From construction cost inflation and the implementation of RIAI 2025 contracts to landmark adjudication rulings and the UK's abolition of retention payments, this quarterly bulletin examines the forces reshaping Ireland's construction sector.

The Council adopted a regulation which establishes requirements for the entire life-cycle of packaging (including sustainability and labelling criteria). It also establishes requirements...

As further detailed below, the Guidelines set out minimum requirements for UCITS managers and AIFMs which use ESG or sustainable terms in the names of funds under management.

In conjunction with Wind Energy Ireland we are pleased to announce the continuation of the Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary, with the firm offering a €10,000 boost to students pursuing studies related to renewable energy.

The European Commission has proposed a package of measures to simplify legislation relating to environmental assessments, industrial emissions, the circular economy and geospatial data.

The CSDDD entered into force in July 2024. Member States are required to transpose the CSDDD into national law by 26 July 2026 and it will apply on a phased basis, commencing for the first group of in-scope.

Following on from its public consultation paper in 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has now published its finalised guidance on climate change risk for Irish (re)insurers (Guidance).

On 18 September 2026, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage published a package of draft regulations intended to support commencement of the remaining provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

This briefing in our ESG series for Irish funds and fund management companies focuses on the EC's proposals to establish a classification system or "taxonomy" to identify whether and to what extent an economic activity ...

On 26 July 2021, the European Commission published a Q&A clarifying the application and implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR).

On 26 February, the European Commission published an ‘Omnibus' package, including proposals to simplify obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

The European Union has taken several initiatives to accelerate the roll-out of renewable energy development, key among which is streamlining and expediting permit...

On 23 March 2021, the Irish government published the new Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the "Bill").

High Court grants leave to appeal question of whether conservation objectives must be set for Special Protection Areas in order to carry out a valid Appropriate Assessment ("AA")...

On 26 July 2021, the European Commission ("Commission") published a Q&A seeking to clarify the application and implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR").

In Tenderbids Ltd t/a Bastion v Electrical Waste Management Ltd [2025] IEHC 139, the High Court dismissed an application to enforce an adjudicator's decision based on a finding...

Today's complex and technologically dependent operating environment, combined with geopolitical uncertainty and environmental and climate changes, is creating new challenges for organisations.