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The June 2026 IrelandQCI Newsletter is out now! Keep up to date with the latest project news and updates from the IrelandQCI Consortium of Partners. The June 2026 Newsletter reflects on project highlights including: Enjoy reading back over our recent …

Ireland Participates in Landmark European Quantum Academy Initiative Ireland is among the countries developing the newly funded European Quantum Academy (EQA), a major pan-European initiative designed to strengthen Europe’s quantum skills, education and workforce ecosystem. Bringing together more than 70 …

Ireland’s quantum leap – Walton Institute at SETU and Q*Bird deploy Ireland’s first QKD network with expandable architecture! Waterford’s Walton Institute at South East Technological University (SETU) and IrelandQCI project consortium partners have worked with Q*Bird, the Dutch leader in …

IrelandQCI demonstrates quantum-secure communications in first Government Use Case with Local Authority Dublin City Council. Partners in the IrelandQCI project successfully demonstrated quantum-secure communication at Dublin City Council headquarters today, as part of the project’s first engagement with a local …

Exciting quantum industry appointments for Walton Institute interns. At Walton Institute at South East Technological University, we offer exciting research positions as well as varied postgraduate opportunities, with hands-on experience across cutting-edge, international projects and access to learn from world-class …

IrelandQCI Workshop with INEX The IrelandQCI project team at Walton Institute at SETU were delighted to welcome a delegation from INEX – Internet Neutral Exchange, to Waterford, to attend a workshop at our Walton Quantum Facility. Hosted by IrelandQCI Project …

IrelandQCI consortium partner HEAnet rebrands as Asiera Asiera (formerly known as HEAnet and EduCampus) is Ireland’s National Education and Research Network. We deliver high-speed internet connectivity and ICT shared services to all levels of the Irish education sector. Encompassing approximately …

IrelandQCI consortium partners gather for project plenary. Representatives of the IrelandQCI consortium gathered on Friday 21st November for a project plenary, to discuss the latest updates, progress and plans for the next phase of the project. Thank you to our …

The IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer recent roadshow! Have you spotted the IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer on the road? In recent months, the IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer has hit the road, traveling to exhibitions, events and conferences across …

Quantum updates at the Kennedy Summer School STEM event. IrelandQCI Project Lead Dr Deirdre Kilbane joined President of South East Technological University, Veronica Campbell, to address an inspirational audience of regional secondary students at the fantastic Kennedy Summer School Wexford …

IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer exhibits at Flavours of Fingal! The IrelandQCI team enjoyed a fantastic 2 days at this wonderful community event engaging the general public, sharing their passion and expertise on the benefits of secure quantum communications.   …

IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer LIVE at The 8th Annual ESA ScyLight Conference The IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer was LIVE at the 8th Annual European Space Agency – ESA ScyLight Conference 2025, held 3th – 5th June 2025 at …

IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer – in the news! Following the hugely successful launch of IrelandQCI’s Quantum & Answers Trailer at Trinity College Dublin on 29th May 2025, there was fantastic media interest, with a number of pieces of press …

IrelandQCI Launches ‘Quantum & Answers Trailer!’ Trinity College Dublin’s Front Square was the site of this morning’s official launch of IrelandQCI’s Quantum & Answers Trailer, an innovative mobile engagement unit designed to bring quantum technologies to life for the Irish …

IrelandQCI at QCIDays2025, Athens, Greece The annual ‘QCI Days’ event is a coming together of the EuroQCI community to discuss the newest trends in quantum-secure communication. This year’s collaborative event was a great success, held 28th – 30th April 2025, …

TechCentral Webinar: The post quantum computing challenge So what happens when quantum manages to crack the ‘uncrackable’? IrelandQCI Project Lead Dr Deirdre Kilbane, Director of Research at Walton Institute at South East Technological University, took part in a fascinating webinar …

Celebrating World Quantum Day at the launch of Quantum Ireland! Representatives of the IrelandQCI consortium of partners were delighted to attend the exciting launch of Quantum Ireland, held at the innovative Trinity Business School at Trinity College Dublin, held fittingly …

IrelandQCI showcased at Waterford Chamber Business Expo Innovation Zone In early April, IrelandQCI was showcased at Waterford Chamber Business Expo – a fantastic industry event, with a strong turn out of cross-sector representatives from across the south east. This year’s …

IrelandQCI Project Lead joins Ireland’s Minister for a high level visit to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). IrelandQCI Project Lead Dr Deirdre Kilbane, Director of Research at Walton Institute South East Technological University, joined Ireland’s Minister for Further …

IrelandQCI Plenary 3, Tyndall National Institute, UCC On Friday 22nd November 2024, representatives of IrelandQCI consotium partners met for the third plenary of the project, this time at the stunning Lee Maltings building which houses Tyndall National Institute, UCC, in …

IrelandQCI at HEAnet annual conference 2024 Across November 6th – 8th 2024, IrelandQCI consortium partner HEAnet hosted its Annual Conference HEAnet 2024, in Killarney, Co. Kerry. One of Ireland’s leading education research conferences, this year saw a record high attendance …

IrelandQCI in the news Quantum technology specialists from across Europe attended QCI Ireland, a 3-day quantum communication conference, in July 2024, organised by the IrelandQCI Project Leads at Walton Institute in South East Technological University (SETU). The high profile event …

Europe’s quantum communication community gathers in Dublin for QCIIreland event Minister Ossian Smyth joins representatives from the European Commission, European Space Agency, six national universities and industry partners of IrelandQCI (Quantum Communication Infrastructure) for extensive 3-day quantum communication technology conference …

Exciting Developments in Packaging & Systems Integration for Quantum Technologies at UCC’s Tyndall National Institute IrelandQCI, the ‘Building a National Quantum Communication Infrastructure for Ireland’ project incorporates integrating innovative and secure quantum devices and systems into conventional communication infrastructures. Technology …

IrelandQCI Project Highlighted in Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Research and Innovation Strategy 2030   The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) has launched its inaugural Research and Innovation (R&I) Strategy. The Department’s vision is that …

The Sunday Business Post features IrelandQCI On Sunday 21st April 2024, the Sunday Business Post featured IrelandQCI in a supplement in collaboration with Waterford City and County Council: SETU’s Walton Institute leads €10m cybersecurity project IrelandQCI, Ireland Quantum Communication Infrastructure, …

‘The advancement of quantum technology in Ireland’ – Innovation News Network. The March 2024 issue of The Innovation Platform, a quarterly publication of Innovation News Network, delves into the advancement of quantum technology in Ireland. The feature looks at how …

IrelandQCI Plenary 2, CONNECT Centre, Trinity College Dublin. IrelandQCI ‘Building a National Quantum Communication Infrastructure for Ireland’ incorporates integrating innovative and secure quantum devices and systems into conventional communication infrastructure. The project aim is establishing an infrastructure for Quantum Key …

QCI Days Vienna 2024 IrelandQCI PI and Director of Research at Walton Institute at SETU, Dr. Deirdre Kilbane, attended the first EuroQCI event days of 2024 on 25th – 26th January, this time hosted in Vienna, Austria. A hugely impressive …

Europe is poised to lead the quantum race! Members of the European Parliament, officials from the European Commission (EC), and representatives from member states, academia and industry gathered in early December to chart Europe’s strategies to advance the region’s technological …

Quantum Internet 2023, an SFI CONNECT Centre Science Week event Dr. Deirdre Kilbane, Director of Research at Walton Institute and Co-PI at CONNECT Centre, joined Professor Dan Kilper of Trinity College Dublin and Director at CONNECT Centre, for a fascinating …

Minister Harris announces Quantum 2030, Ireland’s first national strategy for quantum technologies Director of Research at Walton Institute at SETU and Co-PI of SFI Connect Centre, Dr. Deirdre Kilbane attended the announcement of Quantum 2030, Ireland’s first national strategy for …

EuroQCI Thematic Working Group Meeting (ETWG) in Brussels Pictured: George Kanellos, NTUA, HellasQCI Technical Coordinator, Giannis Giannoulis, ICCS, HellasQCI – Piotr Rydlichowski PSNC, Pioneer-Q Coordinator- Homer Papadopoulos, NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” – Ilias Papastamatiou, GRNET, HellasQCI Coordinator – Felix Wissel, Deutsche Telekom, …

IrelandQCI Project Lead Dr. Deirdre Kilbane presents at first HellasQCI Training Event in Greece. The first training event of the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Systems Connect series of workshops took place in Greece. Hosted at the premises of the NTUA …

Podcast Ep 169: Dr Deirdre Kilbane from the Walton Institute in Waterford on how Ireland is spearheading the future of secure digital networks. In recent months it emerged that Ireland is at the tip of the spear when it comes to futureproofing the EU’s communications infrastructure and making it secure. Ireland and the EU are jointly funding a €10m research project to trial 16 quantum security technologies over the next two years. …

Spotlight on Greece as delegates gather in Athens for the 6th Annual ScyLight Conference 2023. All eyes in the world of quantum and optical communication were on Greece on 15th and 16th May 2023 as more than 200 delegates joined …

Quantum technology experts gather in Waterford for IrelandQCI opening meeting. The €10m Ireland Quantum Communications Infrastructure programme will create an innovative quantum technology ecosystem securing and future-proofing our communications infrastructure against cyber-attacks. Technology specialists from Irish and European universities have …

Irish quantum technology experts future proofing EU communications infrastructure. Waterford’s Walton Institute, in South East Technological University (SETU), is the lead partner in IrelandQCI, the €10 million Irish project within the EU-wide Quantum Communications Infrastructure (EuroQCI) programme. Technology specialists in six …