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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is travelling to Germany today to attend a summit on hybrid threats and how EU member states can adequately respond. Ireland currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, and Mr O’Callaghan is attending the Baltic Sea Security Summi
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O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new lawyers to its team. Sarah O’Keeffe has been appointed as senior associate to the firm’s banking and commercial real estate department. She has 18 years experience in a wide range of property and banking transac
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Pinsent Masons has promoted three lawyers in its construction and infrastructure practice in Belfast reflecting the growth in its integrated projects and construction offering across Ireland and the UK. Jennifer Lee has been promoted to legal director and Meghan Kirk to managing senior associate wit
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DWF has promoted seven colleagues and welcomed 12 new hires in its Belfast office as part of the business' latest global promotions round and ongoing investment in its teams. This year, dispute resolution lawyer James Griffiths was promoted to partner, while fellow dispute resolution lawyer Carley C
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An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) has announced the establishment of a new legal and research unit. Ciara O’Gorman joins the organisation as head of legal and research, with Anne Hayden appointed as policy and research officer. The establishment of the legal and researc
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Browne Jacobson has appointed Kevin Moore as commercial partner, a major step in building an all-island legal platform for life sciences. Mr Moore, who holds an MSc degree in medical device innovation, is the founder of DeNovo Legal a specialist firm that has been a trusted adviser to emerging and s
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The Irish Penal Reform Trust has appointed Arron Claffey-Conneely as policy officer.
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Northern Ireland secretary, Sir Chris Bryant, met with the chair of the Parades Commission, Professor Evelyn Collins, yesterday in the wake of the High Court decision that described decision making processes at the Commission as “sloppy”. During their discussion, the Secretary of S
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The Bar of Northern Ireland has partnered with local digital agency, Eyekiller, to produce a new website which includes a searchable barrister directory.
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Former chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has said that she will “vehemently contest” her conviction on charges of deleting or attempting to delete an email to prevent disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Ms Anne Donaghy, 56, became chief executi
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Pinsent Masons has promoted three lawyers in its construction and infrastructure practice in Belfast reflecting the growth in its integrated projects and construction offering across Ireland and the UK. Jennifer Lee has been promoted to legal director and Meghan Kirk to managing senior associate wit
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The High Court in Belfast has issued a judgment in judicial review proceedings quashing a decision of the Parades Commission to block the Orange Order from marching down the Garvaghy Road. The judicial review proceedings were brought by a member of the Portadown Orange Lodge and claimed that the Com
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Research from Queen’s University Belfast is shining a light on the role of AI and bots in the music industry, warning that consumers and musicians are being shortchanged because of technology that’s out of control. Dr Katherine Pittalis used her PhD to examine the fast-changing technolog
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Whether you simply love all animals or have a more analytical curiosity about legal protections for animal welfare – Dr Maureen O'Sullivan has the course for you! Ireland’s first animal law module is proving a hit at the University of Galway, with student numbers more than doubling. Dr
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Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD Sutherland School of Law has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy’s Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee for the 2026 to 2030 term.
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Trinity Women in Law is seeking mentors to join its 2026 mentorship programme.
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Dr Diarmuid Griffin, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Galway School of Law, has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy’s Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee. Committee members are selected based on their discipline expertise and public
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When Majella Walsh was announced as the recipient of the Munster Regional Sole Practitioner of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards last month, she says her first reaction was one of some surprise. Those who know her professionally would not have been startled at the news. Noted by clients fo
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Many parents have long had ambitions for their children to pursue careers in medicine or law, professions that are perceived as being synonymous with prestige, intellectual challenge and public service. John Magee, a partner at DLA Piper in Dublin, was seriously considering a career in medicine unti
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For solicitors who started their career just before the financial crisis of 2008 struck, the timing was both daunting and defining. Newly qualified lawyers were entering a profession gripped by uncertainty in an Ireland faced by economic turbulence. However, there emerged from that singular event a
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For Anne-Marie Linehan, the past couple of years at J.W. O'Donovan LLP have resembled the proverbial situation when three buses arrive at the same time. First, in 2024 and after 93 years the firm relocated to new premises in Cork's South Mall, reflecting its ongoing commitment to supporting clients
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Since its inauguration in 1911, International Women's Day has evolved into much more than a symbolic diary date. It’s now an annual event that not only celebrates the achievements of women, but also sharpens the focus on inequality, calls for the acceleration of progress and challenges organis
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