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The chief executive of a US firm has defended his decision to eliminate the company’s HR department, arguing the team had been “creating problems that didn’t exist”. Ryan Breslow, co-founder and chief executive of Bolt, made the comments after the company cut around 30 per ce

Northern Ireland justice Minister Naomi Long has paid tribute to the courage and professionalism of police officers who responded to recent terrorist bomb attacks at two PSNI stations. In her address to the Police Federation of Northern Ireland (PFNI) annual conference, she praised officers for thei

The Government has approved publication of draft legislation intended to strengthen animal welfare standards and promote ethical practices in the dog-breeding sector. The proposed reforms will be contained in a draft general scheme to amend the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, with priority dra

Ahead of Calcutta Run on Saturday, Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has lent his support for the largest charity event in the legal calendar. The Law Society is encouraging everyone in the legal profession to join over 1,100 colleagues who have already registered for Calcutta Run. The annual l

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced three senior appointments across its tax and financial services teams. Finn Kelly joins as partner and Susan Lynch is promoted to of counsel in the firm's tax practice, while Tara Nestor joins as of counsel in debt capital markets. Mr Kelly will advise clients

A detectorist who has been finding artefacts for two decades has made over £13,000 (€15,000) at auction after selling her finds.

A partner at City law firm RPC has faced criticism after offering paid mentoring sessions to aspiring and junior lawyers at £75 per appointment. Rachel Ford promoted the sessions through her personal TikTok account, where she shares content about life in the legal profession and advice for tho

RDJ has been awarded Investors in Diversity Gold accreditation – the highest accreditation awarded by the Irish Centre for Diversity, Ireland’s leading awarding body for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Donna O’Leary, a former solicitor at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, has been appointed director and head of Newcode AI Ireland. Originally from Cork City, Ms O’Leary founded an AI consultancy in April 2025, after identifying a growing need for practical AI literacy and upskilling within t

Police Ombudsman reports which identified collusive behaviour by RUC officers in a number of loyalist murder investigations must carry a notice acknowledging that the watchdog exceeded its legal powers, the High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Scoffield held that the reports should not be formally quash

Hon. Justice David Barniville, president of the High Court of Ireland; Rosemary J. Loftus, president of the Law Society; Enda Kenny; Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC and Mark Garrett, director general of Law Society Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been appointed chairperson of Ireland for Law, a Go

New research led by Trinity College Dublin’s AI Accountability Lab pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law and people's lives. The international team behind the work, which comprised researchers based in Ireland, the United States, Scotland an

A spectacular blue-green diamond known as the "Ocean Dream" has shattered records at Christie's in Geneva, selling for 13.6 million Swiss francs (c. £13m; 14.9m) and setting a new world auction benchmark for diamonds of its colour. Weighing 5.5 carats and cut into a striking triangular shape,

A major new study aims to help African nations harness international law to navigate the increasingly complex threats to their cyber security. The project, “Advancing the Application of International Law in the Cyber Context in Africa”, is led by Dr Talita Dias from the University of Exe

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said the Government should urgently progress critical safeguarding legislation, as well as immediately progressing the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill and extend its scope to disability residential services and other health and social