France unveils its National Space Strategy 2025–2040, setting a bold course for European sovereignty, innovation, and security in space. The plan calls for deeper cooperation across Europe. In this context, Ireland’s agile and fast-growing space ecosystem emerges as a natural partner.
Ireland is emerging as a European hub for quantum innovation, driven by Equal1 and supported by new infrastructures like the AI Antenna Factory, CASPIr, and Quantum Ireland — strengthening its role in Europe’s growing quantum and AI ecosystem.
Cybersecurity has become a defining challenge for Europe. France and Ireland, with their contrasting yet complementary strengths, are building a shared approach to digital trust, resilience, and strategic autonomy.
Ireland has published its National Hydrogen Programme Implementation Plan (2025), turning strategy into delivery. It sets how hydrogen will be regulated, integrated into the energy system, and supported by industry and research, positioning Ireland in Europe’s hydrogen economy.
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping economies but also driving unprecedented energy demand. France, with its nuclear strength, and Ireland, as a data hub betting on offshore wind, illustrate Europe’s paradox—and its chance to build a sustainable AI–energy blueprint.