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Irish people joint-fourth highest consumers of cocaine globally, says UN – this is a recent Irish Times headline arising from the Global Report on Cocaine 2023 from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...

Form EWS1 - designed to provide assurance that a high rise building is fire safety compliant...

On 27 March 2020 the Taoiseach announced that "with effect from midnight tonight, for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April, everybody must stay at home in all circumstances

This article provides guidance for employers in Ireland on dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

The proposal to ban sponsorship of sporting events by alcoholic beverage companies signals that the continuing debate on problems with alcohol and drugs in Ireland is still at the fore.

Protected disclosures remain at the forefront of issues for employment-law practitioners, write Joanne Hyde (main picture) and Conor Fynes (small picture) of Lewis Silkin Ireland LLP.

The Health and Safety Authority (the "HSA") is the government agency with responsibility to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety...

In recent years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters have been catapulted from a somewhat ambiguous acronym to a recurring line item on the board's agenda...

The Bill will transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive and is intended to significantly enhance the protections for whistleblowers in Ireland.

The EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions aims to improve employees' working conditions by promoting more transparent and predictable employment.

The Government has confirmed that the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment for people who have lost their job as a result of the pandemic will increase from €203 to €350.

With preparations in full swing for the festive season, we review typical workplace issues commonly faced by employers at this time of year and suggest some practical tips for dealing with them successfully.

The Directive had a transposition deadline of 1 August 2022, which Ireland did not meet. According to a Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...

On the 20th November last, the Government published the Work Safely Protocol (the "Protocol"). The Protocol is a revision to the "Return to Work Safely Protocol"...