Ireland: Strategy

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The European Commission's Chips Act 2.0 proposes sweeping measures to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem through strategic project designations, regional excellence frameworks, and enhanced supply chain regulation.

The Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report 2026 (the Report) is published at a time of accelerating change.

Ireland is introducing a new tax-efficient Investment Account from July 2027, allowing residents to invest up to €12,000 annually with a €50,000 tax-free threshold. The initiative aims to encourage retail investment by eliminating complex tax rules like deemed disposal and replacing them with a simplified 1% annual tax on amounts exceeding the threshold.

The EU Retail Investment Strategy is a legislative package which introduces significant changes to the UCITS Directive and AIFMD, as well as MiFID II, the Insurance Distribution Directive and the Solvency II Directive via an omnibus directive (Omnibus Directive).

The Irish Department of Finance has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to transform how retail investors are taxed, with a new investment account at its core designed to simplify the tax framework and encourage greater participation in capital markets. The proposal includes annual contribution limits, a tax-free threshold, and a flat-rate tax structure that eliminates the controversial deemed disposal rule, while also signaling broader reforms to investment fund taxation from Budget 2028 onwards. This initiat

As Ireland's large employers increasingly mandate fixed office attendance days, new research reveals how hybrid working is evolving from unrestricted flexibility toward more structured models. With productivity concerns driving policy changes and three-day office weeks emerging as the standard, businesses face the challenge of balancing operational needs with employee wellbeing and retention priorities.

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The reporting of guarantee data to the Central Bank of Ireland's Central Credit Register will commence on 1 February 2025.

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Conversations about the return to the office, adopting hybrid, or going fully remote are currently being held in every organisation around the world.