Ireland: Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring

The EU Insolvency Harmonisation Directive introduces sweeping changes to insolvency frameworks across Member States, establishing minimum standards in five critical areas including directors' duties to file, avoidance actions, and pre-pack procedures.

A key new directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1 April 2026.

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

The EU Insolvency Harmonisation Directive introduces sweeping changes to insolvency frameworks across Member States, establishing minimum standards in five critical areas including directors' duties to file, avoidance actions, and pre-pack procedures.

The Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026 (PDF 467KB) was signed into law on 31 March.

The Irish Government has published its Summer 2026 legislative programme, outlining 38 priority bills for financial services regulation including NAMA dissolution, IMF contributions, and anti-money laundering reforms. Meanwhile, European regulators advance critical frameworks through AMLA's business-wide risk assessment guidelines, EIOPA's proportional reinsurance guidance, and the official publication of the EU's crisis management and deposit insurance legislative package.