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The body which regularly reviews the detention of those found to be unfit to stand trial or not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity held a record 208 review hearings last year. For the first time, the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board held 43rd and 44th reviews into the detentions of

GAA stars Tomás Ó Sé, Briege Corkery and Anthony Daly were welcomed to the Cork offices of law firm RDJ yesterday for a panel discussion. The GAA legends took part in a lively debate on the championship so far and shared their predictions for the 2025 football and hurling champi

University of Galway School of Law associate professor Dr Brian Tobin has been named Legal Educator of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025.

Northern Ireland's Pro Bono Choir raised £4,000 for its charity partners at its annual summer concert this week.

Biometric data collected from 70 per cent of the Irish population over the past 15 years should be deleted immediately, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The NGO has criticised the decision in the Data Protection Commission's (DPC) inquiry into the Department of Social Protectio

Celtic Football Club has settled 85 per cent of claims brought against it by survivors of sexual abuse connected to the former Celtic Boys Club, a court has heard. At a hearing in Scotland's Court of Session, it was confirmed that compensation has been paid in 24 out of 28 claims raised in ongoing g

Matheson and University College Dublin have announced a new collaboration to support UCD Sutherland School of Law in the teaching and research of corporate governance and related law. The new corporate partnership will see the appointment of a new Matheson assistant professor in corporate governance

Sir Gary Hickinbottom has been appointed as chair of the UK public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitaries. Today's announcement from Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn is a major step forward for the inquiry announced last September.

An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the release of the internal recruitment email to The Oregonian, arguing that it reveal

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt slammed for its treatment of foreign nationals doing Global March for Gaza | Middle East Eye

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has made an order certifying a £1 billion legal claim against Google on behalf of UK app developers that have allegedly been overcharged by Google for using its Play Store. The case can now proceed to trial, with thousands of businesses poised to rece

Jim O'Callaghan was recently welcomed by the Legal Aid Board to its law centre in Smithfield.

Children in Northern Ireland who are being exploited by paramilitaries and organised crime groups are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, according to new research.

The Law Society of Ireland has said it will host an event later in the year to honour the legacy of the late death row exoneree Sunny Jacobs. Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs, 77, died last week in a house fire in Connemara alongside her carer, Kevin Kelly.

The Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers (OPLA) was named as winner of the Excellence in Communications award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025. Sponsored by Irish Legal News, the award honours a legal team which has deployed a marketing programme or programme of communication which reflects