Ireland: Privacy Protection

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.

This privacy statement outlines how the organization handles cookies and user data collection through its digital platforms. It explains the consent mechanism for different categories of cookies, including analytics and targeting technologies that track user behavior and preferences.

The European Data Protection Board has released a draft template for Data Protection Impact Assessments, marking a significant step toward harmonizing GDPR compliance across the EU.

The provisional agreement was reached following pressure from various stakeholders to agree the final text ahead of the high-risk AI system rules and other provisions of the AI Act coming into force on 2 August 2026.

The High Court granted an application to enforce an adjudicator's decision in BMC Renovation Ltd ("contractor") v Gael Property Investments Ltd ("employer") [2026] IEHC 195 (PDF 328KB).

In a recent decision from the Higher Regional Court of Cologne (Oberlandesgericht Köln, OLG), a request by Verbraucherzentrale NRW (NRW) – a non-profit organization focused on consumers rights...

The Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") recently published its Annual Report for 2024 ("Report"). As usual, the Report contains some interesting trends, statistics, and insights into the DPC's regulatory activities...

The European Commission (Commission) announced preliminarily findings that Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos have breached the DSA. The findings relate to a lack of measures to ensure safeguarding of minors.