v3.26.1
Statutory and other information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]  
Schedule of statutory and other information

18. Statutory and other information

Year ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2024

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Directors’ emoluments:

-Fees

 

1.0

 

1.1

 

1.1

-Share based compensation

 

2.3

 

2.2

 

3.1

-Other emoluments

 

1.8

 

1.8

 

1.8

Total Directors’ emoluments

 

5.1

 

5.1

 

6.0

Auditor’s remuneration (including reimbursement of outlay):

- Audit services (i)

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

0.9

- Audit related assurance services

0.0

0.0

0.0

- Other assurance services

0.3

0.3

0.2

- Tax advisory services (ii)

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.1

Total fees

 

1.4

 

1.4

 

1.2

Included within the above total fees, the following fees were payable to other PwC firms outside of Ireland:

- Audit services (i)

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

- Audit related services

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

- Tax advisory services (ii)

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.1

Total fees

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.1

Depreciation of owned property, plant and equipment

 

1,311.5

 

1,151.1

 

994.3

(i)Audit services comprise audit work performed on the consolidated financial statements, including statutory financial statements of subsidiary entities. In FY26 €1,000 (FY25: €1,000; FY24: €1,000) of audit fees relate to the audit of the Parent Company.
(ii)Tax services include all services, except those services specifically related to the audit of financial statements, performed by the independent auditor’s tax personnel, supporting tax-related regulatory requirements, and tax compliance and reporting.
Executive directors [Member]  
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]  
Schedule of fees and emoluments

(a)  Fees and emoluments - Executive Director

Year ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2024

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Basic salary

 

1.20

 

1.20

 

1.20

Bonus (performance and target-related)

 

0.60

0.60

0.59

1.80

1.80

1.79

Non-cash technical accounting share based compensation charge (i)

 

2.03

 

2.03

 

2.89

 

3.83

 

3.83

 

4.68

(i)2026 includes a €2.03m (2025: €2.03m; 2024: €2.89m) non-cash, technical accounting charge for 10m share options granted under the Group CEO’s contract in February 2019 (as extended in FY23).
Non-executive directors  
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]  
Schedule of fees and emoluments

(b)  Fees and emoluments – Non-Executive Directors

Year ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2024

 

€'000

 

€'000

 

€'000

Fees

Eamonn Brennan (i)

100.0

93.7

75.0

Róisín Brennan

100.0

100.0

100.0

Ray Conway (iii)

50.0

Emer Daly

75.0

75.0

75.0

Geoff Doherty

100.0

100.0

88.7

Bertrand Grabowski

75.0

75.0

37.5

Elisabeth Köstinger

75.0

75.0

75.0

Jinane Laghrari Laabi (iv)

75.0

56.2

Stan McCarthy

150.0

150.0

150.0

Anne Nolan

75.0

75.0

75.0

Amber Rudd (iv)

 

75.0

 

56.2

 

Retired

Michael Cawley (ii)

 

18.7

 

75.0

Howard Millar (v)

 

37.5

 

75.0

 

75.0

Dick Milliken

 

 

 

45.6

Roberta Neri (vi)

31.2

12.5

Mike O’Brien (v)

 

50.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

Louise Phelan (ii)

 

 

18.7

 

100.0

 

1,037.5

 

1,099.7

 

1,084.3

Emoluments

Share based compensation

 

285.0

 

143.0

 

200.0

Total

 

1,322.5

 

1,242.7

 

1,284.3

(i) Appointed Chair of Remco in July 2024. (ii) Retired in June 2024. (iii) Joined in October 2025. (iv) Joined in July 2024. (v) Retired September 2025. (vi) Joined in February 2024 and retired in September 2024.