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Ireland

Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,172 entities connected with Ireland. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 1 data source published by authorities or organizations based in Ireland. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Ireland Unlawful Organisation (Suppression) OrderseISB monthly2

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Ireland

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Ireland.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 915 entities identified as PEPs connected with Ireland.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Ireland1--
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine12-
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, & Youth1--
Minister for Defence (Ireland)12-
Minister for Education1--
Minister for Enterprise, Trade, & Employment1--
Minister for Finance1--
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, & Science1--
Minister for Health1--
Minister for Housing, Local Government, & Heritage1--
Minister for Justice1--
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform11-
Minister for Rural & Community Development1--
Minister for Social Protection11-
Minister for the Environment, Climate, & Communications1--
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, & Media11-
Minister for Transport1--
Minister without portfolio-1-
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Ireland1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Dáil Éireann-29051
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Justice of Ireland-41
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland-41
Governor, Central Bank of Ireland1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Argentina to Ireland-1-
Ambassador of France to Ireland-11
ambassador of Germany to Ireland-11
ambassador of Hungary to Ireland--1
ambassador of Iran to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Japan to Ireland--1
ambassador of Nepal to Ireland-11
ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland--1
ambassador of Pakistan to Ireland--1
Ambassador of Palestine to Ireland--2
ambassador of Peru to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Poland to Ireland-2-
ambassador of Russia to Ireland--1
ambassador of Spain to Ireland-11
ambassador of Sudan to Ireland--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Uruguay to Ireland--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland--2
High Commissioner of Mozambique in Ireland-11
United States Ambassador to Ireland--1

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Teachta Dála-15857
senator of Ireland-605
councillor in Dublin City Council-16
Minister of State at the Department of Finance-15
Minister for Justice (Ireland)-4-
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment-4-
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach-13
Attorney General of Ireland-21
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment-21
Minister of State at the Department of Defence--3
Taoiseach-21
Tánaiste-21
Garda Commissioner--2
Leader of the Labour Party--2
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-11
Minister for Education (Ireland)-11
Minister for Finance (Ireland)-11
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)-11
Minister for Health (Ireland)-11
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage-11
Minister for Rural and Community Development-11
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications-11
Minister for Transport (Ireland)-11
Attorney General1--
councillor in Offaly County Council--1
councillor in Tipperary County Council-1-
Leader of Fianna Fáil--1
Leader of Fine Gael-1-
Leader of Sinn Féin--1
Leader of the Green Party of Ireland--1
Minister of State at the Department of Education--1
Minister of State for European Affairs--1
Minister of State for Fisheries and Forestry--1
Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety--1
Minister of State for Rural Economic Development and Rural Transport--1
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport--1
Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht--1
Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister)1--
Taoiseach of Ireland1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...