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New research comparing the performance of Ireland's justice system to other jurisdictions has been published by the Law Society of Ireland's Centre for Justice and Law Reform. The inaugural Justice Indicators report uses a traffic light system to evaluate the resourcing, effectiveness, and efficienc
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Flynn O'Driscoll has promoted Alastair Baird, Lucy O'Hara and Paddy Jordan to associates. Mr Baird and Mr Jordan are in the firm's corporate team, while Ms O'Hara is in the aviation and asset finance team.
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Louise Crilly has been appointed to the most senior legal position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Ms Crilly has been appointed permanently as the Departmental Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI), having held the post on a temporary basis since Apri
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Global law firm Dentons has appointed Carlo Salizzo as a partner in its technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practice in Dublin. Mr Salizzo, who joins the firm today, specialises in technology and commercial contracts, digital regulation, data protection, privacy, intellectual property and consumer
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Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Mr Kelly is a distinguished human rights lawyer who has recently played a high-profile role supporting the investigation and prosecution of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has joined 3PB Barristers in London as an associate member. A specialist in employment and public law, Ms McIlveen is qualified in four jurisdictions frequently acts in England and Wales and both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
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Lavelle Partners LLP has welcomed newly-qualified solicitors Erin Barrett and James Lawless to its property team. The pair join the firm as property solicitors following the successful completion of their traineeships, during which they gained strong practical experience and commercial awareness.
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PSNI officers and staff affected by a major data breach in 2023 have been offered £7,500 each in compensation. The universal offer of compensation follows the allocation of £119 million by the Northern Ireland Executive to cover costs relating to the breach and litigation.
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Northern Ireland's education minister has set out plans to bring religious education and collective worship in line with the law following a UK Supreme Court ruling last year. The UK's top court ruled in November 2025 that current practice in Northern Ireland schools is at odds with Article 2 of Pro
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The A&O Shearman Foundation has awarded a total of more than £131,000 to 15 charities across Northern Ireland. The foundation, funded by contributions from A&O Shearman partners worldwide, supports grassroots organisations that work to advance education, improve employment opportunitie
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Lord of the Dance creator Michael Flatley has obtained an injunction from Northern Ireland's High Court which he says will allow a 30th anniversary show at Dublin's 3Arena to go ahead. The injunction granted by Mr Justice Simpson restrains Switzer Consulting Limited from "interfering with, seeking t
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Louise Crilly has been appointed to the most senior legal position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Ms Crilly has been appointed permanently as the Departmental Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI), having held the post on a temporary basis since Apri
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The High Court has refused to restrain a disciplinary process initiated by University College Dublin against a fifth-year medical student. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger found that there was no fair issue to be tried and was not satisfied that the impugned proce
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Arthur Cox has again invited applications to a €10,000 renewable energy bursary awarded annually in memory of the firm's late partner and consultant Niamh Burke. The Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2026, organised in conjunction with Wind Energy Ireland, offers an award to students pursuin
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Students have been invited to participate in the Law Society of Ireland's human rights and equality committee's annual essay competition. The competition, organised in association with A&L Goodbody, promotes student engagement with contemporary human rights and equality issues while offering a m
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A training programme for Fiosrú staff has welcomed its second cohort of students at the University of Limerick. The two-year postgraduate programme has been developed by UL School of Law in conjunction with Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, to support its staff learning and d
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The University College Dublin Law Review has launched a call for submissions for its upcoming Volume XXVI. The student-run, peer-reviewed annual legal journal welcomes contributions on a broad range of contemporary legal issues, in particular articles pertaining to Irish and European law — tho
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Visitors to Galway will be familiar with attractions such as the city’s Spanish Arch, Cathedral and Latin Quarter. Perhaps less so, however, with its reputation as a major European hub for the medical technology sector. With its established cluster of global medtech companies, strong links wit
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Adam Synnott has the felicitous capacity to combine brisk efficiency with engaging affability. It’s a useful admixture that undoubtedly facilitates his career at EY Law Ireland, a stand-alone, regulated law firm which forms part of the global EY network. Mr Synnott, partner and head of corpora
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The word that regularly recurs in Constance Cassidy’s vocabulary is “busy”. Often augmented to “busy, busy, busy”. It’s hardly surprising. The senior counsel’s day has begun some five hours before our mid-morning interview and the number of appointments in h
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October is European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), the EU's annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among its citizens and organisations, and to providing current online security information. Ironically, it has coincided with Amazon Web Services (AWS) experiencing a recent major outage in
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The view from Andrew McGahey’s home office south of Navan in Co Meath is an idyllic one. The vista of tranquillity that takes in the Hill of Tara and the River Boyne ends here, though — the EMEA managing partner of Kennedys Law LLP is responsible for seven offices, where daily life is di
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