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Ireland is still failing to identify all victims of trafficking despite improved detection and identification efforts by authorities, European authorities have been told. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, which is Ireland's national rapporteur on the trafficking of human beings, said t

Professor Shashikala Gurpur has been appointed as an honorary professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the University of Galway School of Law. The Indian academic is a distinguished international scholar and the recipient of multiple awards for her leadership role in legal education and in

The president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been urged to investigate bizarre remarks about Israel attributed by a newspaper to the court's vice-president. Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde, who has served on the court since 2012 and as vice-president since 2024, is alleged to have spo

Nearly 250 youth justice workers have now been trained to provide assistance to children who appear before the courts as defendants. The new court accompaniment scheme, which has been in the works since late last year, will provide young defendants with informal support and explanations of court pro

A rail passenger in France has been slapped with a €110 fine for travelling with a cat who allegedly miaowed too much. Parisian couple Camille and Pierre have complained to French rail company SNCF over the treatment of her white cat Monet, BFMTV reports.

Ryanair has announced a new partnership agreement with the owner of Booking.com following US litigation between the two companies. All customers booking with Booking Holdings brands, which include Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline and Agoda, will now have access to Ryanair flights with full price transp

Credit unions will no longer have to pay into two safety net funds after a government review concluded their current assets are "sufficient for now". Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, today announced the government's intention to "pause the collection of levies in relation to the resolution and

An employment lawyer who moonlights as an electropop musician has released her latest single. Fiona Sharkey, a senior associate at McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP, performs under the project name Sharkett and just released her new single, Shy, on major streaming platforms including Spotify.

Ireland's age of criminal responsibility should be increased to 14 to bring it in line with European standards, the government has been urged. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) yesterday published its submission to the joint Oireachtas committee on justice, home affairs and migration, whi

A significant rise in applications from China saw patent applications jump by almost a third last year, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) has revealed. The IPOI's newly-published 2024 annual report states that a total of 774 patent applications were received in 2024, a 31 per cent i

Key senior personnel have been appointed to the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) ahead of the establishment of the pension auto-enrolment scheme next year. Dara Calleary, the minister for social protection, today announced the appointment of Dermot Griffin as the CE

Law firms in England and Wales may have to hand over the interest from client accounts to help fund legal aid under plans being considered by the UK government. The Ministry of Justice has been privately consulting with legal aid providers and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on the propose

Turkey's transport minister has been fined after posting a social media video which showed he was speeding. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was driving at 140mph, nearly twice the speed limit, in footage he posted to his X account on Sunday, Turkish Minute reports.

Ministers have yesterday launched a new action plan on market diversification, aimed at bolstering Ireland's economic resilience and expanding global trade opportunities for Irish businesses. The action plan contains over 100 actions across four core objectives: supporting exporting businesses and m

Tipperary Town Court sittings are to be temporarily relocated to Thurles from next week. The Courts Service today announced that all court sittings for Tipperary Town Court will be held at Thurles Courthouse from 1 September 2025.