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The Government Legislation Programme for the Summer 2025 session has been published. The Cabinet has approved 23 bills for priority publication and 28 bills for priority drafting. Priority legislation includes...

The Commission approved a €1.3 billion German measure made available in part through the Recovery and Resilience Facility ("RRF") to support a Germany entity in decarbonising part of their steel production processes.

The legislation programme for the forthcoming Summer Oireachtas session has been published by the government.

Tim Scanlon and Sarah Goddard, CEO of Dublin International Insurance & Management Association (DIMA), discuss the effect that a potential Brexit would have on the captive industry in Ireland.

With the measures in place to deal with the COVID-19 situation, volatility and disruption continue to affect Northern Ireland. The economic disruption caused by COVID-19 presents significant challenges to business globally.

Key members from Walkers' Global offices across the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Ireland were delighted to attend the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Conference in Dublin recently.

A look at the key legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy including energy, construction & engineering, real estate, industrials, transport and digital infrastructure.

Ireland has responded to the effects of the global financial crisis on Irish credit institutions...

The Trump administration's latest announcement of the imposition of US tariffs on all EU imports is one of the most serious issues faced by the Irish economy in recent years.

Irish M&A activity has been relatively muted in the first half of the year in line with the global M&A market.

The European Commission approved a €682 million Belgian scheme to support renewable offshore wind energy to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.

Ireland was not immune to the headwinds buffeting the global economy in 2022. Rising interest rates, persistently high inflation, slower growth in Western markets, war in Ukraine and global...

The Matheson Spring Horizon Tracker has just been distributed to our clients this week with an 'as of' date of 10 March 2024.

In March 2023, the European Union reached agreement on an enhanced regulatory framework for European Long Term Investment Funds ("ELTIFs"). This enhanced regime ("ELTIF 2.0") will apply...

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

Irish university students are to explore new ways of growing the economy after the UK's vote to leave the EU as part of a new competition launched today by leading Irish law firm Matheson.

As Ireland prepares to assume the EU Council Presidency from July to December 2026, directors face a strategically significant period that will shape regulatory frameworks and business priorities across security, competitiveness, and institutional values. With influence over legislative timing and the negotiation of a €2 trillion EU budget spanning 2028-2034, this Presidency presents both governance challenges and opportunities that warrant early board-level engagement.