Legal references reviewed 2026-10-08

Ireland - EU AI Act Compliance Guide

Assess the intended use, operator role and application date together. A provider, deployer and GPAI model provider can have different duties.

Key dates

Article 50 transparency

Generally applicable since 2 August 2026. The limited marking transition for older synthetic-content systems ends 2 December 2026.

High-risk obligations

Annex III: 2 December 2027. Article 6(1)/Annex I: 2 August 2028. Review legacy-system and sectoral provisions.

Product liability

National transposition deadline: 9 December 2026 (54 days remaining). Scope depends on the product date and economic operator, independently of AI Act risk level.

Amending Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 · Directive (EU) 2024/2853

Irish regulatory contacts

The AI Office of Ireland is operational under the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026. The European AI Office supervises GPAI models. Ireland uses distributed sectoral supervision; GDPR's one-stop-shop does not create an equivalent general AI Act route.

Consult the official directory for the full current list and statutory remits. Selected contacts:

Assess duties for your deployment

High-risk deployers assess Article 26 duties. Article 27 FRIA applies to specified public-law bodies/private public-service operators and creditworthiness/life-health insurance deployers, with statutory exclusions. GDPR DPIA duties are separate and already apply where their conditions are met.

Providers assess conformity, technical documentation and registration in the EU database where required. A sandbox is supervised testing with safeguards, not a general exemption or compliance certificate. Confirm programme availability with the AI Office.

Aeqora provides preliminary screening and evidence-management tools. This guide is not a legal determination or a complete assessment of sector-specific obligations.