Central Bank of Ireland
Ireland's central bank and financial regulator.
The Central Bank of Ireland has added debt-financed AI investment to its financial-stability concerns: governor Gabriel Makhlouf named it as a risk on 2 November 2026 while crediting the spending with supporting Irish activity.
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The Central Bank of Ireland (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann) is both the country's central bank and its financial regulator. Founded in 1943, it took on financial regulation in 2010. As a Eurosystem member, its governor sits on the European Central Bank's Governing Council.
Gabriel Makhlouf has led the bank since September 2019. In March 2026 the government reappointed him for a second seven-year term from 1 September 2026, making him the first governor to get a second term since 2009. The bank has urged ministers to save more of the State's tax windfall.
Ireland's economy leans heavily on multinational technology firms, so a warning about debt-financed AI spending bears on domestic stability as well as on the Euro area. The bank raised it three days after the Bank of Japan put AI demand among its own main risks.
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