Danielle Barron

Waterford

Journalist, Writer and Editor at Freelance

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Articles

Guided holidays are the perfect antidote to travel stress

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

Holidays are supposed to be relaxing and they usually are – at least when you’re ensconced on a sun lounger, sipping on a strawberry daiquiri and breaking out your freshly acquired airport novel. A recent survey found that three in four Irish people are planning to take a trip of some sort this year, whether it’s a city break or a two-week sun holiday. Yet travel stress is a real thing, and can even have a negative impact on holiday enjoyment.
Ireland’s northern coast blends luxury with adventure

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

Ireland’s northern coast is a rugged stretch of soaring cliffs, sandy beaches and dramatic scenery. A destination that is growing in popularity, it is increasingly being populated by luxury accommodation offerings that allow discerning visitors to get the most from a stay in this beautiful part of the world while enjoying the best in creature comforts. Donegal Boardwalk Resort is just one of these offerings.
Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis may cause more men in Ireland to get tested - but screening isn’t simple

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Danielle Barron

Ireland has one of the world’s highest rates of PSA testing, and so reports more cases of prostate cancer, but deaths from the disease have remained stable, indicating some degree of overdiagnosisJoe Biden is no stranger to cancer. As vice-president under Barack Obama in 2016, he called for a cancer “moonshot”, overseeing a multibillion-dollar initiative that sought to bring personalised cancer medicine to those who needed it in a bid to eradicate the disease.
Next-level artificial intelligence has the ability to transform operations

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

Last year, the Irish Funds FinTech Specialist Group identified significant opportunities offered by both generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and more traditional machine learning models. They highlighted a wide range of use cases where the new technology can be utilised but experts say there are significant challenges when it comes to adopting AI within the funds industry.
ETFs: Why Ireland is European leader in exchange-traded funds

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

Introduced at the turn of the century, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are now driving much of the growth in funds investing across the entire EU landscape, particularly so in Ireland.
AI has critical role to play as supply chains become ever more complex

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

Companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to make supply chains, well, more intelligent. From demand planning and procurement to standardising processes, optimising logistics and last-mile delivery, there are abundant use cases for the technology. Yet its implementation across the manufacturing sector remains patchy, despite the obvious benefits it can bring.
Manufacturing sector takes meaningful strides towards sustainability

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

For years, the concept of sustainable manufacturing was something of an oxymoron – the traditional manufacturing industry being a heavy consumer of energy, water and other resources, while producing high volumes of waste. A combination of regulation, legislation and consumer demand, however, has seen the industry make real strides in recent times in meaningfully reducing its environmental footprint and developing truly sustainable practices.
National effort required to maintain Ireland’s manufacturing edge

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

It is something of an understatement to say that Ireland’s enviable manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of the economy. Figures from 2023 show that Ireland’s manufacturing sector employed more than 220,000 people, with €197.25 billion in exports and more than €13.7 billion generated in wages, income tax and corporation tax. Its hefty contribution to GDP notwithstanding, it is a home for much of the engineering, technical and technological expertise that Ireland is renowned for.
‘Criminals are now using deepfakes to impersonate senior executives’

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

You may not have heard of CFO fraud, but it is a well-established form of cybercrime and its “success” is being fuelled by the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology.
Anti money-laundering efforts hampered by poor co-ordination

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Danielle Barron

To benefit from their ill-gotten gains, organised crime groups need to inject them into the legal economy through different money laundering schemes. There is a lot of “dirty” money that must be cleaned; in fact, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that between 2 per cent and 5 per cent of global GDP is laundered each year – roughly between €715 billion and €1.87 trillion annually.