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Ireland should use its EU presidency to push for stricter laws against using AI to generate and share non-consensual intimate images, the government has been told. The AI Advisory Council has published its recommendations to the government on the alleged creation and public dissemination of AI-gener

The EU's new trade deal with Mercosur could be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) depending on the outcome of a vote by MEPs. Sinn Féin has called on Irish MEPs to back a resolution which would effectively put the deal on hold pending a legal review by EU judges.

The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle” because of the several vital and interlocking elements which need to be agreed, a new study suggests. The Treaty of Lisbon created an obligation

The High Court has determined that Sky is not in compliance with law mandating the provision of certain information to its customers at the end of their commitment periods. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Eileen Roberts explained: “The reality is that whether or not the cont

Draft legislation proposing the "most significant reform of Irish asylum laws in the history of the State" has been published by the government. The International Protection Bill 2026 will completely replace the International Protection Act 2015 with new legislation in line with the EU Migration and

Ireland is to vote against the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, the government has confirmed. Irish farmers have led domestic opposition to the deal with the South American trading bloc, which some critics also say would undermine climate action.

New legislation on Garda powers will respond to judgments from the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2025 was published just after Christmas and will modernise and consolidate the statutory basis for certain Garda powers, inc

Former EU commissioner Thierry Breton is among five individuals who have been banned from entering the US in an escalation of the Trump administration's war against regulation of US tech companies. In a statement issued yesterday, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the five individuals "have led

The European Commission has extended Ireland's derogation under the Nitrates Directive for a further three years. The three-year extension, beginning 1 January 2026, is subject to additional conditions, including the evaluation of environmental impacts.

A crucial part of the legal framework for the free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit has been extended until 2031. The European Commission has renewed the two 2021 adequacy decisions under which the UK's legal framework for data protection is recognised as meeting standards

Ireland has been referred back to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged continued failure to comply with a judgment on the treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland had breached the requirements of the EU’s Urban Waste Water Treatme

Google is facing an EU competition probe over its use of online content to help power its generative AI systems, including AI summaries on search result pages. The European Commission will investigate whether Google is distorting competition by imposing unfair terms and conditions on publishers and

The Irish government has welcomed progress towards the establishment of a new EU-wide deportation mechanism. Jim O'Callaghan yesterday met with his European counterparts in Brussels to discuss a range of security and migration issues at the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

Elon Musk's social media platform X has been fined €120 million by the European Commission for breaches of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), including over its paid "blue checkmark" system. Originally introduced to verify the identity of high-profile users such as celebrities and journalists,

Ireland has been highly ranked in a new report for its implementation of judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The report, produced by Democracy Reporting International in collaboration with the European Implementation Network