Mason Hayes & Curran

Ireland will become a global centre for public law debate this summer, as more than 2,500 legal experts gather in Dublin for the 2026 annual conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). Mason Hayes & Curran is the headline sponsor of the event, the largest public law conferenc

Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Katie Bermingham-Thomas, Donnacha Hennessy and Laura Warnock as of counsel in its health & prosecutions team. The appointments add further specialist expertise for clients dealing with sensitive statutory matters, particularly where legal advice may need to

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of Aislinn O’Shea to partner in the firm’s healthcare team. Ms O’Shea advises a broad range of clients from hospitals and healthcare organisations to insurers and medical professionals across a wide range of cases. She specialise

Planning consent delays remain the biggest barrier to infrastructure delivery in Ireland, despite stronger investor confidence and a series of reforms aimed at speeding up delivery, a new Mason Hayes & Curran survey has found. The survey, based on 300 stakeholder responses at the firm’s Bu

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced three senior appointments across its tax and financial services teams. Finn Kelly joins as partner and Susan Lynch is promoted to of counsel in the firm's tax practice, while Tara Nestor joins as of counsel in debt capital markets. Mr Kelly will advise clients

One in four financial services professionals believe Ireland faces a risk of economic contraction in 2026, according to almost 400 attendees at Mason Hayes & Curran’s annual Financial Services Briefing.  Forty-four per cent expect modest growth, while 31 per cent anticipate a flat per

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced a new multi-annual visual arts residential studio bursary in partnership with Fire Station Artists' Studios in Dublin 1.  Facilitated by Business to Arts, the new annual Mason Hayes & Curran Bursary at Fire Station Artists' Studios recognises the chall

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

Catherine Allen, Aoiffe Moran and Lauren McCausland of Mason Hayes & Curran examine developments on the powers of the courts to restrict serial and vexatious litigation. The recent Supreme Court decision of M v M [2026] IESC 2 provides welcome clarity, and reaffirmation of the law concernin

Ireland's former data protection commissioner Helen Dixon has joined Mason Hayes & Curran as a global digital regulatory consultant within the firm's data and technology team. Ms Dixon led the Data Protection Commission (DPC) from 2014 to 2024, a period which included the coming into force of th

Ireland will aim to deliver "simplification" of the Common Agricultural Policy during its upcoming EU presidency, Martin Heydon has told an event hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Mr Heydon, the minister for agriculture, food and the marine, highlighted pressure on EU budgets amid an increase in d

Mason Hayes & Curran has reported an eight per cent increase in turnover to €131.5 million for 2025. The business law firm is the only major domestic Irish law firm to publish financial results each year, though it does not disclose its profits.

Significant changes to EU digital health regulation lie ahead this year, Mason Hayes & Curran has highlighted. The business law firm this week published its digital health annual review, which examines legal developments from 2025 that will continue to reshape compliance obligations through 2026

Five organisations working to promote inclusion and strengthen communities have been named as the awardees of a €1.5 million fund backed by Mason Hayes & Curran. The Connected Communities Fund was created by Mason Hayes & Curran and Rethink Ireland, with matched funding from the Departm

Irish business leaders are entering 2026 with cautious optimism, but pressing concerns over housing, AI adoption, and global uncertainty are shaping strategic priorities, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The business law firm today published the findings of its third annual business a