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DPC AI Report Part 1: Overview

In this introductory article, we highlight some of the DPC's main findings and statistics

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High Court Judgment on GDPR Representative Actions

Irish High Court provides guidance on burden of proof in representative actions alleging GDPR breaches.

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Data for Sale: Can Insolvent Companies Realise the Value of Corporate Data?

Spirit Airlines' proposed US$10m data sale asks whether business data can be realised for creditors while remaining compliant.

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Age Assurance Builds: Where Does Ireland Stand?

France, the UK and Brussels are restricting kids' online access. Where does that leave Ireland?

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The EDPB’s Anonymisation Standard: New Draft Guidelines

When is personal data anonymous? The EDPB has published draft Guidelines 02/2026 setting out its standard for data anonymisation under the GDPR.

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Time Running Out as AI Transparency Guidelines Published

The Commission has published its final Article 50 guidelines mere days before the 2 August deadline.

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A Record-Breaking Year: the Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report 2025

DPC's 2025 annual report shows a 45% complaints rise, AI-driven complaints, fewer breaches, growing inter-regulatory role, and reprimands.

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Irish AI Office Loses Market Surveillance Role

Ireland's newly published AI Bill confines the new AI Office to coordination and the single point of contact role, and has dropped its proposed MSA...

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EU’s Data Sovereignty Response to US AI Bans

In the face of US export control directives banning certain AI use by those outside the US, EU sovereignty rules will reshape cloud and AI procurem...

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Summer 2026 Government Legislation Programme: Industry & Sector Breakdown

The Government Legislation Programme for the Summer 2026 session has been published

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Age Assurance: a Targeted Regulatory Trajectory Emerges

GOSRN statement confirms that age assurance is becoming a core expectation in online safety, with greater alignment and tougher enforcement on the ...

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Data Protection Day 2026

William Fry celebrates international Data Protection Day, which occurs on 28 January 2026.

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