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Corporate Update - September 2026 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

Ireland moves forward with legislation to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation, introducing supply chain due diligence requirements for commodities like cattle, cocoa, coffee, and wood. The draft bill aims to ensure products placed on the Irish market are certified as deforestation-free, with enforcement beginning in December 2026.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Offshore Update: General Scheme Of Marine Protected Areas Legislation Published

The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would integrate marine protected area designation into Ireland's existing maritime spatial planning framework. This legislative proposal aims to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030 while establishing new compliance obligations for public bodies and consultation mechanisms for stakeholders with maritime interests.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction August 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland's Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces significant reforms to judicial review procedures and planning law, while new EU packaging regulations and climate action consultations signal major environmental policy shifts. Key court decisions address wind turbine noise nuisance and water quality obligations under EU directives.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland Advances Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation

Ireland's Minister for Agriculture has published the draft General Scheme of the Deforestation and Forest Degradation Bill 2026, establishing the national enforcement framework for the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

European Court Issues Key Ruling On AA And AA Screening

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Life Sciences Outlook 2026 - Environment And Planning

European Union Environment

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Arthur Cox

No Right To Anonymity: CJEU Upholds Identification Requirements For Environmental Information Requests

European Union Environment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Grids Package: Legislative Proposals Before Council And Parliament

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

CBAM Certificates: The First Quarter Pricing Unveiled

European Union Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

EU 2040 Climate Target

Ireland Environment

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Behind The Scenes Of Ireland’s EU Presidency: Insights From Rory Montgomery (Podcast)

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Matheson

Irish High Court Clarifies DSAR Exemptions Under The GDPR And Data Protection Act 2018

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

Video: Understanding The WRC Adjudication Process – Episode 4

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

From Copilot To Colleague: How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Work, Governance And Risk (Podcast)

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

CRD VI: Article 21c Post-transposition (Podcast)

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

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Environmental Law

Corporate Update - September 2026 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

Ireland moves forward with legislation to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation, introducing supply chain due diligence requirements for commodities like cattle, cocoa, coffee, and wood. The draft bill aims to ensure products placed on the Irish market are certified as deforestation-free, with enforcement beginning in December 2026.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Offshore Update: General Scheme Of Marine Protected Areas Legislation Published

The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would integrate marine protected area designation into Ireland's existing maritime spatial planning framework. This legislative proposal aims to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030 while establishing new compliance obligations for public bodies and consultation mechanisms for stakeholders with maritime interests.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction August 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland's Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces significant reforms to judicial review procedures and planning law, while new EU packaging regulations and climate action consultations signal major environmental policy shifts. Key court decisions address wind turbine noise nuisance and water quality obligations under EU directives.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland Advances Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Fast-Tracks Nine Infrastructure Projects

Ireland Real Estate

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William Fry

District Heating In Ireland: A Market At A Turning Point

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Matheson

European Court Issues Key Ruling On AA And AA Screening

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Life Sciences Outlook 2026 - Environment And Planning

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

New BER System From 24 May 2026 – What Do You Need To Know?

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William Fry

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Climate Change

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction August 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland's Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces significant reforms to judicial review procedures and planning law, while new EU packaging regulations and climate action consultations signal major environmental policy shifts. Key court decisions address wind turbine noise nuisance and water quality obligations under EU directives.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

New BER System From 24 May 2026 – What Do You Need To Know?

Ireland is implementing a new Building Energy Rating (BER) system from 24 May 2026, introducing zero emissions building categories and simplified certification scales.

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Environment And Planning

The European Commission published guidance on adapting Natura 2000 sites to climate change on 25 March 2026. The guidance is directed to Member States, Natura 2000 site managers and environmental authorities.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive: Ireland Transposes Key Reforms For BER Regime

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner Finance April 2026 - European Developments

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

EU 2040 Climate Target

Ireland Environment

M

Matheson

The Evolving Landscape Of Global Climate Change Litigation: Perspectives For 2026

Worldwide Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 19/03/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Data Centres, Climate Obligations, And Mathematical Argument Limitations

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

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Waste Management

Life Sciences Outlook 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland's Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 introduces targeted reforms to EPA licensing processes, while legal challenges to the EU's Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive threaten a new extended producer responsibility model requiring pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers to fund 80% of quaternary water treatment costs.

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Matheson: In The Works

From construction cost inflation and the implementation of RIAI 2025 contracts to landmark adjudication rulings and the UK's abolition of retention payments, this quarterly bulletin examines the forces reshaping Ireland's construction sector.

Ireland Real Estate

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Matheson

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

High Court Rejects 'Smash And Grab' Adjudications Under Construction Contracts Act 2013

Ireland Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction And Engineering October 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, October 2025

European Union Environment

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Arthur Cox

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Latest Videos

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Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

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William Fry

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