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Deirdre Malone Recent improvements in Ireland's prison estate are being undermined by continued overcrowding, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said following the launch of the Irish Prison Service's annual report.

The Government will bring forward legislation by the end of the year to expunge convictions for homosexuality by the end of the year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the announcement at a reception in Dublin Castle marking the 25th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993.

A recent evening seminar hosted by McDowell Purcell heard from Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc).

A determined thief made off with a £2,000 mountain bike after using a saw and evident expertise to cut down the tree to which it was tethered. When the 28-year-old owner returned to his bike, he found that it was missing, along with the better part of the corresponding tree.

AIB Mortgage Bank have lost their application to the High Court in which they sought Ms Justice Baker to revisit her judgment in which summary judgment was granted in their favour, which they argued was liable to be misinterpreted and result in litigation chaos. In relation to the consideration of t

Pictured (l-r): Daniel McLoughlin, Nicola Kiely, Claire Cregan, David Hickey and managing partner Deborah Moore Dublin firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has announced its acquisition of litigation practice Jim Eustace and Company.

The retired judge leading a review of the administration of justice in serious sexual offence cases has highlighted challenges posed by the use of social media. Sir John Gillen, who is just six weeks into his nine-month review, told a BBC Radio 4 programme that the "hammer of the law should come dow

Dorcas Crawford The High Court in Belfast is set to hear a compensation claim against nine car dealerships in connection with the diesel emissions scandal next week, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Arthur Cox has organised a number of employee events to celebrate Dublin Pride. The internal events are being hosted by alliance, the LGBT+ network for Arthur Cox staff which was launched last summer at a special event attended by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an important clarification of the law on protected disclosures.

A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old family friend has successfully appealed his conviction over the trial judge's ruling preventing his lawyers from questioning the girl as to why she was on the contraceptive pill at the time. The girl had asserted that she was a virgin before her encounter with

The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) has paid tribute to all the volunteers who help deliver its vital range of services to young people, families and victims. The awards ceremony in Stormont recognised the work of all these volunteers acknowledging the valuable role they play in helping divert young peop

Steve Eckersley British Telecommunications plc (BT) has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.

Anybody who has arrived at a “24-hour” supermarket in Northern Ireland after 6pm on a Sunday will suspect that the closed doors have something to do with observing the Sabbath in Christian tradition. What you might not know is that this rule has its origins in the Sunday Observance Act 1695, pa

A South African judge frustrated by courtroom delays has started holding late lawyers liable for their clients' court costs. Judge Francis Legodi, president of Mpumalanga High Court, has ordered a state-employed lawyer to personally pay the costs associated with a case that was postponed due to late