Government of Ireland Unified Visual Identity Guidelines, Version 1.0.

The unified Government identity was rolled out from 2018 as part of the Government's communications reform, to replace the many separate Department identities with one system. Version 1.0 of the guidelines is dated 5 February 2018 and covers identity elements (the State Harp, Government and Department marks, the Ireland mark, colour, typography and a house-style graphic), applications from letterheads to pull-up banners and signage, and a management checklist. Departments were supplied with logos, templates and guidelines; some bodies, such as An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces, kept separate identities.

The guidelines were distributed to Departments with online artwork resources, rather than published as a public standard. We could not find a current public download page on gov.ie, so we link to the copy held on our own site. The gov.ie design system for digital services says it draws on the Government identity guidelines.

The signage pages are short. They cover the format of the mark on panel signs and directories, and approved materials and colourways. The guidelines note that signs can be subject to local planning requirements and limits on space or location, so the format should suit the context.

Everything else a Department building needs comes from elsewhere: the Official Languages Acts for language, TGD M and Building for Everyone for accessibility, and the safety signs regulations for safety signage.

Version 1.0 is the only edition we have been able to identify; it may have been updated internally since 2018, so confirm with the client's communications unit that you have the version they currently use. The Department of the Taoiseach describes the harp as exclusively an emblem of the State, and the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland notes that its use is generally reserved for organs of State. The document is Government of Ireland copyright.