Ireland: Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

The European Commission's Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) proposes a radical restructuring of Europe's digital infrastructure landscape, introducing a four-tier sovereignty framework that could fundamentally...

The European Union's Product Liability Directive, unchanged for four decades, is undergoing a comprehensive transformation to address modern challenges including digital products, AI systems, and global supply chains.

Colin Rooney and Michael Egan explore how generative AI is transforming legal services, from accelerating document review in cyber incidents and DSARs to creating scalable solutions for Data Protection Impact Assessments.

The Irish Government has unveiled its Summer 2026 Legislation Programme, introducing critical bills that will reshape the technology sector's regulatory landscape.

On 17 March 2026, the European Commission opened two new Connecting Europe Facility calls worth €200 million for projects in high-capacity networks, including submarine cables. These investments are in line with the goals of the EU Action Plan on Cable Security and are intended to help ensure secure and resilient connectivity across the EU and beyond.

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...

Following recent legislative developments in Australia, which introduced a ban on social media access for users under the age of sixteen from December 2025...

ComReg published a Universal Funding Update Information Notice. Pursuant to the European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022, a universal service provider ("USP") may submit a request for compensation.

As Ireland prepares to host the 2027 edition of the historic competition, stakeholders across the sports, sponsorship, and legal industries will be aware of several talking...

To celebrate World Consumer Rights Day, the William Fry Technology team prepared a three part series highlighting key EU consumer law developments set to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026.

On 26 February 2026, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport published the Media Regulation Bill (the “Bill”), which will implement the main provisions of EU Regulation 2024/1083, the European Media Freedom Act (“EMFA”) in Ireland. EMFA puts new rules in place to protect media pluralism and independence and increase co-operation between media regulators in the EU.

The European Commission (the “Commission”) has released its preliminary findings that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) as a result of the platform’s “addictive design”.