Ireland: Real Estate and Construction

Construction adjudication is evolving rapidly in Ireland and England, with landmark Irish High Court decisions reshaping the landscape by closing off smash-and-grab tactics and defining the boundaries of the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

Further steps have been taken to transpose into Irish law the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Our briefing on two new sets of Irish Regulations is available here: Ireland transposes key reforms for BER regime.

The Planning and Development (Costs of Part 9 Judicial Review Proceedings) Regulations 2026, which came into operation on 18 May 2026, introduce a fixed statutory schedule of costs caps governing the legal costs recoverable by a successful applicant in planning judicial review proceedings taken under the Planning and Development Act 2024.

On 13 May 2026, Mr. Justice Twomey delivered a judgment in which the Court refused to grant an injunction prohibiting the sale of properties by receivers.

Further steps have been taken to transpose into Irish law the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Our briefing on two new sets of Irish Regulations is available here: Ireland transposes key reforms for BER regime.

When a tenant operating at a loss seeks to close their premises despite contractual keep-open obligations, can a landlord successfully obtain an injunction to force continued trading?

On 23 June 2025, the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, formally introduced his renewed ‘Dilapidations Bill' before the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025, in effect since 20 June 2025, introduces a temporary, nationwide rent control regime in response to ongoing pressures in the Irish housing market.

An important deadline is looming for those operating as "compliance reporting buyers" in the agricultural and food products supply chain.

When a tenant operating at a loss seeks to close their premises despite contractual keep-open obligations, can a landlord successfully obtain an injunction to force continued trading?

The Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (the “Act”) was enacted at the end of February and the majority of the changes took effect from 1 March 2026.

Last week the Supreme Court published their judgment in the long running landlord and tenant dispute between RGRE Grafton Limited (the “Landlord”) and Bewley’s Café Grafton Street Limited (the “Tenant”) and Bewley’s Limited in relation to the ownership of six 1920s Harry Clarke stained glass works (the “Works”) in Bewley’s café, Grafton Street. The Supreme Court found that the Works were part and parcel of the premises and were therefore the property of the Landlord.