Director requirements in Ireland
What Ireland requires of a board and who may supply a director.
Summary
- Is the provider licensed
- yes
- Is arranging an appointment caught
- yes
- Is nominee status public
- not yet - nominee arrangements enter the central beneficial ownership register from 10 July 2027 under AMLD6 art. 10Directive (EU) 2024/1640 art. 10: information on nominee arrangements is held in the central beneficial ownership register of the Member State in machine-readable format. Transposition 10 July 2027. Asource
- Resident director required
- yes - one director resident in an EEA stateCompanies Act 2014 s. 137(1): one, at least, of the directors for the time being of a company shall be a person who is resident in an EEA state. Asource
Governing provision
The licensing position above is recorded in the firm's verified register under entry DL-010. The primary texts behind it are listed in the Sources section below.
Further entries for this jurisdiction are pending verification: DL-023.
Regulator
Minister for Justice / AMLCU
Advisory perimeter
narrow — do not arrange appointments
Liability of the appointed person
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. This entry is published once the position has been verified.
Sanctions
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. This entry is published once the position has been verified.
Last reviewed: 2026-08. Source status: CONFIRMED.
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Sources
Every statement above is tied to an entry below. Confidence A means a primary text or a regulator statement. Confidence B means a consistent professional source, or a conclusion drawn from the absence of a provision.
- A alternative route — Companies Act 2014 ss. 137(2) and 140. Law Reform Commission revised acts
- A nominee status public — Directive (EU) 2024/1640 art. 10: information on nominee arrangements is held in the central beneficial ownership register of the Member State in machine-readable format. Transposition 10 July 2027. EUR-Lex
- A resident director required — Companies Act 2014 s. 137(1): one, at least, of the directors for the time being of a company shall be a person who is resident in an EEA state. Law Reform Commission revised acts