Date-stamped record of Irish and EU regulatory events that affect Irish SMEs and the software they run: DPC decisions, Revenue eBriefs, EU AI Act milestones, auto-enrolment, CRO and CCPC changes. https://vendors.ie/regulatory en-ie Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:37 GMT My Future Fund, Ireland's auto-enrolment pension scheme under the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024, commences 1 January 2026 with Year 1 contributions of 1.5 percent each from employee and employer. https://vendors.ie/regulatory/auto-enrolment-my-future-fund-commencement-2026 https://vendors.ie/regulatory/auto-enrolment-my-future-fund-commencement-2026 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT auto-enrolment-milestone Auto-enrolment My Future Fund commences 1 January 2026: the payroll changes Irish employers must make From 2 August 2026 the EU AI Office can fine providers of general-purpose AI models up to EUR 15 million or 3 percent of global annual turnover under Article 101 of the EU AI Act. https://vendors.ie/regulatory/eu-ai-act-gpai-enforcement-august-2026 https://vendors.ie/regulatory/eu-ai-act-gpai-enforcement-august-2026 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai-act-milestone EU AI Act GPAI enforcement begins 2 August 2026: what Irish SMEs using AI tools need to check From 1 January 2025 the Irish VAT registration threshold rose to EUR 42,500 for services and EUR 85,000 for goods, up from EUR 40,000 and EUR 80,000, under Finance Act 2024. https://vendors.ie/regulatory/vat-registration-thresholds-ireland-2025 https://vendors.ie/regulatory/vat-registration-thresholds-ireland-2025 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT revenue-ebrief Irish VAT registration thresholds rose to EUR 42,500 and EUR 85,000: what it means for Irish SMEs