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EU Grids Package: Legislative Proposals Before Council And Parliament

The European Commission’s Grids Package has been welcomed by many in industry as a catalyst for accelerated grid delivery and reform.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner Finance April 2026 - European Developments

The consultations, which aim to update and simplify the technical screening criteria to make the taxonomy framework more user-friendly and accessible for market participants...

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

In Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2026] IEHC 205, Humphreys J dismissed a challenge to a decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Commission) to approve a 600 MW...

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

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

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

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

Worldwide Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

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William Fry

Data Centres, Climate Obligations, And Mathematical Argument Limitations

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Omnibus I Directive Published: Revised Scope And Reduced Obligations Under CSRD And CSDDD

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - State Aid

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Dismisses Coolglass Windfarm Appeal

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Climate Objectives and Planning: A Review of the Decision of Coolglass Windfarm Limited v An Comisiún Pleanála

Ireland Real Estate

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RDJ LLP

Ireland Strategy

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Arthur Cox

Legal News - April 26

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

M&A Full Year Review 2025

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner Finance April 2026 - Thought Leadership

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Defamation Law Update: Ganley v. CNN Inc

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

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

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Charting A Safer Course: Health And Safety Law In Ireland's Offshore Wind Sector

The promise of clean energy, economic growth and climate leadership is undeniable.

Worldwide Energy

WF

William Fry

EU Court Clarifies Rules On Anonymous Environmental Requests

The CJEU held that Member States may require prior identification to ensure proper functioning of procedures.

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

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

As noted in our December Horizon Scanner update, the European Commission proposed a suite of measures on 10 December 2025 to simplify environmental legislation.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Beyond The Headlines: What The 'Accelerating Infrastructure Report And Action Plan' Means For Infrastructure Delivery In Ireland.

This morning the Government published its Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan containing a series of actions to accelerate the provision of critical infrastructure.

Ireland Government

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McCann Fitzgerald

Changing Times: A New Infrastructure Plan To Fundamentally Reshape The Delivery Of Infrastructure In Ireland?

Ireland Government

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McCann Fitzgerald

What's Another Year 2026 - ESG

European Union Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2026 - Environment And Planning

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy Update: Non-Price Criteria Decision

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Approves The Drafting Of The Private Wires Bill

WF

William Fry

Resilience - Resilience Event Playbook

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

2025 In Review: Significant Year For Planning & Environmental Decisions

Ireland Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction December 2025 - State Aid

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

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

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Provisional Agreement On Omnibus Amendments To CSRD And CSDDD

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

2025 In Review: Significant Year For Planning & Environmental Decisions

2025 has been a significant year for planning and environmental decisions. In this article Stephen Barry, reviews six significant High Court decisions from 2025...

Ireland Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction December 2025 - State Aid

The Commission published a Staff Working Document on the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework ("CISAF"). The CISAF was adopted on 25 June 2025 and encourages investment in clean energy...

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

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

The European Commission has proposed a package of measures to simplify legislation relating to environmental assessments, industrial emissions, the circular economy and geospatial data.

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Provisional Agreement On Omnibus Amendments To CSRD And CSDDD

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Uncertainty Persists On The Future Of The Green Claims Directive

Ireland Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

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

EirGrid is consulting until 24 November 2025 on a procurement mechanism for Long Duration Energy Storage ("LDES") of continuous electricity import and export...

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

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

The European Council has agreed to a proposal to set a binding target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2040.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Publishes Biomethane Sustainability Charter – A Key Milestone For Renewable Gas In Ireland

The publication marks a pivotal moment in the Government's plans to develop the State's biomethane sector. The Government, as proposed in the Climate Action Plan, intend this sector...

WF

William Fry

Central Bank Publishes Feedback On Sustainability CSA

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has published a detailed feedback report following ESMA's Common Supervisory Action ("CSA") on Sustainability Risks and Disclosures...

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy Auctions: Consultation On Non-price Criteria

AC

Arthur Cox

Proposed Amendments To EUDR For Downstream Supply Chains

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

State Aid - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

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

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

EirGrid Releases RESS 5 Provisional Auction Results 2025

WF

William Fry

Sustainable Business Report 2025 - Environment

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

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

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Environment & Planning

AC

Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy: Update On Permit-granting Procedures In Ireland (Including Planning Regulations)

AC

Arthur Cox

Green Public Procurement

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

Transforming Ireland's Infrastructure - National Development Plan Review 2025

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, July 2025

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Proposed New Bill To Address Dilapidations In Northern Ireland

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

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

WF

William Fry

Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

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