Airline's using either the Boeing 737 Max 8 or Max 9 have been suspended from flying into, within or out of the European Union.
The EASA has made the decision following Sunday's fatal Ethiopian airlines crash in which 157 people - including Co Clare native Micheál Ryan - died.
The Irish Aviation Authority had banned all Boeing 737 Max aircrafts from accessing Irish airspace earlier this afternoon.
It said this was in light of two fatal accidents involving the aircraft in recent months.
Some 157 people died when the plane a Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging Ethiopian Airlines went down shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday.
The crash was just months after another accident involving the same aircraft model in Indonesia.
A Lion Air flight crashed shortly after take-off from Jakarta in October, killing all 189 people on board.
IAA Statement – Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft – Temporary suspension of operations.
Read the full statement on our website at https://t.co/AVgxICCToA pic.twitter.com/mSeGBf8XMH— IAA (@IAApress) March 12, 2019
In a statement, the IAA said: "This decision has been taken based on ensuring the continued safety of passengers and flight crew, which is the IAA's number one priority.
"This temporary suspension will take place with effect from 15.00hrs on 12th March 2019."
"The IAA's decision has been made taking account of the unprecedented loss of two Boeing 737 MAX in recent months.
"The IAA has been closely monitoring the situation, however, as we do not currently have sufficient information from the flight data recorder we have, as a precautionary measure, issued instructions to stop any commercial passenger flights on Boeing 737 MAX from any operator arriving, departing or overflying Irish airspace."
It added: "During the temporary suspension, the IAA will continue to work closely with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and the manufacturer Boeing."
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority earlier suspended the planes from flying to or from the country.
Australia, China, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico have made similar moves in the aftermath of Sunday's crash in Ethiopia.
