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Organisers of an illegal fight club have insisted their late-night public brawls are community events suitable for the whole family. Police in Dundee, Scotland broke up a planned fight in a park on Saturday night, where a large crowd had formed in advance of the organisers arriving by limousine.

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins has been appointed as a minister of state in the Department of Justice, with Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy set to follow. Mr Collins, an accountant before entering politics, has been given special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice.

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed government plans to invest in justice and law reform as a "significant step in the right direction". The professional body for solicitors today congratulated Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan SC, formerly a practising barrister, on his recent appointment a

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has donated £15,000 to the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT), its chosen charity for 2024.

The General Court of the European Union has dismissed a challenge by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) to the powers of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Today's judgment from the Tenth Chamber of the General Court affirms the EDPB's authority to instruct national supervisory autho

A strike by criminal barristers in Northern Ireland is to continue for another month after the Department of Justice was accused of failing to "engage meaningfully" with the Bar. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a boycott of legally aided Crown Court cases at the start of the year to pile pr

RDJ has awarded scholarships worth €5,000 and work placement opportunities to Alicia Olaniran and Ester Evangelista de Alcantara. The pair are this year's recipients of the RDJ Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship at University College Cork, which supports students from ethnic minorities and tho

A school head teacher has been arrested after allegedly hosting a boozy house party for more than 100 under-age drinkers. Police in Cocoa Beach, Florida say they arrived at the home of Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan to find "over 100 juveniles... many of whom were cons

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has launched legal action against the government over the attendance of so-called "super junior ministers" at government meetings. Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until yesterday, is taking the High Court action against the Ta

A senior Irish legal academic has secured victory over the EU in a battle over the disclosure of documents relating to the Polish rule of law crisis. Professor Laurent Pech, the dean of UCD Sutherland School of Law, launched legal proceedings in September 2024 after the European Commission "persiste

The Irish government has restated its commitment to assisting with the UK's Omagh bombing inquiry, which is now under way. Scottish judge Lord Turnbull is chairing the statutory inquiry into the preventability of the 1998 bombing, which was orchestrated by the Real IRA and led to the deaths of 29 pe

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has marked World Data Protection Day with the launch of a new specialist data action response team (DART).

New research on public attitudes to sexual consent in Ireland have revealed a "gulf between men and women’s understanding and expectations", Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said. Nearly half (46 per cent) of men surveyed by Opinions Research agreed that people "often make up accusations about no

A short video has been published on the Oireachtas website to highlight the private members' bill legal advisory and drafting service for members. Backbench TDs and Senators can receive assistance with their legislative proposals through the service, which is considered unique among European countri

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed Susan Battye as head of its employment practice in Ireland. Ms Battye brings over two decades of experience advising both international and domestic clients on the entire lifespan of employment law issues.