Is incest between adults a crime in Ireland?
Criminal offense
Criminal offense
Ireland is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% of the 164 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- United Kingdom
- Criminal offense
- Belgium
- Legal between adults
- Netherlands
- Legal between adults
- Luxembourg
- Criminal offense
- France
- Legal between adults
- Denmark
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Ireland
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Buying illegal (Nordic model)
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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