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A court has upheld a two month suspension for a Korean army officer who left base without permission during working hours 64 times over a ten month because he needed to feed his lizard and wash his car.

Delivering judgment in a judicial review brought by solicitor John Quinn Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty found that the provision in the new scheme for the issuing of a single payment in respect of each legal aid certificate no matter the number of charges is outside the objectives of the 1962 Act.

Tughans LLP has announced the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) as their charity partner for the upcoming year.

Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Joe McVey has called for the needs and experiences of victims and survivors to remain central to the development of legacy legislation, warning that arrangements which fail to reflect their needs risk prolonging uncertainty and undermining confidence in efforts

Nathaniel Lacy LLP had appointed Louise Smith as partner in charge of their new Cork office. Ms Smith advises insurers and self-insured organisations on motor, employers’ liability, public liability and indemnity claims. She brings experience in complex, large-loss matters and the defence of s

On Tuesday 24th November, The Rt. Hon. Lord Burrows will be giving a lecture entitled, “Judicial House of Lords to Supreme Court: Then and Now”. Legal professionals and law students are invited to register to watch the lecture online. Lord Burrows will be giving the second of two lecture

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Law Society of Ireland is due to take place on Thursday 5 November at 6.30pm. All members of the Law Society are invited to attend.

McDowell KC, Turlough Madden and Paul Conway were sworn into office as High Court Judge and District Judges respectively by the Lady Chief Justice on Monday 2 November 2026. David McDowell KC was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2003 having been called to the Bar of England and Wales by Midd

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the Commission) has launched an appeal for witnesses to come forward in relation to its investigation into the death of Michael Kay. Michael was a married father of one son, and he worked as an RUC Reserve Constable. He was kill

The trial of a terminally ill man who spent a bag of cash containing 22 million yen (£103,906) (€124,454) that he found lying in the street has ended after just one day with the accused admitting the charges.

There have been no pardons for historical gay sex offences in the eight years since the scheme was introduced in Northern Ireland according to a report by the BBC.

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) officially launched its Irish branch, ICJP Éire with an event in central Dublin on Tuesday 13 October. ICJP Éire is led by an expert team of lawyers including Leigh Brosnan, Siobhán Conlon, Karl Gill, Sarah Henry, Cl&ia

Migrant workers, families and supporters from across the country will gather outside Leinster House today to oppose the government’s proposed changes to Irish citizenship under the General Scheme of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026. The protest takes place ahea

Nasc - the Cork-based migrant and refugee rights centre - is welcoming its new CEO Sonya Donnelly this week. Ms Donnelly comes with a wealth of international experience having held several senior positions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In the past decade she was sta

Following the success of last year's inaugural CAS arbitrators' workshop, the University of Limerick will host an international sports arbitration seminar on Friday 6 November, followed by a specialist workshop for CAS arbitrators on Saturday 7 November 2026.