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The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has published its statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. The new strategy outlines six cross-cutting goals aimed at strengthening Ireland’s position as a leading location to work, do business and visit.

Dozens of parole decisions have been delayed as a result of the under-resourcing of the prison and probation services, according to a new report. Writing in the foreword to the Parole Board's annual report for 2024, chairperson Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan said a "real challenge for the Parole Board

Transition Year students have once again been invited to enter the national Gráinne O'Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition. The 2026 competition invites TY students to submit a 1,500 word essay on the topic "Protecting Voices, Preventing Harm: Legal Challenges in Online Freedom of Speech".

A man who allegedly pretended to be a lawyer to visit his girlfriend in jail was caught after guards spotted them hugging and kissing. Aaron Oldham gained access to Oklahoma County Detention Center via the attorney's visitation area after claiming to represent Christine Hillier, who was actually his

Taylor Wessing has hired Lynda Nyhan as a partner and head of the firm's new Irish employment practice. Ms Nyhan, an accomplished employment specialist, joins from ICON plc, where she was the lead employment counsel for EMEA and APAC.

Carson McDowell has expanded its healthcare team in Ireland with the appointment of Deirdre Ryan as partner. Ms Ryan joins Carson McDowell from a healthcare defence firm in Cork and brings extensive experience acting for State bodies, public hospitals, and private healthcare providers in complex and

A judicial review of the UK government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action will go ahead following a court ruling. The Court of Appeal in London on Friday dismissed an attempt by lawyers from the Home Office to prevent the case from being heard, upholding a previous ruling of the High Court.

New research on the impact of regulation and education campaigns on the use of sunbeds has been published as the Irish government weighs up a complete ban.

A new initiative aimed at tackling violence against women and girls living in rural areas of Northern Ireland has been launched. The Rural Community Network (RCN) and the Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN) are to jointly lead a community-led review which will be asked to make targe

The Cork Online Law Review (COLR) has invited submissions for its 25th edition, with cash prizes of up to €300 on offer. The student-run law review welcomes submissions in English, Irish and French, of between 3,000–9,000 words in length, conforming with OSCALA referencing style.

Dublin and Belfast firm Lacey Solicitors has expanded its team with the appointment of solicitors Paul Delahunt and Roisin Cassidy and paralegals Lucy Fowler and Gosia Sosin. The new appointments strengthen the all-island firm's expertise across key practice areas including credit hire and personal

A judge in Quebec has fined a 74-year-old man for "inappropriate use of artificial intelligence" after his submissions to the court were found to be riddled with errors. Jean Laprade was ordered by the Superior Court of Quebec to pay $5,000 CAD (around €3,050 or £2,655) because his submis

Ireland's asylum appeals system is to receive EU assistance with its significant backlog. An operational plan to support the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) has been agreed with the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration confir

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Liam Heylin as a partner in the firm's antitrust and competition practice. Mr Heylin today joins a team that advises on some of the most complex and high-impact competition and regulatory matters in the market.

A city in Catalonia has outright banned the adoption of black cats in the run-up to Halloween over fears they could be used in satanic rituals. The move was announced last week by the city council of Terrassa, a city of nearly 230,000 people in the vicinity of Barcelona.