Compliance ⁽²⁾

A school staffroom at golden hour, with a table set for a meeting - printed documents, an open laptop, and a mug of tea. Chairs are pulled out around the table. A green noticeboard covered in papers lines the wall, and trees are visible through sunlit windows.

Christopher Dunn 6 May 2026

Irish Schools and the EU AI Act: Where to Begin

Anyone reading the EU AI Act for the first time would be forgiven for feeling out of their depth. The good news is that most Irish schools can reach a defensible position before the August 2026 deadline with three pieces of evidence: an AI inventory…

An empty principal's office at golden hour. A wooden desk in the foreground holds stacks of paperwork, an open day planner with a pen lying across it, and a teacup. Through the window, school children are silhouetted playing on the field outside.

Christopher Dunn 2 May 2026

What the EU AI Act Means for Schools in Ireland

European AI law wasn't on most principals' radar. Neither was GDPR, until suddenly it was. The 2025 National Principals' Forum survey of nearly 400 primary school principals found 94% describe their workload as a challenge and 63% describe it as unsustainable.[1] The EU AI Act…