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Transport Ninister Paschal Donohoe Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe will oversee a consolidation of primary and secondary legislation concerning road traffic safety, a government spokeswoman has told the Irish Times.

The English Bridge Union (EBU) has failed in a legal challenge to have the card game recognised as a sport. A judge at the High Court in London ruled that the decision by English Sports Council - a non-departmental public body which provides government and lottery funding for sport in the community

The English Bridge Union (EBU) has failed in a legal challenge to have the card game recognised as a sport. A judge at the High Court in London ruled that the decision by English Sports Council - a non-departmental public body which provides government and lottery funding for sport in the community

Julia Unwin The chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called for concerted action to combat poverty at a lecture hosted by the Law Centre (NI).

Lorraine Clifford-Lee A solicitor and election candidate has criticised a package of investment in Ireland's courthouses for overlooking courts under pressure in north Dublin.

Emily Logan Emily Logan, the chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), will deliver a keynote speech at the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA)'s annual gala dinner this weekend.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, delivered a lecture at Gray’s Inn last night as one of a series of four given by each of the Inns of Court to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

The Convention rights of three Pakistani nationals were not violated after they were detained by UK authorities for 13 days without charge the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court held by six votes to one that there had been no violation of article 5 § 4 – a right to take proceedin

The Convention rights of three Pakistani nationals were not violated after they were detained by UK authorities for 13 days without charge the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court held by six votes to one that there had been no violation of article 5 § 4 – a right to take proceedin

A leaked UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) document which called on member states to consider “decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption” does not represent UNODC policy, the UN office has clarified. The two-page briefing paper was solely intended for “dissemination a

A woman who challenged a local council's decision that she was no longer entitled to housing after she rejected its second offer of a house has lost her case at the European Court of Human Rights after the court held unanimously there was no violation of article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on

A woman who challenged a local council's decision that she was no longer entitled to housing after she rejected its second offer of a house has lost her case at the European Court of Human Rights after the court held unanimously there was no violation of article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Lawyers representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over rape and sexual assault allegations say correspondence between prosecutors in England and Sweden reveal that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was “more interested in winning the case than finding the tru

A man appeared at Craigavon Magistrates Court today charged with terror offences after allegedly being found with a list of names of members of the judiciary. Connor Hughes, 23, was charged under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Only 40 per cent of drink driving cases before Irish district courts have resulted in convictions, according to figures released by the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE). The figures, covering the period from January 2013-May 2015, show that there were only 6,709 convictions for drink driving