New TechIreland CEO Niall Norton. Image: TechIreland

The nonprofit organisation said it aims to deepen its role as Ireland’s independent source of ecosystem data and help build the country’s leadership position in AI transformation.

Irish nonprofit organisation TechIreland has appointed Niall Norton as its new chief executive, replacing interim CEO John O’Dea.

TechIreland gathers and shares data intelligence around the Irish technology ecosystem by tracking more than 14,500 companies, including start-ups, scale-ups, investors, multinationals and support organisations.

It said the appointment came at a time when the organisation aims to deepen its role as Ireland’s independent source of ecosystem data and help build the country’s leadership position in AI transformation.