The AI Ireland Awards Rules
Please read the Terms & Conditions before proceeding with your entry
General Terms & Conditions
Eligibility
- The Irish AI Awards are open to any company with a presence on the island of Ireland or individuals working in Ireland.
- International companies may apply provided they have employees based in Ireland AND their product or service actively engages with Irish customers. This must be clearly stated in your application.
- Applications without an Irish connection will not be considered.
- Official AI Ireland membership is not required for application.
- The awards are open to the general Irish public and are free to enter.
- There is no restriction on the number of categories you can apply to.
- 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 is provided to winners.
Application Process
Making a Submission
- If nominating on behalf of someone else, ensure mutual agreement and that the nominee’s name and contact details match the application form.
- AI Ireland may reallocate applications to different categories if deemed more suitable or if the original category selection does not qualify.
- There is just one stage, which is the online submissions; it’s important to include as much detail as possible in your application to stand a greater chance of being nominated.
- AI Ireland reserves the right to alter the rules and terms & conditions at any time.
- We 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.
Key Dates
- Applications are now Closed.
- Judging Period was completed from 14 September – 5 October 2026
- Finalists Announced – Monday 12 October 2026
- Awards Ceremony – Tuesday 17 November 2026
Judging Process
How the Judging Works
- All applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges.
- There is a minimum of three judges for each category.
- Judges will decide nominees and winners solely from online applications, shortlisting the top four highest-scoring submissions in each category.
- 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 residents of the island of Ireland to be eligible.
- No confidential data from nominations should be shared outside the AI Ireland network.
- Judges should declare any conflicts of interest. The AI Ireland team will do our best to avoid this when assigning a category.
- Judges may apply for the awards, but won’t be able to judge any category that they or their company apply for.
- Judges are volunteers selected by the AI Awards Ireland committee and will not receive any fees.
- Judges’ photos and profiles will be listed on the Judges page and are expected to assist in all stages of the judging process.
- Judges who successfully complete their judging on time to the agreed deadline will receive 1 non-transferable complimentary ticket to the awards ceremony.
The Awards Ceremony
Tickets
- Every attendee must have a ticket and register through Eventbrite.
- All successful nominees will receive an offer of discounted tickets at €99 per ticket.
- Each judge who completes their assessments by the agreed deadline will receive one non-transferable complimentary ticket.
- Limited student-rate tickets are available at €49 per ticket. A valid student card is required.
- Sponsors, nominees and paid members of AI Ireland will receive the first allocation of tickets.
- Sponsors will receive tickets as agreed in their sponsorship package.
- Tickets are also available to the general public at €250 per ticket. Early Bird ticket sales have now ended.
- Tea/coffee on arrival and lunch are included in the ticket price.
Event Details
- The 2026 AI Awards ceremony takes place on Tuesday, 17 November 2026, at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.
- Registration opens at 8:30am, with the event starting at 9:30am. The ceremony will run from morning into the afternoon.
- Smart casual dress code.
- All attendees – including nominees, sponsors and judges – must register through Eventbrite, as tickets will be checked at registration. Those without a valid ticket will be denied entry.
- All attendees are required to bring valid proof of ID with them.
- Winners and selected sponsor representatives will be required to participate in a short video following 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.
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