The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for unlawful location tracking and ordered compliance with GDPR within six months. The decision follows an eight-year complaint by consumer organisations coordinated by BEUC, which alleged Google manipulated users into allowing constant tracking. (BEUC) Google fined for invasive location
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The Irish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association urges the government to mobilise €1 billion in private institutional capital for homegrown startups through a fund-of-funds model inspired by Denmark’s Dansk Vækstkapital. The proposal, part of the IVCA’s Pre-Budget Submission 2027, aims to reduce dependence on
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An Irish law from 1634, prohibiting third-party funding of lawsuits, is preventing non-profits from launching class actions against Big Tech firms in Europe. The restriction, rooted in medieval concepts of maintenance and champerty, limits collective redress under the EU’s 2020 Representative Actions Directive. Ireland is the only
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The enforcement era of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has started after the European Supervisory Authorities published the first incident overview on 3 June 2026. National authorities are now cross-checking ICT risk management data and issuing penalties, with fines ranging up to 20 million euros or 10% of
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Ireland pauses a €1 billion Microsoft procurement to assess digital sovereignty concerns, despite plans to proceed with a single-vendor tender. The move follows calls to consider European alternatives to US providers, The Register reports. (THEREGISTER) Ireland stalls €1B Microsoft tender amid digital sovereignty questionsGovernment plans another Redmond-only procurement
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