Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Sport Ireland Act 2015
No. 15 of 2015
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-39 | 13 May 2015 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 40-45 | 1 October 2015 | Sport Ireland Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 415 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Schs. 1, 2 | 13 May 2015 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions transferred, references construed | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 356 of 2020), arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1)(c) | 16 September 2020 | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 356 of 2020), art. 1(2) |
| S. 40 amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 229(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 40 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 42(4) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 229(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 43 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 43(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 229(c)(i) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 43(3) deleted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 229(c)(ii) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 6 | Sport Ireland Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 415 of 2015) |
| S. 25 | Sport Ireland Employee Superannuation Scheme 2015 (S.I. No. 684 of 2016) |