Ireland Market Report
This report on Ireland was researched and written entirely by a human, G3’s Karen Carter, not by artificial intelligence. That distinction is important. Karen personally compiled the data,
conducted interviews, reviewed official sources, and applied her extensive knowledge of gaming markets to build a detailed,
balanced picture of Ireland’s gaming and economic landscape. Her human perspective ensures depth, accuracy, and context, qualities that no AI-generated text can truly replicate.
Cork Airport is undergoing a €200m expansion plan to
enable passenger numbers to pass the five million mark, from the 3.4 million it is currently handling. Te expansion includes a new mezzanine floor for a state-of-the-art passenger security screening area, a new executive lounge, more boarding gates, more car parking, and aircraft stands.
Micheal Martin, leader of the centre-right Fianna Fail party, was elected in January last year and leads a coalition government. He had previously served as PM from 2020-2022 before handing over the position to Fine Gael for the second half of the term. Under coalition agreements, outgoing PM Simon Harris is set to return as premier in 2027.
Te government is currently working on legis-
lation to lift the long-standing planning cap of 32 million annual passengers at Dublin Airport. Tis was introduced in 2007/2008 to limit the
number of passengers passing through the airport’s two terminals and is said to be impractical and ineffective today, as the airport often exceeds the limit, with 36.4 million passengers last year. Many airlines argue that the cap restricts their
growth and causes them to increase ticket prices and limits their potential to increase their flight options. Some US airlines have filed formal com- plaints alleging violations of EU and US-EU aviation agreements. In January a legislation was drafted to remove
the passenger cap and also introduce plans to develop infrastructure, such as a second runway,
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to deal with the increase in capacity at the air- port. Meanwhile, Cork Airport is undergoing a €200m
expansion plan to enable passenger numbers to pass the five million mark, from the 3.4 million it is currently handling. Te expansion includes a new mezzanine floor for a state-of-the-art pas- senger security screening area, a new executive lounge, more boarding gates, more car parking, and aircraft stands. For the hospitality sector, Minister Burke secured
a reduced VAT rate from 13.5 per cent to nine per cent for the industry, which gives food businesses a buffer from July 2026 as prices increase else- where. Tis restores the nine per cent rate, which was
in place for three years during Covid until it was increased to 13.5 per cent in September 2023, which includes hotel and accommodation services. Since 2019, Ireland has outpaced most EU
countries in terms of population and economic growth. Te population is up by seven per cent and the economy is expanding by more than 50 per cent. Generally, Ireland’s economy last year showed
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