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Economist Geoffrey Gray has been appointed as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Mr Gray will join fellow CCPC members Patrick Kenny and Úna Butler, as well as CCPC chairperson Brian McHugh, with effect from 19 January 2026.

A social media influencer who publicly documented her affair with a married man has been ordered to pay more than £1.3 million in damages to his ex-wife. Brenay Kennard, who has more than three million followers on TikTok, was sued in North Carolina under the US state's "alienation of affectio

Mediation has "significant yet largely untapped" potential to help prevent and resolve disputes in the community, according to a new report. Community Law & Mediation has urged the government and policymakers to ensure that community mediation is funded and promoted to the same level as family a

The Law Society of Ireland has announced a new collaboration with RIP.ie to encourage members of the public to make wills. A series of articles written by solicitors specialising in wills and probate will appear in a new information section of the website, part of the Irish Times Group.

Catherine Connolly has been inaugurated as president of Ireland.

William Hamilton BL has passed away. Mr Hamilton called to the bar in 1997 after studying at the King's Inns, having graduated with a degree in finance from Trinity College Dublin.

Northern Ireland's football association has been urged to follow its southern counterpart in seeking Israel's suspension from UEFA competitions. On Saturday, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) voted to submit a formal motion to UEFA's executive committee seeking the immediate suspension of th

A&L Goodbody has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Gold Mark by the Irish Centre for Diversity. Investors in Diversity is Ireland's leading diversity and inclusion (D&I) accreditation.

Ireland is among two dozen countries who have jointly condemned "abhorrent violations of international humanitarian law" in Sudan. Tánaiste Simon Harris is among the signatories to a statement expressing "deep alarm over reports of systematic violence against civilians in Sudan" after the Rap

Rules around bringing tobacco products into Ireland from another EU member state are set to be tightened. Under new regulations coming into effect from 9 December, travellers will not be allowed to bring in more than 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars or a kilogramme of other tobacco product

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld most of the provisions of an EU directive on adequate minimum wages following a challenge from Denmark. Denmark had sought to annul the 2022 directive in its entirety, arguing — with support from Sweden — that legislation

Police investigating concerns about a man seen covered in peanut butter have established that it was actually sunflower butter. There were concerns of mass allergic reactions after viral social media footage appeared to show a man covered head to toe in peanut butter wandering around the campus of P

A new series of events jointly hosted by the Office of the Lady Chief Justice and the Bar of Northern Ireland is to share perspectives on the rule of law. Beginning this week, the series will explore how the rule of law can be engaged in real world issues including economic growth and stability, imm

A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology. Realising European Values through European Law (REVEL), led by Professor Tobias Lock, has secured €100,000 in funding over a three-year period starting this month.

DCU Law Society has held its 10th annual criminal mock trial, with Mairéad Carthy and Bronwyn O'Connell triumphing over runners-up Aoibhínn O'Grady and Andrea Girleanu. All four contestants in Saturday's competition were first-year BCL students at Dublin City University.