AI Consulting Ireland
Independent AI Consulting Ireland
Most Irish organisations are being sold AI. We help you decide whether to buy it — and if so, what, when, and how.
Acuity AI Advisory works across the full arc — from diagnosis through to build and delivery. We identify where the value is, design the solution, and implement it within your existing systems. The 1,525 hours recovered at an Irish law firm, the VAT compliance cycle reduced from half a day to four minutes, the Gulf government mandate won on Acuity IP — those were not reports handed over at the end of an engagement. They were built and delivered.
A vendor's AI consultant is, structurally, a salesperson.
The advice you receive reflects the incentives of the person giving it. For Irish SMEs, professional services firms, and regulated entities, the practical question when choosing an AI consultant is not who presents most confidently. It is whose advice is shaped entirely by your situation — not their product catalogue.
The problem
Why most AI advice in Ireland misses the mark
Most of what is described as AI consulting in Ireland falls into one of three categories: technology vendors with an advisory wrapper, large consultancies with platform partnerships, and generalists who have rebranded for the moment.
For Irish SMEs, professional services firms, and regulated entities, the practical question when choosing an AI consultant is not who presents most confidently. It is whose advice is shaped entirely by your situation — not their product catalogue.
Independence
What independence actually means here
What we do
The work
Strategy
AI Strategy
Finding recoverable value — 1,525 hours of solicitor time recovered in one Irish law firm. €560K in margin identified in a food business in seven days. The diagnostic identifies exactly what the problem is and what fixing it is worth. The build follows from that — designed, scoped, and delivered within your existing systems.
Productivity
Productivity & Process Automation
Automating what should not require a person — Manual, repeatable work that consumes senior time gets redesigned and automated. We build within your existing Microsoft 365, SharePoint, or CRM environment — no new technology stack, no external implementation partner, no handoff to a team who wasn't in the room.
Governance
Governance & Risk
Governance that holds up under pressure — AI policies, oversight frameworks, and risk controls designed and deployed. One energy investment firm had a full governance framework live across three business functions in four weeks — alongside a redesigned management reporting cycle that eliminated two days of monthly manual effort.
Boards
Board Advisory
Equipping boards and leadership teams to act — Structured briefings, diagnostic frameworks, and governance tools that directors leave with and use. Delivered for IoD Ireland and the Law Society of Ireland. The Law Society AI resources have been the most-viewed on their platform since launch.
Compliance
EU AI Act
EU AI Act readiness — A fixed-fee review that tells you exactly where you stand: AI inventory, risk classification, gap analysis, remediation roadmap. Where remediation requires a workflow or policy document to be built, we build it.
Programmes
Institutional & Member Programmes
IP that wins competitive bids — Acuity frameworks were embedded in the winning proposal for a Gulf government innovation mandate worth AED 1–2M. Cited as the key differentiator. The same diagnostic approach anticipated client concerns that surfaced unprompted at kick-off.
Proof
What this looks like in practice
€560k
Margin recovered in seven days
A food business was operating at margin without understanding why. Acuity's diagnostic identified €560,000 in recoverable margin through supplier renegotiation, SKU rationalisation, and pricing correction. No technology deployed. No implementation required. Clear thinking and the right questions.
1,525
Hours of automatable work identified and built
An Irish professional services firm had staff manually processing documents that a workflow could handle. Acuity audited the process, quantified the hours, designed the automation, and built it within the firm's existing M365 environment.
100%
VAT compliance automated end-to-end
A cross-border property transaction platform was managing VAT calculations manually across multiple jurisdictions. Acuity designed and built an automated workflow that eliminated the manual process entirely and reduced compliance risk.
Context
AI consulting in Ireland — what to look for
The Irish market for AI consulting has expanded rapidly since 2023. Much of what now carries that label is technology sales with a consulting wrapper.
For the organisations Acuity works with — Irish SMEs, professional services firms, regulated entities, state bodies, and their boards — the risk is not that they move too slowly on AI. It is that they move in the wrong direction, with the wrong tools, on the advice of someone who stood to benefit from that choice.
Independent advisory means the business model is independent. Acuity has no platform to licence, no implementation arm to feed, and no interest in recommending an engagement larger than the problem requires.
We work with organisations across Ireland — Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and remote-first teams operating across the island.
Evaluating AI consultancies in Ireland? Our guide to finding the best AI consultancy in Ireland sets out what to look for and what independence actually means.
FAQ
Common questions
What does an AI consultant actually do?
The work runs from diagnosis through to build and delivery. We identify where AI can create measurable value, assess the risks and obligations that come with adoption, design the solution, and implement it within your existing systems. That includes AI strategy, automation builds, governance frameworks, productivity programmes, board education, and EU AI Act compliance. The engagement ends when something has changed — not when the report is filed.
How is independent AI consulting different from working with a technology vendor?
A vendor's advice starts from their product and works backwards to your problem. Independent advisory starts from your problem and works forwards to whatever the right answer is — which sometimes involves no new technology at all. Acuity has no platform to sell, no partner commissions, and no interest in a larger engagement than your situation warrants.
What types of organisations do you work with?
Irish SMEs, professional services firms (legal, accounting, financial services), regulated organisations, state bodies, and boards. Our clients are typically senior leaders who want to use AI effectively and responsibly — and who need clear thinking, not a vendor pitch. We work across financial services, legal, healthcare, construction, public sector, and knowledge-intensive businesses.
What does it cost?
All engagements are fixed-fee with defined deliverables — no hourly billing, no open-ended retainers. Workshops and diagnostics start from €5,000 + VAT. Full strategy, governance, and implementation programmes start from €15,000 + VAT. Every engagement is scoped before it begins so there are no surprises on either side.
Start with a conversation
No pitch. No proposal until we've spoken. An honest conversation about whether this is the right fit — and if it is, what the right starting point looks like.