Ireland: Energy Law

Subscribe

Energy law and electricity regulation thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve accounting and audit law from specialists working in this area every day. Content covering topics such as Chemicals, Energy Law, Mining, Oil, Gas and Electricity, Renewables and Utilities.

Accelerating Infrastructure: Critical Infrastructure Bill And Circulars

The Government published a Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 and Circulars, following on from the Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan.

AC

Arthur Cox

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

In Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2026] IEHC 205, Humphreys J dismissed a challenge to a decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Commission) to approve a 600 MW...

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Data Centres: EU Consults On Regulation For Rating Sustainability

The European Commission is consulting until 23 April 2026 on a draft Delegated Regulation to develop a common EU scheme for rating the sustainability of data centres in Europe.

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - State Aid

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Energy And Infrastructure

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Transport

European Union Transport

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Public Procurement

European Union Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Biomethane Sector In Ireland: Decisions On Guarantees Of Origin And Reverse Grid Compression

AC

Arthur Cox

The EU Industrial Accelerator Act: Impacts On Renewable Energy Auctions, Public Procurement And FDI

European Union Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

WF

William Fry

Energy Year In Review 2025

M

Matheson

EU Package On Energy Independence And Affordability: What It Signals For The Energy Sector

AC

Arthur Cox

Managing AI Risk In Irish Litigation

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - State Aid

AC

Arthur Cox

EU CryptoReg Roundup: February 2026

Ireland Technology

W

Walkers

'Good Jobs' Podcast: Theme B With Kevin Gallagher And Patricia Coulter

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

DLT & Tokenisation In Financial Services | Central Bank Of Ireland

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Public Procurement Update: Treatment Of Confidential Information In Procurement Cases; Abnormally Low Tenders; Refresh On RWIND And Tender Ambiguities

The High Court in Ireland dismissed a challenge to the decision by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland ("SEAI")...

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland's Policy Pivot On Data Centre Delivery

The Government's January announcement of its Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP) represents a step change in Ireland's approach to data centre delivery...

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - State Aid

The European Commission approved a €3.1 billion Spanish scheme to support the production of electricity from new or substantially refurbished highly...

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - Digital Infrastructure

The European Commission is proposing a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act to introduce a single, harmonised regulatory framework to replace the existing European Electronic Communications Code...

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Dismisses Coolglass Windfarm Appeal

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Climate Objectives and Planning: A Review of the Decision of Coolglass Windfarm Limited v An Comisiún Pleanála

Ireland Real Estate

RL

RDJ LLP

Energy Update: Next Steps For The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme

AC

Arthur Cox

Charting A Safer Course: Health And Safety Law In Ireland's Offshore Wind Sector

Worldwide Energy

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Energy And Infrastructure

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Transport

Ireland Transport

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - State Aid

AC

Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

What's Another Year 2026 - Environment And Planning

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Transport

The Council agreed its positionon operational provisions (643 KB) to be included in the proposed Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 2028–2034.

Ireland Transport

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - State Aid

The Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading post-2021 ("ETS State aid Guidelines")...

AC

Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

In Tenderbids Limited t/a Bastion v Electrical Waste Management Limited [2026] IEHC 5, the High Court (Court) rejected that "smash and grab" adjudication applies under the Construction Contracts Act 2013...

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

What's Another Year 2026 - Environment And Planning

The Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, published on 3 December 2025, outlines the Government's programme of reform for the planning regime.

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2026 - Construction And Engineering

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

New Connection Policy For Data Centres In Ireland

The decision of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities ("CRU") on connection to the electricity grid for data centres is available: Review of Large Energy Users Connection Policy...

AC

Arthur Cox

CRU Publishes Long Awaited Final Policy On Data Centre Connections

Following concerns from Ireland's Transmission System Operator (EirGrid) as to overdemand and constraints on the electricity network...

WF

William Fry

2025 In Review: Significant Year For Planning & Environmental Decisions

2025 has been a significant year for planning and environmental decisions. In this article Stephen Barry, reviews six significant High Court decisions from 2025...

Ireland Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction December 2025 - State Aid

The Commission published a Staff Working Document on the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework ("CISAF"). The CISAF was adopted on 25 June 2025 and encourages investment in clean energy...

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction December 2025 - Energy

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Landmark Moment For "Broken" System Of Infrastructure Delivery As Government Publishes Infrastructure Action Plan

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

Renewable Energy: Consultation On Biomethane Connections

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction And Engineering October 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

ORESS Tonn Nua Auction Results Announced

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Energy

European Union Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - State Aid

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Publishes Biomethane Sustainability Charter – A Key Milestone For Renewable Gas In Ireland

WF

William Fry

Legal News - November 25

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

Renewable Energy Auctions: Consultation On Non-price Criteria

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland Looks To LNG For Energy Security

WF

William Fry

Energy Update: Long Duration Energy Storage

AC

Arthur Cox

EirGrid Consults On Scheme To Facilitate 500MW Of Long-Duration Batteries In Ireland

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Public Procurement

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Hugh Cummins On South Dublin County Council District Heating Project (Video)

PL

Philip Lee

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More