# Cloud Regions in Ireland: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure > Ireland hosts AWS eu-west-1 and Azure North Europe but no Google Cloud region. What that means under GDPR, and how Irish teams schedule on Dublin time. Source: https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization/ireland Published: 2026-07-01 · Updated: 2026-09-24 · Author: avinash-gaurav · Tags: geo, country, ireland --- Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Ireland. Ireland hosts AWS eu-west-1 and Azure North Europe (northeurope). Google Cloud has no region in Ireland; its nearest are London and the Netherlands. ## Cloud regions in Ireland | Provider | Region | Location | |---|---|---| | AWS | `eu-west-1` | not stated by AWS | | Google Cloud | none | none | | Azure | `northeurope` | Ireland | Teams outside Ireland also pick these regions as their EU home. That means an Irish region can hold environments used on New York or Bangalore hours, so schedule each one in its users' time zone. ## Scheduling on local time Ireland keeps Europe/Dublin time, the same clock as London. For teams serving continental Europe, that is one hour behind Paris and Berlin for most of the year. Time zones: `Europe/Dublin`. Currency: EUR. ## Data protection law Ireland applies the EU GDPR, implemented locally by the Data Protection Act 2018 (Number 7 of 2018). Source: [GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018 (Number 7 of 2018)](https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/7/enacted/en/html). ## Nearby countries United Kingdom, Netherlands, France. For every country, see cloud regions by country. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a Google Cloud region in Ireland? No. The nearest Google Cloud regions are europe-west2 (London) and europe-west4 (Netherlands). ### Which Azure region is in Ireland? North Europe (northeurope).