Ireland: IT and Internet

Ireland's EU Council Presidency faces critical telecommunications negotiations that will reshape Europe's digital infrastructure landscape. The Digital Networks Act promises to modernize the EU's telecoms framework by replacing multiple directives with a unified regulation, while parallel negotiations on child safety online raise fundamental questions about encryption and privacy. These interconnected policy files will determine how Europe balances investment incentives, cross-border service provision, netw

Legal compliance has moved to the forefront of technology deployment in Europe, with regulations like the EU AI Act, GDPR, DORA, and NIS 2 fundamentally changing how organizations approach technology adoption.

Ireland has lifted its data centre connection moratorium and introduced a demanding new framework requiring developers to provide their own generation capacity, source 80% of electricity from new Irish renewables within six years, and meet strict grid stability requirements. The policy creates significant opportunities for developers who can navigate the complex intersection of grid connection, planning permission, and renewable energy procurement, though a pending legal challenge adds uncertainty to the la

The European Commission (the “Commission”) has released its preliminary findings that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) as a result of the platform’s “addictive design”.

The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe, alongside 88 civil society organisations, companies, and cybersecurity experts published a joint letter to the European Commission.

Last Friday's headlines about the uncovering of the responsible parties behind the infamous Tattle Life ("Tattle") website has once again brought to the forefront...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-376/22, Google Ireland v KommAustria has confirmed that EU member states may not subject online platforms established in another member...

It designated 17 Very Large Online Platforms and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines based on the user data that they had to publish on 17 February 2023.

The DSA is designed to provide greater online safety, imposing obligations on the providers of various online intermediary services, such as social media and e-commerce websites.