Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland originating from outside the EU is not currently subject to any specific regulatory requirements.

The OGP published amended forms of the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Technical Services and Archaeological Consultancy Services (COE1 & COE2 respectively).

The Eurozone remains troubled by the impact of the debt crisis. However, as Stanley Watson and Robert O’Shea write, levels of foreign direct investment remain robust.

Foreign investors and multinationals predict they will invest an estimated USD$7.5BN in their Irish operations over the next three years, creating 20,000 new jobs.

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (Act), which we previously discussed in an article from earlier this year, was signed into law on 31 October 2023.

Transaction values exceed €33.2bn in H1 2026 despite lower deal volumes, as large-scale deals and international investment underpin market resilience.

The first Annual Report (2025 Annual Report) regarding the operation of the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act)...

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022 ("Bill"), published by the Irish Government on 2 August 2022, aims to implement the first screening process for foreign direct investment ("FDI")...

The European Union has introduced its most comprehensive overhaul of foreign direct investment screening since 2020, establishing harmonised minimum standards across all Member States for reviewing investments in strategically sensitive sectors. This revised framework significantly expands the scope of transactions subject to review, introduces stricter procedural requirements, and enhances coordination mechanisms between national authorities and the European Commission.

The Commission issued the first in a series of guidance documents to support EU countries in transposing and implementing the revised Directive into national law.

The European Union has introduced sweeping reforms to foreign direct investment screening that will fundamentally reshape how Member States, including Ireland, review cross-border transactions for security and public order concerns. These changes establish a harmonised baseline for mandatory notifications, introduce coordinated timelines for multi-country deals, and create enhanced information-sharing mechanisms across all 27 Member States. Ireland's recently implemented FDI screening regime will need to ad

The regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland, and indeed a unified approach across Europe has been long awaited.

In this briefing, we highlight the key themes from Irish merger control in 2024 and look forward at the emerging developments in 2025, including the recent introduction of Ireland's new FDI screening regime.

The European Commission proposed a Regulation on establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors (the Industrial Accelerator Act, the “IAA”).

Patrick’s Day festivities have shown, there are few countries with which the U.S. has such a strong and enduring bond.

On 31 October 2023, Ireland joined fellow EU Member States by signing into law legislation which gives effect to EU Regulation 2019/452, more commonly known as the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulations (the "Regulations").

The side-by-side package released by the OECD in early January was welcomed by the international tax community and heralded as demonstrating renewed commitment to international tax cooperation. While getting the agreement over the line was a triumph for international cooperation, that narrative misses what the side-by-side package means for international tax.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is consulting until 3 February 2025 on a review of Technical Guidance Document...

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill ("Bill") aims to implement the first screening process for foreign direct investment ("FDI")...

The UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget sending the pound to a historical low (for a while at least) and increasing the cost of borrowing for the UK government by 100 basis points was certainly at the ...