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Police have arrested a parrot which was trained to act as a lookout for drug dealers. The parrot had apparently been trained to shout "mum, the police!" on spotting officers and was seized during a drug raid on Monday.

Two men who had over €8,000 seized by customs officials prior to their three-day trip to Ibiza have had their appeal dismissed in the Court of Appeal. The men, who were also found in possession of cocaine valued at over €4,000, argued that they were entitled to have the cash returned as th

Solicitors Elizabeth Mitrow and Wendy Lyon have announced the establishment of their new partnership, Abbey Law. Based on Old Abbey Street in Dublin, the firm will practise mainly in the fields of immigration and human rights law. The two partners between them have over 16 years of experience in the

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Damian McElholm as a senior associate in the firm's banking and finance team in Belfast. Mr Elholm has experience acting for a variety of key stakeholders in large value and complex banking and finance transactions to include major financial inst

Dublin solicitor John Synnott has objected to a €10 million proposal to redevelop and expand a hotel into space occupied by his offices. Mr Synnott's firm, John Synnott & Co, is based on the first floor of Dame House, which was purchased by the neighbouring Mercantile Hotel in 2017, The Iri

The introduction of preliminary hearings is the "most important thing" that would help the Irish criminal courts work more efficiently, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said. Claire Loftus made the remarks in an interview featured in the latest edition of the Bar Review, the monthly mag

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan expressed "grave concern" about the handling of deaths in Irish prisons according to private correspondence seen by the Irish Examiner. In a letter sent to staff last week, Caron McCaffrey, director general of the Irish Prison Service, said recent reports by the Ins

The Scottish Government has announced plans to establish a Citizens' Assembly, inspired principally by the Citizens' Assembly established in Ireland in 2016. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, addressing the Scottish Parliament today, said a representative cross-section of Scottish society would be bro

Kilcock Courthouse will be closed permanently under plans put out to consultation by the Courts Service of Ireland. The building was closed in July 2016 and court hearings were moved to Naas Courthouse.

Police forces in England and Wales will be required to offer free sanitary products to female detainees under new plans announced by the Home Office today. The changes will also require police forces to make arrangements for all detainees to speak in private to a member of custody staff of the same

A university professor who taught his students to make ecstasy, amphetamines and synthetic cannabis is facing prosecution. The professor of pharmaceutical science, whose studies focus on dangerous and illegal drugs, took the students' product into his possession afterwards.

A man who was involved in the violent removal of a family from their home has had his sentence increased by one year by the Court of Appeal. The Director of Public Prosecutions appealed the sentence of three years with the final year suspended on the grounds that it was unduly lenient, and Mr Justic

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Muireann Dennehy as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Ms Dennehy, who returns to Ireland after practising with major international firms in London and New York, is an experienced commercial litigation lawyer with a particu

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has announced the appointment of Kerill O'Shaughnessy as a partner in the firm's asset management & investment funds team. Commenting on the appointment, Brian McDermott, head of asset management & investment funds at ALG, said: "I am delighted to welcome Kerill to our

The Government should not blame the legal profession for hindering efforts to reduce insurance premiums in Ireland, retired judge Nicholas Kearns has said. The former High Court president, who chaired the Personal Injuries Commission, told RTÉ's Marian Finucane Show: "The question is now, ins