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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A review of Ireland's probate system is underway in a bid to eliminate a backlog and to reduce waiting times for grant of probate applications.

Facebook has been hit with a €110 million fine by the European Commission over information it provided ahead of its merger with WhatsApp. The social media giant provided incorrect or misleading information to the Commission during its 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of the firm's

The partner of murdered gangster Eamon Dunne has brought High Court action over Irish Life's refusal to pay her €250,000 on a life policy the couple took out two years before his death. The action has been taken by Georgia Saunders over an insurance policy she and Mr Dunne entered into with the in

A vulnerable Lithuanian man who was “somewhat coerced” to come to Ireland and work in a cannabis grow house tending to over €100,000 worth of plants has been jailed for one year. Andrius Gnizinskas, 32, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to cultivating cannabis plants at St Patric

Dr Sheila Willis Forensic scientists detected 27 new recreational drugs in Ireland this year, Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has said.

The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee has named The Welcome Organisation as its 2017-18 Charity of the Year.

A top judge has called for divorce proceedings to be split from money disputes. President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has called for the implementation of an online divorce system, saying the time had come for a “complete de-linking – separation – of divorce and money, so that the

A woman has been awarded €189,000 in damages by the High Court after a road traffic accident involving two cars resulted in a broken ankle, leaving her permanently disabled. The court accepted that the woman went to the assistance of a driver whose car had crashed into a ditch, and that while doin

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has named the eleven members of the “root-and-branch review” of An Garda Síochána.

Barra McGrory QC has announced plans to step down as Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions in September 2017. Mr McGrory has informed Attorney General John Larkin QC of his decision, which will prompt a competition to appoint a successor.

Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed six new partners to its dispute resolution, real estate, technology, and financial services teams.

The final version of Labour's general election manifesto includes a watered-down pledge to work with the Northern Ireland Assembly on abortion. A leaked draft of the election manifesto had said: “Labour will continue to ensure a woman’s right to choose a safe, legal abortion – and we will legi

A 38-year-old man being held on remand died in Maghaberry Prison this morning. The Northern Ireland Prison Service confirmed that investigations have been launched by the PSNI, the Coroner and the Prisoner Ombudsman.

A medical student who stabbed her boyfriend may be spared a prison term because of her “extraordinary talent”, a judge has said. In September last year, aspiring surgeon Lavinia Woodward, 24, a student at Oxford University, punched and attacked a man she had met on Tinder during a drink and drug

A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud in what has become the UK's longest ever criminal trial. At the High Court in Glasgow, Edwin Mclaren, 52, was found guilty of defrauding homeowners to the tune of £1.6 million in a case that began in September 2015.