Population
5,484,367 (2025)[3]
Market · National
Ireland
Ireland is a European digital-games market with programmes supporting emerging developers and industry skills. It also appears as a country-specific commercial and competitive territory in international brand and publisher rules.
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Updated October 5, 2026Market snapshot
Internet use
97.2% (2024)[4]
Share of the population using the internet; not a player or esports-audience count.
2025 development portfolio
€500,000[5]
Announced in May 2025 to support new entrants, emerging teams and established developers.
Commercial brand territory
Republic of Ireland[1]
Hellmann’s UK legal notice includes the Republic of Ireland.
Market ecosystem
Games and competitions
Technology, operators and organizations
References6
- [1]Hellmann’s UK — Legal — Hellmann’s / Unilever
- [2]MCS 26 Official Rules — Electronic Arts
- [3]Population, total — Ireland — World Bank
- [4]Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — Ireland — World Bank / International Telecommunication Union
- [5]Imirt and Ardán partner to administer Screen Ireland Digital Games Portfolio — Imirt
- [6]Dublin city panorama.JPG — Wikimedia Commons
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