Published July 21, 2025 | Version v1
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Implementing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) in Ireland - Version 2 July 2025

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon HEAnet
  • 2. ROR icon Technological University Dublin
  • 3. ROR icon University College Dublin
  • 4. ROR icon Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
  • 5. ROR icon Dublin City University
  • 6. ROR icon University of Limerick
  • 7. ROR icon Digital Repository of Ireland
  • 8. ROR icon European Bioinformatics Institute
  • 9. ROR icon Trinity College Dublin
  • 10. ROR icon Irish Centre for High-End Computing
  • 11. ROR icon Atlantic Technological University
  • 12. ROR icon Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

Contributors

  • 1. ROR icon University of Limerick
  • 2. ROR icon University College Cork
  • 3. ROR icon Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland
  • 4. ROR icon Technological University Dublin
  • 5. ROR icon National Disability Authority
  • 6. ROR icon Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences
  • 7. ROR icon University College Dublin
  • 8. ROR icon Digital Repository of Ireland
  • 9. ROR icon Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
  • 10. EDMO icon Trinity College Dublin
  • 11. ROR icon Health Research Board
  • 12. ROR icon Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
  • 13. ADAPT Centre
  • 14. Open Ireland Network
  • 15. EDMO icon South East Technological University
  • 16. ROR icon Walton Institute for Information and Communications Systems Science
  • 17. ROR icon Dublin City University

Description

This paper proposes the development of a European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Federation national node for Ireland: EOSC Ireland.

EOSC Ireland will be a digital platform that connects researchers and research infrastructures across Ireland to the European-wide EOSC Federation, a stated EU priority action to accelerate open science across Europe. It will allow researchers and their stakeholders to share, access and provide data, tools, and applications, making national and international collaboration and innovation easier. EOSC Ireland will therefore serve as the digital fabric that seamlessly weaves together data, compute resources, and research workflows. As such it will provide a focus for policy around research funding and research data.

This position paper proposes the development of a national EOSC Node for Ireland - EOSC Ireland - modelled on the technical infrastructure of the EOSC EU Node. It outlines the strategic importance of establishing EOSC Ireland as a key enabler of national and international research collaboration, improved access to digital research infrastructures, and alignment with European Open Research policies.

Beyond technical implementation, this paper highlights the broader value of EOSC Ireland in fostering interoperability across research domains, lowering barriers to data access, and supporting the secure, standards-based exchange of services and knowledge. It identifies the actions, requirements, and gaps necessary to ensure Ireland’s successful integration into the EOSC Federation, and positions EOSC Ireland as a foundational step toward a more connected, competitive, and impactful national research ecosystem.

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