Arthur Cox relies on its multi-jurisdiction presence and expertise to handle a wide range of domestic and cross-border media and entertainment mandates, ranging from defamation proceedings to commercial licensing agreements. The team works with a broad spectrum of clients, including broadcasters, cable companies, online game developers, producers, publishers, and advertising agencies. Colin Kavanagh focuses on commercial, non-contentious and regulatory matters. Gavin Woods departed to DLA Piper Ireland LLP.

Flynn O'Driscoll handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious media and entertainment law issues, including pre- and post-publishing advice and litigation in the areas of defamation, confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property. Kieran Kelly heads the practice and holds vast experience in business litigation with a focus on media law.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has a full-service media and entertainment practice which offers advice on a wide range of issues, including advertising, production agreements, media rights, content regulation, and broadcasting licence applications. The team is also active on the contentious side, where it handles factious sports broadcasting rights matters and other Irish High Court proceedings. Practice head Michael Madden has longstanding regulatory experience and regularly advises on all aspects of Irish audiovisual media services law. Associate Luke Murray specialises in Irish and EU media and communications regulation and competition law matters.

Matheson LLP has a sizable and experienced media and entertainment practice with a strong presence in the film and TV production sector, where it represents multiple producers, lenders, financiers, and distributors. The team works closely with its commercial litigation and dispute resolution group to provide holistic defamation and privacy law advice to a wide range of clients, including media and broadcasting companies and regulatory and statutory bodies. Ruth Hunter specialises in the negotiation and drafting of agreements related to distribution, writers, actors, directors, designers, and composers and co-heads the team with Michael Byrne , who leads the contentious side of the practice, with particular expertise in defamation and privacy law.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has an experienced media and entertainment practice which works with both domestic and international operators in publishing, broadcasting, production, betting, gaming and digital enterprises. The team has a dedicated media defence team that regularly handles complex media disputes and defamation mandates. Audrey Byrne heads the practice and has extensive expertise of handling digital media disputes and the contentious issues that affect online platforms. Alan Heuston advises on the regulatory and taxation aspects of the betting and gaming sector, while Adam Finlay specialises in advertising law matters. Lesley Caplin is another key contact and was recently promoted to of counsel.

Philip Lee LLP’s media team has a strong presence in the film and television sector, where it represents multiple studios, state media agencies, artists, banks, financial institutions, and investors. In addition, the team is also active in the advertising industry and regularly advises commercial production companies on production-specific legal matters. Brian Gormley heads the practice and has significant experience of advising on the financing and production of large international feature films, animation series and domestic television programs. Jonathan Kelly specialises in the area of film and television finance, while associate Jessica Gorman has significant experience of negotiating talent agreements and advising on production clearances and releases.

William Fry works with a wide variety of clients from the media and entertainment sector, including daily newspapers, domestic TV channels, and top media companies. The team has particular expertise in defamation and privacy law and, of late, has been heavily involved in a lot of brand protection and reputation management work. Fiona Barry heads the team and has extensive experience in the defamation and social media sectors. Paul Convery  specialises in defamation proceedings, in addition to telecommunications and media-related disputes.

A&L Goodbody LLP handles the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters in the media and entertainment space, including regulatory matters, advertising and sponsorship agreements, defamation and other content issues, and technology and media-related disputes. Practice head John Whelan focuses on the telecommunications sector and John Cahir is the other key contact.

Dillon Eustace has built a strong reputation for its work in the field of defamation litigation, where it handles many high-profile defamation cases for both domestic and international clients. John Doyle heads the practice and has a strong track record of providing pre-publication and day-to-day advice to leading newspapers and successfully defending clients before the High Court. David Kavanagh , Peter Bredin , and John O’Riordan are also recommended.

Hayes Solicitors LLP  provides day-to-day advice on all aspects of media law and is well renowned for its expertise in the areas of defamation, copyright, data protection, privacy and contempt law. The team works with publishers, podcast producers, authors, production companies, and studio developers. David Phelan heads the practice and has extensive experience of advising pre-publication consideration of articles, advertisements, media contracts and copyright. Joe O’Malley assists clients with litigation matters related to media law.

RDJ LLP has extensive experience in all legal issues related to print, broadcasting, and digital media and boasts two dedicated teams for contentious and non-contentious media law-related matters. Darryl Broderick heads the contentious media team and has extensive experience of handling reputation management and other media disputes before the Irish courts. Diarmaid Gavin heads the non-contentious media team and advises on media merger notifications, advertising compliance, content acquisition and licensing arrangements, data protection, and advertising law.

ByrneWallace LLP has built a strong reputation for assisting public and private organisations with reputation management, where it protects clients from the reputational damage caused by product recalls, bad leavers, data breaches, cyberattacks and adverse media intrusion. Mark O’Shaughnessy heads the practice and works closely with Valerie Hourigan .