Parties challenging Dublin Airport passenger cap agree questions for EU court
Court of Justice of the EU takes an average of 16 months to rule on such matters referred by national courts
European Court Of Justice
Airline challenges to Dublin Airport passenger cap likely to need European court input, judge says
Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell said questions of EU law are ‘at the heart’ of the challenges
The Irish Times view on Italy’s refugee policy: a setback for Meloni
A judge ruled that seven men brought to Albania by an Italian warship on Friday cannot be detained in Albania
Is the Republic’s online safety code up to the task?
Reconciling the GDPR with the AI Act poses issues, but I think they are minor compared to the hard problem of making the new safety code work in any realistic way
Micheál Martin to bring Occupied Territories Bill before Cabinet on Tuesday
Tánaiste says legislation may not be passed during Dáil term because existing bill is ‘unconstitutional’ and will need to be amended
Growth of Hamas was not merely observed by Israel’s government, it was actively encouraged
Ireland’s chief rabbi says Israel is not waging a war of retaliation. But the Israeli government’s stated policy is that the war is one of the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities
Fifa’s transfer rules go against European Union law, rules EU’s highest court
Former midfielder Lassana Diarra challenged rules in potentially explosive case that brings concept of transfer fees into question
EU institutions have a ‘big, big shortage’ of Irish-language interpreters, graduates told
Bodies including EU Commission and Parliament offer career opportunities for Irish interpreters and translators
Everyone seems happy with Apple tax case outcome
The €13bn tax case, while unwelcome, always related to times long past with no real impact for any of the players going forward
US, not Ireland, facilitated Apple’s €13bn tax-avoidance structure
Revenue, under its own rules, did not have jurisdiction to tax the bulk of Apple’s offshore profits
Ireland is at a turning point in its relationship with multinationals
Apple’s windfall cash will help fund State investment, but promises about top-class education, green energy and abundant water count for little without delivery
How will the Apple tax ruling affect Ireland’s relationship with other multinationals?
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Apple runs out of road as European Court of Justice rules Ireland owed €13bn in back taxes
Account set up in 2018 to collect and hold funds pending outcome of dispute now amounts to €14bn
Concern in Coalition at fallout from €13bn Apple tax ruling
Minister for Finance pushes back against idea ruling could make Ireland a less attractive place to invest
We should be embarrassed about the Apple ruling but not for the reasons you think
Ireland remains central to a rotten system that deprives some of the poorest countries in the world of much needed tax revenue
Apple to take up to €9.1bn charge on Irish tax case after ECJ ruling
Tech multinational says case ‘has never been about how much tax we pay, but which government we are required to pay it to’
EU top court ruling paves way for Apple to pay Ireland over €13bn in taxes
ECJ Apple-Ireland tax ruling: EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered Apple in 2016 to pay the State more than €13bn in alleged back taxes but that decision has been subject to legal appeals
WhatsApp Ireland swings to loss as company sets aside more money to deal with fines
Irish entity lost €8.2m after tax last year, down from profits of more than €41m in 2022
Ryanair loses appeal to case taken on state aid of €150m for Austrian Airlines
Top EU court rules €150m loan was legal
High Court to ask European forum to decide issues linked to validity of nitrate derogation measures
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys said An Taisce’s case raised novel, complex and important issues of EU law
Ms Justice Caroline Costello nominated for appointment as president of the Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal presidency is second most senior judicial position in the State
Half a million people now served by ‘at risk’ public water supplies
Deterioration in supplies due in the main to sustained problems of hazardous THMs and parasite cryptosporidium
Supreme Court decision on phone data admissibility may be fatal blow to Graham Dwyer appeal
Dwyer made similar, not identical, arguments in appeal against murder conviction
EU top court ruling on Apple tax case delayed until after summer
Decision now set to be made months later than had been expected
EU court rules in favour of Supermac’s over McDonald’s in ‘Big Mac’ trademark row
Long running row over “big mac” trademark has held up Supermac’s from possible Europe expansion
EU court rules in favour of Google and Airbnb in Italian dispute
Companies had taken case over Italian law regulating online service providers
High Court delays Meta €265m fine challenge until EU court decision
Length of adjournment in Data Protection Commission case likely to be short, court says
No ‘do not drink’ notices have ever been imposed on public water supplies due to toxic chemical levels
Uisce Éireann to issue explanatory booklets to almost 300,000 people served by supplies with high levels of THMs
Ireland referred to EU court for failure to protect bog lands and curb turf extraction
Ecologist says decision is ‘disgraceful’ as it has been 13 years since original complaint was made
Which areas have been exposed to ‘potentially dangerous’ chemicals in water?
Chlorine helps ensure safe drinking water, but organic matter can react with the chlorine to form trihalomethanes
Uisce Éireann ‘taking advice’ on warnings to over 220,000 people about presence of toxic chemicals
European Court of Justice decision notes affected supplies are ‘by definition, a potential danger to human health’
Ireland referred to EU court over water management failures
European Commission issues separate warning over improper treatment of urban waste water
Nearly 240,000 people across Ireland drinking water with elevated toxin levels, latest figures show
Nearly 240,000 people across Ireland drinking water with elevated toxin levels, latest figures show
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