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Stoney Road Press is pleased to launch: View of the Four Courts and Liffey, Dublin by artist Martin Mooney.

Lawyers from across the island of Ireland are working with justice institutions in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to strengthen survivor-centred justice systems and expand access to justice for women and vulnerable groups. Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), founded and supported by the solicitors'

Members of the public have been urged to raise concerns about increases in the price of home heating oil and fuel to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Businesses have been accused of "price gouging" in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has raised fears of an exten

The Bar of Ireland has taken students inside the courtroom this week with its Look into Law Transition Year programme. Now in its 11th year, the programme welcomed students representing approximately 60 schools from across Ireland, including 23 DEIS schools which accounted for 38 per cent of partici

The annual Lawyers Against Homelessness Easter CPD event will take place on Thursday 19 March 2026 with a focus on ethics, personal injury, property and planning. Mr Justice Kevin Cross and Mr Justice Conleth Bradley are among the speakers for what will be the initiative's 18th lecture to date, havi

Too many barriers remain to women returning to the Irish solicitor profession after a mid-career break, an innovative legal business has warned ahead of International Women's Day on Sunday. Heron, a digital marketplace connecting businesses and law firms with experienced consultant solicitors, is dr

Statutory instruments creating the Irish framework of the European Single Access Point (ESAP) have been signed into law. The ESAP is an EU-wide data portal which is a centralised free source of public information about EU companies and investment products.

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is to "revise and strengthen" the code of practice on the right to request flexible and remote working. The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) yesterday published the statutory review of Ireland's remote work request provisions under the

A driver licensing agency has apologised after its AI-powered Spanish language helpline was actually English with a Hispanic accent. Motorists in the US state of Washington shared videos on TikTok showing how, after inviting callers to press 2 for assistance in Spanish, the helpline simply switched

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a review of private dentistry in all four parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland. Demand for private dentistry has risen sharply in recent years, with one in five people in Great Britain using private dental care in 2024.

The UK Supreme Court has rejected the Kingdom of Spain’s long-running attempts to invoke state immunity to prevent renewable energy investors registering their 2018 ICSID arbitration award in England. Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, the investors, are owed €120

Investment in civil legal aid would "improve the lives of women in a practical way", FLAC has said in the run-up to International Women's Day. The independent legal, human rights and equality organisation has written to members of the Oireachtas to highlight the barriers to justice faced by women in

Orbitus has appointed Patrick Sheehan as corporate governance and ESG specialist in a significant expansion of its advisory capabilities across Kerry and the south-west region. The appointment follows the multidisciplinary professional services firm's merger with Patrick Sheehan Solicitors in Octobe

The Central Bank of Ireland should explain it wants the Irish government to underwrite contributions to an IMF fund for low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries, an Oireachtas committee has said. The Oireachtas joint committee on finance, public expenditure, public service reform and digita