Are plastic bags banned in Ireland?
Taxed / charged
Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Ireland is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Isle of Man
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- United Kingdom
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
- Guernsey
- Partial measures Plastic-bag bans or charges apply in some regions only.
- Jersey
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Belgium
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Netherlands
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Other laws in Ireland
- Fur Farming
- Banned
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- Banned
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