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Hundred of motorists have lost their driving licenses after being caught drunk cycling. Police in Japan suspended a total of 896 cyclists' driving licenses between January and September 2025 after deeming them "also likely to pose a significant danger when driving a car".

Members of New York's Brehon Law Society celebrated their strong ties to Ireland last week at their annual holiday party. President Deirdre Freerick welcomed two special guests to the event: Gerard Angley, the consul general of Ireland in New York, and Siobhan Dennehy, executive director of the Emer

Foreign intelligence agencies are actively targeting Irish businesses in the technology, financial services, aviation leasing and cybersecurity sectors, according to a new report. The research paper published by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and Deloitte Ireland warns th

Ireland has been referred back to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged continued failure to comply with a judgment on the treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland had breached the requirements of the EU’s Urban Waste Water Treatme

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has recruited Alan Bissett as a senior member of its corporate and commercial team. Mr Bissett is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales and brings more than 30 years’ experience advising businesses across a wide range of sectors.

A bid by one of the so-called 'Sallins Men' to have his quashed 1976 conviction formally declared a miscarriage of justice will return to the Court of Appeal tomorrow. Osgur Breatnach, represented by Belfast firm KRW Law, has made an application to the court under section 9 of the Criminal Procedure

The Central Bank of Ireland has set out plans to deliver a more effective and efficient regulatory and supervisory framework. The new roadmap outlines the institution's work across four pillars: supervision, regulation, gatekeeping, and reporting and data.

The family of an asbestos illness victim have succeeded in a UK Supreme Court case against Scottish Power for damages. Robert Crozier died of mesothelioma in 2018. In the appeal the court was asked to decide whether his immediate family members could claim damages from his former employer, Scottish

Bank of Ireland has been fined £2,000 for breaches of Northern Ireland employment equality legislation. The fine was imposed by Northern Ireland's High Court following a prosecution by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell is to be led by Orlagh O'Neill and Declan Magee from next year. Ms O'Neill will succeed Roger McMillan as managing partner and Mr Magee will succeed Neasa Quigley as senior partner with effect from 1 May 2026.

The Taliban has rebuked four Afghan men who dressed up like characters in the British TV series Peaky Blinders for failing to live up to "Afghan and Islamic values". In videos posted to YouTube with captions like "Shelby mode", the friends smoke cigarettes while wearing flat caps, suits and long coa

Lawyers acting for victims of the so-called "Glenanne gang" say they disagree with a report's conclusion that collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and state actors was not systemic. Yesterday's final report from the Operation Kenova investigation into Stakeknife also included the high-level fin

Home support providers are to be regulated for the first time under new legislative plans. Ministers yesterday agreed to publish the Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025, which proposes significant amendments to the Health Act 2007.

Belfast-based Phoenix Law is acting for punk-rap duo Bob Vylan in Irish defamation proceedings brought against RTÉ over its coverage of their performance at Glastonbury. Lead singer Pascal Robinson-Foster, known as Bobby Vylan, was accused in an RTÉ News broadcast of leading antisemiti