Ireland moves forward with legislation to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation, introducing supply chain due diligence requirements for commodities like cattle, cocoa, coffee, and wood. The draft bill aims to ensure products placed on the Irish market are certified as deforestation-free, with enforcement beginning in December 2026.

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Mr Jimmy Deenihan, T.D. and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., have announced that they have obtained the support of the European Commission for the Government’s intention to prepare a national plan for Ireland’s Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) raised bogs.

Following pre-legislative scrutiny, the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Bill) was initiated before the Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2022. It is currently at Report Stage before the Dáil.

On 21 September the Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD, announced that the Cabinet had approved the drafting of a new law which would halt for now what would have been...

Recent legislation could have a significant impact on landowners and on those who believe they have acquired rights on other people's land such as rights of way and fishing and grazing rights.

Many of us enjoy rights of way or easements without ever really thinking about them. The beneficiary may access their house or land through a neighbour's private lane.

There are two mutually exclusive systems for registering title in Ireland, the Registry of Deeds and the Land Registry, and both are now controlled and managed by the Property Registration Authority.

On 23 June 2025, the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, formally introduced his renewed ‘Dilapidations Bill' before the Northern Ireland Assembly.

This article highlights changes in the procedure for the compulsory acquisition of land as enacted by the Planning and Development Act 2000.

A number of recent High Court cases have highlighted the difficulties being faced by receivers in taking possession of agricultural lands.

The High Court has invited the parties in proceedings involving the repossession of a family home by Tanager Designated Activity Company to seek a reference to the Court of Appeal.

The Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern signed an order on the 1st of December, 2009, banning upwards only rent review provisions pursuant to Section 132 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act, 2009 ("2009 Act").

From 30 December 2024, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will require operators and traders to comply with new due diligence obligations, to ensure that certain products traded...

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.

Decision of Ms. Justice Dunne of 25th July, 2011 on the interaction of the Registration of Title Act, 1964, and the Land of Conveyancing Law Reform Act, 2009

An important deadline is looming for those operating as "compliance reporting buyers" in the agricultural and food products supply chain.

The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025, in effect since 20 June 2025, introduces a temporary, nationwide rent control regime in response to ongoing pressures in the Irish housing market.