r ish ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁( R ock ets ▁and ▁Small ▁A ircraft ) ▁Order , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ". ▁ ▁The ▁I AA ▁policy ▁is ▁that ▁un mann ed ▁aer ial ▁systems ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁flow n ▁without ▁the ▁operator ▁receiving ▁a ▁specific ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁I AA . ▁Where ▁such ▁a ▁craft ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁commercial ▁work , ▁the ▁operator ▁must ▁apply ▁for ▁an ▁aer ial ▁work ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁I AA . ▁F lying ▁U AS ▁outside ▁the ▁direct , ▁una ided ▁line ▁of ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁operator ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁use ▁vision - en han cing ▁systems , ▁such ▁as ▁first - person ▁view . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Irish ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁introduced ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁rem ot ely ▁pil oted ▁aircraft ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁Stat ut ory ▁Inst rument ▁ 6 3 4 ▁or ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁" National ity ▁and ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁A ircraft " ▁Order . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Irish ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Irish ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁had ▁issued ▁perm its ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁operators ▁to ▁use ▁U AV s ▁in ▁the ▁Republic , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁The ▁I AA ▁said ▁each ▁permit ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁I AA ▁contained ▁the ▁stated ▁reason ▁the