Sarah Dunne

Ireland: NIS2 revamps Ireland’s cybersecurity landscape: Old regulators, new powers

By John Magee, Sarah Dunne, Lorcan Moylan Burke & Glenn Prendergast on July 7, 2025

Posted in Cyber security, Data security and breaches, EU data governance, EU Digital Decade, Network and Information Security Directive, Privacy Law

The NIS2 Directive has significantly reshaped the cybersecurity landscape across the EU. Since the implementation deadline in October 2024, EU Member States have been working to incorporate new standards into their national laws, fostering a dynamic and rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Recently, Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published the draft NIS2 Risk Management Measures…

Ireland: DPC Issues Record 87% of EU GDPR Fines in 2023; Breach Reports Increase by 20%

By John Magee, Eilis McDonald, Lorcan Moylan Burke, Sarah Dunne, David Brazil & Emer McEntaggart on June 6, 2024

Posted in Data security and breaches, Enforcement, EU privacy, General Data Protection Regulation

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting a record year with DPC fines accounting for 87% of all GDPR fines issued across the EU. A busy year for the DPC also saw a 20% increase in reported personal data breaches as Helen Dixon steps down after 10 years in…