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Legislation aiming to close "loopholes" said to enable religious institutions to avoid paying a fair share of redress for historic child sexual abuse has been introduced by Labour leader Ivana Bacik. The Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025 was

Solicitor Conor Bergin has opened a new legal practice in the heart of Portlaoise.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has marked Human Rights Day by uniting with its counterparts across the UK to call for urgent ratification of a new treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer provides a framework to protect

Google is facing an EU competition probe over its use of online content to help power its generative AI systems, including AI summaries on search result pages. The European Commission will investigate whether Google is distorting competition by imposing unfair terms and conditions on publishers and

American diplomats have been ordered to use Times New Roman in paperwork as Calibri falls victim to Trump's war on wokeness. A diktat circulated by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, this week ordered a "return to tradition" by all US diplomatic posts.

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced five promotions, welcoming two new directors, one new associate director and two senior solicitors. Rachael Gamble and Stuart Nevin, both from the dispute resolution department, have been promoted to director, bringing the firm’s total

A leading human rights lawyer has called for a public inquiry into Stakeknife following the long-awaited publication today of Operation Kenova's final report. "A public inquiry is the only option to take today's Kenova work product to the next stage, otherwise it will have been all in vain," Kevin W

Irish government plans to roll out a new online age verification system "veers into the realm of authoritarianism", privacy experts have said. Patrick O’Donovan, the minister for culture, communications and sport, is expected to seek approval for a new "digital wallet" scheme from his governme

Competition has weakened in a number of key services industries including legal services, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has warned. The watchdog's State of Competition in Ireland reports, published today, examine the evolution of competition within Ireland’s non-fin

A new “know your rights” guide for trans and non-binary people has been published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), in collaboration with ShoutOut and Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). Know Your Rights: A Guide for Trans and Non-Binary People is the first compre

Research projects on prisoner experiences and AI-assisted judicial decision-making at Trinity College Dublin have secured prestigious EU funding grants worth up to €2 million over five years. Professor Mary Rogan and Dr Brian Barry in the School of Law are among three Trinity researchers who ha

More than 500 cyclists have taken part in the ninth annual RDJ Santa Cycle through Cork.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland as its 2026 charity of the year. A non-government-funded organisation, PIPS Charity provides life-saving counselling and crisis support to individuals and families affected by suicide and poor mental health across Northern

The Irish government has welcomed progress towards the establishment of a new EU-wide deportation mechanism. Jim O'Callaghan yesterday met with his European counterparts in Brussels to discuss a range of security and migration issues at the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

Prison guards have confiscated a feast of steak and crab legs smuggled behind bars as an apparent Christmas treat. The gift package — which also included cigarettes, rolling tobacco and cannabis — was dropped by drone into a prison in South Carolina.