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The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese fast fashion giant Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Coimisiún na Meán, as the digital services co-ordinator for Ireland, where Shein's EU operations are based, will assist with the investigation.

The Stardust recognition payment scheme is now open for applications for the next six months. Survivor beneficiaries of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal in 1985 can obtain ex gratia payments of €20,000 through the scheme, which was approved by ministers last week.

RDJ LLP has welcomed seven newly-qualified solicitors across its corporate and commercial, employment, real estate and tax teams. Sarah Alexander, Ciara Hurley and Scion Flanagan have joined the firm's corporate and commercial team.

Dublin firm Reddy Charlton LLP has welcomed Emma Gunn as a senior associate in its property and private client department. Ms Gunn advises on all aspects of residential and commercial purchases, sales and re-mortgages, and assists in large-scale property transactions.

Bria Mongan OBE has been appointed as deputy chair of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI). Ms Mongan, who was already a member of the board, will serve in the post until 29 February 2028, aligning with the wider membership of the board.

Matheson has launched a new EU Presidency Hub to support clients and stakeholders as Ireland prepares to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union. The launch of the dedicated information resource coincided with an event at the firm's Dublin office addressed by Neale Richmond, the m

An actress who provided the face of Albania's AI government minister is suing over the alleged misuse of her image. Albania made global headlines last year after unveiling an AI chatbot called "Diella" which it said had joined the government as minister of state for artificial intelligence.

A total of 19,673 vehicles were seized by An Garda Síochána for driving without insurance in 2025, according to a new report. The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) today published the 2025 annual report of the Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID), which gardaí can use to

A blueprint for a new "simplified, tax-efficient investment vehicle for Irish consumers" is being developed by Ireland's financial services industry body. The initiative was announced as Financial Services Ireland (FSI), the Ibec group representing the financial services industry in Ireland, publish

William Fry LLP has successfully acted for MEAG on its first residential investment acquisition in Ireland. The transaction, which marks the asset manager’s entry into the Irish residential investment market, closed in late January.

Governments must not squander the opportunity to turn the International Court of Justice’s 2025 advisory opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change into robust climate action, Amnesty International has said. Informal consultations on the draft resolution circulated by Vanuat

Human rights campaigners have rallied behind the UN's top expert on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, following calls for her resignation based on a misreported speech. Ms Albanese has served since May 2022 as the UN's special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occ

New research into Ireland's homebuying process has concluded that the process is marked by auctions that induce overbidding, widespread misunderstanding of rights and responsibilities, and increasing delays after sales are agreed. The research from the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, funded

An accelerated review of legal aid reform will take place in Northern Ireland following a breakthrough in talks between justice minister Naomi Long and striking criminal barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a withdrawal of services from all legally-aided Crown Court cases at the star

A local authority is recruiting a team of professional sniffers to help identify businesses producing bad smells. Brendola, a small town of around 4,000 people in northern Italy, is putting together a team of six "odour evaluators" following complaints from local residents about bad smells, The Guar