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Irish Supply Chains Are Shifting From Resilience to Value Creation and Digital Transformation Is the Instrument
Global supply chains are shifting from resilience as the primary strategic objective to value creation, and Ireland is uniquely positioned to benefit given its multinational ecosystem and growing digital capabilities. KPMG Ireland’s Supply Chain Insights 2026 identifies AI, real-time visibility, and smarter operating models as the defining digital transformation instruments for Irish organisations.
Starling introduces AI assistant for SME business customers
Starling Bank has launched an in-app AI assistant for business customers covering VAT automation, invoice fraud detection and Making Tax Digital compliance. £41 million lost to invoice fraud in 2025 makes the fraud detection feature commercially significant from day one.
Esri Ireland and DataBuilders partner to fix enterprise data silos
Esri Ireland has partnered with DataBuilders to help organisations connect and govern enterprise data for AI readiness. The deal targets a growing gap between GIS and cloud migration programmes and the fragmented data underpinning them.
Qualcom grows Northern Ireland revenue 30% as retail demand for secure digital payment systems surges
Qualcom has increased Northern Ireland revenues by 30% and is expanding its Belfast team as retailers demand secure digital payment infrastructure. The growth signals rising board-level priority for IT resilience in Northern Ireland's retail sector.
Speedy Services launches AI Academy to close the 50% revenue leakage gap that process inconsistency creates across 130 depots
Speedy Services has launched a 13-month AI Academy with Multiverse for 21 employees. A 50% revenue leakage target quantifies the commercial thesis: AI-assisted workflow standardisation across more than 130 depots recovers income that administrative delay and billing inconsistency currently loses.
Redfaire's €13m BGF raise tests whether growth capital can engineer consolidation in Ireland's boutique ERP market
BGF has taken a minority stake in Limerick-based Redfaire to fund international expansion and a rollup of regional cloud and ERP consultancies. The real test is whether founder-led buy-and-build can consolidate a fragmented advisory market before larger systems integrators do it first.
AI Institute, An Cosán, Dublin City University, HEINEKEN, HSE, and TUS Global shortlisted for Most Innovative Transformation at Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025
Turning back the clock to the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025, AI Institute, An Cosán, Dublin City University, HEINEKEN, HSE Technology & Transformation, and TUS Global were shortlisted for the Most Innovative Transformation award, each recognised for demonstrating the best use of digital innovation and emerging technologies in a transformation project that produced measurable impact across their organisations. An Cosán ultimately claimed the award for its Digital Stepping Stones and Get Yourself Online initiative, setting a compelling standard for how digital transformation can drive meaningful social and community impact when innovation is directed with clear purpose.
Diageo, Kinore, Qualitas Property Partners, SSE Airtricity, and Storm Technology shortlisted for Best Customer Experience Impact Award at Digital Transformation and AI Awards 2025
In a throwback to the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025, Diageo, Kinore, Qualitas Property Partners, SSE Airtricity, and Storm Technology were shortlisted for the Best Customer Experience Impact Award, each recognised for embedding customer experience into their digital transformation strategies. Storm Technology ultimately claimed the award for its Windsor initiative, setting a compelling standard for how vehicle appraisal modernisation can drive measurable improvements in customer experience through digital transformation.
Ireland Is Among Europe’s Strongest Digital Performers and the Opportunity Is to Extend That Lead Into Every Business
Ireland ranks second in the EU for digital skills, fifth for generative AI adoption, and first for mobile broadband, yet the rate of advanced technology diffusion across the domestic business base is growing more slowly than the EU average. A 2026 report identifies closing that diffusion gap as the defining digital transformation opportunity for Irish enterprise leaders.
TCS joins Vodafone Business as the technology services layer above a £11 billion network investment
TCS and Vodafone Business have announced a strategic partnership for UK enterprise customers. A network-only proposition can no longer win large enterprise contracts, VodafoneThree needs a technology services partner, and TCS needs enterprise distribution.
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