Ireland: director addresses, spent convictions and Google results
Your home address as a company director still appears on SoloCheck or other CRO copies? The reform will not remove past addresses: we ask each site. NetClearer also files Google delisting requests for old court reports after a spent conviction, and reports fake Google reviews. €29 incl. VAT per link. Sites, Google and the DPC decide.
Published · Updated by Pierre Billard, founder of NetClearer
Ireland in figures
Irish residents have sent Google 18,214 delisting requests since 2014, and 1,843 in the last 12 months. Google delisted 46.6% of the requested URLs (Google’s own figures since 2014, Transparency Report). Google handles about 93% of Irish searches. Google and Meta have their EU headquarters in Dublin, so the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is their lead regulator.
We found no Irish company offering removal requests at a fixed price. UK agencies serve the market, from £450 plus VAT per delisting request.
Directors’ home addresses
Irish company law requires directors to give their home address to the Companies Registration Office (CRO), which publishes it. An exemption needs a risk statement from the Garda. A reform towards a designated contact address is coming, but it will not be retroactive (EY, 18 February 2026). Meanwhile, SoloCheck, built by Vision-net, and other sites copy CRO data and show your address next to your name (SoloCheck privacy).
We do not file against the CRO. We send GDPR requests under articles 17 and 21 to each private copy, then ask Google to delist the pages for your name. See company-data sites.
Spent convictions and old court reports
Under section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, many convictions of adults become spent after 7 years, if the sentence was served and is not excluded (Irish Statute Book). The Department of Justice estimated that about 85% of convictions can qualify.
A spent conviction is a strong argument for asking Google to delist old court reports. Results vary, though. The DPC often sides with court reporting when it reviews delisting complaints, and in one known case Google restored a delisted report after the newspaper asked about it. We tell you honestly how your case looks. Details: old conviction and court news.
Defamation: a lawyer’s route
The Defamation (Amendment) Act 2024, mostly in force since 1 March 2026, created a formal notice of complaint for online defamation and court orders to identify anonymous authors. These are legal documents and court procedures: we do not draft them. For that route, consult a solicitor. What we do is file platform and Google requests on policy and data protection grounds. NetClearer is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
Other Irish cases
- Fake Google reviews on a business profile: Google reviews.
- Facebook posts about you, in public or in groups: Facebook.
- Old news unrelated to crime: old news articles.
The DPC opened 16,160 new cases in 2025, 45% more than in 2024 (Mondaq). When a complaint is needed, we prepare it; you sign and send it. €29 incl. VAT per link, €20 incl. VAT per review request, cards and SEPA. No refund once your request has been filed.
Frequently asked questions
Will the new CRO rules remove my address from the internet?
No. The reform changes what the CRO publishes in the future. Addresses already filed and copied by other sites stay where they are. Each copy must be asked to erase your address, and Google must update its results. That is the part we handle.
My conviction is spent. Do I have to tell employers about it?
In many situations a spent conviction does not have to be disclosed, but there are exceptions, for example for some jobs. This is a legal question we cannot answer for you; ask a solicitor or a support organisation. We handle the Google side of the problem.
Can you send a defamation notice for me?
No. The notice of complaint under the 2024 Act is a legal document, and we do not draft legal documents. A solicitor can. If the content also breaks a platform’s rules or exposes your personal data, we can file those reports in parallel.
Why is the DPC important for Irish clients?
Because Google, Meta and many other platforms have their EU base in Ireland, the DPC handles a large share of complaints about them. It also receives Irish residents’ complaints about local sites. We prepare complaints for you to sign when a site or Google refuses.
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