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ADPO brings together Data Protection Professionals from around Ireland and across a range of sectors. As a Data Protection Professional, this is your space to share ideas, voice concerns, seek clarity on new legislation, and offer your own insights on the demands and challenges of the job.

Participation in ADPO is open to all interested ICS Members, particularly if you fill a data management role in your organisation. Our objective is to provide clarity on issues, raise awareness of legislation, and to offer you a forum where these topics can be discussed.

Training

GDPR & Data Protection Essentials

This introductory-level programme will help you ensure your admin teams are compliant with current legislation and can identify their roles in maintaining GDPR compliance.

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News

  • EDPB adopts new DPIA Template

    The EDPB has published a standardised Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) template, supported by clear explanatory guidance, to help organisations structure and evidence DPIA processes more effectively.  While use of the template is voluntary, it is designed to promote completeness, consistency and efficiency and is currently subject to public consultation until June 2026.

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  • EDPB launches its CEF action for 2026 on transparency and information obligations

    On 19 March 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched this year’s Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF) action, focusing on compliance with the GDPR’s transparency and information obligations. Under Articles 12, 13 and 14 of the GDPR, individuals must be informed when their personal data is being processed. This right to be informed is a…

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  • Release of Census 1926: A Census Shaped by a New State

    The release of the 1926 Census, the first of the Irish Free State, is scheduled for 18 April 2026. This marks one of the most significant archival events in modern Irish history. For the first time, more than 700,000 individual household returns from the first census taken after independence will be made available online, freely…

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