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Have your say on future euro banknote designs

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Latest News

Keep up-to-date with the latest press releases and speeches from the Central Bank.

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Payment fraud increases by 27% to reach €179 million in 2025, Central Bank of Ireland report finds

04 September 2026 • Press Release Central Bank of Ireland

Central Bank of Ireland publishes Supplemental Guidance on Prohibition Notices under the Fitness and Probity Regime

30 July 2026 • Press Release Exterior image of Central Bank Building

Central Bank encourages public to have their say on designs for new euro banknotes

23 July 2026 • Press Release Central Bank of Ireland

ECB reveals shortlisted designs for new banknotes and launches public survey

23 July 2026 • Press Release ECB Building

Reinforcing the foundations - openness through resilience in the face of change - Speech by Deputy Governor McMunn at PWC

23 July 2026 • Speech Mary-Elizabeth McMunn

Central Bank appoints external reviewer for independent review of its enforcement activities

22 July 2026 • Press Release Central Bank of Ireland

Opening Statement by Governor of Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf, at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

15 July 2026 • Speech

Governor’s Pre-Budget Letter Published

13 July 2026 • Press Release Central Bank of Ireland

Leadership appointments at Central Bank

07 July 2026 • Press Release Central Bank of Ireland

Launch of a €2 Commemorative Circulating Coin to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf

06 July 2026 • Speech

Research & Analysis for Better Policy

Research Exchange

Research Exchange is where we engage with the research community in Ireland and beyond to inform our work and thinking. This leads to better analytical insights and, ultimately, better policy outcomes.