From today, UK and Irish drivers who are banned from driving in each others’ countries will also be banned from driving in their home countries. For example, a UK driver who receives a ban in Ireland will now also be banned from driving in the UK.
The move is the first stage of a deal to implement the terms of the 1998 European Convention on Driving Disqualifications and should, in theory, eventually extend across the EU. I suspect that might take quite a few more years…
Source: Simple Motoring