As I recall, the EU directive is that it’s illegal for a government to force their ISPs to follow this. This doesn’t apply to individual ISPs. Thus, IRMA has found a rather handy loophole, which they will exploit like mad.

I’m currently connected to UTV Internet, which means they are sourced in the UK, which has quite plainly, as I recall, thrown out the Three Strikes thing as being breach of privacy or something similar.

BT may have the same protection, since it is originally a UK company that expanded into Ireland. UPC, on the other hand, is originally a Dutch company.

Of course, if each country’s individual members are let alone, then it’s doubtful that this will make a difference to any ISP.