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Compliance remains a key priority for ComReg with formal findings of non-compliance issued against several entities and investigations launched into others.

A year on from ComReg’s October 2012 Market Review of the fixed voice access market, ComReg has followed up with a Supplementary Consultation.

Notwithstanding a robust Q1 in M&A activity in Ireland, deal value and volume fell substantially over the first six months of 2020.

In 2014, the Digital Rights Ireland case was referred from the Irish High Court to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the validity of the EU Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the "Directive").

The case involves a complainant who is a subscriber to the Belgian telephone service operator, Telenet. Telenet transfers telecom subscriber data to directory providers, including Proximus.

New Irish data retention laws governing the retention and access of electronic communications data are in the pipeline following two fresh data retention judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU").

As tech and communications technologies continue to converge, the line between what consumers expect of their tech gadgets and conventional telecoms voice and messaging services has blurred.

The European Electronic Communications Code (the "EECC") is expanding the remit of national telecoms regulation across the EU to cover ‘interpersonal communication services' ("ICS") as well as traditional telecoms services.

In June 2019, the Fitness to Practise Committee (Committee) of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) directed the removal of a pharmacist's registration following his conviction in 2018

The enforcement powers of Ireland's telecoms regulator are set out in the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023, signed into law on 2 March 2023 (the "Act")...

2018 was a busy year for telecoms in Ireland.

On 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (the "DSA") comes into full force, requiring all intermediary service providers to consider what action they need to take in order to comply with its terms.

The Gigabit Infrastructure Act ("GIA") is an EU Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1309) designed to remove regulatory barriers and reduce...

The Irish Government has unveiled its Summer 2026 Legislation Programme, introducing critical bills that will reshape the technology sector's regulatory landscape.

On 21 January 2026, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act (“DNA”).

Encouraging quality connectivity to create the Digital Single Market.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently delivered two long-awaited judgments on whether services provided by online-based communications services are subject