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The President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has told solicitors that resolutions passed by members at the Special General Meeting (SGM) due to take place on Monday are merely advisory and do not bind the Council.
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An Australian currency trader who was sacked for working overseas without permission has won an unfair dismissal case – but was denied compensation.
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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has today announced the 21 civil society organisations to be awarded a total of €350,000 in funding for projects under its Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2026-2027. Projects were awarded for general grants up to €22,000 and fo
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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed the attestation of 207 new Gardaí at the Garda College in Templemore.
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Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for historical sex offences, including one count of rape, committed against two women when they were children. The sentence has been welcomed by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre who said that it “sends a resoundi
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Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for child sex offences, including one count of rape, committed against two women when they were children. Sitting at Newry Crown Court Judge Ramsey said in his sentencing remarks that Mr Donaldson’s convi
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William Fry has won Legal Advisor / Team of the Year at the National FinTech Awards 2026, held last night at The Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin. This is the third time in four years that William Fry has won the National FinTech Awards.
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On Saturday 6 October Right to Transparency launched the 300 Silenced Voices Campaign seeking to gather 300 testimonies of mothers who believe that they and their children have been failed by the Irish family justice system. In just a few weeks the campaign has gathered 100 testimonies. Those
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Gardaí and Revenue now value a kilo of herbal cannabis at €14,000, not €20,000. The change was never announced, but it moves the line for the most serious drug possession offence, writes Brian Cusack.
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The UK government has introduced a package of amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. The amendments, which are intended to enhance existing protections and establish legal safeguards for Armed Forces veterans and police officers who served during the Troubles, will continue their progress
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A Peruvian man named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has been elected mayor of a small Andean district, winning by 25 votes – on a centre-left party ticket.
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Dog Law Ireland appeared before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on 7 October as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2026. The group called for an all-island approach to dog welfare amid fears that legislative propos
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Irish novelist Sally Rooney, made famous by bestsellers Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has said that her books will be withdrawn from sale in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian direct-action group that campaigns against companies
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