Analysis

On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million British workers withdrew their labour in one of the great failures of industrial management. Politically, many thought events were indicative of something sinister to come, a rising similar to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility is overdue, but the proposed tiered model risks incoherence unless the scope of serious offence exceptions – particularly for sexual harm – is more clearly defined and justified, writes Professor Kevin J. Brown of Queen’s University Belfas

Expanded Garda surveillance powers risk undermining established data protection safeguards unless necessity, proportionality and oversight remain central to their use, writes the ICCL. CCTV systems can have legitimate purposes, such as securing premises. But, unless CCTV is used proportionately, it

In February 2026 the European Parliament endorsed the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin. This development comes as part of ongoing efforts to expedite the processing of asylum applications as the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (“the Pact”) comes into force June

Businesses may need to rethink how they assess high-risk data processing as moves towards EU-wide standardisation gather pace, write Marie McGinley, Davinia Brennan and Sarah Jayne Hanna. The European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) recently published a draft template Data Protection Impact Assessm

Cantillons Solicitors endorse the sentiments expressed by families of catastrophically injured plaintiffs who are seeking a workable PPO as highlighted by RTÉ, writes Marian Fogarty. We know some parents of catastrophically injured plaintiffs would like to see a workable PPO being made availa

Oz London, No.33, back cover advertising "A Gala Benefit for the Oz Obscenity Trial" The appeal in the English Oz case was heard over three days in November 1971 with the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), Lord Widgery, chairing a bench of three judges. Going by the written judgment the hearing was as sedate

On 26 February 2026, the Government published the proposed text of the Media Regulation Bill, which will transpose the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) into Irish law. The EMFA, which, for the most part, entered into force on 8 August 2025, is an EU Regulation aimed at safeguarding the independence

Irish Legal News presents the latest in our series of articles facilitating dialogue between criminal justice policymakers, practitioners and researchers. Here, Dr. Kevin Wozniak and Dr Ian Marder from Maynooth University discuss recent collaborative work which explored how criminal justice organisa

Oz (London) No.33, February 1971. Cover image by Norman Lindsay. In part one of a retrospective on a notorious English obscenity trial, sparked by a subversive depiction of Rupert Bear in the counter-cultural magazine Oz, Scottish silk Ronnie Clancy KC looks at how the case became a defining legal a

The pelvic mesh scandal highlights the requirement for stronger regulation of these medical device surgeries before the current pause can be lifted, writes Marian Fogarty. Mesh implant surgeries were widely utilised in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP

Today is my final day as editor of Irish Legal News, a publication I have led for over a decade and virtually all of my professional life. Our most loyal readers, who have been around since our launch in October 2015, will appreciate how far it has come in that time. I've enjoyed delving through the

Robert Shiels reviews a new book on the "long death" of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. The death of Adolf Hitler is said to be unique in the history of modern dictators. His death occurred amid imminent regime change. The absence of a successor government meant an absence of an administration with the

For Anne-Marie Linehan, the past couple of years at J.W. O'Donovan LLP have resembled the proverbial situation when three buses arrive at the same time. First, in 2024 and after 93 years the firm relocated to new premises in Cork's South Mall, reflecting its ongoing commitment to supporting clients

A&L Goodbody lawyers Jill Shaw and Rachel Kemp examine how new SLAPP laws could influence ESG-related legal actions. Against the backdrop of increasing ESG litigation internationally, we look at what effects the EU SLAPP Directive and the SLAPP Bill transposing the Directive into Irish law may h