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Retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker has reflected on her legal career in a new interview published by The Irish Times. The interview traces landmark moments in Ms Justice Baker's career, including the emotional impact of PP v HSE [2014] IEHC 622, the high-profile case involving a preg

Solicitors joined the annual Belfast Pride parade on Saturday, marching through Belfast city centre in celebration of the LGBT+ community in Northern Ireland.

The UK's Omagh bombing inquiry is to host its first public hearing tomorrow. The preliminary hearing, taking place in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, will consider procedural issues relating to the conduct of future public hearings and the inquiry's investigation. No witnesses will be called and no

Dr Síofra O'Leary, who recently completed her term as president of the European Court of Human Rights, has been awarded the honorary degree of LLD by the University of Edinburgh. Dr O’Leary’s laureation address was given by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, who also co-sponsored her n

The procurement process for the long-awaited dedicated family courts complex in Dublin has begun in a further milestone for the project.

The UK government has abandoned objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials — and is now being urged to take a tough position against UK arms exports to Israel. After weeks of speculation, the Labour government confirme

The High Court has determined that the State’s prohibition on the importation and sale of CBD products containing trace amounts of THC is lawful in circumstances and does not offend the principle of the free movement of goods. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons s

The International Protection Office (IPO) is to begin prioritising cases from Jordan as well as Nigeria. There were 881 international protection applications from Jordan in the second quarter of 2024, making it the country with the second-highest volume of applications after Nigeria.

Japanese traffic police are cracking down on tourists and travellers riding motorised suitcases. Under Japanese law, motorised suitcases — some of which can travel up to 13 kilometres or eight miles per hour — are classed as vehicles which can only be operated with a driving licence.

Dear Editor, I very much enjoyed Graham Ogilvy’s review of the ‘Lavery on Location’ exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Northern Ireland's Labour Relations Agency (LRA) marked Belfast Pride Festival 2024 with a panel discussion on the impact of domestic abuse and violence within the workplace, particularly focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community. The 'Safe at Home, Safe at Work' event, featuring panellists from local supp

If you are in Edinburgh during the Festival be sure to visit the National Gallery’s new Lavery on Location exhibition – a well-curated tour de force of the works of Sir John Lavery, the Irish Impressionist who carved out a distinguished career for himself and became one of Britain’

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has welcomed a "trend of substantial sentences being handed down for sexual crimes" following the sentencing of rapist Raymond Shorten. Shorten will serve 30 years behind bars following the imposition yesterday of a 17-year sentence for raping two young women on two dates i

New Irish legislation on European arrest warrants has still not brought Irish law in line with EU requirements, the European Commission has said. The European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024 was approved by the Oireachtas in March and was intended to address issues raised by the Commission in 20