DETE clarifies renewal filing window for Ireland’s General Employment Permits
Mandatory UK ETA enters full enforcement: implications for Ireland-based business travel
Hong Kong to accept employment-visa renewals three months early—welcome news for Irish corporates in Asia
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Foreign business travel to Ireland surges 27 % as CSO releases January 2026 visitor data
The CSO says almost 430,000 overseas visitors came to Ireland in January 2026—up 27 % on last year—with business trips rebounding to an 18 % market share. Visitor spending jumped 34 % to €287 million, signalling that travel demand and mobility budgets are recovering strongly. Corporates should anticipate tighter air-seat and hotel availability through spring and summer.
Equality watchdog slams rushed Dáil debate on sweeping Immigration Bill
On 26 February 2026 IHREC criticised the Government for rushing the International Protection Bill through the Dáil with minimal debate, warning that unexamined clauses on family reunification, child detention and trafficking victims could breach rights. The Bill’s strict processing deadlines and three-year reunification wait will reshape Ireland’s asylum landscape—issues that multinationals relying on refugee talent must track.
UK digitises Right-of-Abode certificates, affecting Irish-born British citizens and carriers from Dublin
A Statutory Instrument that took effect on 26 February 2026 renders paper Right-of-Abode vignettes obsolete. Irish-born dual citizens who rely on Certificates of Entitlement must now prove status through a UKVI online account. Carriers on Ireland–UK routes are updating check-in systems, and employers are urged to brief staff to avoid travel disruption.
Electronic Travel Authorisation now mandatory for non-Irish nationals transiting UK to Jersey
From 26 February 2026 non-British, non-Irish travellers transiting the UK en route to Jersey must hold a UK ETA, according to revised Visit Jersey guidance. The change affects multinational staff and dependants flying from Ireland via London airports and adds a new compliance step to Channel-Islands business trips.