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First Minister Peter Robinson A Belfast property developer has lodged a formal complaint alleging criminal misfeasance in public office by First Minister Peter Robinson.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin The Oireachtas justice committee has unanimously recommended the effective decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use in a landmark report published today.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Ireland's justice committee could pave the way for the decriminalisation of drug possession, the minister of state with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has said.

A former solicitor has admitted theft, fraud and forgery offences worth a total loss of more than €300,000. Mark Cronin, formerly of Cronin Mungovan Solicitors in Macroom, pleaded guilty to a long string of offences dating from between July 2009–December 2013.

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) will investigate Facebook's European privacy practices following a ruling by the High Court in Dublin. The commissioner, Helen Dixon, had originally refused to investigate 22 complaints filed by 28-year old Max Schrems, an Austrian law student and privacy activ

A leaked UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) document which called on member states to consider “decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption” does not represent UNODC policy, the UN office has clarified. The two-page briefing paper was solely intended for “dissemination a

A senior scientist at Ireland's forensic science laboratory has told prosecutors its resources are being wasted on preliminary drugs tests for drugs possession cases. Dr Tom Hannigan, director of chemical sciences at Forensic Science Ireland (FSI), said presumptive tests, which seek to confirm wheth

An agreement that allowed technology companies and others to send personal data from the EU to the US has been declared invalid by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Following the opinion of Advocate General Yves Bot, the court has ruled that the Safe Harbour agreement did not eliminate the abilit

Data protection legislation of a member state may be applied to a foreign company which exercises in that state, through stable arrangements, a real and effective activity the European Court of Justice has ruled. The Data Protection Directive provides that each member state is to designate one or mo

Fr Peter McVerry The Oireachtas justice committee has received at least 50 submissions to its consultation on drug decriminalisation, according to The Irish Times.

A blind athlete who suffered a serious spinal injury in a 25-foot fall from a window in a friends' house has successfully won a claim for compensation. Mark Pollock, 39, originally from Co Down in Northern Ireland, took Enda and Madeline Cahill, of Oxfordshire, to court after he suffered a life-alte

Mid-Ulster District police commander Superintendent Mike Baird The Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned young people to report disturbing interactions they have online, in the aftermath of a 17-year old schoolboy's death.

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UCD Sutherland School of Law has welcomed Dagmar Schiek to the faculty as full professor of EU law and labour law. Professor Schiek joins UCD from University College Cork, where she held the Synnott Family Chair in EU law and directed the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EU Integration and Citizens&