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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 2,014 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 925 entities identified as PEPs connected with Ireland.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Ireland-21
Taoiseach-61
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage--1
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine15-
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, & Youth1--
Minister for Defence (Ireland)18-
Minister for Education1--
Minister for Education (Ireland)-71
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment-91
Minister for Enterprise, Trade, & Employment1--
Minister for Finance1--
Minister for Finance (Ireland)-31
Minister for Foreign Affairs1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)-6-
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science1-1
Minister for Health1--
Minister for Health (Ireland)-51
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage-71
Minister for Housing, Local Government, & Heritage1--
Minister for Justice1--
Minister for Justice (Ireland)-9-
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform12-
Minister for Rural & Community Development1--
Minister for Rural and Community Development-11
Minister for Social Protection16-
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications-7-
Minister for the Environment, Climate, & Communications1--
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media16-
Minister for Transport1--
Minister for Transport (Ireland)-61
Minister of State-1-
Minister of State at the Department of Defence--3
Minister of State at the Department of Education--1
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment-6-
Minister of State at the Department of Finance-25
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach-23
Minister of State for Children-2-
Minister of State for Environment and Energy-1-
Minister of State for European Affairs-41
Minister of State for Fisheries and Forestry-11
Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety-11
Minister of State for Housing and Planning-1-
Minister of State for Regional Economic Development-1-
Minister of State for Rural Economic Development and Rural Transport--1
Minister of State for Small Business-1-
Minister of State for the NewEra Project-1-
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport-11
Minister of State for Trade and Development-3-
Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht--1
Minister without portfolio-1-
Tánaiste-91
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Dáil Éireann-28851
senator of Ireland-1735
Teachta Dála-34844
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General of Ireland-31
Chief Justice of Ireland-31
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland-11
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Garda Commissioner--2
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 Bahrain to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Canada to Ireland-1-
Ambassador of France to Ireland-31
ambassador of Germany to Ireland-51
ambassador of Hungary to Ireland-11
ambassador of Iran to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Japan to Ireland-11
ambassador of Nepal to Ireland-11
ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland--1
Ambassador of Nigeria to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Ireland--1
Ambassador of Palestine to Ireland-21
ambassador of Peru to Ireland-1-
ambassador of Poland to Ireland-3-
ambassador of Russia to Ireland-31
ambassador of Spain to Ireland-51
ambassador of Sudan to Ireland--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ireland-5-
ambassador of Uruguay to Ireland--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland-22
High Commissioner of Mozambique in Ireland-21
representative of the Republic of China to Ireland-1-
Saudi Ambassador to The United Kingdom-1-
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
councillor in Dublin City Council-16
Leader of the Labour Party--2
Leader of the Opposition-11
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-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
President of Ireland1--
Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister)1--
Taoiseach of Ireland1--
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence 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...