Ireland: Criminal Law

The Central Bank of Ireland has released its second biannual Financial Crime Bulletin, addressing critical developments in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, financial sanctions, fraud prevention, and market abuse. This comprehensive update examines Ireland's national risk assessment findings, AMLA's evolving regulatory framework, and the escalating threat of AI-driven fraud and scams targeting consumers and financial institutions.

Preparation of this Strategy closely follows on from the recently published National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing 2026 and its associated Priority Action Implementation Plan...

The European Commission has proposed PSD3 and an accompanying Payment Services Regulation, marking the most significant reform of EU retail payments since PSD2. These reforms address rising payment fraud, uneven open banking implementation, and supervisory fragmentation by introducing mandatory re-authorisation requirements, enhanced fraud prevention measures, and directly applicable conduct rules across all Member States.

The ECA was introduced into the House of Commons on 1 March 2022 and received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022 in an attempt to improve transparency on ownership of property in the UK, which could previously be shrouded in layers of secrecy.

The recent publication of the General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the "General Scheme") paves the way for the reform and strengthening of lobbying laws in...

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (the "Act") was signed into law on 22 December 2021 paving the way for the establishment of a new independent statutory authority, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA)...

The Central Bank of Ireland has released its second biannual Financial Crime Bulletin, addressing critical developments in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, financial sanctions, fraud prevention, and market abuse. This comprehensive update examines Ireland's national risk assessment findings, AMLA's evolving regulatory framework, and the escalating threat of AI-driven fraud and scams targeting consumers and financial institutions.

The EU e-Evidence Regulation has entered into force, establishing a new framework for cross-border requests for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings. Service providers operating in the EU now face strict compliance deadlines and significant penalties for non-compliance, while navigating complex rules about data production, preservation orders, and limited grounds for refusal. How will companies balance law enforcement cooperation with fundamental rights protections under this challenging new regime?

On 26 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its 2026 Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook (RSO)...