Ireland: Finance and Banking

The Central Bank of Ireland's latest Financial Stability Review examines intensifying global risks facing the domestic financial system, with particular focus on AI financing developments and their potential market implications. Governor Makhlouf highlights elevated vulnerabilities from Middle East energy supply shocks, AI-related stock valuations, and evolving cybersecurity threats, while emphasizing the accumulated resilience in Ireland's financial system through strong capital buffers and prudent lending

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, specific filing and registration requirements apply to security documents.

On 20 May 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on the review of Regulation (“EU”) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”).

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, lenders must conduct specific searches at Irish public registries and asset registers. This article examines the essential due diligence searches...

This Note is intended to be used to facilitate the signing and closing of a loan financing where a borrower, guarantor, or security provider (each, an obligor)...

On 26 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report 2026 (the "2026 Report"). The Report sets out the Central Bank's assessment...

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, specific filing and registration requirements apply to security documents.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has two consultations under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 (the Act) closing on 4 March 2026.

Welcome to our debt capital markets update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping financial markets in Ireland.

Ireland's EU Council Presidency has unveiled an ambitious programme centred on three interconnected priorities: competitiveness, values, and security. The agenda spans critical legislative files across financial services, technology, energy, and industrial policy, while positioning simplification and resilience as cross-cutting themes that will shape policy choices across all Council formations.

The EU's Capital Requirements Directive VI introduces a mandatory establishment requirement for certain non-EU banking service providers operating in the European Union, fundamentally altering how Irish funds...

On 5 March 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a Discussion Paper (DP12) (PDF 1.4 MB) examining the use of DLT and tokenisation within Irish and European financial services, with a particular focus on investment funds, including money market funds and exchange-traded funds.