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The EU Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831) represents a significant development in the regulation of digital labour platforms.

On 20 May 2025, An Rialálaí Agraibhia (the "Agri-Food Regulator") published the results of its first supplier survey at its inaugural conference.

On 17 June a major milestone was reached in terms of the proposals to revise the EU general pharmaceutical legislation, with trilogue negotiations getting underway.

A European Commission draft Decision was prompted following concerns raised by a number of competent health authorities in the EU...

As a basic level, blockchain technology creates a shared digital ledger of transactions that a number of participants manage, with no central entity controlling.

Established in 2023, An Rialálaí Agraibhia (the "Agri-Food Regulator") is responsible for the promotion of fairness and transparency in the agricultural and food supply chain in Ireland.

A significant development on the pan-European life sciences front, was the July publication by the European Commission (the "Commission") of its long-awaited Life Sciences Strategy.

The Irish regulator has announced a strategic priority to use its powers to investigate whether retailers and wholesalers are complying with 2016 groceries regulations.

The European Commission (Commission) has released a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (Strategy) which presents a very different landscape for key players in the pharmaceutical industry.

2015 was another busy year in the Irish hotel industry. New legislation introduced will have an indirect impact on the next phase of the hotel industry.

In a pivotal moment for a sector that employs around 100,000 people in Ireland and delivers close to €100 billion in exports annually, the Department of Enterprise...

Intellectual property law is essential to protecting a food business in a competitive market. A food business should have a clear understanding of the intellectual property rights available to protect its market position.

Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol products may soon be a reality in Ireland. The new Bill proposes to introduce a floor price for alcohol products based on their alcoholic strength.

Irish whiskey distilleries have experienced tremendous growth in the last five years. By August 2017, the number of operational whiskey distilleries in Ireland had increased to 18 from just 4 in 2013.

MEPs agreed the European Parliament's negotiating position on the planned EU Critical Medicines Act (EU CMA) this week (20 January 2026), clearing the way for trilogue negotiations.

In a recent decision dated 13 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") ruled that non-alcoholic beverages cannot be labelled as ‘gin'.

The long-awaited revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation has reached a significant milestone: agreement was secured on 11 December 2025 at the trilogue stage...