Ireland Announces Beneficial Ownership Transparency Measures, Allowing Journalists and Civil Society to Apply for Legitimate-Interest Access to Three Registers
Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, announced new beneficial ownership transparency arrangements on November 15. Investigative journalists, civil society organisations, academics and others who can demonstrate a qualifying legitimate interest may apply for access to specified information held on Ireland's beneficial ownership registers, to establish who ultimately owns or controls companies, trusts and certain financial vehicles.
The arrangements implement provisions of the EU's Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and cover three registers: the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT), operated by the Revenue Commissioners; the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (RBO), operated by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; and the Register of Beneficial Ownership of Certain Financial Vehicles (CFV), maintained by the Central Bank of Ireland. Applicants must apply to the relevant registrar with evidence of their legitimate interest, and access is not unrestricted. The statutory instruments include S.I. No. 406/2026 and S.I. No. 335/2026.
Source: Department of Finance, Ireland
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