In a statement Friday, at the conclusion of her visit to Ireland, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, Astrid Peuntes Riaño, said Ireland should consider human rights in all decisions to protect the
Proença de Carvalho advises Indie Campers on UK platforms acquisition
Proença de Carvalho advised Indie Campers, a Portuguese company specialising in motorhome rentals and road-trip platforms, on the acquisition of Just Go and Bunk Campers, brands in the United Kingdom and Ireland, from the New Zealand group Tourism Holdings Limited
Raising the Stakes: New gambling advertising rules in Ireland
Introduction
The new Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (“GRA”) signifies a major change to the law on betting and gambling in Ireland. Replacing legislation that is nearly 70 years old, the GRA has been described by the Irish government as “historic”.
UN experts criticize Ireland police use of “less-lethal” weapons at protests
UN experts on Wednesday expressed their disapproval of the National Police of the Irish Republic’s (Gardaí) acquisition and use of less-lethal weapons such as “double-strength pepper spray” and tasers for crowd control.
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of
Key Points from the General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) published the General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 on 4 February 2026 (the Scheme). The Scheme forms the basis for the national Irish legislation which will implement certain
Ireland’s New AI Act: A Practical Compliance Blueprint for Global Organisations
Understand Ireland AI Act compliance for international organisations and its impact on market surveillance and governance.
General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill introduced
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has published the General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026, aiming to fully implement the EU AI Act in Ireland. This national legislation is necessary to establish supervision and enforcement
The Legal and Safety Aspects of Scramblers and Electric Scooters in Ireland
Tadgh Quill-Manley is a student at King’s Inns, and can be reached at tadghquillmanley@yahoo.com.
In Ireland, the use of scramblers and electric scooters has sparked intense debate on road safety, public space management, and regulatory effectiveness. The tragic death of
Digital Searches in Ireland: Garda Powers Bill published
The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has published a draft Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill, with huge implications for digital searches in Ireland.This follows on from a Heads of Bill originally put forward in 2021. There were clear
A Festschrift for W.N. Osborough
New from Four Courts Press: A Sense of Place: Studies in British and Irish legal history in memory of W.N. Osborough, edited by Sparky Booker and Kevin Costello:
W.N. Osborough was described by the Irish Times on his death