New Minimum Wage 2025 Ireland. Following government approval this morning, as of 1 january 2025, the national minimum wage will increase by €0.80 per hour to €13.50 per hour. From january 1, 2024, to december 31, 2024, the following minimum wage rates apply:
Effective january 1, 2025, ireland’s national minimum wage will increase by €0.80 to €13.50 per hour for workers aged 20 and over. About 165,000 people earn minimum wage in ireland, a group disproportionately made up of women, younger workers and people with disabilities, many of them employed in the retail, hospitality.