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On 13 July 2011 the European Commission opened three in-depth state aid investigations regarding the Marseille and Frankfurt Hahn airports and an investigation into lower taxes for air passengers in Ireland for domestic flights
A Climate Change law is currently being debated by the Irish Parliament which would set binding emissions reduction targets of an average of 2.5 per cent per year compared with 2008 levels by 2020, and 40 per cent and 80 per cent for 2030 and 2050 respectively
In a recent ruling (Commission v Ireland C-22609), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) provided helpful clarification of the transparency and equality obligations that apply when awarding 'Part B' or non-priority services
On 6 July 2010, the General Court confirmed (in case T-34207) the validity of the Commission's 2007 decision prohibiting Ryanair's acquisition of Aer Lingus
On 29 June 2010, Advocate General Mengozzi gave an Opinion on a case (C-22609) concerning allegations that Ireland breached its obligations in relation to the procurement of translation and interpretation services
Two recent decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have changed the rules on the timing for procurement challenges contained in the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (the Regulations
Swedish power company, Vattenfall, and Irish wave-energy developer, Wavebob, have formed a joint venture company, Tonn Energy, to research and develop a wave-farm near Belmullet in County Mayo
