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Canada’s federal prisons are to provide inmates with paper straws, foil and drug-testing strips as part of a harm-reduction strategy addressing illicit drug use.

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The University of Limerick School of Law has launched a year-long programme of silver jubilee celebrations marking its 25th anniversary. Starting out as a small academic unit established in 2001 it is now one of Ireland’s leading centres for legal education, research and public engagement.

The Legal 500 UK 2027 rankings are now live, following extensive research throughout 2026, with 30 firms and 239 individuals ranked in Northern Ireland.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan TD yesterday chaired a meeting of home affairs ministers as part of the two-day Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council with  discussions on returns, migration preparedness and internal security. Discussions tabled included a focus on the overall state

Last week Matheson’s Cork office welcomed Transition Year (TY) students from St Aidan’s Community College for the second year of the Cork-based TY Programme.

Elliotts Legal celebrated its first anniversary yesterday, marking one year since its formation from the merger of two of Northern Ireland's most established legal practices.

A fund described by a Belfast community group as offering a “lifeline to deepen relationships” will soon reopen for applications with a total of £500,000 on offer, as the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) prepares to launch the third round of its Connect Fund grant programme. The Conne

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is warning that the UK government’s expansion of right to work compliance obligations from 1 October will leave businesses liable for workers elsewhere in their labour supply chain and make recruitment slower and more risk-averse.

Brian Kenneally, Lisa Walsh and James Hogan  Founders of Bundledocs

Cocaine worth up to $15 million stored as evidence at Fiji’s Suva High Court has been replaced with flour, with police investigating the incident of internal corruption.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has today launched the 2025 Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) Report, warning that Ireland’s prison system is “sinking under the weight of prison numbers” and that people with mental health difficulties continue to be held in prison witho

Following prosecutions brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), Brian Healy and Andrius Miliauskas, of Lucan Auto Sales, Co. Dublin, have been convicted of misleading consumers about the history of second-hand cars. Andrius Miliauskas pled guilty to six offences and Bri

Professor Joan Loughrey takes up the position as president of the Society of Legal Scholars of the United Kingdom and Ireland (SLS) from today. The SLS is a learned society with charitable status whose aim is the advancement of legal education and scholarship in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Profe

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced the appointment of Jennifer Clarke as a partner in its Irish Litigation practice, effective 1 October 2026. Ms Clarke joins from Byrne Wallace Shields LLP and brings commercial litigation experience, with particular expertise in financial services disputes