About the Google Ireland Blog
Dia daoibh! Welcome to the Google Ireland Blog — our central destination for the latest news, updates, and stories from inside Google Ireland. It’s designed to guide you to the biggest local news of the week, give you a glimpse into behind-the-scenes happenings at our Dublin campus, and share insights from our community.
Google Ireland serves as the company's EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Headquarters. Our vibrant campus in the heart of Dublin is home to thousands of Googlers working across engineering, sales, marketing, trust and safety, and more. Whether we're advancing local digital skills, partnering with Irish non-profits, or developing the latest in AI and Cloud technology, our teams are deeply committed to our home in Ireland and the broader region.
We hope the Google Ireland Blog makes it easier for you to find our official word on any given topic and stay updated on our local impact.
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Noteworthy authors
Googlers from across the company contribute to the Keyword — ranging from engineers and designers to doctors and scientists. Here are a few examples:
Sundar Pichai
Sundar is the CEO of Alphabet and Google and serves on Alphabet’s Board of Directors. Under his leadership, Google has been focused on developing products and services, powered by the latest advances in AI, that offer help in moments big and small.
Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis is the co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, one of the world’s leading AI research groups. DeepMind has produced landmark research breakthroughs such as AlphaGo, the first program to beat the world champion at the game of Go, and AlphaFold, which was heralded as a solution to the 50-year grand challenge of protein folding.
James Manyika
James is a senior vice president at Google. He focuses on technology and society, including areas ranging from AI to the future of work and the digital economy, computing infrastructure, sustainability, and other areas that have the potential for broad impact on society. Prior to Google, he spent over 25 years at McKinsey & Company, including serving on its board, and is now senior partner emeritus and chair emeritus of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI).
Ruth Porat
As President and Chief Investment Officer, Ruth is responsible for the company’s corporate investments and investment vehicles, including GV and CapG, the Other Bets investment portfolio, Real Estate and Workplace Services, and other company infrastructure. She was previously SVP and CFO of Alphabet and Google.
Kent Walker
Kent is the President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, where he works at the intersection of technology, policy and legal issues. He joined Google in 2006, and currently oversees the company’s engagement with governments around the world, content policies, and philanthropic efforts.
Rick Osterloh
Rick Osterloh leads Platforms & Devices, a group of products and services that bring the best of Google’s innovation in AI, software and hardware to users, partners, and developers. This includes the overall Android platform, Google Play, Chrome browser, ChromeOS, Google One, Google Photos, the Pixel portfolio, Nest, Fitbit and more. He works closely with partners across the ecosystem, and oversees multiple Google products that serve more than a billion users each.
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