AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEU Online Safety: EU countries back a temporary way for platforms to detect and remove online child sexual abuse material, with an end-to-end encryption carve-out for apps like WhatsApp and Signal, extending the measure to 3 April 2028. Kids & Tech Rules: France becomes the first EU state to ban social media for under-15s, with other countries including Ireland watching closely as an EU-wide approach is debated. Local Culture & Community Spaces: A €18.18m contract has been signed for the Newbridge Library, County Archives and Cultural Centre, with construction due to start in August 2026 and completion expected in early 2028. Irish Arts & Film: Pulp’s documentary What Do You Do For An Encore? gets a one-night cinema run in the UK and Ireland on 18 September before streaming exclusively on MUBI. Sport & Public Life: The GAA community mourns Monaghan’s Stephen Gollogly, 41, a father of five and Ulster SFC winner. Environment & Emergency Response: Slievenamon wildfire in Tipperary may take days to extinguish, with crews and local farmers using tractors and tankers to create firebreaks and slow spread. Remembering Irish Diaspora Activism: Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, a long-time Irish-American LGBTQ+ community organiser in New York, has died.
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