Risks to personal safety have prompted calls to allow politicians, social media performers and others to obscure details of where they live from the public. A Company Law Review Group (CLRG) recommendation that the law change to “preclude the default public availability” of directors’ usual residential addresses on the Republic’s Register of Companies, sparked the department’s move. Listen | 41:32Directors can get exemptions from this if they face risks to personal safety or security. Publication of directors’ personal addresses also raised “potential issues” under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is part of Irish law, the society said. It said continuing to disclose the addresses of directors who have faced threats or other risks posed a significant risk to their safety.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 10:02 UTC