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Smart glasses in Ireland
11 models are confirmed on sale in Ireland, and Meta supports 2 more models there through its brand-level country list.
Ireland was in Meta's first European group: the December 2024 release note listed it with France, Italy and Spain for Meta AI, and Be My Eyes volunteer calls in English were listed for Ireland at the same time. English is a core Meta AI language, so Irish buyers get the full assistant without partner-language limits. Irish is not on any of Meta's language lists. Opticians are the main high-street route. Vision Express Ireland sells Ray-Ban Meta online and in its stores, listing Gen 3 at 449 euros, Gen 2 at 419 euros and Transitions pairs at 529 euros. Meta Ray-Ban Display is not sold in Ireland even though it is sold in the UK, and Live AI and Restyle are not listed here despite the shared language.
What you can buy in Ireland
| Model | Price in Ireland |
|---|---|
| Even G2 | – |
| Even R1 | – |
| Meta Glasses (Adventurer, Fury, Starfire, Capri, Nova) | – |
| Oakley Meta HSTN | – |
| Oakley Meta Vanguard | – |
| Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) | – |
| ROG XREAL R1 | – |
| XREAL 1S | – |
| XREAL Beam Pro | – |
| XREAL Eye | – |
| XREAL One | – |
| Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) (brand list only) | – |
| Ray-Ban Meta Optics (Gen 2) (brand list only) | – |
A dash means the maker hasn't published a local price; the retailer shows the current one.
Which features work in Ireland
Status from each maker's official pages for Ireland. "Not confirmed" means the maker hasn't said, not that the feature is missing.
confirmed · not available · not confirmed · announced
| Feature | Even G2 | Even R1 | Meta Glasses (Adventurer, Fury, Starfire, Capri, Nova) | Oakley HSTN | Oakley Vanguard | RB Meta (Gen 2) | RB Meta (Gen 3) | RB Meta Optics (Gen 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta AI voice assistant | ||||||||
| Look and ask (Meta AI vision) | ||||||||
| Live translation | ||||||||
| Be My Eyes | ||||||||
| Messaging (WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, phone SMS/iMessage) | ||||||||
| Music and audio apps (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Shazam, Audible and others) | ||||||||
| Conversation focus | ||||||||
| Translate | ||||||||
| Navigate | ||||||||
| Even AI |
See every feature for one model in Ireland
Buying notes
- Irish law lets you reject a faulty product for a full refund within 30 days, and a fault in the first year is presumed to have existed at purchase.
- Vision Express Ireland advertises a 100-day returns guarantee, longer than the legal minimum.
- Walking directions are not listed for Dublin or any other Irish city.
- Be My Eyes is listed in English for Ireland. See Be My Eyes.
Questions people ask
Is Meta Ray-Ban Display sold in Ireland?
No. Meta's European Display list covers France, Germany and Italy, plus the UK. Ireland is not on it.
Do Irish users get Live AI because Meta AI is in English?
No. Meta lists Live AI in English for the US and Canada only. Language is one gate and country is another.
How long can I claim for faulty smart glasses in Ireland?
The CCPC says that if a product could reasonably be expected to last six years, you can still expect the business to fix a fault in that time. The first 30 days carry a right to a full refund.
Other countries
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
Sources
- Meta AI glasses release notes (v11), Be My Eyes(meta.com)
- Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses (Vision Express Ireland), returns(visionexpress.ie)
- Faulty goods (CCPC Ireland), first year(ccpc.ie)
- AI glasses release notes(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
- How to use live translation on AI glasses(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
- Call and message using AI glasses(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
- How to use conversation focus on AI glasses(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
- Language support(support.evenrealities.com)
- Navigate(support.evenrealities.com)
- Even AI(support.evenrealities.com)
Last verified 5 October 2026 against the sources listed on this page.