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National AI Challenge 2025
2025-08-22 08:00 - 2025-09-05 17:00 UTC | Dublin
Ireland’s 2-week AI Challenge enabling developers to tackle real-world problems through collaboration with the industry and leading experts.

Cool coders, developers, AI enthusiasts and tech entrepreneurs…

The National AI Challenge is back!
Inspired by Ireland’s AI Strategy – ‘AI Here for Good’, the Challenge empowers developers to use AI to the benefit of business, public services, people, through a people-centred, ethical approach to AI development, adoption and use.
AI for Good – 2024 Refresh: https://rb.gy/oeoaka

What’s new about ‘Challenge 25’?

#REAL-world Problem Statements from Industry leaders
#TOPICs in FinTech, Health, InsurTech, Sustainability, Enteprise, Education and more
Ample time for #IDEATION and consultations
Two full weeks to #BUILD
#MENTORING by Google, OpenAI, Enterprise Ireland, Central Bank of Ireland, Industry, Venture Capital, Research, Innovation Hubs – the Irish tech ecosystem has your back.

National AI Challenge 2025
Ireland’s National AI Challenge 2025 is an innovation sprint empowering developers and AI enthusiasts to work in teams and build solutions or agentic workflows for real problem-statements. Receive mentoring from some of the best minds in Irish Tech.
On 5th September, teams will present/demo in any of the 10+ hubs in the country, and top teams get to showcase in the National AI Meet in Galway on 18th Sep.
You will be provided access to AI Studio, ChatGPT-4o, o3, Gemini, useful datasets, APIs and support for two weeks: 22nd Aug to 4th Sep.

Timelines:

1st July: Registrations open (FREE!)
10th August: Registrations close.
NOTE: Register as an Individual and you can form teams by 21 Aug
NOTE: Please select where you heard about the Challenge in the Order Form dropdown.
11st August: Kick-off Webinar. Guidelines and Slack invite sent to all.
11th August to 21st August:
– AI Challenge webinars (tech, sector problems, commercial insights, your ideas)
– Network on the Slack Channel – hussle and build your Team
– Designate a team leader
– 5-9 per team. All members based in Ireland or Northern Ireland
– Pick your topic/theme from our list or bring your own idea
– Pick your preferred location from our list of Partner Hubs
21st August 5:00 pm: Send us details of team members
22nd Aug @ 12:00 am: Google, OpenAI keys sent to Team Leaders
4th Sep @ 9:00 pm: Deadline to send final slides, presentations
5th Sep @ 9:00 am: Arrive at your AI Challenge venue – practice your pitch/demo, network with mentors and experts – and win hearts! Top teams announced EOD.

This is not a competition, it is a platform to help learn, collaborate with the industry, and have some fun while transforming your ideas into meaningful solutions. Best of luck all!

Any questions, email sree@techireland.org, shauna@techireland.org

Register today!
