The European Union (Gender Balance on Boards of Certain Companies) Regulations 2025 (the Regulations ) transpose the EU Gender Balance on Boards Directive into Irish law, establishing new measures to address gender balance on the boards of large EU listed companies.

Companies in Scope

The Regulations apply to a “ relevant listed company ”, an Irish incorporated company which:

employs at least 250 employees and has an annual turnover exceeding EUR50,000,000 or an annual balance sheet total exceeding EUR 43,000,000;

has its registered office in Ireland; and

has shares admitted traded on an EU regulated market.

The Regulations do not apply to private companies or to Irish companies with shares listed on a US and/or UK market, where they do not have shares admitted to trading on an

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