Nolan Farrell & Goff https://nfg.ie/ Waterford Solicitors & Notaries Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nfg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/32x32favicon.png Nolan Farrell & Goff https://nfg.ie/ 32 32 Woman awarded payment over HAP form discrimination https://nfg.ie/woman-awarded-payment-over-hap-form-discrimination/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:46:31 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2895 The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered a property management company to pay €14,750 in compensation to a mother after it unlawfully refused to complete her Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) application. Adjudication officer Pat Brady described the circumstances as being...

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]]> New EU Rules for Deepfakes https://nfg.ie/new-eu-rules-for-deepfakes/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:55:37 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2892 Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled, under new EU rules on artificial intelligence which have recently come into force. Companies are now obliged to make it clear if customers are dealing with an AI chatbot as opposed to...

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]]> New Rules for Online Financial Products and Services https://nfg.ie/new-rules-for-online-financial-products-and-services/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:06:25 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2888 The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, has signed into law new rules that will strengthen protections for consumers purchasing financial products or services online or over the phone. These include the right to speak to a person...

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]]> New waste packaging rules coming into force https://nfg.ie/new-waste-packaging-rules-coming-into-force/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:06:44 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2884 The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is the new legislative framework regulating all packaging and all packaging waste, whether such packaging is used in or originates from industry, other manufacturing, retail or distribution, offices, services or households. Its new...

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]]> New retirement age rights https://nfg.ie/new-retirement-age-rights/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:38:17 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2881 At the end of June the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD, announced that the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 had come into effect, introducing a substantial new employment rights for workers in Ireland. The legislation...

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]]> Planning permissions down in early 2026 https://nfg.ie/planning-permissions-down-in-early-2026/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:30:52 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2877 Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show that the number of homes granted planning permission fell slightly in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. 8,092 represented a 1% decrease year on year for the...

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]]> Domestic violence legislation changes https://nfg.ie/domestic-violence-legislation-changes/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:49:00 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2873 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, has secured Government approval to publish legislation that will allow those convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner to be included on a public register. The Domestic Violence...

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]]> An online probate system is now live https://nfg.ie/an-online-probate-system-is-now-live/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:04:28 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2870 From early June solicitors across the country will be able to apply for probate online on the Courts Portal. This follows a pilot project that the Courts Service has been running since late last year, involving a small number of...

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]]> Breaches of consumer protection act https://nfg.ie/breaches-of-consumer-protection-act/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:13:54 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2822 A retail and gift store with branches across the southwest of Ireland, selling Irish clothing, homeware, gifts and jewellery primarily to international tourists recently  pleaded guilty at Killarney District Court to two counts of breaching consumer protection law. Following consumer...

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]]> Changes to guardianship https://nfg.ie/changes-to-guardianship/ Wed, 27 May 2026 08:22:39 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2819 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan has secured Cabinet approval to publish legislation that will remove, in certain circumstances, guardianship rights from individuals convicted of killing the other parent of their child. The Guardianship of Infants (Amendment)...

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