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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has raised its concerns in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation, focused particularly on the development of “family hubs” and their use. The Commission recommendations to Government, published today, come within the context of the cu

A group of Italians took the tradition of running during Pamplona’s bull festival in Spain too far after they tried to abscond from a restaurant without paying. Officers from the regional Navarra police force were called in after 15 people ran off without paying their bill, which amounted to €62

Cabinet sources have revealed that the Government has agreed to an ad hoc process for choosing the next chief justice following representations from Transport Minister Shane Ross, the Irish Times reports. The Department of Justice said that the Cabinet had agreed that a committee of three would cons

Legal action against Egypt by the Government over the treatment of Ibrahim Halawa, 21, would see Cairo withdraw from a commitment to release the Irish man, according to senior officials at the Department for Foreign Affairs. The Irish Times reports that in a briefing paper drafted last month for inc

Former IRA member Kieran Conway has said an apology from Michael Hayes to the families of the Birmingham pub bombing victims is a “courageous” move. Mr Conway, now a solicitor in Dublin, ran the IRA’s intelligence operation until 1975. Mr Hayes told the BBC that he took “collective responsib

A firefighter has succeeded in overturning Rocommon County Council's decision to dismiss him. Sean Callaghan, a part time retained firefighter based at Castlerea Fire Station sued his employer over its decision to terminate his employment claiming he had breached his contractual obligation to live w

A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

A woman who challenged a ban imposed by three Belgian municipalities on wearing clothing concealing the face in public suffered no discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Dakir v Belgium the European Court of Human Rights held, unani

Lady Hale (pictured) has called for clarity on the operation of CJEU jurisprudence in the wake of Brexit. In a lecture to Canadian and British lawyers at the University of Cambridge last week, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court said: "We in the courts want the clearest possible guidance from

John Joy, Principal of John M. Joy & Co. Solicitors has announced that Aidan Leahy has joined the firm which is expanding and strengthening its existing personal injury litigation practice. John M. Joy & Co., based in Clonmel Co. Tipperary has been practising for many years and specialise in

A man has been arrested after taking his pet crocodile for a walk on a beach. The unknown man kept the reptile on a leash in shallow water as children petted it.

A member of the Green Party has taken the first step in a legal challenge against the deal between the UK government and the DUP, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Lawyers for Ciaran McClean (pictured) issued an application for judicial review of the agreement, claiming it will frustrate the peace proc

A man who sustained a deep laceration of his right hand as a result of a broken door slamming shut on the glass fish tank he was carrying, has been awarded over €15,000 in the High Court. Stating that the man was guilty of contributory negligence due to his knowledge of the broken door, Ms Justice

A legal expert has claimed Sinn Féin’s demand for a standalone Irish language act could fall foul of the Good Friday agreement, The Guardian reports. Austen Morgan (pictured) said such an act would breach a clause in the Good Friday agreement that promotes parity of esteem between all cultures in

Those found guilty of dishonesty have “no place” in the solicitors profession, the President of the High Court has said. Mr Justice Peter Kelly (pictured) said that “Clients have to be able to trust their solicitors to the ends of the earth. There cannot be question marks over their probity an