Irish AI Adoption Surges as Courts Regulate and Data Centre Policy Faces Scrutiny

Nearly half of Ireland's population used generative AI last year, according to a new EU Commission report. Ireland ranks fifth in the EU for adoption at 45%, significantly above the 33% EU average. Even more striking: 24% used it professionally — well above the 15% EU average. Minister for AI Niamh Smyth called this "particularly encouraging" and pointed to the government's digital and AI strategy, announced in February, as a driver. Ireland now ranks second in the...