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Singers who glorify "mafia culture" face up to three years' imprisonment under a law proposed by junior members of Italy's hard-right government. Lega, a far-right party with long-standing roots in the north of Italy, has taken aim at the neomelodica genre of music associated with the southern

This substantial work is a study of the intellectuals who migrated to Britain during the 1930s from countries in Central and Eastern Europe that were overrun by fascism. It was thought that between 1933 and 1940 about 100,000 such refugees arrived in Britain, although many merely passed through

Proposed legislation banning the importing of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem should be extended to cover services, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The Oireachtas joint committee on foreign affairs and trade yesterday published its pre-legislative

The Four Courts will be lit up in purple for the next two weeks as part of a campaign honouring and supporting survivors of sexual violence. It is one of 15 public building which will glow purple from dusk until dawn from 1-15 August as part of the 'Lights of Hope' campaign launched today by Dublin

Major reforms to arbitration law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have come into effect today. The Arbitration Act 2025 gives arbitrators the power to dismiss weak cases quickly, preventing businesses from wasting time and money on disputes with no chance of success.

Ireland cannot evade its obligation to accommodate international protection applicants on the basis that a large influx has exhausted its housing capacity, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court today handed down a landmark judgment following a preliminary reference m

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by MMA fighter Conor McGregor against a High Court jury verdict finding him liable for raping Nikita Hand. Ms Hand, also known as Nikita Ní Laimhín, was awarded nearly €250,000 in damages after a jury found that Mr McGregor had a

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) saw a 21 per cent increase in merger notifications last year, according to its latest annual report. The 2024 annual report details the investigations, enforcement actions and public awareness campaigns carried out during the CCPC's 10th

An Irish expert in human rights law who played a role in the unprecedented arrest of two Israeli soldiers in Belgium has urged more countries to carry out criminal investigations into war crimes in Gaza. Two Israeli soldiers were arrested at the Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium last week on th

Legislation retrospectively extending planning permissions which have expired or are set to expire because of delays caused by judicial review proceedings has come into force. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 aims to maximise the use of existing planning permissions and prevent dela

As a summer of horrors unfolds in Gaza, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (Mark Stephens CBE, IBAHRI co-chair, Hina Jilani, IBAHRI co-chair and Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, IBAHRI director) asks the international community: if not now, when will it be time to act? Death, s

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli human rights organisations accuse country of genocide

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Ciara O'Leary as partner in the firm's investment management group. Ms O'Leary focuses her practice on investment funds, advising fund promoters and fund service firms on all matters relating to the establishment, authorisation, operation and ongoing maintenance of fu

A man accused of arson has said he set his apartment building on fire while trying to cremate his pet cat. Five people were displaced after the fire allegedly caused by 53-year-old Vince Hildestad, who went missing for a week afterwards.

The children's ombudsman has been forced to suspend visits to direct provision centres due to "insufficient resources". Correspondence released to The Irish Times under freedom of information legislation reveals that the ombudsman's office requested additional funding from the Department of Children