH for AI Programme will be hosting its first webinar of 2026 this Thursday, January 29th. In this practical session, you’ll see how tools like Gemini can be tailored to build highly focused, task specific assistants that support everyday business and public sector tasks.

We’ll demonstrate how organisations are using custom AI assistants to:

✅ Deliver faster, more reliable customer support experiences.
✅ Consistently scale marketing and sales strategies.
✅ Support continuous training and professional development initiatives.
✅ Simplify policy analysis and briefing note preparation.

This session is designed for both public and private sector personnel, giving you hands-on techniques to improve AI adoption within your organisation.

This webinar is fully funded, supported by the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI programme, funded by Enterprise Ireland and the European Commission.

📅 Date & Time: Jan 29, 2026, 12:30 PM GMT

Register here: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3M2Kpki

CeADAR and Propelor BIC deliver high-impact AI masterclass for startup founders in Waterford

We’d like to thank our event partners Propelor BIC and all our speakers, moderators, organisers and attendees who helped make Wednesday’s event at the IDA Ireland building in Waterford successful.

The High-Impact AI Masterclass for Startup Founders event featured insight-led sessions designed for ambitious, high-potential startups and innovation-led teams. Attendees received a practical, high-value masterclass focused on using AI and digital best practices to accelerate early-stage validation and growth.

Speakers included Aidan Shine, CEO Propelor BIC, Laura Plunkett, Programme Manager of CeADAR’s European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) programme, Ramy Ebeid, EDIH CeADAR’s Digital & AI Engagement Lead, Jacqueline Kehoe of ENTIRE EDIH Ireland and Dinesh Lalvani co-founder of Euryka AI.

Click here to read more about the event - https://bit.ly/4qBvJaR

CeADAR’s European Digital Innovation Hub for AI will host its first webinar of the year on January 29th, focusing on how you can utilise Generative AI tools to build task-specific AI assistants in Google Gemini.

In this practical session, you’ll see how tools like Gemini can be tailored into focused assistants that support everyday business and public sector tasks.

We’ll demonstrate how organisations are using custom AI assistants to:

🔹Deliver faster, more reliable customer support experiences
🔹Consistently scale marketing and sales strategies.
🔹Support continuous training and professional development initiatives.
🔹Simplify policy analysis and briefing note preparation.

Whether you’re in customer service, marketing, learning & development, or policy, this session will show you how to move beyond generic chatbots and build AI assistants designed for real work.

This webinar is fully funded, supported by the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI programme, funded by Enterprise Ireland and the European Commission.

📅 Date & Time: Jan 29, 2026, 12:30 PM GMT

Register here: ➡️ https://bit.ly/4a7czDV

Tech Talk Webinar - Join us at 11 AM on Thursday 12th February for our first Tech Talk Webinar of 2026 - “The ChatGPT Moment for Advanced Manufacturing?”, exploring how recent advances in Artificial Intelligence may transform manufacturing integration and efficiency.

Speakers Prof. Denis Dowling and Cathal H***e will discuss emerging developments such as Physical AI, strategic industry alliances, and real-world research from the Research Ireland funded I-Form Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing.

Sign Up Here - https://ceadar.ie/news/tech-talk-webinar-the-chatgpt-moment-for-advanced-manufacturing/

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀?

CeADAR are partnering with Propelor BIC to deliver a High-Impact AI event for Startup Founders. This will consist of practical, insight-led sessions designed for ambitious, high-potential startups. Our speakers on the day include:

➡️ Laura Plunkett (CeADAR)
Laura will introduce the European Digital Innovation Hub programme and outline how the AI Ecosystem Accelerator Programme, delivered in partnership with NovaUCD, supports Irish AI start-ups (open for applications late January 2026).

➡️ Ramy Ebeid (CeADAR)
Ramy will deliver a practical demo showing how founders can use AI to rapidly validate ideas, analyse markets and competitors, and test real customer demand before committing serious time or capital.

➡️ Jacqueline K. (ENTIRE EDIH Ireland)
With 20+ years across the software lifecycle, Jacqueline will cover why cybersecurity is a startup essential, the key risks early-stage companies face, and simple steps to build resilience as you grow.

➡️ Dinesh Lalvani (Euryka AI)
A seasoned founder, Dinesh will share real-world insights on building and scaling AI-driven products across global markets.

What founders will gain:

☑️ Faster, AI-powered idea validation
☑️ Clear customer and market insights
☑️ Practical cybersecurity guidance for growth
☑️ Founder-level lessons from the frontline of AI startups

If you’re building a high-potential startup and want to move faster, smarter, and with less risk, this session is for you.

📅 Tuesday 20th January, 9.30am-1pm
🔗 Registration link: https://bit.ly/49sNCRX

𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗜 𝗨𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Are you interested in learning more about AI in 2026? Get a head start this new year and join over 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 who have already enrolled on CeADAR's AI for You: Introduction to AI and The EU AI Act online course, available to all Irish Enterprises and Public Sector Organisations!

Created in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment this course will increase your awareness of AI, help you become AI literate, demystify the EU AI Act, and support the adoption of AI in your organisation.

This self-paced online course includes 5 modules and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

This course is supported by the European Digital Innovation Hubs Network for AI programme, and funded by the European Commission and Enterprise Ireland.

Visit our website to enrol today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WrNj3G

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