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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Peter Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Martin O'Neill | +2 more
IntroductionThe Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) recently released its regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2025, amid what it has described as “global transformational change, heightened volatility and increasing complexity”. The report outlines the regulator’s goals and strategic priorities for the year, while highlighting the CBI’s key concerns in the macro environment.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Adrian Farrell |Martin O'Neill
The reporting of guarantee data to the Central Bank ofIreland's Central Credit Register will commence on 1 February2025. ‘Credit information providers' will need to ensurethat their existing processes now extend to guarantors (includingin relation to verification, warnings and reporting).
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Alan Heuston |Martin O'Neill |Holly Draper-Spillane
The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 is the most significant reform
of gambling legislation in Ireland since the formation of the
State. For an overall summary and discussion of the key aspects of
the Act, please see our earlier briefing (here). In this briefing we focus on the
important issue of the anti-money-laundering and combatting
terrorist-financing ("AML") regime
applicable to providers of gambling services
("providers").
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Martin O'Neill
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive1
(the "CSRD") was transposed into Irish
law by the European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting)
Regulations 20242 (here) (the "Irish CSRD
Regulations"), amending the Companies Act 2014 and
the Transparency Regulations 20073, with effect from 6
July 2024.
Some issues were identified in the initial transposition of the
CSRD.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Josh Hogan |Adrian Farrell |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Martin O'Neill
In an important decision, the Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of deference owed by a court to decisions of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, in the process overturning the judgment of the High Court and decisions of the Ombudsman.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
tribunemag.co.uk | Joe Guinan |Martin O'Neill
This week’s local elections will be the last significant electoral test for the main political parties before the next general election. Polls indicate that the Conservatives are certain to receive a drubbing, signalling that the end of the road is near for a government that is exhausted and all out of ideas and ambition. Labour will likely be the main beneficiary, ratifying the party’s position as Britain’s government in waiting.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
carsireland.ie | Martin O'Neill
The Volkswagen Amarok joins previous Volkswagen Van of the year winners, including the Crafter, Transporter, and ID. Buzz Cargo. Overview Since it first launched in 2011, the Volkswagen Amarok has won International Pick-up of the Year award three times in just 14 years. Now in its third generation, the latest model picks up on the success where its predecessors left off.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
carsireland.ie | Martin O'Neill
Renaults new Master E-Tech is set to offer up to 460 Km range on a single charge, setting standards high for all-electric commercial vehicle ranges. Equipped with two battery options, 40 kWh and 87 kWh, the Master is optimised in terms of capacity, size and mass, for overall efficiency at the top of the category.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
carsireland.ie | Martin O'Neill
The New second generation Kodiaq is available to order now, with a starting price of €53,670. Overview Since it was first revealed back in October, the new second generation Škoda Kodiaq is expected to pick up where the original left off, with a powerful new look, innovative features and even more practicality. This week Škoda Ireland revealed Irish pricing for the new Kodiaq, which is available to order at Škoda Dealerships in Ireland now, with delivery expected in June this year.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
irishexaminer.com | Martin O'Neill
When Brian Clough signed Trevor Francis for Nottingham Forest for £1m, it was a big big statement Trevor Francis coming to Nottingham Forest in 1979 was a big statement by Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. They had been used to making big statements in the previous couple of years. The year we got promotion, along comes Larry Lloyd; a big player at Liverpool, went to Coventry and we were able to persuade him to drop down a division.
