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An AI-generated candidate has been proposed for mayor of Tirana in the Albanian capital's upcoming election. The launch of TirANA (Tirana Algorithmic Neural Assistant) follows the Albanian government's appointment in September of an AI chatbot as a government minister.

Professor Catherine O'Rourke has joined Dublin City University (DCU) to research the inadequacies of international law in capturing gendered experiences of harm. Feminist scholars have highlighted how the focus of international law on harm, particularly gender-based harm, fails to capture the broade

A taskforce examining the use of restraint and seclusion in Northern Ireland schools has been dealt a serious blow by the withdrawal of two leading children's rights organisations, who say they have "lost all confidence" in the process. The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Human rights lawyer and campaigner Noeline Blackwell has joined the board of Community Foundation Ireland to help guide its work with 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners. Ms Blackwell is one of two new board members, joining alongside Northside Partnership's chief executive, Paul Roge

The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) has been formally established ahead of the introduction of MyFutureFund next year.

President Michael D. Higgins has been honoured by the Law Society for his exceptional contribution to advancing justice, promoting thoughtful legal reform, and cultivating a society grounded in fairness, inclusion, and equality. The inaugural Medal of Excellence was presented to President Higgins on

Provisional IRA intelligence chief turned Dublin criminal defence solicitor Kieran Conway has passed away. Mr Conway, who ran his own legal practice in recent years, passed away in June, but his death was not reported in the Irish or UK press at the time.

New legislation dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has been formally introduced to the Westminster parliament by the UK government. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will make good on a promise to "repeal and replace" the previous government's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (

Chinese officials have seized tens of thousands of maps for supposedly mislabelling Taiwan. Around 60,000 maps were seized by customs officers in China's eastern province of Shandong, according to the BBC. 

A developer has launched legal action against the government over a collapsed deal to convert two Dublin buildings into international protection accommodation centres. Lonadale Ltd alleges that the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration reneged on agreements reached with the Department of

Landmark legislation transposing the controversial EU Pact on Migration and Asylum into Irish law is to be scrutinised in the Oireachtas this afternoon. The Oireachtas joint committee on justice, home affairs and migration will meet from 3pm to 5.30pm today for pre-legislative scrutiny of the genera

The UK Supreme Court has today begun the first of three days of hearings in a significant appeal in a case concerning controversial legislation on the legacy of the Troubles. The Labour government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act

A trainee lawyer from Germany was recently hosted in Dublin for four weeks by corporate law firm BHSM LLP.

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has launched a public consultation to help inform the development of the first national standards for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the history of the State. The development of CAMHS standards will support greater quality and consistency in

Barrister and Employers Federation Northern Ireland managing director Peter Bloch has passed away. Mr Bloch died unexpectedly on Thursday 9 October, according to a notice published by FuneralTimes.