Dr Niall Muldoon Ireland has not sufficiently invested in interventionist measures to divert young people from detention, the Ombudsman for Children has said.
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Sam Saarsteiner Dublin firm Galligan Johnston Solicitors recently acted for the successful party in a case providing clarity on the priority of charges.
Martha Spurrier, director of Liberty Human rights group Liberty has intervened in a High Court case over the legal recognition of humanist weddings in Northern Ireland.
Dr Brian Barry The Department of Law at the Dublin Institute of Technology is conducting a nationwide study on the Irish courts system.
Det Ch Supt George Clarke The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has discouraged vigilantes from confronting and exposing alleged paedophiles.
Irish language speakers delivered a letter to Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire today, calling for the introduction of Irish language legislation as per the St Andrews Agreement.
Alison Saunders One in 30 suspected forced marriages is leading to a conviction, new figures show.
Ryanair has called for a curb on alcohol sales at British airports as airlines are forced to deal with drunken revellers’ antics. The airline has proposed a ban on early morning alcohol sales in bars and restaurants as well as limiting the number of sales per boarding pass.
The High Court has ruled that the Government’s €4 billion recapitalisation of Irish Life was not unreasonable, pursuant to the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010. Dismissing an application which sought to set aside the direction order, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley noted that the order
Politicians could improve the quality of justice in Ireland by appointing a greater number of judges, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, addressing the 27th annual Parnell Summer School in Co Wicklow, said it was the "single biggest thing" the Oireachtas could do for Irish ju
David Stanton The Government has said it welcomes recognition from the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) of progress made on key issues.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government has published legislation preventing murderers from inheriting the property of their victims, The Irish Times reports.
The Sunday World has won an appeal brought against it by a man who said the newspaper endangered him by alleging that he is a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). Colin Fulton, 41, sought an injunction and damages in the High Court in Belfast over 28 newspaper stories published between August
Fíona Ní Chinnéide The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed recommendations by the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) on prison health care and the use of solitary confinement in Ireland.
Noeline Blackwell, CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Legislative changes are necessary to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence in Ireland, the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) has said.