Ireland: Privacy

The European Commission has published comprehensive guidelines on AI transparency obligations under Article 50 of the EU AI Act, with enforcement beginning August 2, 2026. These guidelines establish how organizations must disclose AI systems, mark synthetic content, label deepfakes, and demonstrate compliance, with significant penalties for non-compliance reaching up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover.

Michael Egan and Michael Scorer explore how organisations are transitioning from AI experimentation to practical implementation in legal workflows. They examine why generative AI adoption has doubled while confidence remains low, and discuss the critical role of defensibility, governance, and human oversight in successful AI deployment.

On 14 April 2026, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the MiFID II Directive with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the criteria for establishing and assessing the effectiveness of order execution policies of investment firms.

The European Commission has been informed that Ireland has not fully transposed the Pay Transparency Directive by the 7 June 2026 implementation deadline.

The Government published the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026 on 26 June 2026 in advance of commencing the remaining provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

The European Commission presented its Tech Sovereignty Package, a framework to strengthen capacity across the digital technology stack, from chip design and manufacture through to cloud, AI and data centre infrastructure. It comprises four measures which we outline in our briefing: The EU Tech Sovereignty Package: Key measures explained.