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Police recorded a 41 per cent increase in hate crime incidents in the month after the UK's Brexit vote, according to new UK government figures. A statistical bulletin from the Home Office reports there were 5,468 offences recorded in July 2016 compared to 3,886 offences in July 2015.

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No criminals in Ireland will benefit from the UK's decision to leave the European Union, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has insisted after a meeting with Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator for the European Commission in relation to the UK exiting the EU. Ms Fitzgerald, in her capacity as Tán

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Pictured: Nuala Kelly, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre; Broden Giambrone, Transgender Equality Network Ireland; Emily Logan The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Emily Logan, today launched a ground-breaking new professional diploma course in human rights

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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland has been criticised by the OECD Working Group on Bribery for failing to improve its domestic law to tackle bribery by Irish business people and companies in international dealings.

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A young law graduate has been appointed by Matheson as Dublin's first financial technology intern in the legal and advisory world. Stephen Traynor will be working with Ireland's top fintech lawyers to advise both regulated institutions and tech companies in Ireland's ever-expanding fintech industry.

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Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has joined other Government ministers to launch a hate crime awareness initiative in north Belfast. The No Hate Here campaign by the North Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership (DPCSP) will raise awareness of hate crime, support

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The Court of Appeal overturned a finding of liability for negligence, and an award of damages for personal injuries in the sum of €40,000 made in favour of a woman who fell while using an escalator at the airport. Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) successfully appealed the High Court’s finding of n

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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed funding of €2.54 billion for the justice and equality sector in Budget 2017, an increase of €85 million increase over the revised estimate in 2016.

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Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has welcomed welfare increases in Budget 2017 while saying it regretted that systemic weaknesses in the budgetary process remain. The independent human rights organisation welcomed greater supports for older persons, carers and families with young

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