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A man who robbed a 16-year-old boy of €15, with the threat that he had a knife in his pocket, has had his suspended sentence replaced by a custodial sentence. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Hedigan found that the trial judge had made an error in principle by

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has expressed "deep disappointment" that legislation will not be in place to facilitate Garda access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court until the end of 2017 at the earliest. Cabinet approved the drafting of such legisl

Forty-nine prisoners are still slopping out in Irish prisons as of January 2017, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald (pictured) has confirmed. Following the construction of a new prison in Cork and the refurbishment of Mountjoy prison, 98.7 per cent of Irish prisoners now have access to in-cell sani

The UK government must fulfil its commitment to hold a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan (pictured) has said. Mr Flanagan delivered the annual Pat Finucane lecture in Belfast's Europa Hotel last night.

The Northern Ireland Executive has breached its statutory duties by failing to implement an Irish language strategy, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Mr Justice Paul Maguire ruled in favour of a judicial review brought by Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge, who said the Executive had not ma

The Central Bank of Ireland has published the name of a firm which is not authorised as an investment firm, investment business firm or to provide investment advice. Boston Private Law Group LLA (USA) has been added to the bank's list of unauthorised firms.

Shane O'Donnell Ireland’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market in 2016 was steady in comparison with a more buoyant 2015, according to William Fry’s sixth Annual M&A Report.

A man who suffered severe burns while resident at a Salvation Army hostel in Dublin has failed to prove that the charity was liable for his injuries. Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon found that the Salvation Army had taken reasonable care for the safety of its residents at all times, and that the attac

In a rare move, the High Court yesterday heard from a US NGO permitted to join a major privacy case as amicus curiae. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is appearing as an amicus in the case of Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook & Max Schrems on privacy protection for transat

The names of all companies benefiting from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme can be published, the High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Donnell Deeny held it would be in the public interest for Economy Minister Simon Hamilton to name companies benefiting from the scheme, though maintained an inj

A new book on disability law and policy provides a multidisciplinary examination of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Disability Law and Policy: An Analysis of the UN Convention was published by Clarus Press today.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Travellers have been recognised as a distinct ethnic group in an historic announcement made in the Dáil last night.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the launch of their Advanced Advocacy Course for Solicitors 2017. Now in its 18th year, the Advocacy course continues to grow in popularity and attendance providing world class training to local solicitors to help them improve and develop their advoc

Declan Black Dublin firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has launched a new €450,000 education fund in conjunction with the Government and Social Innovation Fund Ireland.

Stephen Tierney The upheaval of 2016 could overshadow every constitutional change since the late 19th century, writes Stephen Tierney, professor of constitutional theory at Edinburgh University and legal adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution, in this year's Scottish Lega