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A recidivist criminal serving a custodial sentence in the Midlands Prison for numerous offences applied to the High Court alleging that his committal warrants were not valid. Justice White found that the legislation upon which the prisoner made his submissions was not relevant, and that the prisoner

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald today launched the first Joint Strategy for the Management of Offenders and announced the extension of the Joint Agency Response to Crime (J-ARC).

Ireland's property crash was more severe and its recovery was more rapid than thought, according to new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures. The CSO's new Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) covers all market transactions in the residential property market and measures price change with grea

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has told a conference in Belfast that she welcomes the work of the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) in developing and sharing best practice in dealing with racist hate crime. Ms Sugden addressed representatives from criminal jus

David Isaac, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission The UK has failed to satisfy numerous human rights recommendations made by the United Nations and should do more to deal with hate crimes, prison overcrowding and stop and search powers, according to a coalition of 175 civil society

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) will launch a report on the rights of older people in prison at an event in Dublin next week. The Rights, Needs and Experiences of Older People in Prison in Ireland will be launched in the Ashling Hotel on Friday 30 September, the eve of the UN International Day o

Robin Newton, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Robin Newton, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, has called for a halt on new Private Member's Bills, The Irish News reports.

Placing a cosmetic product containing ingredients which have been tested on animals on the EU market may be prohibited where that testing has been conducted outside the EU in order to market the product in third countries and where the results of that testing are used to prove the safety of the prod

Law Centre (NI) helped secure the right amount of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for a man left incapacitated after falling from a roof while working. He had first received a one-year provisional award at the 22 per cent rate of the benefit. On reassessment, the medical examiner recommended

The High Court refused to grant a Ugandan solicitor an order directing Facebook to remove defamatory posts about him, posted by an anonymous third party. Justice Binchy ordered Facebook to disclose the identity and location of the person operating the page involved, but could not grant the other ord

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Dublin City Council will decide this Friday whether to go ahead with a land rezoning proposal that threatens the construction of the new family and child court complex.

The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan Proposals to create a non-ministerial department for the judiciary are at an early stage, MLAs heard yesterday.

The chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has told TDs that legislative changes would help it more effectively handle complaints against gardaí. GSOC chairperson Judge Mary Ellen Ring gave evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee earlier today.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden is working to enhance the domestic violence listing arrangement in Derry as a matter of priority over the next five years.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny The first meeting of the Citizen's Assembly, which will consider issues including the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, will take place on Saturday 15 October, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced.