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Justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan and the Law Society of Ireland have reached agreement on the operation of the new Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in the District Court. In a statement the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration said: “The agreement was reached after extensive talks

An Italian chef has lost an unfair dismissal claim after being sacked from a Brisbane restaurant where he refused to make ham and pineapple pizzas, saying the topping insulted his culture.

Director of Public Prosecutions Catherine Pierse has shared her hope that a resolution can be found to the criminal legal aid dispute as soon as possible. Ms Pierse made the comments in her opening address to the 27th Annual National Prosecutors’ Conference at Trinity College, Dublin on Saturd

An Equality Commission investigation has found that the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) failed to comply with its equality scheme in relation to its development, implementation, monitoring and review of its equality scheme over a number of years. The Commission also f

Iranian authorities must immediately end the escalating persecution, intimidation and judicial harassment of independent lawyers and interference with the independence of bar associations, UN experts have said.

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Zambia, led by chief observer Michael McNamara, MEP for Ireland-South, has published its final report on the country’s 13 August general elections, setting out 13 recommendations to strengthen democracy and restore public confidence in the ele

Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Frank Feighan, will deliver the opening keynote address at the PAI Strategic Public Procurement Conference 2026, taking place on Wednesday 11 November at the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has launched Ireland’s first ever national community safety strategy which aims to improve community safety through prevention, collaboration and community participation. ‘An Enabling Framework for Community Safety - National Strategy for Improving

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has appointed Mark Stockdale as head of its Northern Ireland office with effect from 1st January 2027. Mr Stockdale will succeed Michael Neill who will take on the role of chairman of the Northern Irish firm after leading the office in Belfast since 2018. Mr Stockdale is an ex

The OUTLaw Network has stated how incredibly proud it is to be a founding member and one of the organisers of the inaugural conference of the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association (ELLA) which took place in London in September. ELLA is a pan-European association that aims to bring together national as

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP welcomed senior figures from Ireland’s property, infrastructure and investment sectors to Croke Park on Tuesday 3 November for its 6th annual Property, Infrastructure & Investment Convention, in association with Property Industry Ireland. Under the theme “Ca

Libya’s religious authority, the Dar al-Ifta, has issued a fatwa prohibiting Muslims from buying, selling or wearing Nike-branded clothing. Approved by Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Gharyani, it argues that the logo invokes the Greek goddess of victory and promotes symbols associated “with polyth

Universities should have greater flexibility over how they use public funding, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless told an event hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Addressing higher education leaders at the law firm’s Dublin office, Mr Law

Mulholland Law Solicitors, acting for Dan Dowling, has welcomed the Supreme Court decision allowing his appeal against his conviction for criminal trespass arising from events at Shannon Airport in April 2017. The Court directed that there be no retrial. Mr Dowling, along with Edward Horgan, was acq

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today published details of 19 enforcement actions against traders in Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford, and Wicklow. Three pharmacies, eight retailers, three pubs and one hotel were in breach of consumer law foll