All Verticals
AML Compliance in Ireland: What Your Firm Is Being Inspected Against Today, and What Changes in 14 Months
The Law Society and Central Bank are conducting field inspections now using modernised criteria. Here is what Irish solicitors, accountants and QFAs are being inspected against today — and what the July 2027 Single Rulebook requires you to build before the deadline arrives.
May 2026
All Verticals
August 2026: The AI Act Obligations Irish Practices Cannot Defer
The EU AI Act Omnibus deferred high-risk deadlines to December 2027. It did not defer the August 2026 transparency obligations, AI literacy requirements, or self-classification exposure that apply to every Irish practice deploying AI tools today.
May 2026
Construction & Property
AML Obligations for Irish Architects: What the Criminal Justice Act Actually Requires
Irish architects are designated persons under the CJ(MLTF)A 2010 when involved in certain property transactions. The obligation activates at the point the services form part of a transaction in relation to real property — and most practices have not implemented what it requires.
May 2026
Construction & Property
Quantity Surveyors and AML Compliance: The Client Due Diligence Requirements You Cannot Ignore
Quantity surveyors involved in property transactions are designated persons under Irish AML law. The identification standard is the same as for solicitors and accountants — and the SCSI guidance does not replace the statutory obligation.
May 2026
Construction & Property
The EU AML Single Rulebook and Irish Construction Professionals: What Changes in July 2027
Regulation EU 2024/1624 applies directly from July 2027 without national transposition. For Irish architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, the independent audit function becomes mandatory regardless of firm size. The 14-month window starts now.
May 2026
Construction & Property
Source of Wealth in Construction AML: What Irish Designated Persons Must Document in 2026
Standard CDD is the floor, not the ceiling. For high-value or complex construction engagements, source of wealth documentation is a distinct statutory obligation under s.37 CJ(MLTF)A 2010 — separate from source of funds, and often absent from the files inspecting bodies review.
May 2026
Construction & Property
SCSI AML Guidance 2026: Where the Guidance Ends and the Act Begins
The SCSI AML guidance is a useful starting point. In several material areas, it falls short of what the Criminal Justice Act 2010 requires. The distance between the two is where compliance gaps live — and where inspecting bodies are looking.
May 2026
Construction & Property
goAML Registration for Irish Architects and Engineers: The STR Filing Obligation Explained
Irish architects and engineers who are designated persons are legally required to file Suspicious Transaction Reports via the goAML portal. Most have never registered. Failure to register does not extinguish the obligation — it just means you cannot meet it.
May 2026