The country will block his entry despite his claim that he’s preaching and ‘soul winning’ in Dublin on 26 May.
It is first time Ireland has used a law introduced 20 years ago which permits banning foreign nationals from entering.
It comes after online petition calling for a ban gained over 14,000 signatures.
Anderson runs Faithful Word Baptist Church in Arizona but has been accused of openly expressing anti-gay and anti-Semitic views.
Spotlight was put on his church in 2009 when he preached a sermon titled ‘Why I hate Barack Obama’. In it he argued the US would “benefit” from Obama’s death.
Anderson has already been banned from the UK.
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