Submission of Annual Online Returns To Central Bank

Dear Member,

It is a requirement for ALL intermediaries to make an annual return to the Central Bank of Ireland within 6 months of the end of their accounting period. The return must be made via the Central Bank Portal.Members should log in to Central Bank Portal here. You may be asked to change your password. Once you are logged in to the Central Bank of Ireland Portal on the institution home page, on the left-hand column you will see a Returns tab. You should select Retail Intermediaries Annual Return V3.

Please note: All members who have a year end of the 31st of December 2025 are required to make this return before the 30th of June 2026. For your reference, please click on this link to bring you to the Central Bank Guidance on making a return, and an up to date mock-up is available here.

Sole traders, Single Director firms can sign off their own RIAR. However, companies and partnerships must have their annual return signed off by a separate portal user to the user that finalised it. Please note that the Return must be signed off by a Pre-approval Control Function Holder (PCF) e.g. a director or partner at the firm.

Members who are having technical difficulties with the online Reporting System should contact the Regulatory Transactions Division directly at OnlineReturns@centralbank.ie   If members have queries on the return, they can contact the compliance unit on 01 6613067 or email  compliance@brokersireland.ie

Kind Regards

Elizabeth SmithWright

Head of Compliance

Brokers Ireland