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Around one in four women in Irish prisons are Travellers and urgent action is needed to rectify the "completely untenable situation", prison reform campaigners have said. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) highlighted the "persistent over-representation" of T

Belfast firm Phoenix Law and a legal adviser with the Children's Law Centre in Northern Ireland were among winners at the 2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards in London. The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) in England and Wales organises the annual awards ceremony, now in its 23rd yea

Specialist boutique employment law firm McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP has welcomed Feidhlim Mac Róibín as an associate. Mr Mac Róibín joins the firm from another boutique employment specialist firm, having previously trained and qualified in a top five firm.

Family lawyer Keith Walsh SC responds to a call in The Irish Times for greater recognition of Charles Haughey's legislative achievements, in particular the Succession Act 1965. While the debate on the legacy of Charles J. Haughey may occupy summer schools and academics from here until eternity, the

Kane Tuohy partner Triona Cody considers what HR professionals need to know about fixed-term contracts. Managing risk and avoiding legal claims is an important part of the role of HR professionals in the workplace.

Human rights lawyer Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh has joined the University of Galway as an adjunct professor. Ms Ní Ghrálaigh, based at Matrix Chambers in London, specialises in international law, civil liberties, human rights, protest law and international criminal law.

Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Seán Beatty BL have emerged as winners of the 2025 Adrian Hardiman Moot Competition.

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has refused Hazel Stewart leave to appeal her life sentence for the murders of Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell by carbon monoxide poisoning in 1991. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal in June, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan remarked: “We r

Ferrari has lost a David and Goliath trademark battle with a small energy drinks company which it accused of infringing on its iconic prancing horse logo. The Italian luxury sports car maker took action in Malaysia against local drinks company Sunrise-Mark Sdn Bhd, which uses two prancing horses in

The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has urged the UK to ensure that the rights of trans people are being upheld as he expressed concern about the "current climate". In a statement following a recent visit to the UK, Mr O'Flaherty said trans people "constitute a

Ireland should vote again on replacing parts of the Constitution which include "gender stereotypes about women's roles in the home", a UN committee has recommended. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today published the concluding observations of its eighth p

Former president Mary Robinson has been awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.

The Irish motor industry has been issued with a warning following reports of anticompetitive practices in the sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) today published an eight-page letter which has been sent to a number of businesses i

An expansion of judicial numbers has reduced the number of court hearings cancelled due to a shortage of judicial resources, but the Courts Service is now facing a shortage of staff, according to a new report. The Courts Service this morning published its annual report for 2024, which sets out

The workload of State pathologists has more than doubled in the past ten years, according to a new report. The Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) said in its 2024 annual report that last year saw the highest number of State cases (i.e. criminal, suspicious or unusual deaths) in 10 years.