Commerce student Ruby Middleton beat out 2,000 applicants with PICKALOOK, an AI platform that helps users shop Pinterest-inspired fashion looks with more sustainable options.

Analysis: AI technology is moving faster than regulation and the power imbalance favours the employer, yet the coordinated use of rights can help workers push back. Prof Ronan Carbery writes for RTÉ Brainstorm.

A news article in Financier Worldwide Magazine quotes Ronan Carbery, a director of the Executive MBA programme at Cork University Business School, exploring how agentic AI is reshaping HR from rule‑based automation to autonomous, judgement‑driven systems.

Analysis: Dealing with bills, insurance forms, subscriptions and other low-grade bureaucratic life admin with friends can make things feel more doable. Dr Oliver Browne writes for RTÉ Brainstorm.

A new article in The Conversation by Robbie Butler and David Butler (University College Cork), alongside Carl Singleton (University of Stirling), examines how time-wasting is shaping modern football and potential rule changes.