Introduction On 25 July 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force, marking a new era of corporate accountability for companies’ negative impacts on human rights and the environment. The CSDDD contains provisions on due diligence obligations for large corporations which entail, among others, the development of a due diligence policy and…

Dublin, Liffey River ©David Mangan

Protection for Whistleblowers is not a new concept in Ireland, but recent developments both in terms of the legislation and a case decided by the Supreme Court mean that this is topical once again. On the case law front, the Supreme Court late last year issued a very interesting, and what at least appears an…