Expert Guides - Ireland

Are GDPR fines insurable in Ireland?

The introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (GDPR) has raised data protection to a board-level issue, leading to an increase in the take up of cyber insurance policies and some significant administrative fines being levied by European regulators

20/08/2019 April McClements, Matheson, Ireland Chris Bollard, Matheson, Ireland Aisling Kavanagh, Matheson, Ireland

Establishing regulated direct lending investment funds in Ireland

Ireland was the first European Union (“EU”) member state to introduce a specific regulatory framework for loan originating investment funds. Following the conclusion of a public consultation process, in 2014 the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) published its requirements for loan originating...

01/10/2018 Michelle Ridge, Matheson, Ireland

Taking no prisoners? Key milestones in the history of Irish enforcement action against cartels

Although Ireland first criminalised cartels in 1996, their detection was initially ineffective

23/01/2018 Cormac Little, William Fry, Ireland

Transfer pricing adjustments – the current Irish landscape

The work of the OECD, the EU State aid investigations, public perception and the hunt for public funds by various Governments, mean that transfer pricing disputes will likely increase over the coming years

31/08/2017 Catherine O’Meara, Matheson, Ireland

Corporate PPAs: global trends and Irish opportunities

In general terms, a “corporate” power purchase agreement (or “PPA”) refers to a contractual arrangement whereby independent generators (typically renewable) and corporates that are large energy consumers, contract for the sale of power to that consumer (in Ireland, through their affiliated licensed...

21/03/2017 Garret Farrelly, Matheson, Ireland Conor Blennerhassett, Matheson, Ireland

Aircraft Ownership – The Irish Connection

Ireland is a leading jurisdiction for aircraft finance and leasing transactions, with almost 50% of the worldwide commercial aircraft fleet leased or managed through Ireland and thousands of aircraft held by and funded through special purpose vehicles (SPVs)

24/05/2016 Donna Ager, Maples Group, United Kingdom Suzanne Hannon, Maples Group, Ireland

Changing nature of relationships in Ireland

The standard family unit of a husband, wife and child/children is undergoing considerable change in Ireland from a legal and social perspective and the changes and associated rights are prompting interest nationally and internationally.

Rights for civil partners were introduced in 2010 and were seen...

01/06/2015 Nora Lillis, William Fry, Ireland

The construction industry in Ireland

The construction industry and the broader economy in Ireland, following seven years of unprecedented decline, has witnessed growth in the year 2014. IDA Ireland reports a significant boost to foreign direct investment (FDI) with over 100 investments in H1 2014, an increase of over 30 in the same...

13/05/2015 Damien Keogh, Damien Keogh & Associates Solicitors, Ireland Gregory Talbot, Matheson, Ireland

TMT - an update from Ireland for 2015

In this note we cover three legal developments of importance to TMT companies and legal advisers.

1. Microsoft Email Case - Can US authorities demand access to data in Microsoft's data centres in Ireland?

In 2014, Ireland found itself at the centre of a battle between the US authorities and...

01/01/2015 Wendy Hederman, Mason Hayes & Curran, Ireland

The Irish Maritime Development Office

Ireland has a dedicated Maritime Development Office (the IMDO). Housed within the Department of Transport, the IMDO has responsibility for the development of the indigenous Maritime sector spanning education and ports as well as the growth of Maritime foreign direct investment.

Ireland has a strong...

01/12/2014 Paul Gill, Dillon Eustace, Ireland

Irish revenue issues statement on foreign branch double taxation relief

The Irish Revenue recently issued a statement of practice on the calculation of foreign branch double taxation relief. The change of practice is of relevance for Irish companies with foreign branches, where timing differences arise between jurisdictions for accounting and tax purposes in relation to...

01/09/2014 Peter McGeoghegan, Deloitte, Ireland Conor Hynes, Deloitte, Ireland

Protecting trademarks and domain names in Ireland

Ireland is a sovereign state in Europe with a population of 4.6 million people. Although small, Ireland has a globalised economy with a large exporting sector and many multinationals in high technology industries and services. Ireland is a member state of the European Union, a party to the Paris...

02/06/2014 Niall P Rooney, Niall RooneyIP, Ireland

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Expert	Firm	Practice area
Allen, Kevin	A&L Goodbody	Corporate Governance
Andrews, Philip	McCann FitzGerald	Competition and Antitrust
Ashman, Ian G	Walkers	Private Equity
Barrett, Deirdre	Arthur Cox	Real Estate
Bateman, Anne	Philip Lee Solicitors	Women in Business Law, Privacy & Data protection, Life Sciences
Bates, Andrew	Dillon Eustace	Best of the Best, Investment Funds
Baxter, David	A&L Goodbody	Restructuring and Insolvency
Black, Declan	Mason Hayes & Curran	Restructuring and Insolvency, Litigation
Blennerhassett, Conor	Matheson	Energy and Natural Resources
Bohan, Anne-Marie	Matheson	Information Technology, Women in Business Law
Bolger, Ciarán	Arthur Cox	Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
Bollard, Chris	Matheson	Insurance and Reinsurance
Bothwell, Elizabeth	Arhur Cox	Insurance and Reinsurance, Women in Business Law
Bourke, Bryan	William Fry	Mergers and Acquisitions
Bourke, Roddy	McCann FitzGerald	Best of the Best, Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation, Product Liability
Bowen, Gayle	Pinsent Masons	Women in Business Law, Investment Funds
Breathnach, Fionán	Simmons & Simmons	Investment Funds
Brennan, Cormac	O'Connell Brennan Solicitors	Trusts and Estates
Brennan, Pascal	Deloitte	Tax
Broderick, Lisa	DAC Beachcroft	Women in Business Law
Bryson, Susan	Mason Hayes & Curran
Bryson, Susan	Mason Hayes & Curran	Construction, Women in Business Law
Burke, Adrian	A&L Goodbody	Capital Markets
Butler, Declan	Deloitte	Tax
Byrne, Gary	ByrneWallace	Labour & Employment
Byrne, Louise	A & L Goodbody	Rising stars
Campion, Alma	Matheson	Rising stars
Carmody, William	Mason Hayes & Curran	Energy and Natural Resources, Project Finance
Carroll, Gerry	WhitneyMoore	Litigation
Carty, Stephen	Maples Group	Investment Funds
Cashman, Jennifer	Ronan Daly Jermyn	Labour & Employment
Cassidy, Eoin	Mason Hayes & Curran	Rising stars
Clancy, Fintan	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Tax
Coll, Gerard	Eugene F Collins	Mergers and Acquisitions
Collins, Niall	Mason Hayes & Curran	Competition and Antitrust
Compton, Alicia	William Fry	Labour & Employment
Conlon, Eamonn	A&L Goodbody	Construction, Project Finance
Connolly, Maura	Eugene F Collins	Women in Business Law
Corbet, Rob	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Gaming and Gambling, Information Technology
Corrigan, Anne	Arthur Cox	Trusts and Estates, Women in Business Law
Courtney, Thomas B	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Corporate Governance
Cox, Sarah	Gartlan Furey Solicitors	Trusts and Estates
Cramer, Lynn	Maples Group	Rising stars
Cronin, Pádraig	Deloitte	Tax
Crossen, Kerri	Philip Lee	Construction, Project Finance, Women in Business Law
Crowley, Donogh	Arthur Cox	Litigation
Crowley, Melanie	Mason Hayes & Curran	Labour & Employment
Cunniff, Sarah	Arthur Cox	Investment Funds, Women in Business Law
Cunningham, Máire	Beauchamps	Private Equity
Cunningham, Máire	Beauchamps	Women in Business Law
Curran, Anna-Marie	A&L Goodbody	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law
Curran, Peter	Eversheds Sutherland	Telecommunications
Dale, Maireadh	A&L Goodbody	Aviation, Banking and Finance, Women in Business Law
Dalton, Hazel	Noble Shipping Law	Rising stars
Daly, Maureen	Beauchamps	Women in Business Law
Daly, Philip	LK Shields	Energy and Natural Resources
Daly, Sharon	Matheson	Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation, Women in Business Law
Day, William	Arthur Cox	Restructuring and Insolvency
Deane, Catherine	McCann FitzGerald	Aviation, Women in Business Law
Devereux, Barry	McCann FitzGerald	Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
Devine, Fergus	William Fry	Energy and Natural Resources
Devlin, Caroline	Arthur Cox	Tax, Women in Business Law
Dillon, David	Dillon Eustace	Best of the Best, Investment Funds
Doran, Brian	Matheson	Best of the Best, Real Estate
Doyle, Tara	Matheson	Investment Funds, Women in Business Law
Duffy, Catherine	A&L Goodbody	Aviation, Banking, Best of the Best, Women in Business Law
Dunne, Bryan	Matheson	Best of the Best, Labour & Employment
Dunne, John	McInnes Dunne	Labour & Employment
Egan, Kenneth	Arthur Cox	Real Estate
Fahy, Paul	A&L Goodbody	Tax
Fanning, Colm	McCann FitzGerald	Best of the Best, Project Finance
Farrell, Michael	KPMG	Tax
Farrelly, Garret	Matheson	Energy and Natural Resources
Faughnan, Enda	PwC	Tax
Fay, Joe	McCann FitzGerald	Aviation
Feeney, Gerard	Deloitte	Transfer Pricing
Feeney, Kevin	A&L Goodbody	Energy and Natural Resources, Project Finance
Finnerty, Ailish	Arthur Cox	Tax, Women in Business Law
Fitzgerald, Norman	Eversheds Sutherland	Best of the Best, Litigation
Foley, Isabel	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Litigation, Product Liability, Women in Business Law
Furlong, Kenan	A & L Goodbody	White Collar Crime
Gaffikin, Ben	McCann FitzGerald	Private Equity
Gaffney, Mike	KPMG	Tax
Galvin, Catherine	Matheson	Transfer Pricing, Women in Business Law
Galvin, Turlough	Matheson	Best of the Best, Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Tax
Garrett, Myra	William Fry	Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Women in Business Law
Garvey, Libby	Eugene F Collins	Banking, Women in Business Law
Gill, John	Matheson	Trusts and Estates
Gill, Paul	Dillon Eustace	Shipping
Gillen, Fergus	McCann FitzGerald	Capital Markets
Given, Séamus	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Labour & Employment
Glenfield, Paul	Matheson	Labour & Employment
Glynn, Gregory	Arthur Cox	White Collar Crime
Grace, Elizabeth	Matheson	Investment Funds, Women in Business Law
Greene, Michael	A&L Goodbody	Corporate Governance
Grennan, James	A&L Goodbody	Best of the Best, Insurance and Reinsurance
Hackett, David	Eugene F Collins	Information Technology
Hackett, David	Eugene F Collins	Trademarks
Halpenny, Gerard	LK Shields	Mergers and Acquisitions
Halpin, Jennifer	McCann FitzGerald	Real Estate
Hamilton, Stephen	Gartlan Furey Solicitors	Trusts and Estates
Hanly, Elaine	William Fry	Banking, Women in Business Law
Hanna, Peter	Hanna Moore & Curley	Patents
Hannigan, Simon	Arthur Cox	Real Estate
Hannon, Suzanne	Maples Group	Aviation
Harrington, Denis	PwC	Tax
Harty, Karyn	McCann FitzGerald	Litigation, Women in Business Law
Hederman, Wendy	Mason Hayes & Curran	Telecommunications
Heffernan, Paul	McCann FitzGerald	Mergers and Acquisitions
Hegarty, Stephen	Arthur Cox	Corporate Governance
Heneghan, Brendan	William Fry	Private Equity
Hennessy, Grainne	Arthur Cox	Banking, Project Finance, Women in Business Law
Henry, Ann	Pinsent Masons	Women in Business Law, Privacy & Data protection
Henry, Rhona	Matheson	Construction, Women in Business Law
Herbots, Bruno	Herbots Solicitors	Construction
Hickey, Marco W	LK Shields	Competition and Antitrust
Hunter, Ruth	Matheson	Best of the Best, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Women in Business Law
Hyde, Joanne	Eversheds Sutherland	Labour & Employment
Hynes, Conor	Deloitte	Tax
Inverarity, Duncan	A&L Goodbody	Labour & Employment
Jackson, Michael	Matheson	Best of the Best, Investment Funds
Kavanagh, Aisling	Matheson	Insurance and Reinsurance
Kelleher, Martin	Mason Hayes & Curran	Life Sciences
Kelliher, Brian	Dillon Eustace	Investment Funds
Kelly, Gerard	Mason Hayes & Curran	Rising stars
Kelly, Helen	Matheson	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law, Telecommunications
Kelly, Joe	A&L Goodbody	White Collar Crime
Kelly, Kevin	McCann FitzGerald	Best of the Best, Construction
Kennedy, Hugh	Kennedys	Shipping
Kennedy, Liam	A&L Goodbody	Best of the Best, Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation, Product Liability
Kennedy, Michael	ByrneWallace	Labour & Employment
Kilroy, Deirdre	LK Shields	Women in Business Law
Kilroy, Deirdre	LK Shields	Information Technology
Kilroy, Deirdre	Matheson	Women in Business Law
Kilroy, Helen	McCann FitzGerald	Litigation, Women in Business Law
Kinney, Tim	Arthur Cox
Kirrane, Rory	Mason Hayes & Curran
Kirrane, Rory	Mason Hayes & Curran	Construction
Kissane, Cormac	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Securitisation
Langford, Kevin	Arthur Cox	Labour & Employment
Larkin, John	William Fry	Best of the Best, Insurance and Reinsurance
Lavery, Paul	McCann FitzGerald	Information Technology
Lawless, David	Dillon Eustace	Tax
Lawless, Patricia	McCann FitzGerald	Energy and Natural Resources, Women in Business Law
Lawlor, Valerie	McCann FitzGerald	Energy and Natural Resources, Women in Business Law
Leggett, Terry	Eugene F Collins	Litigation
Lennon, Peter	Ronan Daly Jermyn	Insurance and Reinsurance
Lenny, Andrew	Arthur Cox	Commercial Arbitration
Lillis, Nora	William Fry	Best of the Best, Trusts and Estates, Women in Business Law
Little, Cormac	William Fry	Competition and Antitrust
Lockhart, Greg	Matheson	Tax
MacGuill, James	MacGuill & Company Solicitors	White Collar Crime
Madigan, Paraic	Matheson	Best of the Best, Trusts and Estates
Maher, Peter	A&L Goodbody	Tax
Manzor, Sonya	William Fry	Tax, Women in Business Law
Marren, Hilary	McCann FitzGerald	Aviation, Best of the Best, Women in Business Law
Marsh, Aidan	Beauchamps	Real Estate
Martin, Richard	Ronan Daly Jermyn	Litigation
Maughan, David	William Fry	Structured Finance and Securitisation
McCabe, Liam	William Fry	Construction
McCarthy, Alan	A&L Goodbody	Competition and Antitrust
McClements, April	Matheson	Women in Business Law, Insurance and Reinsurance
McCrann, Terence	McCann FitzGerald	Labour & Employment
McDermott BCL, Paul Anthony	Law Library	White Collar Crime
McDermott, Brian	A&L Goodbody	Best of the Best, Investment Funds
McDonnell, Conor	Arthur Cox	Litigation
McElhinney, Maria	A & L Goodbody	Rising stars
McEvoy, Dermot	Eversheds Sutherland	Construction
McGeoghegan, Peter	Deloitte	Tax
McGovern, David	Walkers	Rising stars
McGovern, Patricia	DFMG Solicitors	Women in Business Law, Best of the Best, Trademarks
McInnes, Peter	McInnes Dunne	Labour & Employment
McKeever, Peter	Matheson	Real Estate
McKenna, Justin	Mason Hayes & Curran	Mergers and Acquisitions
McLaughlin, Maura	Arthur Cox	Corporate Governance, Women in Business Law
McLean, Alex	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Energy and Natural Resources, Project Finance
McLoughlin, Kevin	EY	Tax
McSwiney, Dan	EY	Transfer Pricing
McWeeney, Yvonne	Matheson	Aviation, Women in Business Law
Meghen, Michael	Arthur Cox	Mergers and Acquisitions
Menton, John	Arthur Cox	Information Technology
Molony, Ronan	McCann FitzGerald	Banking
Moore, Barry	Hanna Moore & Curley	Patents
Moore, Ian	A&L Goodbody	Labour & Employment
Moore, Ross	A&L Goodbody	Energy and Natural Resources, Project Finance
Morrissey, Dan	William Fry	Investment Funds
Muckian, Andrew	William Fry	Real Estate
Mulconry, Eve	Arthur Cox	Litigation, Women in Business Law
Mulleady, Laura	A & L Goodbody	Rising stars
Murphy SC, Shane	Law Library	White Collar Crime
Murphy, Aoife	WhitneyMoore	Patents, Women in Business Law
Murphy, Jim	McCann FitzGerald	Real Estate
Murphy, Kevin	Arthur Cox	Investment Funds
Murphy-O’Connor, Julie	Matheson	Women in Business Law, Restructuring and Insolvency
Ní Longáin, Michelle	ByrneWallace	Labour & Employment, Women in Business Law
Noble, Helen	Noble Shipping Law	Best of the Best, Shipping, Women in Business Law
Nolan, Philip	Mason Hayes & Curran	Best of the Best, Information Technology, Privacy & Data protection
O´Connor, Donnacha	Dillon Eustace	Investment Funds
O’Higgins, Niav	Arthur Cox	Construction, Women in Business Law
O’Meara, Catherine	Matheson	Women in Business Law
O'Beirne, Fiona	McCann FitzGerald	Patents, Women in Business Law
O'Brien, Conor	KPMG	Tax
O'Brien, Marie	A&L Goodbody	Aviation, Women in Business Law
O'Cathain, Cian	Vincent & Beatty	Shipping
O'Connell, Susan	O'Connell Brennan Solicitors	Trusts and Estates, Women in Business Law
O'Connor, John	William Fry	Information Technology
O'Connor, Orla	Arthur Cox	Women in Business Law
O'Croinin, Séamus	A&L Goodbody	Aviation
O'Donnell, David	Mason Hayes & Curran	Private Equity
O'Donohoe, David	Arthur Cox	Litigation
O'Donovan, Christine	Mason Hayes & Curran	Aviation, Women in Business Law
O'Donovan, Irene	O'Flynn Exhams	Energy and Natural Resources
O'Gorman, Brian	Arthur Cox	Mergers and Acquisitions
O'Grady, Tony	Matheson	Best of the Best, Restructuring and Insolvency
O'Hanrahan, Eamonn	McCann FitzGerald	Project Finance
O'Herlihy, Ian	Mason Hayes & Curran	Labour & Employment
O'Higgins SC, Paul	Law Library	White Collar Crime
O'Higgins, Niav	Arthur Cox	Construction, Women in Business Law
Olden, John	Eugene F Collins	Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
O'Mara, Ciaran	O'Mara Geraghty McCourt	Labour & Employment
O'Neill, Frank	EY	Tax
O'Reilly, Tara	Arthur Cox	Best of the Best, Investment Funds, Women in Business Law
O'Riordan, Georgina	McCann FitzGerald	Aviation
O'Riordan, Stephen	A&L Goodbody	Real Estate
O'Sullivan, Niamh	A&L Goodbody	Real Estate
O'Sullivan, Owen	William Fry	Litigation, Product Liability
O'Toole, Gerard	A&L Goodbody	Real Estate
Owens, Conor	A & L Goodbody	Construction
Parker, Roy	McCann FitzGerald	Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Securitisation
Payne, Alistair	Acuatus	Trademarks
Phelan, Martin	William Fry	Best of the Best, Tax
Powderly, Niall	McCann FitzGerald	Banking
Power, Vincent	A&L Goodbody	Competition and Antitrust, Shipping
Purdy, Barry	PurdyLucey	Patents
Reynolds, Karen	Matheson	White Collar Crime, Women in Business Law
Richards, Graham	Matheson	Trusts and Estates
Ridge, Michelle	Matheson	Investment Funds
Roberts, Eileen	A&L Goodbody	Women in Business Law
Roberts, Eileen	A & L Goodbody	Litigation
Rogers, Ciarán	A&L Goodbody	Structured Finance and Securitisation, Banking, Capital Markets
Rosdale, Mark	A&L Goodbody	Information Technology
Rush, Ken	Walkers	Aviation
Ryan, Pearse	Arthur Cox	Information Technology
Ryan, Rebecca	Matheson	Product Liability
Ryle, Gavan	PwC	Transfer Pricing
Scally, Anna	KPMG	Tax, Women in Business Law
Scanlon, Tim	Matheson	Best of the Best, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
Sheehan, Jonathan	Walkers	Tax
Sherlock, Mairead	A&L Goodbody	Best of the Best, Real Estate, Women in Business Law
Shubotham, Boyce	William Fry	Labour & Employment
Smyth, Shane	FRKelly	Trademarks
Somerville, James	A&L Goodbody	Tax
Spain, Edward	William Fry	Real Estate
Spence, Deborah	Arthur Cox	Environment, Women in Business Law
Spicer, Patrick	Matheson	Best of the Best, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
Spring, Donal	Daniel Spring & Co	Labour & Employment
Stanley, Joe	Eversheds Sutherland	Real Estate
Stapleton, Peter	Maples Group	Investment Funds
Stone, Sally Anne	Matheson	Real Estate, Women in Business Law
Thorne, Mark	Dillon Eustace	Structured Finance and Securitisation
Traynor, Mark	A&L Goodbody	Restructuring and Insolvency
Walsh, Aidan	EY	Tax
Walsh, Barry	McDowell Purcell	Labour & Employment
Walsh, Frank	Grant Thornton	Tax
Walsh, Mark	Eugene F Collins	Real Estate
Waterson, Claire	William Fry	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law
Whelan, John	A&L Goodbody	Patents
Whelan, John	A&L Goodbody	Information Technology
White, Mark	McCann FitzGerald	Investment Funds
Widger, Carol	Dechert	Investment Funds, Women in Business Law
Williams, David	LK Shields	Investment Funds
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