Court incidents, official rule revisions and analysis in Ireland, as they enter the record. Researched and drafted with AI assistance; verified against primary sources and edited by Cognesio LLP. The linked official documents are the record — our summaries are not the law and are not legal advice.https://safelegalai.comen-gbCC BY 4.0 — SafeLegalAI, published by Cognesio LLPhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/may-judges-use-ai-explainerhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/may-judges-use-ai-explainerThe regulation map records 39 country answers on judicial AI use: binding rules, guidance, proposals and one case-law answer.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleukirelandus-federalcanadaaustraliaindiainternationalotherhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/must-lawyers-verify-ai-output-explainerhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/must-lawyers-verify-ai-output-explainerAcross 130 country records, 50 have a binding, guidance, proposed or case-law answer on verification of AI output.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleukirelandus-federalus-statecanadaaustraliaindiasingaporeinternationalotherhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/legal-ai-regulation-summer-2026-what-changedhttps://safelegalai.com/analysis/legal-ai-regulation-summer-2026-what-changedSummer 2026 reviewed: the SRA's AI warning notice, Ireland's mandatory AI declaration in civil filings and the EU's deferred high-risk AI Act duties.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleukirelandus-stateeuindiasouth-africainternationalhttps://safelegalai.com/newsletter/this-week-in-legal-ai-safety-2026-36https://safelegalai.com/newsletter/this-week-in-legal-ai-safety-2026-36Issue 1: 50 incidents added, the SRA's misuse-of-AI warning notice, Ireland's Practice Direction HC 142, deferred EU high-risk duties, 128 tools on record.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleukirelandus-federalus-stateeusouth-africainternationalhttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/ireland-high-court-pd-hc142-generative-aihttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/ireland-high-court-pd-hc142-generative-aiIreland'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. Primary source: Irish High Court — Signed 29 July 2026, in operation 1 September 2026 — https://www.courts.ie/practice-directions/full-practice-direction?url=practice-direction-on-the-responsible-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-court-documentsWed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTregulationirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/resources/guidance/ireland-ai-guidance-historyhttps://safelegalai.com/resources/guidance/ireland-ai-guidance-historyThe Law Society of Ireland's GenAI guidelines, the Judicial Council's guidelines for judges, and the Court of Appeal's five principles — dated and sourced.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/guerin-v-odohertyhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/guerin-v-odohertyIn the Irish Court of Appeal, self-represented appellant Gemma O'Doherty filed AI-prepared submissions citing authorities that did not exist and never disclosed her use of AI. Costello P dismissed her appeal and issued Ireland's first appellate guidance on AI in litigation: five principles requiring responsible use, disclosure of AI use, and independent verification of every authority. Primary source: Guerin v O'Doherty [2026] IECA 48, Courts Service of Ireland (courts.ie) — https://www2.courts.ie/view/judgments/da0ff352-10c8-43da-8f24-ff4058366f2d/d9395c85-7585-48dc-8e1f-f21765426a02/2026_IECA_48.pdf/pdfThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTincidentirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/von-geitz-v-kellyhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/von-geitz-v-kellyIn the Irish Court of Appeal, Allen J found self-represented plaintiff Juerg Von Geitz's submissions across two appeals contained unsupported propositions, wrong citations and 'a few non-existent cases' suggested to be AI hallucinations. He dismissed both appeals, affirmed the High Court's strike-out and Isaac Wunder orders, and stressed the litigant's own duty to verify AI output. Primary source: Von Geitz v Kelly & Ors and Von Geitz v Robertson & Ors [2026] IECA 29 (Court of Appeal, Allen J., 16 Mar 2026; Record 2025/140 & 2025/178), Courts Service of Ireland — approved judgment PDF — https://www.courts.ie/view/judgments/494fb506-aaee-49eb-b7dd-da00b8e56364/c4916450-7a66-4eb1-9d4f-477da28d8ccf/2026_IECA_29.pdf/pdfMon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTincidentirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/ferko-v-beyond-reachhttps://safelegalai.com/tracker/ferko-v-beyond-reachBefore Ireland's Workplace Relations Commission, complainant Imrich Ferko's complaint form was prepared by his sister using AI, and he admitted not verifying it before submission. Adjudication Officer Christina Ryan gave his evidence materially reduced weight, preferred the respondent, and held the complaint not well-founded, while noting that assisted complaint preparation is not itself improper. Primary source: ADJ-00060622, Workplace Relations Commission (workplacerelations.ie) — https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/cases/2026/march/adj-00060622.htmlMon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTincidentirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/law-society-ireland-generative-ai-guidancehttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/law-society-ireland-generative-ai-guidanceThe Law Society of Ireland's generative AI guidelines for solicitors, at version 4 dated 12 November 2025. They identify suitable and unsuitable uses, require client confidentiality to be protected when information is entered into tools, call for transparency with clients, require verification of output, and address the AI literacy duty in Article 4 of the EU AI Act. Primary source: Law Society of Ireland — Version 4 (12 November 2025) — https://www.lawsociety.ie/globalassets/documents/cybersecurity/2025-12-generative-ai-guidelines-v4.pdfWed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTregulationirelandhttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/ireland-judicial-council-generative-ai-guidelines-judgeshttps://safelegalai.com/regulation/ireland/ireland-judicial-council-generative-ai-guidelines-judgesGuidelines from the Judicial Council of Ireland, dated June 2024 and published in November 2025 as a living document, on Irish judges' use of generative AI. Judges may use AI for routine and administrative tasks only, must verify any output, must not enter confidential case material into public tools, and must not use AI to decide cases or draft reasoning. Primary source: Judicial Council of Ireland — June 2024 (published November 2025) — https://judicialcouncil.ie/assets/uploads/AI%20Guidance%20-%20Guidelines%20For%20Judges%20(June%202024).pdfSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTregulationireland