ARCHIVED: This archived tracker monitors enforcement action taken by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) in 2023 and provides a summary of the reasons for action and the penalties imposed. Date Action Against Subject of Action Penalty 30 November 2023 GlobalReach

ARCHIVED: This archived tracker monitors enforcement action taken by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) in 2024 and provides a summary of the reasons for action and the penalties imposed. Date Action Against Subject of Action Penalty 29 February 2024 Goodbody Stockbrokers

ARCHIVED: This archived tracker monitors enforcement action taken by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) in 2025 and provides a summary of the reasons for action and the penalties imposed. Date Action Against Subject of Action Penalty 6 November 2025 Coinbase Europe Limited The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) imposed a €21.5 million fine on Coinbase Europe Limited on 6 November 2025 for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing obligations under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (Ireland). System configuration faults resulted in over 30 million transactions worth €176 billion not being properly monitored between April 2021 and March 2025, with subsequent monitoring taking nearly three years to complete and generating 2,708 suspicious transaction reports. Fined €21,464,734.The penalty represents a 30% settlement discount from the original €30.7 million sanction and marks the CBI's first enforcement action in the cryptocurrency sector. 29 July 2025 Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) Breach of financial services law under the Central Bank Act 1942 (Ireland) (CBA 1942 (IRL), the Building

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published guidance explaining that from 9 October 2025, all banks and payment service providers in Ireland and the eurozone must facilitate Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) instant credit transfers under the Instant Payments Regulation. The new system enables money transfers within 10 seconds, available 24/7, with costs not exceeding standard SEPA transfers. Simultaneously, Verification of Payee (VoP) requirements take effect, mandating automatic checks that payer-provided names and IBANs match recipient account details for both instant and standard SEPA transfers.

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a warning that JP Morgan Asset Management (Clone) is not authorised to provide investment services or investment business services in Ireland. It has stated that the unauthorised firm has cloned the name and details of a Central Bank-authorised firm and has sought to pass itself off as JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.A.R.L to deceive consumers, and that there is no connection between the authorised firm and the unauthorised firm.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has detailed its implementation approach for the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025, which comes into effect on 30 June 2025. The Act requires designated credit institutions to maintain minimum cash infrastructure levels across eight regions, with specific criteria for ATM and cash service point accessibility. The Central Bank will monitor compliance, register ATM deployers and cash-in-transit providers, and introduce ATM service standards in 2026. A local deficiency reporting system will launch in mid-2026 to address areas with insufficient cash access.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has scheduled a members-only meeting of the Financial Industry Forum—Innovation Subgroup for 19 March 2026 at the Central Bank of Ireland’s Dockland Campus in Dublin, with the subgroup intended to facilitate strategic dialogue between the Central Bank and the financial sector on the ongoing enhancement of innovation in the financial system.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has warned consumers that, from 1 July 2026, all Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR)) transitional periods across EU Member States have expired, meaning entities providing crypto-asset services to EU consumers must now hold a MiCAR licence. Consumers holding crypto-assets with unauthorised Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) are advised to check the ESMA register and, where their provider is unlicensed, to transfer assets to an authorised CASP or self-hosted wallet. CBI stated it will coordinate with other National Competent Authorities to ensure unauthorised CASPs wind down promptly.

The Central Bank of Ireland's Quarterly Bulletin 2025:2, released on 19 June 2025, forecasts Modified Domestic Demand growth of 2% for 2025, down from previous estimates due to US trade policy uncertainty. The report highlights risks to Ireland's public finances from reliance on corporation tax from multinational enterprises (MNEs), warning of a potential 4% national income deficit by 2030 if corporation tax revenues decline. The bank reports Q1 2025 saw pharmaceutical exports to the US surge 64% year-on-year, while employment grew 3.3% with unemployment at 4.3%.

Ireland-Commercial analysis: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Ireland’s consumer and competition watchdog, has launched a public consultation on its proposed Digital Services Act Levy, a charge on online marketplaces to fund its enforcement of the DSA. Stakeholders can submit feedback via email until March 4.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the Quarterly National Accounts and International Accounts provisional results for Q1 2024.

This Practice Note summarises the law in relation to calling a general meeting of an Irish private company limited by shares. A general meeting of the members of a company can be called and held at any point, and any number of times in a year in order for the members to pass resolutions to carry out certain changes or approve certain actions. Detailed requirements as regards the convening and holding of a general meeting are set out in the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)). A company must also comply with any requirements in its articles of association in relation to convening general meetings. For details on the notice requirements for a general meeting, see Practice Note: Ireland—Extraordinary general meetings (EGMs)—notice requirements for private limited companies. For information on the law, guidance and market practice of holding a general meeting, see Practice Note: Ireland—Holding a general meeting of a private limited company. Calling a general meeting Directors’ power to call a general meeting The directors of a company can call a general