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Featured · Nov 8, 2026

Brehon Law and AI Governance: An Analogy, Not a Shortcut

Early Irish law can prompt a richer discussion about rules and responsibilities, provided we do not pretend it anticipated modern data protection or artificial intelligence.

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Nov 8, 2026

AI Literacy for Irish Employers: Training Beyond the Lunchtime Demo

Article 4 of the EU AI Act makes AI literacy a practical management issue. Useful training reflects each person’s role, the systems they use and the mistakes they must prevent.

Nov 8, 2026

Colmcille’s Copy and the AI Copyright Question

A famous Irish story about copying a book is often retold as an early copyright dispute. Its real value is prompting better questions about permission, provenance and creative work.

Nov 8, 2026

Deepfake Payment Requests: A Voice Is Not a Password

Irish finance teams can no longer treat a familiar voice or video call as conclusive proof. A short verification routine can stop urgency turning into an expensive mistake.

Nov 8, 2026

AI on Irish Farms: Useful Predictions Need Ground Truth

Sensors, satellite imagery and weather data can support smarter farm decisions. The strongest results come when digital predictions are checked against conditions in the actual field.

Nov 8, 2026

A Hundred Thousand Welcomes, but Only the Right Opening Times

AI can help Irish hotels, attractions and guesthouses answer visitors around the clock. Warmth matters, but accurate local information is what turns a digital welcome into trust.

Nov 8, 2026

AI Meeting Notes in Irish Workplaces: Useful Record or Unwanted Guest?

Automated notes can reclaim valuable time, but recording a meeting is not the same as understanding it. Irish employers need clear rules on consent, access and retention.

Nov 8, 2026

Ríomhaire: Why Irish-Language AI Needs More Than Translation

The Irish word for computer contains a useful clue about good AI adoption: calculation is only part of the job. Language, context and human judgement complete it.

Nov 8, 2026

AI for GAA Clubs: Keep the Craic, Protect the Member Data

From fixtures to fundraising, AI can save volunteers time. Club officers should still think carefully before uploading membership details, children’s information or private conversations.

Nov 8, 2026

What Valentia’s 1866 Cable Teaches Irish Businesses About AI

A Kerry communications revolution offers a surprisingly useful lesson for modern AI: faster answers are valuable only when people can trust, check and govern them.

Nov 8, 2026

Generative AI at Work: Keep Sensitive Data Out of Prompts

Generative AI can improve productivity, but prompts and uploaded files can expose personal data and commercial information. Irish business leaders should make safe use an operational requirement, not simply a staff warning.

Nov 7, 2026

NIS2: What Irish Organisations Should Prepare to Demonstrate

NIS2 makes cyber security a governance and operational resilience issue. Irish business leaders should establish their exposure, strengthen oversight and prepare evidence that security measures work.

Nov 6, 2026

What Irish Businesses Should Learn from DPC Decisions and Guidance

Irish Data Protection Commission decisions and guidance offer practical lessons for business leaders. The priority is to turn those lessons into demonstrable controls, rather than treating GDPR compliance as a documentation exercise.

Oct 5, 2026

Why We Cannot Simply Unplug Skynet

An appraisal of frontier AI kill-switch feasibility, evaluating distributed cloud infrastructure, emerging statutory mandates, and compute governance imperatives to separate enterprise risk management from persistent cultural myths.

Sep 21, 2026

CloudMount × Levels Revenue

CloudMount helped Levels Revenue build practical AI, GDPR and legal controls as it scaled its hotel pricing and distribution platform—strengthening accountability, risk ownership and customer confidence.

Aug 5, 2026

CloudMount Partners with DocSend to Elevate Client Data Security

CloudMount partners with DocSend to secure every customer document transfer with encryption, permission controls, and full audit trails — reinforcing its compliance-first approach for clients navigating GDPR and the EU AI Act.

Aug 3, 2026

CloudMount Passes €7 Million Milestone

CloudMount has identified over €7.225m in potential regulatory exposure and is on course to exceed €10m by year end, helping Irish businesses turn AI, GDPR and digital risk into practical, documented action.

Aug 3, 2026

The EU’s Latest Fines Send a Clear Message: Compliance Is No Longer Optional

EU regulators are turning promises into penalties. From GDPR security failures to DSA, DMA and incoming AI Act enforcement, the latest fines show why Irish businesses need provable, practical compliance now.

Aug 3, 2026

An Amazing Offer to Fellow Chamber Members

Kilkenny Chamber members can get ahead of EU AI Act obligations with CloudMount’s complimentary AI Audit and bespoke AI Policy offer, giving five local businesses a practical, documented route towards AI literacy, transparency and responsible AI use.

Aug 3, 2026

Brehon Law and the EU AI Act

From Celtic oral law to the EU AI Act: how Brehon Law's honour price and restorative justice foreshadow modern AI compliance frameworks like CloudMount.

Jun 19, 2026

AI Compliance: Nobody likes it but CloudMount cares

Compliance feels like a party pooper in a beige suit, but it doesn't have to be a headache. CloudMount turns regulatory nightmares into a breeze with automated scanning and smart software, helping Irish firms stay safe and savvy.

Jun 19, 2026

7 Mistakes You’re Making with Your GDPR Audit Tool (and How to Fix Them)

Learn to inventory tools, classify risks, and secure data. CloudMount, Kilkenny’s AI experts, helps you avoid fines and automate scanning.

Jun 19, 2026

Innovation in the Heart of Kilkenny: Celebrating the 2026 LEO Start Competition Winners

Kilkenny’s tech scene is booming! Huge congrats to Niamh Butler on her LEO Start Competition win. CloudMount is proud to support Kilkenny’s innovators by making AI and GDPR compliance simple so they can focus on changing the world.

Jun 19, 2026

Looking For an EU AI Act Summary? Here Are 10 Things You Should Know

The essentials of the EU AI Act for business owners, in plain English: inventory your tools, classify risks, and secure your data.

Nov 24, 2025

Irish Employment Tribunal Issues Stark AI Warning After Fabricated Citations Case

What a fabricated citations case means for every business using AI to draft documents.

Nov 24, 2025

European Parliament's AI Gamble: When Good Intentions Meet Flawed Technology

When good intentions meet flawed technology: lessons for every organisation adopting AI.

Nov 24, 2025

Criminal Charges Mount Against Facial Recognition Giant: Why AI Compliance Can No Longer Be Ignored

Why AI compliance can no longer be ignored.

Nov 24, 2025

Why Irish Businesses Can't Afford to Skip AI Ethics in 2025

Why AI ethics matters for every Irish business.

Nov 10, 2025

CloudMount Shortlisted for National Startup Awards 2025: A Local Tech Success Story

A local tech success story from Kilkenny.

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Brehon Law and AI Governance: An Analogy, Not a Shortcut: Bretha Crólige, National Library of Ireland MS G 11 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
AI Literacy for Irish Employers: Training Beyond the Lunchtime Demo: Photo: Yan Krukau / Pexels · Pexels licence
Colmcille’s Copy and the AI Copyright Question: Book of Durrow, Trinity College Dublin Library / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Deepfake Payment Requests: A Voice Is Not a Password: Photo: MART PRODUCTION / Pexels · Pexels licence
AI on Irish Farms: Useful Predictions Need Ground Truth: Irish Moiled cattle: dccrowley / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes, but Only the Right Opening Times: Temple Bar: infomatique / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
AI Meeting Notes in Irish Workplaces: Useful Record or Unwanted Guest?: Photo: Yan Krukau / Pexels · Pexels licence
Ríomhaire: Why Irish-Language AI Needs More Than Translation: Bilingual Dublin signs: infomatique / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
AI for GAA Clubs: Keep the Craic, Protect the Member Data: Gaelic football team: Óglaigh na hÉireann / Flickr · CC BY 2.0
What Valentia’s 1866 Cable Teaches Irish Businesses About AI: Valentia Island telegraph memorial: John Flanagan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Generative AI at Work: Keep Sensitive Data Out of Prompts: Photo: Dan Nelson / Pexels · Pexels licence

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