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A Toronto cannabis retailer was ordered by FIFA to stop selling bongs modelled on the World Cup trophy after the football governing body claimed they infringed its intellectual property rights. Cosmic Charlies, which sold the gold-coloured bongs for $50 CAD, received a legal letter demanding it ceas

Criminal court proceedings could face further disruption as solicitors consider escalating industrial action in a dispute over proposed changes to legal aid fees. Hundreds of cases in Dublin District Court were affected on Wednesday, the first day of a three-day withdrawal of services by criminal de

Families of patients abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital are calling for accountability, a properly funded community-based learning disability service, and cast-iron guarantees that such abuse can never happen again ahead of the publication of the inquiry’s report. The families are members of A

The Irish Prison Service is seeking a contractor to supply body-worn cameras for prison officers as part of a nationwide rollout expected to cost up to €30m. A tender published by the service outlines plans for a 10-year contract covering the supply, maintenance and operation of a body-worn cam

DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Jennifer McCarthy as senior consultant in the firm’s corporate insurance practice in Ireland, specialising in insurance regulatory and transaction matters. With over two decades of expertise advising insurers and reinsurers on a diverse array of compl

A&O Shearman and Ulster University are marking 10 years of a scholarship initiative that has helped to deliver more than £1 million in free legal advice to people facing social and financial barriers. The A&O Shearman Access to Justice Scholarship, funded by the A&O Shearman Founda

The Central Bank has warned that disruption to global energy supplies caused by the conflict in the Middle East could drive Irish inflation close to five per cent next year, while eroding household incomes and weighing on economic growth.

One of Europe’s leading environmental experts is set to address a major climate justice conference in Belfast today on the environmental crisis at Lough Neagh. Dr Eduardo Salazar-Ortuño from the University of Murcia has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Lessons from Mar Menor

Clarke Jeffers LLP Solicitors won big at the LEAP Irish Law Awards in Dublin last week. The firm was named Leinster Law Firm of the Year, Leinster Family Law Firm of the Year and Leinster Property Law Firm of the Year. Clarke Jeffers LLP, which has offices in Carlow and Dublin, was the only firm to

This week marks just over 100 days since the new residential tenancies rules came into effect on 1 March 2026. The initial effects of the legislation on tenants, landlords, and housing supply have been widely felt across the country. Since the introduction of the legislation, the real estate Team at

France is seeing a growing crackdown on bare-chested tourists, with up to 20 seaside towns now imposing fines on people who walk through town centres in swimwear. While topless sunbathing remains legal on most French beaches, resorts from Deauville on the Channel coast to Narbonne on the Mediterrane

Traditional legal systems around the world are increasingly ill-equipped to cope with the fast-moving impact of climate change on communities, new research warns. Courts and authorities who control planning and local services must follow rigid rules which are based around people’s rights and e

Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, while 67 per cent have considered moving job or taking a career break due to health and wellbeing issues. New research from the Next 100 Years project, supported by LawCare, RPC and

Addleshaw Goddard has been named leading international law firm in Ireland at the 2026 LEAP Irish Law Awards.

Lavelle Partners LLP have been recognised as Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Irish Law Awards.