# Europaius Ireland – legal corpus > Open, searchable legal corpus: legislation, case law and plain-language explanations. From official sources, citable, free. How to use this source: every statement is tied to a specific provision or decision and every reference leads to a page with the full text. Recommended citation format: page title + URL. ## Size of the corpus - Laws: 3 984 - Case law: 218 - Laws with AI explanation: 3 598 - §/Art.: 26 646 - Legal guide: 8 - Contract templates: 6 ## Key resources - [Country home page](https://europaius.com/ie/): The law explained simply - [Legal guide](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc): 8 - [Laws with AI explanation](https://europaius.com/ie/zakony): 3 598 - [Areas of law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblasti) - [Full-text search](https://europaius.com/ie/hledat?q=…) - [Contract templates](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy): 6 - [Analysis of an official letter](https://europaius.com/ie/analyza) - [Pricing](https://europaius.com/ie/pricing) ## Legal guide – individual how-tos - [Responding to a debt claim (Civil / Summary Summons)](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/platebni-rozkaz-odpor): If a creditor sues you for a debt, court proceedings begin with a Civil Summons (District Court, for claims up to €15,000) or a Summary Summons (Circuit or High Court for larger amounts)… [Civil procedure · debt claims (District & Circuit Court)] - [When a trader rejects your complaint about faulty goods](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/reklamace-neuznana): Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022, goods you buy from a trader must be of satisfactory quality, fit for their purpose, and as described. If they are not, you have legal remedies against… [Consumer rights · faulty goods] - [Misuse of your personal data (GDPR)](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/gdpr-zneuziti-udaju): Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have strong rights over your personal data. These include the right to access the data an… [Data protection · GDPR] Deadline: An organisation must respond to a data subject request (such as an access or erasure request) without undue… - [Unpaid wages](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/nevyplacena-mzda): The Payment of Wages Act 1991 protects employees against unlawful deductions from, or non-payment of, wages that are properly payable to them. Wages include salary, overtime, commission… [Employment law · payment of wages] Deadline: A complaint about unpaid wages or an unlawful deduction must be brought to the Workplace Relations Commission… - [Challenging an unfair dismissal](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/vypoved-z-prace-obrana): If you have been dismissed from your job, you may be able to bring a claim for unfair dismissal to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). A dismissal is presumed to be unfair unless the… [Employment law · unfair dismissal] Deadline: A claim for unfair dismissal must be lodged with the Workplace Relations Commission within 6 months of the… - [Enforcement of a judgment debt: first steps](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/exekuce-prvni-kroky): When a court has given judgment for a sum of money and it is not paid, the creditor has several enforcement options. These can include an instalment order requiring the debtor to pay by… [Enforcement of judgments · debt] - [Child maintenance](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/vyzivne-na-dite): Both parents have a legal duty to maintain their child according to their means, whether or not they were ever married to each other. If a parent does not provide adequate financial… [Family law · child maintenance] - [Notice of termination of a residential tenancy](https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/vypoved-z-najmu-bytu): Most private rented tenancies in Ireland are governed by the Residential Tenancies Acts and regulated by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). A landlord can only end a tenancy for a… [Residential tenancies · termination] Deadline: If you believe a Notice of Termination is invalid, you can refer a dispute to the Residential Tenancies Board… ## Contract templates - [Sale of Goods Agreement](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/kupni): A sale of goods agreement records the sale and purchase of goods, the price, and when ownership and risk pass from seller to buyer. Use it for one-off or ongoing supply… - [Residential Tenancy Agreement](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/najemni): A residential tenancy agreement sets out the terms on which a landlord lets a dwelling to a tenant in return for rent. Use it when renting a house, apartment or room for… - [Contract for Services](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/o-dilo): A contract for services (works contract) governs the provision of a defined service or piece of work by a contractor to a client for an agreed price. Use it for… - [Power of Attorney](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/plna-moc): A power of attorney is a document by which one person (the donor) authorises another (the attorney) to act on the donor's behalf. Use a general power of attorney to… - [Contract of Employment](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/pracovni): A contract of employment sets out the terms on which an employee works for an employer, including pay, hours, duties and notice. Use it when engaging an employee in… - [Loan Agreement](https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/pujcka): A loan agreement records a loan of money from a lender to a borrower and the terms of repayment, including any interest. Use it for a private loan between individuals or… ## Areas of law - [Civil law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/obcanske): 41 - [Family law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/rodinne): 54 - [Real estate and construction law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/nemovitosti): 31 - [Labour law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/pracovni): 262 - [Commercial and corporate law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/obchodni): 180 - [Insolvency and enforcement](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/insolvence): 42 - [Banking, insurance and financial markets](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/bankovni): 133 - [Tax law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/danove): 249 - [Criminal law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/trestni): 167 - [Administrative law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/spravni): 25 - [Procedural law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/procesni): 182 - [Constitutional law and human rights](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/ustavni): 118 - [Social security](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/socialni): 310 - [Health and pharmaceutical law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/zdravotni): 122 - [Consumer law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/spotrebitel): 8 - [Intellectual property](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/dusevni): 43 - [IT law and data protection](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/itpravo): 6 - [Public procurement and competition](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/zakazky): 9 - [Transport law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/doprava): 98 - [Immigration and asylum law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/cizinecke): 14 - [Education law](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/skolstvi): 61 - [Energy and network industries](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/energetika): 61 - [Environment and agriculture](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/zivotni): 184 - [Other legislation](https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/ostatni): 1 198 ## Selected acts with an explanation - [Companies Act 2014](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1048) - [Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1049) - [Finance Act, 2001](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1050) - [Corporation Tax Act, 1976](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1051) - [Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1052) - [Income Tax Act, 1967.](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1053) - [Finance Act, 1999](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1054) - [Planning and Development Act, 2000](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1055) - [Planning and Development Act 2024](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1056) - [Statute Law Revision Act 2025](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1057) - [International Protection Act 2026](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1058) - [Statute Law Revision Act 2015](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1059) - [Companies Act, 1963](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1060) - [Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1061) - [Finance (No.2) Act 2023](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1062) - [Finance Act, 1992](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1063) - [Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1064) - [Maritime Area Planning Act 2021](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1065) - [Finance Act, 2000](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1066) - [Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1067) - [Statute Law Revision Act 2007](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1068) - [Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1069) - [Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1070) - [Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1071) - [Finance Act 2012](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1072) - [Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1073) - [Finance Act 2010](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1074) - [Mental Health Act 20266](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1075) - [Finance Act 2022](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1076) - [Finance Act, 1995](https://europaius.com/ie/z/1077) ## Page addressing - `https://europaius.com/ie/z/` - `https://europaius.com/ie/zakony?p=` - `https://europaius.com/ie/oblast/` - `https://europaius.com/ie/pomoc/` - `https://europaius.com/ie/smlouvy/` - `https://europaius.com/ie/hledat?q=` - `https://europaius.com/ie/llms.txt` - Sitemap: https://europaius.com/sitemap.xml ## Notes - Explanations are generated from the official legal text and are indicative; only the full text, which every page links to, is binding. - Europaius provides legal information, not legal services. - Indicative legal information from a verified corpus, not a substitute for a lawyer. - Eucalypt 4 s.r.o., Reg. 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