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Pope Leo XIV encountered trouble with his banking after the customer service line hung up on him. Two months into his papacy last year, Pope Leo XIV called his bank in Chicago to change his phone number and address, USA Today reports.

Gore & Grimes Solicitors has appointed Eoin Cunneen as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team. The firm has also welcomed Sara Hantash to its corporate team. Mr Cunneen joins its litigation team as partner. With over 25 years of post qualification experience, he has built his pr

Flynn O’Driscoll has announced that its charity partner for 2026-2028 is the Irish Youth Foundation. It is Ireland's leading charity committed to levelling the playing field for children and young people, focusing on physical and mental wellbeing, skills and employment.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has noted the adoption by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers of a political declaration reaffirming member states’ commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights and the independence of the European Court of Human Rights.

Andrea Bell has joined Diamond Heron Solicitors. Ms Bell qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and recently joined the property department at the firm.

Civil society organisations in the UK and Ireland are concerned that the new Council of Europe political declaration on migration released on the 15 May at a Council of Ministers summit in Moldova reflects a growing pattern of political pressure on how human rights are interpreted and applied. While

North Korea has reportedly amended its constitution to mandate an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or the country’s nuclear command system comes under attack. The amendment was approved by the country’s Supreme People’s Assembly after a two-day meeting

The Bar of Ireland has condemned the recent adoption of the death penalty by the Israeli parliament, subject only to limited exceptions, for individuals convicted of certain killings of Israeli citizens. Under this law, military courts may try civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and im

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Drones now leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan

Ireland has emerged as Europe’s leading destination for AI and technology investment, but significant AI readiness gap is emerging across Irish business, despite Ireland’s leading position as a global technology hub, according to the third William Fry Technology Report, launched today at

As a young journalist visiting Brezhnev’s sclerotic Soviet Union, I felt privileged to be shown around the huge state library in Leningrad, the second largest in the world, by one of the aged librarians who had actually worked there during the horrendous 872-day siege of the city, when the Naz

O'Regan Little Solicitors LLP has welcomed Darragh O'Doherty and Domhnaill Small as partners of the firm, having joined from leading domestic and international law firms. Mr O'Doherty specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, as well as commercial transactions, and is a CEDR-accredited media

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has called for the decriminalisation of possession of drugs for personal use, arguing that Ireland’s current approach harms vulnerable people and fails to reduce drug use. In a new policy paper, the ICCL said recommendations made by the Citizens’ Ass

The European Commission has proposed new rules to "make seamless travel across Europe a reality".  The three proposals adopted this week simplify planning and booking for regional, long-distance and cross-border travel, particularly for rail journeys involving multiple operators, and ensure bet

Across Northern Ireland and beyond, the legacy of conflict continues to raise difficult questions about truth, accountability, and the role of law in divided societies. In the latest episode of Irish Rule of Law International's podcast The Justice Edit, human rights lawyer Darragh Mackin reflects on