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Ireland

BAILLI Free database providing access to Irish legislation from 1922 onwards, case law, Irish Competition Authority Decisions from 1992, Irish Information Commissioner's Decisions from 1998, Irish Data Protection Commission Case Studies from 2013 as well as Irish Law Reform Commission Papers and Reports from 1976 and the Irish Treaty Series.

Court Service of Ireland This website offers information about courts in Ireland, including latest judgments by the superior courts, court rules and practice directions.

Electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) This website is produced by the Office of the Attorney General and provides access to Acts of the Oireachtas including amendments, statutory instruments as well as the Constitution and a selection of pre-1922 legislation while links to external legislation resources are also provided.

GlobaLex - Guide to Irish Law A guide compiled by Dr. Darius Whelan, a lecturer in law at University College, Cork, Ireland. 

Houses of the Oireachtas The official website of the Irish Parliament. It also contains Bills, their amendments, and Acts from 1997 onwards as well as Parliamentary debates.

Ireland: IALS Library Guides An IALS resource which provides information about Irish legal resources with the focus on the IALS holdings.

Iris Oifigiúil The official Irish State gazette which is published twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays). It is the official means used by the Government for announcing appointments to public offices and publishing proclamations, statutory instruments, appointment of receivers to companies. The electronic copies are available from 2002 onwards.

Irish Legal Information Initiative (IRLII) A free service providing lists of cases, legislation and an index of Irish Legal Periodicals from 1997.

Irish Patent Office A resource for intellectual property lawyers. It includes free access to recent issues of the Patents Office Journal.

Law Reform Commission The Commission's role is to keep the law under review and to conduct research with a view to the reform of the law. All Law Reform Commission publications may be downloaded for free from its website. http://www.lawreform.ie/

Oxford LibGuides: Irish Law  A Bodleian law library resource guide to information about the Irish legal system as well as resources in print and electronic format.