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The Government is consulting until 20 April 2023 on the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II ("OREDP II").

The 1952 Arrest Convention was given the force of law in Ireland by the passing of the Jurisdiction of the Courts (Maritime Conventions) Act, 1989.

Following the publication of the provisional results last week of the first auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS) (see our previous article here)...

The Commission proposed amendments to the Measuring Instruments Directive to harmonise the measuring requirements for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refilling stations across the EU.

One of the main things worth bearing in mind when considering the arrest of a ship (or a sister ship) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) is the applicability of the various arrest conventions.

The European Commission is consulting until 4 November 2025 on revision of the Air Services Regulation (EC) 1008/2008, which governs access to the internal...

The Maritime Area Planning Bill has been published along with the National Marine Planning Framework. Ireland has committed to meeting 70% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030.

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission adopted the European Union Ports Strategy and Industrial Maritime Strategy – two new strategies focussed on ports, shipping and shipbuilding.

A wave of new EU legislation to decarbonise sectors across the economy and accelerate transformation of energy systems is coming into force. Our summaries of the initial proposals are here and here.

In September 2021, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") delivered a preliminary ruling in relation to the interpretation of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 1177/2010 concerning the rights...

Ireland boasts a very attractive tax regime for shipping operations known as the tonnage tax regime. It is designed to ensure that shipping businesses based in Ireland pay tax on a nominal profit which is based on the tonnage of a vessel as opposed to on actual profit generated by the business.

The European Commission proposed a Regulation to establish the Connecting Europe Facility for 2028-2034, and the rules for providing funding under the Facility to projects...

The Irish tonnage tax regime for shipping operations was introduced in Ireland in 2003. Similar in operation to tonnage tax regimes in other countries...

The European Commission is calling for evidence until 20 April 2026 in the context of its review of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (EU) 2023/1804.

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications ("DECC"), coordinated through the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce ("OWDT"), recently announced a suite of policy initiatives intended to support...

The Planning and Development (Costs of Part 9 Judicial Review Proceedings) Regulations 2026, which came into operation on 18 May 2026, introduce a fixed statutory schedule of costs caps governing the legal costs recoverable by a successful applicant in planning judicial review proceedings taken under the Planning and Development Act 2024.