As expected, Irish ISPs have started blocking The Pirate Bay, the largest BitTorrent site in the world, following a court order mandating them to prevent their subscribers from reaching the pirate haven.

ISPs in the country had 30 days to comply with the order and those 30 days are done. UPC and a few other ISPs have already implemented the block with the rest to follow soon.

The court order targeted UPC, Imagine, Vodafone, Digiweb, Hutchison 3G and Telefonica O2. If you happen to subscribe to another provider, you're in luck, for now. Most people, though, will be using the most popular ISPs.

The blockade is the result of action by the Irish Recording Music Association, the local version of RIAA. It follows similar blocks in neighboring UK. It's unclear whether other sites will be blocked in the future, but it is likely.