World-first tool reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images

Lero researchers in based in UCC, John Twomey and Lero Funded Investigators Dr Gillian Murphy and Dr Conor Linehan, School of Applied Psychology, launch a new toolkit to combat engagement with AI deepfakes. The toolkit is available here https://www.ucc.ie/en/deepfake-real-harms/ Read the full article : https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2026/0116/1553323-ai-deepfake-toolkit/

Lero and Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of Limerick secure an Athena SWAN Silver Charter

Lero together with the University of Limerick’s Department of Computer Science and Information Systems have been recognised with an Athena SWAN Silver Award. The award, an accreditation of the Athena SWAN Charter which is a framework aimed at promoting gender equality in higher education and research, holds extra significance as it is the first  computer...

Coding for Kids – Scratch Competition 2026 Launches Today

The 2026 Scratch Competition will launch today, Wednesday the 26th November. Run by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, the Scratch Competition promotes computing and software development at both primary and secondary school levels. Since the inception of the Scratch competition in 2010, coding has become one of the...

Science Week AI Adventures – A Fun Dive into the World of AI

Location: Lero, Tierney Building – T3-013, University of Limerick, V94 NYD3Primary School Workshops: Suitable for 5th and 6th class students, Max 24 students per workshop Come along to our Science Week workshops where we will introduce students to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). We will have a number of workstations set up where...

Lero and Logitech join forces to engage in a €2.5M research project aimed at the global €250 billion gaming market

The University of Limerick based software research centre, Lero, is to collaborate on a new multi-year research project, which will involve the testing of 2,000 top video gamers in partnership with gaming computer peripherals giant Logitech G, to better understand how computer gamers train and compete. Logitech gaming innovation engineer Niall White said: “This €2.5...

Collaboration between academia and industry could give Irish sprinters an edge at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

Elite Irish sprinters participating in a study at Lero, one of the world’s leading software research centres at the University of Limerick, to determine the effectiveness of super spike sprint shoes, could boost their chances of success at the 2028 Olympics. Lero researchers at the University of Limerick’s Sport and Human Performance Research Centre (SHPRC) have embarked...

Ireland’s young software programmers set high standards at the National Scratch Coding finals

County Dublin student wins National Scratch Coding Competition 2025 Ben Stafford from, Belvedere College S.J. Dublin has been named the overall winner of the Annual National Scratch Coding Competition, organised by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software and the Irish Computer Society.  Ben Stafford a student from Belvedere College S.J., was presented with his award...

Delegates are flocking to Lero’s – the Research Ireland Centre for Software – Industry Day 2025 at the University of Limerick

More than 200 delegates are registered to attend an industry day at Lero, one of the world’s leading software research centres at the University of Limerick, to discuss topics ranging from the engineering behind trustworthy AI-enabled systems to cybersecurity and autonomous systems. Lero’s director, Professor Lionel Briand, a global authority on responsible software engineering, will deliver the...

Irish software research centre Lero to open doors for women to esports competitions with an annual €500 million in prizes

Research to determine if women have cognitive advantages that could help them become stars in the male-dominated esport sector, where players compete for more than €500 million in prize money annually, has been launched by Lero, Ireland’s Research Centre for Software, and University of Limerick. Lero researchers at the bespoke Esports Science Research Lab—the first of...

Exciting and Dynamic Rugby to Flow from Irish AI Research To Improve Players’ Tackle Technique, Safety and Performance

A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and performance, resulting in a more exciting and dynamic game. The project team, led by Professor Anthony Ventresque, Director of the Complex Software...