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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed the attestation of 207 new Gardaí at the Garda College in Templemore.

Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for historical sex offences, including one count of rape, committed against two women when they were children. The sentence has been welcomed by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre who said that it “sends a resoundi

Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for child sex offences, including one count of rape, committed against two women when they were children.  Sitting at Newry Crown Court Judge Ramsey said in his sentencing remarks that Mr Donaldson’s convi

William Fry has won Legal Advisor / Team of the Year at the National FinTech Awards 2026, held last night at The Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin. This is the third time in four years that William Fry has won the National FinTech Awards.

On Saturday 6 October Right to Transparency launched the 300 Silenced Voices Campaign seeking to gather 300 testimonies of mothers who believe that they and their children have been failed by the Irish family justice system. In just a few weeks the campaign has gathered 100 testimonies. Those

The UK government has introduced a package of amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. The amendments, which are intended to enhance existing protections and establish legal safeguards for Armed Forces veterans and police officers who served during the Troubles, will continue their progress

A Peruvian man named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has been elected mayor of a small Andean district, winning by 25 votes – on a centre-left party ticket.

Dog Law Ireland appeared before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on 7 October as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2026. The group called for an all-island approach to dog welfare amid fears that legislative propos

Irish novelist Sally Rooney, made famous by bestsellers Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has said that her books will be withdrawn from sale in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian direct-action group that campaigns against companies

Matheson has launched Matheson In the Loop, a new podcast series bringing together leading voices from business, technology, academia and public policy to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of organisations in an increasingly digital world.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has marked ten years since its establishment as Ireland’s independent regulator of legal services, highlighting a decade of practical reform and setting out its focus on trusted, accessible and responsive legal services for the future. To mark the

The UK Government has launched a new digital video series titled 'The Troubles: Living with the Legacy', aimed at putting the voices of victims, survivors, and key community stakeholders across the United Kingdom at the centre of government.

A&L Goodbody welcomed over 650 professionals to Croke Park on Wednesday for its eighth annual Corporate Crime & Regulation Summit. Bringing together senior figures from regulation, law enforcement and business, the half-day conference examined some of the most pressing regulatory, compliance

Beavers have destroyed a warning sign erected by foresters in southern Poland to alert the public to damage caused by beavers.

The Cairns family have welcomed yesterday’s guilty plea of loyalist Laurence Maguire on charges of conspiracy to murder Eamon, Gerard, Rory and Liam Cairns in the early 1990s, but intend to “press on” with civil proceedings.   The charges against Mr Maguire arose following an