
Liz Carolan
Liz Carolan is a writer and advocate focused on the intersection of democracy and technology. She shares insights on the challenges posed by emerging technologies to democratic processes, aiming to foster a better understanding of how these forces shape governance and civic engagement.
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The thing persuading women to lean out at work and turn down economic opportunities is not that they have been indoctrinated into believing they’d prefer to spend their days clad in a gingham apron, lovingly placing a buttered cheesecloth over a broiler chicken, as Liz Carolan pointed out here recently.
Norma Foley’s tradwives awareness campaign is absurd – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan writes about technology and democracy at TheBriefing.ie.
Free speech will be the big EU-US battleground in 2026 – and Ireland is in the crossfire – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan works on democracy and technology issues, and writes at thebriefing.ie.
Deletion of Jim Gavin ads shows we can’t rely on big tech for democratic architecture – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan writes about technology and democracy at TheBriefing.ie.
Charlie Kirk shooting was not driven by motive or ideology – just a desire for virality – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan works on democracy and technology issues, and writes at thebriefing.ie.
Posting photos of your children online just got a lot riskier – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan works on democracy and technology issues, and writes at thebriefing.ie.
I’m paying €757 to keep my child busy for 3.6 hours a day. Summer childcare maths doesn’t add up – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan's article discusses the unease among friends in the tech sector.
The tech sector decides to move on – The Irish Times
Liz Carolan works on democracy and technology issues, and writes at TheBriefing.ie.
Teachers disliked the ‘homework helper’ app. But AI-powered cheating makes it look quaint – The Irish TimesLiz Carolan works on democracy and technology issues, and writes at TheBriefing.ie.
Elon Musk and his ‘super-geniuses’ reckon democracy is ripe for disruption – The Irish Times


















