October 20th ABAIR MeetingOctober 20, 2025 · 3 min readAilbhe Ní ChasaideAdjunct ProfessorNeasa Ní ChiaráinAssistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR ProjectJohn SloanResearch FellowOskar MrozGraduate StudentCiadhla MulloyResearch AssistantLiam LonerganPhD CandidateChristoph WendlerResearch FellowSimon Harshman-EarleyResearch AssistantCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentJulie Mhic Con IomairePhD CandidateJoey McInerneyMasters StudentAifric Nic NiallaisUndergraduate StudentAmanda BernhardResearch FellowFinn FarrellUndergraduate StudentHighlights Planning for the Oireachtas.
September 29th ABAIR MeetingSeptember 29, 2025 · 4 min readAilbhe Ní ChasaideAdjunct ProfessorNeasa Ní ChiaráinAssistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR ProjectJohn SloanResearch FellowOskar MrozGraduate StudentTamás GrószVisiting ResearcherCiadhla MulloyResearch AssistantLiam LonerganPhD CandidateChristoph WendlerResearch FellowSimon Harshman-EarleyResearch AssistantCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentJulie Mhic Con IomairePhD CandidateJoey McInerneyMasters StudentMuireann Nic CorcrainPostgraduate StudentHighlights Application for supercomuting resources to be made on Wednesday.
September 5th ABAIR MeetingSeptember 5, 2025 · 4 min readJohn SloanResearch FellowOskar MrozGraduate StudentAndy MurphyResearch FellowJoey McInerneyMasters StudentLiam MaloneUndergraduate StudentAilbhe Ní ChasaideAdjunct ProfessorLiam LonerganPhD CandidateTamás GrószVisiting ResearcherMuireann Nic CorcrainPostgraduate StudentCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentHighlights Creating the Rinn voice is a top priority - current plan is to launch it at the Oireachtas. Joey submitting thesis today! Performance of his LLM better than UCC in almost all categories. New website coming along well - Oskar has created some great artwork for the front page.
August 22nd ABAIR MeetingAugust 22, 2025 · 2 min readJohn SloanResearch FellowOskar MrozGraduate StudentAmanda BernhardResearch FellowAndy MurphyResearch FellowCiadhla MulloyResearch AssistantJoey McInerneyMasters StudentHarald BerthelsenSoftware EngineerOscar Maharg BravoUndergraduate StudentFinn FarrellUndergraduate StudentCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentAilbhe Ní ChasaideAdjunct ProfessorNeasa Ní ChiaráinAssistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR ProjectHighlights Still on for doing recordings of children at the Oireachtas, but nothing booked yet. Gemeni 2.5 pro the best LLM for Q&A in Irish.
July 25th ABAIR MeetingJuly 25, 2025 · One min readLiam MaloneUndergraduate StudentCiadhla MulloyResearch AssistantJoey McInerneyMasters StudentAndy MurphyResearch FellowNeasa Ní ChiaráinAssistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR ProjectAnna MulcahyUndergraduate StudentOskar MrozGraduate StudentCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentAmanda BernhardResearch FellowHighlights More recordings happening, in home studio and at Acadamh, and going through Transtool recordings uploaded. Joeys LLM is making great progress at translating English to Irish. Minister of Gealtacht expected to come sometime in September.
July 4th ABAIR MeetingJuly 4, 2025 · 2 min readOscar Maharg BravoUndergraduate StudentJoey McInerneyMasters StudentCormac O'SullivanUndergraduate StudentAilbhe Ní ChasaideAdjunct ProfessorLiam LonerganPhD CandidateAndy MurphyResearch FellowFinn FarrellUndergraduate StudentNeasa Ní ChiaráinAssistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR ProjectAmanda BernhardResearch FellowOskar MrozGraduate StudentMuireann Nic CorcrainPostgraduate StudentJoseph HandGraduate StudentRonan HegartyUndergraduate StudentHighlights The Official ABAIR Van is under development! Irish classes 1:00, online Mondays and Fridays. Progress on Meall an Óige, Míle Glór na nÓg and Fotheideal. Ready for recording speech in An Rinn. More students starting soon.