We are pleased to have advised our long-standing client ESB on its successful issuance of €500 million 4.375% European Green Bonds due 2037 under its €8 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme.

We are pleased to have advised our long-standing client GNI on its successful issuance of €300 million 4.250% notes due 2032 under its €1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme.

McCann FitzGerald's involvement in MARK is led by Partner Brendan Slattery. The firm's support builds on four years of backing for The Shona Project's original girls' programme, Shona, which McCann ...

The EU AI Act has continued its transition from legislative framework to practical regulatory regime, with important developments in recent weeks at both EU and national level. This briefing ...

On 2 August 2026, the bulk of the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the EU AI Act will become applicable. With this deadline now just one month away, organisations that provide or deploy AI ...

The Irish High Court has held that exemptions from data subjects’ right of access set out in the Irish Data Protection Act 2018 (the “2018 Act”) are compatible with the GDPR, and specifically Article ...

Anti-competitive practices are adapting to exploit emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. At the same time, competition authorities in the EU and beyond are themselves utilising AI ...

On 3 April the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (the “Department”) launched a public consultation for a new “Government Digital Wallet”. As ...

In the early hours of 12 May 2026, the European Parliament and the EU Council reached provisional political agreement on the European Commission’s proposal for an EU Critical Medicines Act. The deal ...

This week, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced a new initiative which aims to help EU businesses better leverage their intellectual ...

The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has launched its Coordinated Enforcement Framework (“CEF”) action for 2026 1, which will focus on transparency and information obligations under Articles 12 ...

Minister for Enterprise Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, made a significant announcement at the Irish Consulate in New York last week, revealing that Ireland has been chosen as the new Europe, ...