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Maria Watson BL has been awarded the Bar of Ireland's Liberator Scholarship, established to mark 250 years since the birth of Daniel O'Connell. Former president Dr Mary McAleese announced the winner last night at a special presentation event, where Ms Watson was presented with a special medal by Sir

Northern Ireland is set to criminalise the creation and sharing of sexually explicit "deepfake" images of adults under plans now out for consultation. There is currently no legislation in Northern Ireland which criminalises the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images where the imag

The Central Bank of Ireland has appointed Colm Kincaid as deputy governor for consumer and investor protection. Mr Kincaid, a qualified solicitor who practised with firms in London and Dublin prior to joining the Central Bank in 2004, will take up the senior leadership post from 1 August 2025.

A top New York law firm has reportedly sacked a summer intern who allegedly bit a number of colleagues. Sidley Austin was forced to drop the intern after a number of complaints, according to American legal blog Above The Law.

Ireland, the UK and 26 other countries have condemned Israel's "inhumane killing of civilians, including children" in Gaza in a strongly-worded joint statement. Issued yesterday and running to just under 400 words, the statement calls for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" as it w

Victims of miscarriages of justice will no longer lose out on means-tested benefits in the UK after receiving compensation payments following a change in the law. From today, the UK has introduced a "benefit disregard" for compensation awarded under UK government and devolved government compensation

Proposals to refurbish the former military prison at the Curragh and use it as a civilian prison have reportedly been dropped. According to the Sunday Independent, a feasibility study commissioned by the Irish Prison Service has concluded that it would not be a "feasible, viable, cost-effective or s

There is cause for "cautious optimism" in Ireland's M&A market despite geopolitical risks and a decline in megadeals in the first half of the year, according to William Fry. The law firm today published its half-year M&A review for 2025, reviewing a total of 236 deals announced in the first

Mr Justice Alexander Owens has been nominated for appointment to the Court of Appeal and barrister Deirdre Browne BL to the Circuit Court. Ministers agreed the nominations last week, having made eight other nominations the week before — the first since the introduction of the new Judicial Appo

The secretive way judges are appointed in England via an "old boys' network" could be at an end after an historic Court of Appeal ruling. Kate Thomas, a judge with 30 years’ experience in the legal profession, successfully challenged the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) over its use of &

Major works to refurbish a historic part of An Garda Síochána's headquarters have been completed.

The UK government has confirmed plans to hold a statutory public inquiry into the so-called "Battle of Orgreave" during the miners' strike. For more than four decades, miners and their families have campaigned for an investigation into policing on what is remembered as the most violent day of the 19

More than 40 prosecutors have been sacked in the Trump administration's purge of the US Justice Department, including the daughter of the former FBI director who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. The sacking of federal prosecutors for political reasons is unprecedented in the U

An Irish TikToker is being sued by the manufacturer of the children's toys she uses to tell soap opera-style stories involving sex and drugs. More than 2.5 million people follow @sylvaniandrama on TikTok, where Thea Von Engelbrechten posts short stories illustrated with Sylvanian Families felt figur

Taylor Wessing has reported global revenue of €619 million, a 10.1 per cent increase on the previous year. Adam Griffiths, partner and head of Taylor Wessing's Dublin office, welcomed "a great year for Taylor Wessing Ireland".