This Practice Note offers practical guidance on the implementation of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA) in Ireland.On 17 January 2025, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) entered into force in Ireland and across the EU. This Practice Note provides a high-level summary of the key requirements of DORA and more detailed information on Irish implementing legislation relating to DORA along with information on Irish regulatory guidance, commentary, template documentation and expectations that are relevant to financial entities regulated in Ireland that are subject to DORA.DORA key requirementsDORA applies to the broad range of financial entities identified in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA). The requirements of DORA generally fall under five pillars.1. ICT risk management framework: financial entities must have an oversight and internal governance framework in place for ICT risk management