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Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe Gardaí will be equipped with new drug testing machines next year in a bid to crack down on drug driving, Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) will today take over as chair of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

An Garda Síochána needs to recruit more women and people from an ethnic minority background in order to better reflect Irish society, new figures show. Figures released by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald show that only a quarter of gardaí are women, while a forthcoming report by the Garda Ins

A solicitor based in Limerick has been awarded €55,000 after an employment tribunal found she had been constructively dismissed by a local legal practice. Roisin O'Connell, who had been given a full position in Melvyn Hanley Solicitors in 2001, resigned in 2013 after her employer broke promises an

Justice Minister David Ford has praised the work of Victim Support NI while addressing attendees at its Annual General Meeting in Clifton House, Belfast. The theme of the event was Supporting people affected by crime in Northern Ireland.

Alex Salmond Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond MP, is set to be presented with the Praeses Elit Award by the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Law Society later today.

Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption, delivered the James Wood lecture at the University of Glasgow.

A woman accused of calling 911 to lure police away from her location so she could drive home drunk is said to have posted a message to social media stating: “lmao.. 2 mins later the cop peals out.. silly piggies tricks r for u.” Police in New Jersey said they responded to Hayley Oates' report of

A woman allegedly abused at a children’s home in Belfast would have been awarded £27,500 in damages, but has had her claim dismissed by the High Court in Belfast on the grounds it is statute barred. The plaintiff Una Irvine was in the care of Nazareth Lodge between 1 March 1935 and 25 September 1

Alastair Ross MLA, chair of the committee Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly met with staff and students at Ulster University yesterday in order to find out more about the university's work across the legal sector.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The remaining provisions of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 come into force in Ireland today, including the new court review where a mortgage lender rejects the borrower’s personal insolvency proposal.

Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson Northern Ireland's Victims and Survivors Forum has demanded an apology from party leaders and the Irish and British governments over their failure to resolve issues related to the legacy of the Troubles.

A 15-year old schoolboy from Co Antrim, Northern Ireland is taking legal action against the Department of Justice after he was named by media outlets in connection with the high-profile TalkTalk hack. Lawyers acting for the boy say he was named due to a legal loophole brought around because Stormont

Employment Minister Ged Nash Five hundred migrant workers who are illegally working in Ireland's fishing industry will be given work permits following an inter-Departmental agreement.

Sue Conlan, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council Irish NGOs have criticised the Department of Justice and Equality for failing to listen to groups that work with asylum seekers when drawing up the draft International Protection Bill.