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What's Another Year 2026 - ESG

Following adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, the Omnibus I Directive amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...

European Union Commercial

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Arthur Cox

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

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Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy Update: Non-Price Criteria Decision

The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment published an initial decision on non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions, required...

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Approves The Drafting Of The Private Wires Bill

The Scheme, which follows and is to be read with the Private Wires Policy Statement prepared by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) earlier this year...

WF

William Fry

Resilience - Resilience Event Playbook

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

2025 In Review: Significant Year For Planning & Environmental Decisions

Ireland Environment

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

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

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Provisional Agreement On Omnibus Amendments To CSRD And CSDDD

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Uncertainty Persists On The Future Of The Green Claims Directive

Ireland Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

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

Ireland Government

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William Fry

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

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

ORESS Tonn Nua Auction Results Announced

WF

William Fry

SFDR Reform Proposal – Key Changes

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

US Listed Companies Update December 2025 - Company Law & Governance

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Cross-border Processing Complaints – What To Expect With The New GDPR Procedural Regulation

Ireland Privacy

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Arthur Cox

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

China's Draft Framework For Emotionally Interactive AI: Psychological Safety Rules For AI Companions

Worldwide Technology

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William Fry

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

EirGrid is consulting until 24 November 2025 on a procurement mechanism for Long Duration Energy Storage ("LDES") of continuous electricity import and export...

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

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

The European Council has agreed to a proposal to set a binding target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2040.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

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

The publication marks a pivotal moment in the Government's plans to develop the State's biomethane sector. The Government, as proposed in the Climate Action Plan, intend this sector...

WF

William Fry

Central Bank Publishes Feedback On Sustainability CSA

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has published a detailed feedback report following ESMA's Common Supervisory Action ("CSA") on Sustainability Risks and Disclosures...

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy Auctions: Consultation On Non-price Criteria

AC

Arthur Cox

Proposed Amendments To EUDR For Downstream Supply Chains

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

State Aid - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy

AC

Arthur Cox

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

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

EirGrid Releases RESS 5 Provisional Auction Results 2025

WF

William Fry

Sustainable Business Report 2025 - Environment

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Environment & Planning

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Arthur Cox

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

On 16 October 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated version of its manual on post-trade transparency under MiFID II...

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Michelle Martin, a partner in the Environment & Planning team at William Fry is joined by planning consultant Luke Wymer to discuss the planning policy reforms proposed by the 2024 Act...

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Michelle Martin, a partner in the Environment & Planning team at William Fry hosts David Brown Senior Counsel and Gavin Lawlor, planning consultant and the current President of the Irish Planning...

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Environment & Planning

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an update to its universal PFAS restriction proposal, which is intended to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under REACH.

AC

Arthur Cox

Renewable Energy: Update On Permit-granting Procedures In Ireland (Including Planning Regulations)

AC

Arthur Cox

Judicial Review Of Planning Decision On Climate Grounds Successfully Defended

William Fry LLP was pleased to act for Tesco Ireland Limited in its successful defence of a judicial review challenge to its grant of planning permission for a new Tesco store...

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Irish Incorporated Companies Listed In The US March 2025 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

On 26 February, the European Commission published an ‘Omnibus' package, including proposals to simplify obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

ESMA Publishes Report On The Integration Of Sustainability Risks

On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its Final Report on the common supervisory action ("CSA") it carried out during 2023 and 2024...

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Taxonomy: Simplification Measures Adopted

On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a set of measures intended to simplify the application of the EU Taxonomy, aiming to reduce the administrative burden for companies...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Exploring The Legal Requirements For Moving And Recycling Hazardous And Non-Hazardous Waste In Northern Ireland And The Republic Of Ireland

Ireland Environment

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Spencer West

Offshore Renewable Energy: Ireland's Second Support Scheme Auction

AC

Arthur Cox

Introduction To The Planning And Development Act 2024

Ireland Real Estate

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William Fry

Life Sciences Outlook 2025 - Environment, Construction And Real Estate

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Energy: Powering Through 2025 – Key Legal Challenges And Opportunities In Ireland

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - State Aid

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Energy - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy: May 2025

AC

Arthur Cox

Climate Action Plan 2025

M

Matheson

Refurbishment Rising: Ireland's Push Towards Circular Construction

Ireland Real Estate

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RDJ LLP

Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, April 2025

Worldwide Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Green Leases Are Gaining Ground In Northern Ireland's Property Market

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

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

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Landmark Month For LNG And Energy Security In Ireland

WF

William Fry

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Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

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William Fry

Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

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