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Nearly a third of businesses checked in a Europe-wide sweep were found to have advertised misleading discounts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Ireland's consumer watchdog, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), participated in the sweep alongside the European Commissi

A "security gap" around the use of air passenger information for law enforcement and counter-terrorism purposes is to be closed under legislative amendments proposed by the government. The government yesterday agreed to introduce amendments to the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions

The controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal will be provisionally applied from May 2026, the EU has announced. The deal with the South American trading bloc will create the world’s biggest free trade zone with a combined population of over 700 million people.

Browne Jacobson lawyer William Darmody welcomes proposals for a new pan-European company structure. The 'EU Inc' proposal is the long-awaited 'Delaware moment' for Europe, finally providing Irish and EU founders with a streamlined vehicle to challenge the structural dominance of the US market.

An exemption to EU privacy legislation which has allowed online platforms to carry out monitoring for child sexual abuse material is set to expire. The Children's Rights Alliance has expressed alarm and deep concern over the looming expiration of the agreement on 3 April 2026.

The European Commission has formally presented proposals for "EU Inc.", a new pan-European company structure. Described as "the EU's 28th regime", the optional, digital-by-default European corporate framework is aimed at making it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU.

Niall Pelly questions whether Ireland will meet the transposition deadline for new EU pay transparency rules. In just three months’ time by 7 June 2026, member states are required to have transposed the provisions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (PTD) into national law.

Frank Flanagan, Aaron Garavaglia and Daragh O'Shea of Mason Hayes & Curran set out practical steps for Irish companies to improve their sanctions compliance programs. The EU has operated its own sanctions regimes since the 1980s,[1] but they have expanded dramatically in the last four years. Whi

EU member states cannot refuse legal gender recognition to trans citizens who have exercised their right to free movement, according to a landmark ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The court was asked to rule on questions relating to a Bulgarian national who was register

Ireland is facing EU infringement proceedings after missing a deadline related to its national building renovation plan (NBRP). The European Commission yesterday said it has sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland and 18 other member states who had failed to submit their draft NBRPs to the Commiss

Dublin's Four Courts has played host to the inaugural Myers Moot Court Competition (MMCC), Europe's first moot court dedicated exclusively to EU whistleblowing law. The MMCC, organised by the European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI), is designed to inspire the next generation of whistleblowing law pr

The Irish government has launched a new online tool tracking Ireland's implementation of EU law. A dedicated section on Ireland.ie — managed and curated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on behalf of the government — now highlights how Ireland implements EU law in a bid

EU ministers have agreed further details of legislation to guarantee the rights of adults who need protection or support in cross-border situations such as the sale of property, medical care abroad or relocation to another country. A meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on Friday reach

Statutory instruments creating the Irish framework of the European Single Access Point (ESAP) have been signed into law. The ESAP is an EU-wide data portal which is a centralised free source of public information about EU companies and investment products.

Coimisiún na Meán has published new guidance for researchers seeking to access data under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Article 40 of the DSA makes provision for researchers to access data from 'very large online platforms' (VLOPs) or 'very large online search engines' (VLOSEs) for t