South-East Silicon Valley? Tech company founder aims to make Kilkenny 'AI capital of Ireland'

The founder and CEO of Kilkenny-based company CloudMount, Stephen Dwyer, has been nominated for a prestigious accountancy award for his work helping companies avoid over €5 million in regulatory fines over the past year.

The nomination recognises his innovative approach to AI compliance through CloudMount’s AI Turbine platform, which has delivered rapid, affordable compliance assessments to businesses across Ireland as the EU AI Act enforcement deadline approaches. 

The company represents the county’s growing reputation as a technology innovation hub, joining established tech employers such as CluneTech, TransferMate and UKG in the region.

Since launching CloudMount, Mr Dwyer has helped Irish and European companies navigate the complex requirements of the EU AI Act, which comes into full enforcement in August 2026. The platform identifies compliance gaps in AI systems — from recruitment algorithms to credit scoring tools — and generates regulator-ready documentation in days.
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“Traditional compliance consultancy can cost €25,000 or more per project and take months to complete,” said Mr Dwyer. “We built the AI Turbine platform to make compliance accessible to Irish businesses at a fraction of that cost, with assessments delivered in a timeline ranging from weeks to minutes.”

CloudMount’s platform monitors 300 laws and regulations, updating nine times daily from official EU legal databases. This ensures companies remain compliant as regulations evolve, with monitoring, quarterly reviews, and automated alerts when laws change.

The AI Turbine platform covers EU AI Act requirements, GDPR, and UNESCO AI ethics standards, providing bias detection, transparency scoring, and complete audit trails that meet regulator expectations.

CloudMount is part of Kilkenny’s expanding technology sector, joining established companies like CluneTech, TransferMate, and UKG. Mr Dwyer says he aims to make Kilkenny the AI capital of Ireland.

“This nomination is recognition not just of CloudMount’s work, but of Kilkenny’s potential as a centre for technology innovation,” Mr Dwyer said. “We’re proving that world-class compliance solutions can be built and delivered right here in the southeast.”

CloudMount helps Irish companies achieve EU AI Act compliance quickly, affordably, and audit-ready through the AI Turbine platform and expert guidance. The company works closely with Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny.