AI Ireland
Ireland has reached a significant milestone in its AI journey. The AI Office of Ireland (Oifig IS na hÉireann) has officially been established under the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026, with Paul Byrne appointed as its first Chief Executive Officer. The new Office will become the central coordinating authority responsible for implementing the EU […]
Welcome to episode 237 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence on the island of Ireland. Our mission is to increase the use of AI for the benefit of our society, our competitiveness and everyone living in Ireland. Today’s guest is […]
AI literacy now sits beside financial literacy as a core director competency. Three forces in 2026 – budget exposure, EU regulation and a widening talent gap – have moved AI off the IT roster and onto the board agenda. Irish directors who cannot read an AI invoice, name their top three AI risks or assess […]
Most AI strategies fail not because of bad technology, but because of bad incentives. When your teams are rewarded for doing things the old way, no amount of AI investment will shift behaviour. Incentive alignment is the missing link between AI strategy and real business results. Boards and executive teams must redesign reward systems to […]
If your board can’t explain how AI affects your business model, your earnings and your risk profile, you have a governance problem. And in 2026, governance problems become liability problems. That’s the bottom line. AI has moved from the IT roadmap to the boardroom agenda. But for the vast majority of boards, it hasn’t moved […]
Welcome to episode 224 of the AI Ireland podcast, the show that explores the applications and research of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence on the island of Ireland. Our mission is to increase the use of AI for the benefit of our society, our competitiveness and everyone living in Ireland. Today’s guest is […]