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Energy Update: Direct Lines Bill

Ireland's Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 proposes significant reforms to the country's direct lines framework, removing restrictive barriers that have prevented private wire infrastructure development. The Bill would eliminate the grid-refusal precondition and establish new permitting criteria under the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, potentially unlocking opportunities for renewable energy deployment and alternative electricity supply arrangements.

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Arthur Cox

Energy Update: Decision On Biomethane Connections

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities has published a comprehensive policy framework for connecting biomethane producers to Ireland's gas network, introducing significant changes to economic testing periods, financial security...

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Arthur Cox

Nuclear Energy: An Overview Of The Position In Ireland

Ireland's electricity demand is surging due to data centres and digital infrastructure, yet nuclear energy remains legally prohibited despite growing European support and technological advances.

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Arthur Cox

Energy Update: Implementation Roadmap For Hybrid Co-Located Sites With MEC Sharing

Ireland's system operators have published a roadmap for implementing hybrid co-located renewable energy sites with shared maximum export capacity, following regulatory approval in April 2024.

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Arthur Cox

Decision On MEC Sharing

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Matheson

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

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Transport

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

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

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Arthur Cox

New BER System From 24 May 2026 – What Do You Need To Know?

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William Fry

Update On Ireland’s Critical Infrastructure Bill

Ireland Government

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Matheson

Ireland’s Renewable Heat Obligation

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William Fry

Untangling Private Wires

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RDJ LLP

Arbitration Clauses Not a Shield Against a Winding-Up Petition

Ireland Litigation

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Maples Group

Supreme Court Sets New Rules On Delay In Security For Costs Applications

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

The EU 28th Regime: What Businesses Need To Know About ‘EU Inc.”

Ireland Commercial

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Matheson

The EU Platform Work Directive (Video)

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

The High Court Clarifies The Approach In The Goldstein Judgment

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Contractual Retirement Ages: New Rules Take Effect On 29 June 2026 — What Employers Need To Know

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

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

The Government published a Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 and Circulars, following on from the Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan (PDF 7.8MB). We consider the Bill in our insights post...

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Construction And Engineering

The High Court granted an application to enforce an adjudicator's decision in BMC Renovation Ltd ("contractor") v Gael Property Investments Ltd ("employer") [2026] IEHC 195 (PDF 328KB).

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

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

As the Grids Package progresses through the legislative process, we consider the proposed legislation in our briefing: EU Grids Package: Legislative proposals before Council and Parliament.

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Arthur Cox

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

The European Commission published guidance on adapting Natura 2000 sites to climate change on 25 March 2026. The guidance is directed to Member States, Natura 2000 site managers and environmental authorities.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Energy Update: Sharing Maximum Export Capacity At Electricity Grid Connection Points

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Arthur Cox

Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive: Ireland Transposes Key Reforms For BER Regime

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Arthur Cox

EU Grids Package: Legislative Proposals Before Council And Parliament

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Energy Update: Network Charging Set To Change For Storage Assets

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Arthur Cox

Accelerating Infrastructure: Critical Infrastructure Bill And Circulars

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Arthur Cox

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Data Centres: EU Consults On Regulation For Rating Sustainability

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

EU 2040 Climate Target

Ireland Environment

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Matheson

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

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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

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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

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Arthur Cox

EU 2040 Climate Target

The Council of the European Union (the “Council”) has approved the amended European Climate Law (the “European Climate Law”) and published Regulation (EU) 2026/667 (the “Regulation”) in respect of the 2040 intermediate climate target. The European Climate Law, with direct effect in Ireland, was first adopted in 2021 and established the EU’s long-term climate policy framework in line with the Paris Agreement.

Ireland Environment

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Matheson

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

The European Commission adopted the State aid Land and Multimodal Transport Guidelines and the State aid Transport Block Exemption Regulation on 16 March 2026...

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

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

The European Commission proposed a Regulation on establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors (the Industrial Accelerator Act, the “IAA”).

European Union Government

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Arthur Cox

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

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William Fry

Energy Year In Review 2025

2025 was a significant year for the Irish energy sector. A new government introduced major legislative and regulatory changes.

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Matheson

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

The European Commission’s package on energy independence and affordability is relevant to stakeholders across the sector including those in generation, supply, transmission and distribution, energy services, consumption, finance, and government.

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Government

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Arthur Cox

Ireland's Policy Pivot On Data Centre Delivery

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William Fry

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

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Government

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Dismisses Coolglass Windfarm Appeal

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

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

Ireland Real Estate

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RDJ LLP

Energy Update: Next Steps For The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme

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Arthur Cox

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

Worldwide Energy

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William Fry

Large Energy Users Connection Policy Decision

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Matheson

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

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Transport

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Arthur Cox

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

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Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2026 - Environment And Planning

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

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