As of 2026-10-07, 4 official documents govern AI use by lawyers, judges or litigants in Ireland. 3 require disclosure or certification of AI use, 3 impose an explicit verification duty, and 2 prohibit some use outright. The incident tracker records 3 incidents in this jurisdiction.
Ireland's first court rule on AI, signed by the President of the High Court on 29 July 2026 and in operation from 1 September 2026. It covers all civil documents and requires independent human verification of every AI-assisted citation, a declaration in affidavits and witness statements that generative AI was not used for substantive content, and disclosure for expert reports.
Practice direction / note · Verification duty · Certification · Disclosure · Prohibition
Ireland's Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026 gives national effect to the EU AI Act and is in force from 31 July 2026, except two market-surveillance-authority definition paragraphs in section 78. It provides for Oifig IS na hÉireann as single point of contact, coordination of competent authorities, an AI register, sandboxes, complaint routing and sanctions.
The Law Society of Ireland's December 2025 generative-AI guidance for solicitors identifies suitable and unsuitable uses, requires client confidentiality and personal data to be protected when information is entered into tools, calls for transparency where legal or professional obligations require it, requires human verification of output, and addresses the EU AI Act Article 4 literacy duty.
Judicial Council of Ireland guidelines for judges, dated June 2024. Public GenAI tools may help with speeches and administrative or routine tasks but are not recommended for legal analysis or for research the judge cannot verify independently. Judges must verify output, keep private and confidential material out of chatbots, and remain responsible for decisions.
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