Significant and wide-ranging new powers of investigation, intervention and enforcement are proposed to be given to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022.
Contact usThe report highlights an increase in the CCPC's enforcement activity, investigative powers and organisational capacity, signalling the CCPC’s intention have a more active competition law landscape for businesses operating in Ireland.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland now holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (Council), taking over from Cyprus and will hand over to Lithuania on 1 January 2027.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe first annual report on Ireland’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening regime under the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 has been published.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIn a ruling delivered in December 2025, the High Court acceded to a successful tenderer’s application, made on consent, that aspects of a hearing in public procurement proceedings be heard otherwise than in public.
DisputesIreland's updated merger notification thresholds will take effect from 1 July 2026, with important implications that dealmakers need to know.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIrish merger control is entering a new phase, with significant implications for businesses, particularly in the life sciences sector. In this podcast, Dervla Broderick and Peter Murphy examine developments and what they mean in practice.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland’s FDI screening authority, the Department of Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment (the Department), has now published its first annual report (the Report) on the screening of FDI under the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the Act) in 2025.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Irish Government recently published the Media Regulation Bill 2026 which proposes material changes to the review of media-related businesses in Ireland under the Competition Act 2002.
EU, Competition & ProcurementTwo significant Irish merger control developments emerged in Q1 2026, with important implications for how transactions are assessed and managed in practice.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThis article outlines the Net Zero Industry Act’s scope, key regulatory and procurement measures, and what businesses should keep in mind as they prepare.
Energy, Infrastructure & Natural ResourcesOn 1 July 2026, Ireland takes up the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU for six months.
EU, Competition & Procurement10 years and three days after former UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced in the House of Commons that there would be a referendum on Brexit, the EU and the UK have moved a little closer back together.
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