Ireland: Corporate and Company Law

Warranty and indemnity insurance has evolved from a niche product to a standard feature in Irish M&A transactions, fundamentally changing how parties allocate risk in private deals. As insurers expand coverage into emerging areas like cyber risk and ESG disclosures, understanding how this insurance works and when to deploy it has become essential for both buyers and sellers navigating competitive deal processes.

The European Commission adopted the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework to support the EU economy in light of the Middle East crisis. The framework enables Member States to provide targeted support to sectors most affected by increased input and energy costs, particularly agriculture, fisheries and transport.

As Irish football transfer values rise, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has tightened the rules for football agents operating in Ireland. Clubs, agents, players and their families now need to understand licensing, FAI registration, professional indemnity insurance, representation agreements and the uncertain status of FIFA agent fee caps. This guide explains the core rules and the transfer risk points that clubs, agents and players should review.

The Central Bank of Ireland's Deputy Governor addresses the critical balance between maintaining robust capital requirements and fostering competition in the banking sector, while the European financial regulatory landscape continues to evolve through new guidelines on anti-money laundering cooperation, capital requirements, and sustainable finance implementation.

On 5 May 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank“) published an updated AIF Rulebook, together with its Feedback Statement on Consultation Paper 162...

Revenue confirmed on 10 February 2026 that companies who deal with Revenue’s Large Cases Division and have an establishment in Ireland will be considered within scope for Phase One of Ireland’s VAT Modernisation programme. Therefore they will be subject to the first phase of implementation for mandatory eInvoicing and real-time reporting for domestic transactions from 1 November 2028.

There is no doubt that the Network and Information Security Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (“NIS 2”) significantly raises the bar for cybersecurity requirements in the EU.

Climate related litigation continues to evolve, with several recent landmark decisions shaping the global legal landscape. In this update, we consider the broad trends in recent climate litigation...

Fostering healthy and competitive markets is a key objective of the European Union. And one set of regulations has served as the cornerstone...