AI Ireland
AI is no longer a future consideration for manufacturing boards, it is an operational imperative. Irish manufacturers who fail to embed AI into production, quality and supply chain decision-making risk losing the competitive advantages that made Ireland a global manufacturing hub in the first place. The retooling has already begun, and it starts with leadership. […]
AI is no longer an experiment; it is a capital allocation decision and like every major capital decision, the board needs a clear framework. The question facing senior leadership teams in 2026 is no longer whether to invest in AI, but how to acquire AI capability: do you build it in-house, buy it off the shelf or partner with […]
Most organisations are using AI to do the same things faster. A small number are using it to build entirely new business models, such as new revenue streams, new ways of delivering value and new competitive moats. The gap between these two groups is widening fast. AI Ireland’s own 2026 survey of 130 Irish AI […]
Every company now has access to the same large language models, the same cloud platforms and the same AI vendor ecosystem. When the technology itself becomes a commodity, what separates the winners from the rest? The answer is trust. For boards and senior leadership teams, trust in AI – how it is governed, how it […]
Bottom line: Your stakeholders now expect to see how you govern AI in your annual report. In 2025, 72% of S&P 500 companies disclosed at least one material AI risk in their filings – up from just 12% in 2023. The EU AI Act is due to enter full enforcement in August 2026, with fines reaching […]
Most boards are still treating AI as a side item on the audit committee agenda but hat approach is already out of date. Here’s how to structure AI oversight that actually works. AI is no longer just an IT issue. It’s a board-level strategic priority with regulatory, financial and reputational implications. Boards that bolt AI […]