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Pictured: John O'Brien and "Hotel Irlanda" by Thomas Brezing Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has celebrated the contemporary art collection in its head office as "one of the most important collections" in a Dublin commercial building.

Steven Agnew, leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland Steven Agnew, leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, has become the first MLA to call for the decriminalisation of cannabis, The Irish News reports.

A man convicted of murder and the possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life has been granted a Certificate pursuant to s. 29 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924, to the effect that the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal raised an issue of exceptional public concern, and that it was in

Irish voters head to the polls today to take part in an election that will have serious implications for crime and justice policies in the State over the next five years. Key justice proposals in the party manifestos include Sinn Féin's commitment to scrapping the juryless Special Criminal Co

Emma Dwyer, IRLI co-ordinator An Irish organisation that promotes the rule of law around the world has hit the ground running in 2016 by sending Irish lawyers to Tanzania and Myanmar.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has announced an increase in the number of offences that can be referred to the Court of Appeal due to unduly lenient sentences.

The UK government has applied for the use of a closed material procedure (CMP) in a court case before the High Court in Belfast. It marks the first application for a partially-secret hearing in the Northern Ireland courts.

Thirty-nine newly-qualified solicitors received their parchments and were admitted to the Roll of Solicitors at the first parchment ceremony of 2016 last night. Kevin F. O'Malley, the US Amabassador to Ireland, was the guest speaker at the ceremony.

House prices in Northern Ireland rose by nine per cent over the past year, according to the latest Ulster University House Price Index. The latest report shows the cost of an average property reached £154,685 in the last quarter of 2015, with the highest prices in South Belfast.

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will fund a police investigation into murders allegedly committed by the IRA informant codenamed Stakeknife from its own budget.

The Court of Appeal have dismissed an appeal brought by a road haulage company against the severity of a €1 million fine imposed on it following its plea of guilty on 18th December 2012 to an offence contrary to ss. 12 and 77(9) of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The particulars of

FLAC director general Noeline Blackwell Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) has this morning published a report charting the impact of austerity on access to justice in Ireland.

Progress has been made in improving the conditions in Maghaberry Prison since a damning report said it was in a "state of crisis", but a "significant amount of work" is still to be done, a report has found. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJNI) revisited Maghaberry seven months after t

Eamon Ryan RTÉ has confirmed it is seeking its legal costs against a Green Party trustee who brought the broadcaster to court in a failed challenge to its decision to exclude Eamon Ryan from a leaders' debate.

21-year-old student Aoife Beary has been named as the lead plaintiff in the US lawsuit over the Berkeley balcony collapse. Attorneys agreed to name Ms Beary, at whose 21st birthday party the incident occurred, as lead plaintiff in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda this week.