Ireland's Government Digital Wallet: what you can test
Can I get it? Not yet for everyone. The Government Digital Wallet is in an invitation-only beta.
Does MyGovID change? No. MyGovID remains the existing state login and is used to join the wallet beta.
GDW stands for Government Digital Wallet. Ireland is developing a way to hold and share digital credentials from a phone. The key distinction is between joining an official test, seeing a verification demonstration and using a fully released service.
Where is Ireland's wallet today?
Pilot / testing Invitation-only beta app live since spring 2026 with one MyGovID anchor credential and a test web verifier; no general availability, law or Art.5c certificate.
- Law in forceTarget
- Builder namedEvidenced
- Pilot evidencedEvidenced
- Beta testingEvidenced
- Generally availableTarget
- EUDI certifiedNot confirmed
What you can use today: MyGovID login for Revenue, NDLS and other state services. Wallet is invitation-only beta: one MyGovID credential and a test-only government verifier.
Next dated milestone: 2026 – Wider public launch of the Government Digital Wallet (planned; exact date not confirmed).
Evidence checked . Ireland's tracker record and primary sources.
The official Irish Q&A still describes consultation and testing ahead of issuance live and at scale. A public web verifier is available to explain and demonstrate journeys. Check the official programme for current participation conditions; this guide does not promise an invitation or announce a general release.
Start from the official programme
Use the Government Digital Wallet questions and answers as the source for Ireland's programme. Follow its current links for participation and app guidance. Avoid searching an app store and assuming the first wallet with a similar name is the Irish government service.
MyID explains the programme independently. We do not issue a wallet, approve applicants, handle identity documents or provide government account support. If you are trying to resolve a MyGovID login problem, use the MyGovID guide and official login route rather than treating the wallet as a replacement account-recovery tool.
MyGovID, the Irish wallet and EUDI
MyGovID is Ireland's government identity account service. The Government Digital Wallet is a separate product being developed for holding and presenting credentials. EUDI, short for European Digital Identity, is the European framework within which national wallet implementations are being developed.
The Irish Q&A describes MyGovID's role in access to the wallet and identifies the departments responsible for development and the underlying identity scheme. That relationship does not mean every service using MyGovID already accepts a wallet. It also does not mean a wallet from another country automatically supports every Irish test scenario.
What is the official web verifier?
The Government Digital Wallet Web Verifier is an official demonstration surface. Its public page describes online registration, in-person verification and online age-threshold verification. These illustrate different reasons a service might ask for evidence from a wallet.
The published sequence is to choose a journey, obtain a QR code or app link, review the request in the wallet and view the resulting check. Reading the page does not require MyID to collect anything from you. Completing a journey is a separate action involving the official service and the information you decide to share.
Before participating, read the programme's current privacy information and instructions. The page may offer several demonstrations, but available credentials, eligibility and device support can constrain what you can personally complete. If something fails, use the programme's support route and avoid sending document details in public comments.
Read the request before sharing
A request should help you understand which organisation is asking and what it wants to establish. Compare that purpose with the information shown. If a check is supposed to answer an age-threshold question, examine whether it requests more information than you expected. You should not continue with an unexplained request simply because it appears in a wallet flow.
Never send your account password, PIN, verification code or document photographs to someone offering unofficial help. If you reach the test through an email or message, return to the official government page to establish the correct destination. A QR code is a way to open or connect a journey; its appearance alone does not establish who controls it.
What a successful test establishes
A successful test can show that a particular wallet, credential, device and verifier completed a particular interaction. That is useful evidence. It does not establish support for every credential, phone or customer. Nor does it prove commercial availability, certification, contractual support or legal suitability for another organisation's service.
This distinction matters when a provider says it has tested with the Irish wallet. Ask what was tested, on what date, in which environment and with what result. Preserve the wording as a provider claim until you have supporting evidence. It is reasonable to be interested in a working prototype while still asking what remains before production.
If you are exploring this for a business
Start by choosing the service decision you want to support. An age result, proof of identity and authority to act for an organisation answer different questions. List the minimum attributes you need and the alternative route for customers who do not have the appropriate wallet.
Then learn the difference between a wallet, verifier and gateway. The wallet is with the holder; the verifier checks a presentation; a gateway can connect your application to one or more wallet ecosystems. Buying connectivity does not transfer every responsibility for your customer journey to the supplier.
Use our Irish business readiness guide to plan the work and the demonstration checklist to assess a provider's evidence. These are practical editorial aids, not a certification process.
What to watch next
- An official change in participation or public-release status.
- Which credentials are actually available to holders.
- Instructions for organisations wishing to rely on wallet evidence.
- Production support, accessibility and alternative access arrangements.
- Updated privacy information and the handling of test credentials.
Keep those announcements separate from provider news, conference demonstrations and forecasts. We will use the official programme as the source for Irish status and clearly label supplier claims. For the wider context, read the EUDI Wallet overview.
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