Ireland
Europe · tier_1 · Research scope: country
Country overview
What this hub already does
Ireland currently has 28 starter rules across 5 topics. The current sample skews toward illegal rows, which is useful for layout testing but not yet a full legal baseline.
Topic coverage
Current topic groups in this country
Starter activities in Ireland
These rows prove the country hub works as a useful browse page before the full dataset is researched.
bring medical cannabis into a country
Ireland's official health guidance says prescribed cannabis-based products are not permitted to be brought into Ireland under the Schengen travel procedure covered by that guidance.
buy a brass knuckles
Ireland treats knuckledusters as specified offensive weapons. Government guidance says offensive-weapon offences can apply to manufacture, importation, sale, hire or loan of items such as knuckledusters.
buy a pepper spray
Irish government guidance says CS gas spray and pepper spray are totally prohibited items and that importation or possession of pepper spray is illegal without lawful authority.
buy a stun gun
Irish government guidance says stun guns are totally prohibited items and that importation or possession of stun guns is illegal without lawful authority. Tasers fall within that electric incapacitation category for this row.
buy a taser
Irish government guidance says stun guns are totally prohibited items and that importation or possession of stun guns is illegal without lawful authority. Tasers fall within that electric incapacitation category for this row.
carry a brass knuckles
In Ireland it is an offence to possess in a public place, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, an article made or adapted for causing injury or incapacitating a person. Carrying knuckledusters in public therefore exposes the carrier to an offensive-weapons offence.
carry a pepper spray
Irish government guidance says CS gas spray and pepper spray are totally prohibited items and that importation or possession of pepper spray is illegal without lawful authority.
carry a stun gun
Irish government guidance says stun guns are totally prohibited items and that importation or possession of stun guns is illegal without lawful authority. Tasers fall within that electric incapacitation category for this row.
All current rows for Ireland
The table stays useful for auditing because it shows the exact starter rows behind this country hub.
| Activity | Status | Topic | Row state |
|---|---|---|---|
| download pirated movies | No | Digital Laws | verified |
| gamble online | Depends | Digital Laws | verified |
| stream pirated content | Unclear | Digital Laws | verified |
| buy a brass knuckles | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| buy a pepper spray | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| buy a stun gun | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| buy a taser | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| carry a brass knuckles | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| carry a pepper spray | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| carry a stun gun | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| carry a taser | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| own a pepper spray | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| own a stun gun | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| own a taser | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a pepper spray at home | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a pepper spray in a car | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a stun gun | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a stun gun at home | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a stun gun in a car | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a taser at home | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| possess a taser in a car | No | Self Defence Weapons | verified |
| monitoring staff | Depends | Surveillance | verified |
| recording people in public | Depends | Surveillance | verified |
| bring food into a country | Depends | Travel | verified |
| bring medical cannabis into a country | No | Travel | verified |
| bring tobacco over the allowance | Depends | Travel | verified |
| bringing duty free goods | Depends | Travel | verified |
| drive without licence | No | Vehicles | verified |