Court of Appeal (Ireland)
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The Court of Appeal (Ireland) is an intermediate appellate court that primarily hears civil and criminal appeals from the High Court, sitting below the Supreme Court in the Irish judicial hierarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Appeal (Ireland) canonical | 1 |
| Court of Appeal of Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7691334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal (Ireland) Context triple: [Chief Justice of Ireland, maySitIn, Court of Appeal (Ireland)]
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A.
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
The High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State was the superior court responsible for major civil and criminal cases in the Irish Free State following its establishment in the early 1920s.
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B.
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland is the highest court within Northern Ireland’s local judicial system, handling appeals in civil and criminal cases before any further appeal to the UK Supreme Court.
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C.
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State
The Supreme Court of the Irish Free State was the highest appellate court of the Irish Free State from its establishment in 1922 until it was replaced by the modern Supreme Court under the 1937 Constitution.
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D.
Dáil Courts
The Dáil Courts were an alternative judicial system established by the revolutionary Irish Republic during the War of Independence to replace British courts and administer justice in nationalist-controlled areas.
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E.
Irish judiciary
The Irish judiciary is the system of courts and judges in Ireland responsible for interpreting and applying the law and administering justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal (Ireland) Target entity description: The Court of Appeal (Ireland) is an intermediate appellate court that primarily hears civil and criminal appeals from the High Court, sitting below the Supreme Court in the Irish judicial hierarchy.
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A.
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
The High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State was the superior court responsible for major civil and criminal cases in the Irish Free State following its establishment in the early 1920s.
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B.
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland is the highest court within Northern Ireland’s local judicial system, handling appeals in civil and criminal cases before any further appeal to the UK Supreme Court.
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C.
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State
The Supreme Court of the Irish Free State was the highest appellate court of the Irish Free State from its establishment in 1922 until it was replaced by the modern Supreme Court under the 1937 Constitution.
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D.
Dáil Courts
The Dáil Courts were an alternative judicial system established by the revolutionary Irish Republic during the War of Independence to replace British courts and administer justice in nationalist-controlled areas.
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E.
Irish judiciary
The Irish judiciary is the system of courts and judges in Ireland responsible for interpreting and applying the law and administering justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHearAppealsFrom | Court of Appeal (Criminal) list of the High Court ⓘ |
| canReferCasesTo | Supreme Court of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
President of the Court of Appeal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | court of final appeal in most cases below the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 2014 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 as amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType |
civil jurisdiction
ⓘ
criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| headTitle | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| hears |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | High Court of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 2014 ⓘ |
| judgesAppointedOnAdviceOf | Government of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Court of Appeal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cúirt Achomhairc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
en
ⓘ
ga ⓘ |
| partOf | Courts of Justice of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy |
above the High Court of Ireland
ⓘ
below the Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose | to reduce the backlog of appeals in the Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ |
| replaced |
Court of Criminal Appeal (Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ireland in most cases ⓘ |
| seatsAt | Four Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | Supreme Court of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLawApplied | Irish law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Appeal (Ireland) Description of subject: The Court of Appeal (Ireland) is an intermediate appellate court that primarily hears civil and criminal appeals from the High Court, sitting below the Supreme Court in the Irish judicial hierarchy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Ireland