The July Stimulus Plan (the "Plan") was officially unveiled by the Government on Thursday 23 July 2020, setting out a host of measures to support businesses and employment as the Government...

On 13 June 2024, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy delivered the High Court decision in Enoch Burke's defamation case against Mediahuis who successfully defended the claim for defamation. The judgment was unusual...

On 13 May 2026, Mr. Justice Twomey delivered a judgment in which the Court refused to grant an injunction prohibiting the sale of properties by receivers.

On 6 November 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") reported to the UK Parliament on its investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns.

Since 25 May 2018, two of the most hotly debated questions have been: (1) when can we expect the newly-strengthened and upgraded powers of data protection authorities across Europe to be kicked...

On the 2nd October 2018, members of Dail Eireann discussed the proposed introduction of the Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018

Since the reopening of non-essential construction sites from 18 May, some contractors are reporting that works are progressing at a slower rate due to compliance with the Return to Work Safely...

The Insurance Distribution Directive 2016/97 ("IDD") regulates the way in which insurance products are designed and sold across the EU.

According to the EU, AI constitutes one of the biggest challenges of our time; it is transforming the world we are living in, and the way we approach it will define our society of tomorrow.

The Department of Education have released updated Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017.

It's one year since the first lockdown, and employers are starting to prepare for a return in the coming months, as more people are vaccinated and businesses hope to reopen.

In August of this year, it came to the attention of the Health Services Executive, the Health Minister, and later on, to the general public, that some nursing home residents were paying up to €100 a month...

There are a range of legislative provisions which ascribe certain duties of care and obligations around agency workers, who are in an unusual position in that they are employed by the agency provider...

How should you, as an employer, deal with a complaint of bullying? In the decision of Catherine Hurley v An Post [2017] IEHC 568 ...

In our Insight on 1st September last, we reviewed the Government's plan for the next and final phase of Ireland's response to the Covid 19 pandemic, Covid- 19: Reframing the Challenge...

The RDJ Employment Team recently held a series of employment law breakfast briefings across our offices in Cork, Galway and Dublin. Areas covered in these briefings were protected disclosures...

The Supreme Court has helpfully clarified the circumstances in which an employee may be entitled to legal representation during a disciplinary process.

The idea that an employee will have "a job for life" or that they will be entirely tied to one employer appears to be becoming unacceptable.

The High Court has ruled in favour of the Irish government following a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) over the former's alleged failure to tackle climate change.

The Central Bank of Ireland has released (27.10.20) the findings that arose from its thematic review which assessed how fund management companies have implemented the Central Bank requirements...