EXHIBIT 13.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

    In connection with the Annual Report of IONA Technologies PLC (the
"Company") on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Daniel
Demmer, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to my knowledge:

        (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
    15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
    material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
    Company.


By: /s/ Daniel Demmer
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     Daniel Demmer
     Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 20, 2005