EY Ireland has launched EY Studio+, bringing more than 350 of its professionals into one team, according to an EY Ireland press release dated 5 November 2026. It gives enterprise buyers a consultancy offer aimed at moving AI from isolated pilots into customer journeys and operations, with a dedicated Irish team behind it.

EY Ireland describes itself as a multidisciplinary professional services organisation. In its release, EY said Studio+ links its Irish team to 7,000 Studio+ professionals globally and combines strategy, design, technology, data, AI, marketing, sales and service expertise.

EY said in the release that Studio+ focuses on three areas: customer experience, product and service innovation, and marketing, sales and service transformation. It said the third area uses data, AI and technology to improve commercial effectiveness, service outcomes and operational efficiency.

Frank Feighan, Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, said at the launch at EY Ireland’s new offices in Wilton Park: “Our ambition is to ensure that innovation translates into tangible benefits for citizens, through services that are more accessible, efficient and responsive to their needs.”

Cillian Leonowicz, partner and Customer & Growth Solution Suite lead at EY Ireland, said in the EY release: “Many organisations are experimenting with AI, but too many pilots never make it into everyday use to deliver quantifiable benefits for customers and the underpinning operations teams.”

EY said Richard Hepworth, consulting partner for Studio+, described successful transformation as starting with people, with technology as an enabler but not enough on its own.

The adoption gap is documented. The Central Statistics Office reported that 6.2 per cent of Irish enterprises used AI to automate workflows or assist decision-making in 2025, and 1.5 per cent used it for logistics.

The CSO also reported that more than 20 per cent of Irish enterprises used AI overall in 2025, rising to 58 per cent among large enterprises.

For the sector, a consultancy building a delivery team around moving AI out of pilots signals that buyers are asking for measured operational returns, not further experimentation.