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Psychologist and bestselling author Dr Katriona O'Sullivan and musician Gemma Dunleavy were special guests at McCann FitzGerald's annual International Women's Day lunch. The event in the Westbury last week saw Dr O'Sullivan, author of Poor, joined on stage by the firm's diversity, equality and inclu

Two recruitment agencies have agreed to undertake equality reviews after being contacted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Sigmar Recruitment and Staffline Recruitment were invited to conduct the reviews by the Commission, using its statutory power under section 32(1)(a) of the

Orla Hubbard and Miah Phelan Sweeny have been appointed as co-chairs of the OUTLaw Network. Founded in 2019, the professional services network is dedicated to promoting and fostering the inclusion of LGBT+ individuals and allies in the legal sector in Ireland.

Matheson and A&L Goodbody are tied as Ireland's largest legal workplace, with both having 371 practising solicitors at the end of 2024. Both firms were considerably ahead of Arthur Cox on 333, Mason Hayes & Curran on 313 and McCann FItzGerald on 290, according to figures published today in t

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Albania is to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the social media platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. The country's education minister, Ogerta Manastirliu, said that officials are in contact with TikTok on adding parental controls and age verification as well

Arthur Cox has named partner Ailish Finnerty as the firm's next chair. Ms Finnerty will take up the position on 31 March 2025, succeeding Orla O'Connor, who is completing her six-year term as chair.

A bumbling thief allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Tiffany jewellery to conceal his crime before admitting he would have been better off throwing them out of a window. Texas man Jaythan Gilder, 32, was invited into the VIP room of a Tiffany & Co. jewellery store after

Victims of clinical negligence in Ireland are suffering as a result of a claims process that is too slow and too expensive, lawyers told TDs yesterday. The Medical Protection Society (MPS) yesterday hosted a parliamentary event with a range of lawyers, medico and dentolegal experts, with 20 TDs in a

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated 40 transition year (TY) students from across the country on completing its Solicitors of the Future programme. The week-long programme, which aims to teach students about the law and to consider a future legal career, took place at the Law Society in Dubl

An additional £23 million has been allocated to progress reforms within Northern Ireland's justice system. The sum comprises £20.45m over five years which has been allocated to help speed up and transform the criminal justice system and £2.19m which has been allocated to an electro

Noeline Blackwell has been presented with an award from the Women in Law Society at the University of Galway in recognition of her outstanding contribution to furthering the human rights of women in Ireland.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is defending an appeal by the State against a High Court judgment which found that a failure to provide asylum seekers with accommodation breached their right to human dignity. Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell ruled in August 2024 that the State had failed in

Eight public bodies have designated as competent authorities responsible for implementing and enforcing the new EU AI Act within their respective sectors. The initial list was confirmed yesterday as the government approved plans to adopt a "distributed model of implementation" of the landmark EU leg

States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International has said in a new report calling for a global, legally-binding treaty to regulate the unchecked trade in law enforcement equipment. &ld