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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;15, 2006</B>
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  Statement
  No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC</B>
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)</I></DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Ireland</B><BR>
  <I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</I></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>04-3363877</B><BR>
  <I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The IONA Building<BR>
  Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge<BR>
  Dublin 4, Ireland</B><BR>
  <I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</I></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2006 Share Incentive Plan</B><BR>
  <I>(Full Title of the Plan)</I></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Christopher M. Mirabile, Esq.</B><BR>
  c/o IONA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<BR>
  200 West Street<BR>
  Waltham, MA 02451<BR>
  (781)&nbsp;902-8000<BR>
  <I>(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</I></DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
  <B>Mark T. Bettencourt, Esq.</B><BR>
  Goodwin Procter LLP<BR>
  Exchange Place<BR>
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109</DIV>
  
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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                      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>2006 Share
  Incentive Plan</B>
  Ordinary Shares,
  par value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>0.0025
  per share</DIV></TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,000,000</TD>
      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>$</B></TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4.12</TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">16,480,000</TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,763.36</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
  Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares as is
  necessary to eliminate any dilutive effect of any future stock split, stock dividend or
  similar transaction.</TD>
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      <TD>The price of
  $4.12 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices for the
  American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares representing Ordinary
  Shares, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on September&nbsp;8, 2006, is set forth solely for
  purposes of calculating the filing fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h).</TD>
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7.Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8.Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011"><B>SIGNATURES</B></A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b62354itexv4w4.txt">Ex-4.4 2006 Share Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b62354itexv5w1.txt">Ex-5.1 Opinion of William Fry</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b62354itexv23w2.txt">Ex-23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young</A></TD></TR>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item&nbsp;1 will be sent or given to
  employees, directors or others as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and
  regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and the instructions to
  Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
  Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424.
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item&nbsp;2 will be sent or given to
  employees, directors and others as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b). In accordance with the rules and
  regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed
  with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
  supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424.
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement:
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, filed
  with the Commission on April&nbsp;19, 2006;
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since December&nbsp;31, 2005; and
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(c)&nbsp;The section entitled &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered&#148; contained
  in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;0-29154) filed with the
  Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on February&nbsp;11, 1997, as amended by
  the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8A/A as filed with the Commission on
  February&nbsp;21, 1997 (including all other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
  updating such description), and incorporating by reference the information contained in the
  Form F-1.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
  15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
  Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
  securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filings.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no provision of the Registrant&#146;s Memorandum or
  Articles of Association, or any contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or
  officer of the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability that he may
  incur in his capacity as such.
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;125 of the Articles of Association of the Registrant provides:
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Subject to the provisions of and so far as may be admitted by the Acts, every Director,
  Secretary or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company
  against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the execution and
  discharge of his duties or in relation thereto including any liability incurred by him in defending
  any proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted or alleged to have
  been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of the Company and in which judgment is given
  in his favor (or the proceedings are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any
  material breach of duty on his part) or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any
  application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in
  which relief is granted to him or them by the Court.&#148;
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;200 of the Companies Act, 1963 of Ireland (as amended by the Companies (Amendment)
  Act, 1983 and the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003) prohibits the giving (whether in
  the articles of association of a company or in any contract with a company or otherwise) of any
  exemption from or indemnity against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would
  otherwise attach to an officer in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
  trust of which he may be guilty in relation to the Registrant. Any such officer may however be
  indemnified by the Registrant against any liability incurred by him in defending proceedings,
  whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted, or
  in connection with any application under Section&nbsp;391 of the Companies Act, 1963 or Section&nbsp;42 of
  the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983 in which relief is granted to him by the court.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;391 of the Companies Act, 1963 permits an Irish court to relieve an officer from
  liability for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust if the court considers that
  the officer acted honestly and reasonably, and that, having regard to all the circumstances of the
  case, it considers that the officer ought fairly to be excused from liability.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;42 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983, a director of a company may be held
  liable for any amount that a nominee of the company fails to pay for the purpose of paying up any
  outstanding capital or paying any premium on shares held by the nominee on behalf of the company.
  Section&nbsp;42 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983, however, also permits an Irish court to relieve
  a director from such liability if the court considers that the director acted honestly and
  reasonably, and that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it considers that the
  director ought fairly to be excused from liability.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the forms of Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement Form F-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-6396) and the form of Underwriting
  Agreement attached as Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No.
  333-81212). The Underwriting Agreements provide that the underwriters are obligated, under certain
  circumstances, to indemnify directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant against
  certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December&nbsp;19, 2005, the Registrant entered into an indemnification agreement with Robert
  McBride, who was then a consultant to the Registrant in the capacity as the Registrant&#146;s interim chief
  financial officer. Under the agreement, Mr.&nbsp;McBride is entitled to advancement of expenses by the
  Registrant in connection with, and indemnification from the Registrant against all expenses and
  liabilities resulting from, any actual or threatened claims, suits, investigations or other
  proceedings arising out of the period of Mr.&nbsp;McBride&#146;s service as the Registrant&#146;s interim chief
  financial officer from October&nbsp;3, 2005 to February&nbsp;27, 2006. On February&nbsp;27, 2006, Mr.&nbsp;McBride
  became an employee of IONA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary
  of the Registrant, and was appointed the Registrant&#146;s Chief Financial Officer.
  </DIV>
  
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has obtained directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of its
  directors and certain of its officers.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;Exhibits</B>
  </DIV>
  
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      <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description of Exhibit</TD>
  </TR>
  
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.1
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Articles of Association, as amended, of
  the Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
  (File No.&nbsp;333-11384) and incorporated herein by
  reference.</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Memorandum of Association, as amended, of the
  Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1 and
  incorporated herein by reference).</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.3
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Certificate representing Ordinary Shares
  (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1 (File No.
  333-6396) and incorporated herein by reference).</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.4
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2006 Share Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of William Fry.</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;23.1
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of William Fry (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;23.2
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young.</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;24.1
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration
  Statement).</DIV></TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert McBride dated as of December&nbsp;19,
  2005 (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.15 to the Registrant&#146;s annual report on
  Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005 and
  incorporated herein by reference).</DIV></TD>
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  </DIV>
  
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
  to this Registration Statement:
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
  or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
  was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
  range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
  424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
  in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table
  in the effective Registration Statement.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
  previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
  the Registration Statement;
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%"><I>Provided, however, That: </I>paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
  required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
  reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
  Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are
  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
  be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
  being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  </DIV>
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under
  the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
  or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
  employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
  Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
  be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
  foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
  the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
  such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
  director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
  the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
  matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
  question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  </DIV>
  
  
  
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  </DIV>
  
  
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Dublin, Country of Ireland, on this 15<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day
  of September, 2006.
  </DIV>
  
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  <TR>
      <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="3" align="left">IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC<BR>
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Peter M. Zotto
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Peter M. Zotto&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer and
  Director&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
      <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  </TABLE>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of IONA Technologies PLC, hereby severally
  constitute and appoint Peter M. Zotto and Robert McBride, and each of them singly, our true and
  lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in
  the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8
  (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do
  all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
  IONA Technologies PLC to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
  of them, to said Registration Statement and all amendments thereto.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
  been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
  </DIV>
  <DIV align="center">
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      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>DATE</B></TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Peter M. Zotto
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Peter M. Zotto
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert McBride
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Robert McBride
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kevin Melia
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Kevin Melia
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher J. Horn
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Christopher J. Horn
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Sean Baker
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Sean Baker
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Conroy
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  John Conroy
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
  </TR>
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  </DIV>
  
  
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  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
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      <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><B>DATE</B></TD>
  </TR>
  
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ivor Kenny
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Ivor Kenny
  </DIV></TD>
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  Bruce J. Ryan
  </DIV></TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;4.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Articles of Association, as amended, of the
  Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-11384) and
  incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Memorandum of Association, as amended, of the Registrant
  (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
  Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;4.3
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Certificate representing Ordinary Shares (filed as
  Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;F-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-6396) and incorporated herein by
  reference).</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;4.4
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
  </DIV></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of William Fry.</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;23.1
  </DIV></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of William Fry (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert McBride
  dated as of December&nbsp;19, 2005 (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.15 to the Registrant&#146;s annual report
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  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2006
  Registration
  Statement
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  Form S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC
  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
  Ireland
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
  04-3363877
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  The IONA Building
  Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
  Dublin 4, Ireland
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  2006 Share Incentive Plan
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Christopher M. Mirabile, Esq.
  c/o IONA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  200 West Street
  Waltham, MA 02451
  (781) 902-8000
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
  Copy to:
  Mark T. Bettencourt, Esq.
  Goodwin Procter LLP
  Exchange Place
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed Maximum
  Proposed Maximum
  Title of Securities
  Amount to be
  Offering Price Per
  Aggregate Offering
  Amount of
  to be Registered
  Registered(1)
  Share(2)
  Price
  Registration Fee
  2006 Share
  Incentive Plan
  Ordinary Shares,
  par value
  €
  0.0025
  per share
  4,000,000
  $
  4.12
  $
  16,480,000
  $
  1,763.36
  (1)
  In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
  Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares as is
  necessary to eliminate any dilutive effect of any future stock split, stock dividend or
  similar transaction.
  (2)
  The price of
  $4.12 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices for the
  American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares representing Ordinary
  Shares, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on September 8, 2006, is set forth solely for
  purposes of calculating the filing fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h).
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  PART I
  Item 1. Plan Information.
  Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
  PART II
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
  Item 4. Description of Securities
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  Item 7.Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Item 8.Exhibits
  Item 9. Undertakings
  SIGNATURES
  Ex-4.4 2006 Share Incentive Plan
  Ex-5.1 Opinion of William Fry
  Ex-23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young
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  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1. Plan Information.
  The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to
  employees, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and
  regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and the instructions to
  Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
  Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
  Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
  .
  The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to
  employees, directors and others as specified by Rule 428(b). In accordance with the rules and
  regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed
  with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
  supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
  The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement:
  (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed
  with the Commission on April 19, 2006;
  (b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since December 31, 2005; and
  (c) The section entitled "Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" contained
  in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 0-29154) filed with the
  Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on February 11, 1997, as amended by
  the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8A/A as filed with the Commission on
  February 21, 1997 (including all other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
  updating such description), and incorporating by reference the information contained in the
  Form F-1.
  All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
  15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
  Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
  securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filings.
  Item 4. Description of Securities
  Not applicable.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  Not applicable.
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  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no provision of the Registrant's Memorandum or
  Articles of Association, or any contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or
  officer of the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability that he may
  incur in his capacity as such.
  Article 125 of the Articles of Association of the Registrant provides:
  "Subject to the provisions of and so far as may be admitted by the Acts, every Director,
  Secretary or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company
  against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the execution and
  discharge of his duties or in relation thereto including any liability incurred by him in defending
  any proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted or alleged to have
  been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of the Company and in which judgment is given
  in his favor (or the proceedings are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any
  material breach of duty on his part) or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any
  application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in
  which relief is granted to him or them by the Court."
  Section 200 of the Companies Act, 1963 of Ireland (as amended by the Companies (Amendment)
  Act, 1983 and the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003) prohibits the giving (whether in
  the articles of association of a company or in any contract with a company or otherwise) of any
  exemption from or indemnity against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would
  otherwise attach to an officer in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
  trust of which he may be guilty in relation to the Registrant. Any such officer may however be
  indemnified by the Registrant against any liability incurred by him in defending proceedings,
  whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted, or
  in connection with any application under Section 391 of the Companies Act, 1963 or Section 42 of
  the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983 in which relief is granted to him by the court.
  Section 391 of the Companies Act, 1963 permits an Irish court to relieve an officer from
  liability for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust if the court considers that
  the officer acted honestly and reasonably, and that, having regard to all the circumstances of the
  case, it considers that the officer ought fairly to be excused from liability.
  Under Section 42 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983, a director of a company may be held
  liable for any amount that a nominee of the company fails to pay for the purpose of paying up any
  outstanding capital or paying any premium on shares held by the nominee on behalf of the company.
  Section 42 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983, however, also permits an Irish court to relieve
  a director from such liability if the court considers that the director acted honestly and
  reasonably, and that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it considers that the
  director ought fairly to be excused from liability.
  Reference is made to the forms of Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement Form F-1 (File No. 333-6396) and the form of Underwriting
  Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No.
  333-81212). The Underwriting Agreements provide that the underwriters are obligated, under certain
  circumstances, to indemnify directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant against
  certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
  On December 19, 2005, the Registrant entered into an indemnification agreement with Robert
  McBride, who was then a consultant to the Registrant in the capacity as the Registrant's interim chief
  financial officer. Under the agreement, Mr. McBride is entitled to advancement of expenses by the
  Registrant in connection with, and indemnification from the Registrant against all expenses and
  liabilities resulting from, any actual or threatened claims, suits, investigations or other
  proceedings arising out of the period of Mr. McBride's service as the Registrant's interim chief
  financial officer from October 3, 2005 to February 27, 2006. On February 27, 2006, Mr. McBride
  became an employee of IONA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary
  of the Registrant, and was appointed the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer.
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  The Registrant has obtained directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of its
  directors and certain of its officers.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  Exhibit 4.1
  Restated Articles of Association, as amended, of
  the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8
  (File No. 333-11384) and incorporated herein by
  reference.
  Exhibit 4.2
  Memorandum of Association, as amended, of the
  Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-1 and
  incorporated herein by reference).
  Exhibit 4.3
  Specimen Certificate representing Ordinary Shares
  (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No.
  333-6396) and incorporated herein by reference).
  Exhibit 4.4
  2006 Share Incentive Plan.
  Exhibit 5.1
  Opinion of William Fry.
  Exhibit 23.1
  Consent of William Fry (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  Exhibit 23.2
  Consent of Ernst & Young.
  Exhibit 24.1
  Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration
  Statement).
  Exhibit 99.1
  Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert McBride dated as of December 19,
  2005 (filed as Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant's annual report on
  Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and
  incorporated herein by reference).
  Item 9. Undertakings
  (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
  to this Registration Statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
  Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
  or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
  was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
  range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
  424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
  in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table
  in the effective Registration Statement.
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  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
  previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
  the Registration Statement;
  Provided, however, That:
  paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
  required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
  reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
  Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are
  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
  be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
  being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under
  the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
  or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
  employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
  Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
  be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
  foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
  the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
  such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
  director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
  the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
  matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
  question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Dublin, Country of Ireland, on this 15
  th
  day
  of September, 2006.
  IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC
  By:
  /s/ Peter M. Zotto
  Peter M. Zotto
  Chief Executive Officer and
  Director
  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  We, the undersigned officers and directors of IONA Technologies PLC, hereby severally
  constitute and appoint Peter M. Zotto and Robert McBride, and each of them singly, our true and
  lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in
  the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8
  (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do
  all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
  IONA Technologies PLC to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
  of them, to said Registration Statement and all amendments thereto.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
  been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
  SIGNATURE
  TITLE
  DATE
  /s/ Peter M. Zotto
  Peter M. Zotto
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ Robert McBride
  Robert McBride
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ Kevin Melia
  Kevin Melia
  Director
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ Christopher J. Horn
  Christopher J. Horn
  Director
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ Sean Baker
  Sean Baker
  Director
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ John Conroy
  John Conroy
  Director
  September 15, 2006
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  SIGNATURE
  TITLE
  DATE
  /s/ Ivor Kenny
  Ivor Kenny
  Director
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ James D. Maikranz
  James D. Maikranz
  Director
  August 31, 2006
  /s/ Bruce J. Ryan
  Bruce J. Ryan
  Director
  September 15, 2006
  /s/ Francesco Violante
  Francesco Violante
  Director
  September 15, 2006
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  Exhibit 4.1
  Restated Articles of Association, as amended, of the
  Registrant (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-11384) and
  incorporated herein by reference.
  Exhibit 4.2
  Memorandum of Association, as amended, of the Registrant
  (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Registration
  Statement on Form F-1 and incorporated herein by reference).
  Exhibit 4.3
  Specimen Certificate representing Ordinary Shares (filed as
  Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
  Form F-1 (File No. 333-6396) and incorporated herein by
  reference).
  Exhibit 4.4
  2006 Share Incentive Plan.
  Exhibit 5.1
  Opinion of William Fry.
  Exhibit 23.1
  Consent of William Fry (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  Exhibit 23.2
  Consent of Ernst & Young.
  Exhibit 24.1
  Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration
  Statement).
  Exhibit 99.1
  Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert McBride
  dated as of December 19, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant's annual report
  on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by
  reference).