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National Annex — Ireland (IE)

Status (July 2026): Pending — verify. Community-maintained orientation, not legal advice — verify against the official gazette and authority guidance before relying on it. Corrections welcome (see CONTRIBUTING.md).

NIS2 implementation

Field Value
Implementing law National Cyber Security Bill — still completing passage as of mid-2026 (verify; adoption reported imminent/possibly complete)
Competent authority NCSC Ireland (lead competent authority) + sector regulators
National CSIRT / reporting CSIRT-IE (NCSC)
Official starting point https://www.ncsc.gov.ie

Country notes for your CDC

NCSC-IE has published Cyber Fundamentals-style guidance for the interim; entities should implement Art. 21 measures now.

Standard checklist (all countries)

  • [ ] Applicability determined per legal entity and sector; recorded in the regulatory applicability register (GOVERN)
  • [ ] Entity registration completed with the national authority where required
  • [ ] Incident-reporting procedure drilled against the national channel and the 24 h early-warning clock (RESPOND)
  • [ ] Contact established with the national CSIRT before the first incident
  • [ ] Data protection authority contact and GDPR Art. 33 flow prepared (runs in parallel with NIS2 reporting)
  • [ ] National guidance/frameworks mapped to your control evidence (see note above)

Selector tag

ie-nat — tick "Ireland" in tools/regulatory-profile.html to include this country's references.

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