press rank #8 · ~$2,600/mo

Can you live unwatched in Ireland?

EU data-protection hub, high housing costs.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition4/5
No national ID3/5
Data-protection law5/5
Encryption5/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy5/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom4/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living3/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #8 ~$2,600/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

Vaccination is offered free through schools, and consent is asked for each round.

If you skip them: Nothing.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Vaccines 2024;12:1296, European survey

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

No ID required to buy a SIM card

Company ownership is not public

Took the register offline after the 2022 EU Court of Justice ruling.

3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

18 real places in Ireland

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Dublin

~$2,600/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Cork

~$2,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Galway

~$2,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kilkenny

~$2,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Sligo

~$2,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Killarney

~$2,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Cobh

~$2,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Westport

~$2,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kinsale

~$2,500/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Donegal Town

~$2,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kenmare

~$2,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Dingle

~$2,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.