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09 Nov 2026

Half of Irish businesses are failing to proactively address workforce skills gaps despite increase in AI adoption, survey finds

Learnovate’s Learning Signals Survey 2026 finds time and resource constraints are blocking workforce upskilling, warning this could undermine organisations’ efforts to implement AI successfully.

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13 Oct 2026

Human judgement will become more valuable in the age of AI – leading tech expert tells summit

Kate O’Neill, keynote at Learnovation 2026 on how human judgement is becoming increasingly essential as Artificial Intelligence continues to transform the way we live, work and learn.

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25 May 2026

Diotima – a Learnovate at Trinity College Dublin supported start-up – launches new AI platform for teachers and educators

Diotima, the Irish start-up supported by Learnovate at Trinity College Dublin, launches a new AI platform for education.

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06 May 2026

Five-year olds to learn about AI in school – Irish tech start-up’s innovative AI curriculum could shape the future of our education system

Learnovate member Eblana Learning delivers a full AI curriculum for international schools that offers a strong and unique framework that could be adapted by Irish schools.

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09 Feb 2026

Learnovate launches RAIL initiative on responsible Artificial Intelligence for teaching and learning

Learnovate is leading the RAIL initiative, which is made up of professionals from all four education domains, including schools, higher education, vocational education and training, and professional education, as well as representatives from the Department of Education, teaching unions, and other sectors.

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28 Jan 2026

From Qualifications to Capabilities: Key Themes from Our Bett 2026 Brunch

Hosted by Learnovate and Enterprise Ireland at Bett 2026, this brunch brought together education and industry leaders to explore how skills, governance and assessment are reshaping professional learning — and what this means for educators, employers and learners.

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14 Oct 2025

Irish schools face a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of unregulated Artificial Intelligence, says leading expert

Schools are experiencing a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of the way Artificial Intelligence is being used by students, parents and teachers. This is according to a leading AI and learning expert who is urging schools to learn to embed AI into the classroom before the speed and scale of it overwhelms them.

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01 Oct 2025

Reskilling, rethinking and reinventing are the themes of this year’s Learnovation Summit as experts assess the implications of AI for education and work

Learnovate will host the 2025 Learnovation Summit at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday 9 October. This year’s theme is ‘Reskill | Rethink | Reinvent’ focusing on corporate learning, formal education and AI in learning.

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08 Aug 2025

Learnovate Shines at the Association & Institute Awards 2025

We are thrilled to share that Learnovate has been recognised for excellence across multiple categories at the prestigious Association and Institute Awards 2025! At this year’s awards ceremony, Learnovate proudly took home two major wins and was also shortlisted for one of the most coveted honours of the night: Best Event for Learnovation 2024 Best Membership Services – for the second year in a row Shortlisted for the Excellence Award 2025

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23 Jun 2025

HedgeHog Financial Wellness winner of Learnovate and Amazon Web Services accelerator programme

HedgeHog Financial Wellness has been announced as overall winner of this year’s coveted AWS EdTech Accelerator, run by The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, with the support of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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24 Jun 2025

Trinity College researchers receive €500,000 to develop AI platform to help teachers create assessments and provide feedback

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has received €500,000 in funding to develop an AI-enabled platform to help teachers create assessments and provide formative feedback to learners.

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23 May 2025

Learnovate proudly sponsored the first Dublin Tech Circuit at Marian College

Learnovate proudly sponsored the first Dublin Tech Circuit (DTC), a vibrant, hands-on technology event hosted at Marian College. The initiative brought together students from ten secondary schools across Dublin for a day filled with innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving.