General Terms & Conditions

Eligibility

• The Irish AI Awards are open to any company with a presence on the island of Ireland, individuals working in Ireland or Irish individuals working abroad.
• Applications without an Irish connection will NOT be put forward to the judging panel.
• Winners will receive a hand-crafted Award statue designed by PromoCraft and will be featured in national media coverage such as RTE, Silicon Republic, and The Irish Times. No cash award will be provided.
• A single project from a company or individual may submit nominations for up to two award categories.
• Official AI Ireland membership is not required for application. The awards are open to the general Irish public and are free to enter.

Application Process

• Self-applications are welcome or you can nominate on someone else’s behalf.
• If nominating on behalf of someone else, ensure mutual agreement and you include the contact details of the person being put forward for the award.
• AI Ireland may reallocate applications to different categories if deemed more suitable or if the original category selection does not qualify.
• AI Ireland reserves the right to alter the rules and terms & conditions at any time and may add or remove categories based on received applications.
• Judges’ scores will not be disclosed publicly.
• By applying, your email address will be added to AI Ireland’s communications for both current and future years.

Nomination Rules

Application Deadline and Timelines:

• Applications for the 2025 AI Awards are open and will close at 6pm on Monday September 1st.
• All applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges during a three-week period in September 2025 based on defined criteria.
• Shortlisted nominations will be announced on 13th of October 2025, and winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony at the Anantara Marker Hotel Dublin on Tuesday, 18th of November 2025 (morning to afternoon event).

Judging Process

Panel & Selection

• All award categories will be shortlisted and judged by a panel of AI Ireland Awards Judges, with a minimum of three judges for each category.
• This year’s judging process will be revealed at a later date.
• In case of tie-breakers, the entry ranking higher among the majority of judges will be selected.

Terms & Conditions for Judges

Eligibility & Responsibilities

• Judges must be Irish citizens or residents of the island of Ireland to be eligible.
• Judges’ photos and profiles will be listed on the Judges page and are expected to assist in all stages of the judging process.
• No confidential data from nominations should be shared outside the AI Ireland network.
• Judges are also eligible to apply for the awards but won’t be assigned any category that they apply for. Judges will also not be assigned any categories that may be deemed a conflict of interest.
• Judges are volunteers selected by the AI Awards Ireland committee and will not receive any fees.
• If you’re interested in becoming a judge, please fill in the Become a Judge form or contact liam@aiawards.ie no later than Friday 22nd August.

Tickets for the Awards Ceremony

Allocation & Availability

• Sponsors, nominees and paid members of AI Ireland will receive the first allocation of tickets.
• Each nominee will receive 1 complimentary ticket for the awards ceremony. Additional Tickets are available at a discounted rate.
• Limited student rate tickets will be available for €30 per ticket.
• Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets will be available before the event.
• Judges will receive one complimentary ticket each, and sponsors will receive tickets as agreed in their sponsorship package.
• All attendees must register for tickets including judges, sponsors and nominees who will receive Eventbrite discount codes before the event.
• Anyone who comes to the venue without tickets will be denied entry.

Day of the Awards Ceremony

Event Details

• The ceremony is a morning to afternoon event. It will take place on 18th November at the Anantara Marker Hotel Dublin with registration and coffee/tea from 8:30am and the ceremony starting at 9:30am.
• Lunch will be available after the event and is included in the ticket price.
• Smart casual dress code.
• All attendees – including nominees, sponsors and judges – must register through Eventbrite, as tickets will be checked at registration.
• Anyone who comes to the venue without tickets will be denied entry.
• Winners and selected sponsor representatives will be required to participate in a short video after the ceremony.

Confidential Data

Take note that when submitting project information, please do not share confidential information or data.

It is important to note that no one should submit any info or data that is in any way critical or that represents anything that cannot be shared to a group of judges and advisors. In relation to IP, it is up to the applicant to protect the Intellectual Property.

Applications can submit data and charts but only for a specific project and never including any sensitive or critical data. The data will be stored in the cloud and once the competition is closed the data will be deleted.

Do not submit any data or information that relates to a person or group of persons and/or any information that can be used to identify a person and/or group of persons.

AI Awards will do our best to protect your personal data and projects submitted to the website. However, unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Taking this into consideration we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the site; any transmission is at your own risk. For this reason, AI Awards does not take any responsibility for information that has been submitted.