Ireland: Consumer Law

Ireland's collective litigation landscape is rapidly evolving with new qualified entities joining the register and the country's first representative action proceeding to trial. As third-party litigation funding recommendations loom on the horizon, businesses face an increasingly complex legal environment that demands careful attention to potential exposure and strategic risk assessment.

The EU's new withdrawal button requirement will fundamentally reshape how online traders interact with consumers across member states. From June 2026, businesses offering digital contracts must implement a two-step withdrawal function that allows consumers to exercise their 14-day cooling-off period with unprecedented ease. What technical, operational, and legal changes must traders implement to meet these obligations, and what are the consequences of non-compliance?

On 5 March 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a Discussion Paper (DP12) (PDF 1.4 MB) examining the use of DLT and tokenisation within Irish and European financial services, with a particular focus on investment funds, including money market funds and exchange-traded funds.

On 12 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) handed down a decision in Case C-514/24 Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (“Magyar”) v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Elnöke (the Hungarian Communications and Media Authority) (“NMHH”) relating to a preliminary reference made to it by the Hungarian Supreme Court.

On 26 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) published its Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report (“Report”). The Report sets out the Central Bank’s assessment of the key trends and risks that are shaping the financial sector. On foot of such assessment, the Report also details the Central Bank’s regulatory and supervisory priorities for the next two years.

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (the "Department") has opened a public consultation seeking stakeholder input on key legislative proposals to be included in the Consumer Protection...

In the second week of June 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") publishedOpens in new window its June 2025 Insurance Newsletter ("Newsletter").

The European Accessibility Act ((EU) 2019/882) (EAA) is a directive that aims to improve the accessibility of a wide range of consumer products and services...

The Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) was brought into force through the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1) (Senior Executive Accountability Regime)) Regulations 2024 (SEAR Regulations) and forms part of the Individual Accountability Framework (IAF).