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Threads: What is it, can it rival Twitter and what are the risks?

An app to rival Twitter from the creators of Facebook has launched in the UK but worries about security still loom. Threads – created by Facebook and Instagram owners Meta – went live at midnight on Thursday and has already seen over 10 million ...

06 Jul 2023 at 12:34

Local News

Company that operates in Kilkenny among those reprimanded for data breaches in 2022

Fastway delivery firm are among the organisations that were reprimanded over data breaches, according to a watchdog’s annual report. Fastway, who operate in Kilkenny and across the country, was reprimanded and received an administrative fine ...

07 Mar 2023 at 16:09

National News

Meta Ireland to cut about 490 jobs

Facebook owner Meta is to make approximately 490 full-time employees redundant across its Irish operations. The roles are being cut from a number of teams including finance, sales, marketing, analytics, operations and engineering. ...

24 May 2023 at 15:43

National News

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to challenge each other in cage fight

Social media titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to face each other in a cage fight. Musk, who took control of Twitter in October, tweeted that he was “up for a cage fight” with Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg in an ...

22 Jun 2023 at 14:05

National News

Irish jobs at risk as Facebook owner to axe another 10,000 jobs - Kilkenny Live

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has revealed it plans to cut around 10,000 jobs globally, just four months after it axed 11,000 workers. The group’s founder and boss, Mark Zuckerberg, told ...

15 Mar 2023 at 13:36

National News

Latest Meta jobs losses in Ireland will be ‘relatively small’, Taoiseach says

The latest round of job cuts by tech giant Meta will result in a “relatively small” number of redundancies at its Irish operations, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar expressed sympathy with those set to lose their ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:59

National News

Facebook announces its new futuristic name

The company Facebook has announced its new name change in a bid to re-brand the company and diverge it from being known as just a social media platform. Speaking at his companies Facebook Connect conference on ...

29 Oct 2021 at 11:12

Arts & Entertainment

Facebook and Instagram to introduce new subscription service

Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his social media accounts on Sunday. ...

20 Feb 2023 at 10:52

National News

New features added to Facebook and Instagram!

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on ...

27 Jun 2023 at 15:46

Arts & Entertainment

'A sad moment' - Facebook parent company Meta to cut Irish jobs

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has confirmed it plans to cut more than 11,000 jobs globally as part of a major restructuring of the tech giant. The cuts will reduce the ...

09 Nov 2022 at 13:11

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams seeking legal advice over Meta use of books for AI systems

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says he has sought legal advice after claiming Meta has used his books to train its artificial intelligence systems. The Society of Editors recently held a ...

09 Apr 2025 at 18:05

National News

Time for mandatory trade union recognition in the workplace, Dail hears

Mandatory trade union recognition is needed in the workplace, the Dail has heard. The People Before Profit/Solidarity TD Mick Barry accused Tanaiste Leo Varadkar of facilitating poor ...

10 Nov 2022 at 16:31

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