Nolan Farrell & Goff https://nfg.ie/ Waterford Solicitors & Notaries Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:18:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nfg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/32x32favicon.png Nolan Farrell & Goff https://nfg.ie/ 32 32 New online shopping fee https://nfg.ie/new-online-shopping-fee/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:18:16 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2919 Revenue has confirmed a new European Union ‘Handling fee’ on goods bought online from outside the bloc. The fee will apply to each distinct item within a parcel. The €2 Union Handling Fee will come into effect from November 1st...

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]]> New EU housing framework https://nfg.ie/new-eu-housing-framework/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:20:45 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2915 The European Commission has proposed new legislation that it says is aimed at helping local authorities across the EU to tackle housing crises. The EU body says that the proposals will give local authorities greater legal certainty about what measures...

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]]> Operator to pay €2k over spam marketing emails https://nfg.ie/operator-to-pay-e2k-over-spam-marketing-emails/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:43 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2912 The Arnotts and Brown Thomas department stores’ operator has been ordered to pay €2,000 for unwanted spam marketing emails. The company pleaded guilty to five charges. Two involved unsolicited emails without consent to two women on December 3rd 2024 and...

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]]> Nolan Farrell & Goff delivers with Waterford Walls https://nfg.ie/nolan-farrell-goff-delivers-with-waterford-walls/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:10:02 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2908 Waterford Walls celebrated its 12th Festival this summer. It was originally was created to break down the barriers between art and communities, and to utilise street art as a powerful tool in urban regeneration. Its mission has been to create...

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]]> WRC rules against former employee of the AA https://nfg.ie/wrc-rules-against-former-employee-of-the-aa/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:49:49 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2905 The Workplace Relations Commission has formally dismissed a complaint of race, gender, and intersectional discrimination brought by a former customer service agent against her former employer, The AA. In a decision issued by adjudication officer Breiffni O’Neill on August 5th...

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]]> New Right to Repair Regulations https://nfg.ie/new-right-to-repair-regulations/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:15:33 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2902 Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, and Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien, recently announced the enactment of the European Union (Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods) Regulations 2026, bringing the EU Right to...

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]]> Use of CCTV feeds by gardai https://nfg.ie/use-of-cctv-feeds-by-gardai/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:50:34 +0000 https://nfg.ie/?p=2898 An Garda Síochána has launched a public consultation for a draft Code of Practice on third-party live Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) feeds. Third-party live CCTV feeds refers to CCTV footage made by a controller who is a third party to...

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]]> 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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