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Next month sees a prestigious and timely conference taking place in Dublin on the theme of "Law and Religion". The conference organisers explain: "Debates about law and religion have suffused politics for centuries and contemporary Irish society provides a rich context for a discussion of key issues

Alain Spilliaert Judge Patrick Gachon, the French judge presiding over an inquiry into the 1996 killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, visited the scene of her death in west Cork earlier this month.

The UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) was right to reject a job application from a man who said his devotion to God came before his loyalty to the state, an employment appeal tribunal judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Simler, sitting in London, said GCHQ had justifiable security concerns

A man who challenged the admission in evidence of material that revealed his membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and meant he was convicted of being a member of a proscribed organisation has failed in his appeal to the UK Supreme Court that the material should have been excluded at trial.

A man who challenged the admission in evidence of material that revealed his membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and meant he was convicted of being a member of a proscribed organisation has failed in his appeal to the UK Supreme Court that the material should have been excluded at trial.

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) will investigate Facebook's European privacy practices following a ruling by the High Court in Dublin. The commissioner, Helen Dixon, had originally refused to investigate 22 complaints filed by 28-year old Max Schrems, an Austrian law student and privacy activ

Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers All of the main paramilitary groups operating in Northern Ireland during the Troubles continue to exist, according to a UK government-commissioned assessment.

Andrew Walker, founder and managing director of Walker Legal Northern Ireland law firm Walker Legal has announced it is hiring six trainee solicitors, furthering its growth from 10 to 24 lawyers in the past 18 months.

Peter Maguire The case against a 90-year old Dublin woman, who faced a €1,500 legal bill after failing to comply with an order to move a satellite dish, has been thrown out of court.

David Buchanan-Cook, head of oversight at the SLCC The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) will be among those giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly's committee for finance and personnel today.

Alison Levitt QC A former British prosecutor has called for a new law giving sex abuse suspects anonymity until they are charged.

Individuals and companies would be able to donate no more than €10,000 to a politician, candidate or political party within a 12-month period under legislation proposed by Lucinda Creighton TD. The Electoral (Amendment) (Moriarty Tribunal) Bill 2015, to be presented in Dáil Éireann by Ms Creight

Pictured (l-r): Denise McBride QC and Siobhan Keegan QC Two women have been appointed as High Court judges in Northern Ireland, making them the first-ever women to hold the senior judicial posts.

Lawyers for an Irish citizen who is awaiting trial in Egypt for allegedly participating in a political protest will address the European Parliament about his plight tomorrow.

A Roma family whose son was removed by gardaí overnight because of unsubstantiated claims that he may not have been the family's biological child has won €60,000 in damages. The High Court in Dublin heard that the blonde-haired child was removed in October 2013 amid heightened vigilance after a c