Google AI initiatives in Ireland

Google has introduced a series of artificial intelligence initiatives in Ireland targeting education, climate research, and the nonprofit sector.

Initial efforts focused on student support, including a program providing 12 months of free Gemini AI Plus access to verified students. Google also launched the Gemini for Students Prompting Championships, a national competition with over €10,000 in prizes, and established the ‘New Futures: AI’ skills program at Maynooth and DCU universities through a $750,000 Google.org grant.

Subsequent developments expanded these efforts into environmental and social sectors. Through Google.org, a $5 million commitment was made to a four-year project to improve weather forecasting, including $2.5 million for the AIMSIR research centre at University College Dublin to establish the Climate + School Weather AI Network (SWAN). Furthermore, in partnership with the Irish Department of Rural and Community Development and Rethink Ireland, the “AI for Good Fund” was established to distribute €1.75 million to nonprofits to promote AI adoption for social and environmental challenges.