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The EU AI Act: What Every Irish Business Owner Needs to Know
The EU AI Act isn’t just about the companies that build AI. If your team uses ChatGPT, Copilot or AI built into your accounting or HR software, it applies to you, and parts of it are already in force.
In this 30-minute session, Emily Suhr, co-founder of Nora Comply, will walk you through what the Act means in practice for businesses that use AI, where companies most often get caught out, and the seven steps to take first. You’ll leave understanding your responsibilities and the specific actions you need to take, whether or not you ever use a compliance tool.
Why Join?
- Know what AI your business is using: Someone in marketing signs up to a writing tool, someone in sales uses a free transcription app, someone in finance pastes figures into ChatGPT. Nobody has the full picture. Learn why this is the most common gap and how to close it.
- Understand your risk classification: The risk depends on how you use a tool, not which tool it is. ChatGPT drafting a marketing email is low-risk, but the same tool ranking job applicants is high-risk.
- Know what to document: If a client, insurer or regulator asks how you use AI, you want to answer with records rather than reassurances. See which short, practical records every business needs, and which only apply to higher-risk uses.
- Protect personal and confidential data: The Act sits alongside GDPR, which already applies in full. Learn the simple rule of thumb for what data can go into which AI tools, and why free plans can carry extra risk.
- Monitor your software continuously: Your accounting, CRM and HR platforms can switch on new AI features overnight, often by default. Understand why a one-off list isn’t enough and how a simple regular check-in keeps you on track as the rules and your tools change.
Meet The Expert
Emily Suhr
Co-Founder and CCO, Nora Comply
With a background in law, Emily is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Nora Comply. She met her co-founder, Kathryn, during their Master’s at Trinity College Dublin, and together they founded Nora Comply to help businesses automate EU AI Act compliance.
Meet The Host
Christina McGreevy
Head of Business Support, Kinore
Christina has over 14 years of experience in sales and marketing leadership within the hospitality sector. At Kinore, she is passionate about supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs from the first enquiry to becoming a client.