Source: GRAI (Ireland)
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission signed a memorandum of understanding on 29 April 2026. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation across gambling regulation as GRAI’s licensing function gets under way.
The agreement provides for regulatory collaboration as Ireland begins issuing gambling licences.
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The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland launched a national public awareness campaign on 13 July 2026 to help parents and guardians spot signs of gambling among young people. The campaign, developed with the Health Service Executive Addiction Services, runs across video on demand, radio, digital audio and social media, with advice on grai.ie. GRAI cited ESRI research it commissioned finding that children who gamble are twice as likely to develop a gambling problem as adults.
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland published its Statement of Strategy for 2025 to 2027 on 15 October 2025, setting out six priority areas: licensing, monitoring and compliance, enforcement, consumer protection and awareness, people, organisation and governance, and digital first. Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan launched the strategy alongside GRAI chair Paul Quinn and CEO Anne Marie Caulfield. The plan was approved by the Minister.
Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority published its Statement of Strategy for 2025 to 2027, setting priorities as it develops a gambling licensing and regulatory regime. The authority identified licensing, compliance monitoring, enforcement, consumer protection, governance and digital services as its six functional areas.
GRAI said it signed a memorandum of understanding with NGCB. It is GRAI’s first agreement with a US gambling regulator and provides a basis for cooperation and sharing regulatory practices.
Ireland's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) has confirmed that an unnamed prediction markets platform could face legal proceedings. Chief executive Anne Marie Caulfield said in an RTÉ This Week interview that the regulator might file legal proceedings.