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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) hosted the Cyber Security Conference of Ireland’s EU Presidency at the Convention Centre Dublin yesterday, bringing together senior representatives from government, EU institutions, industry, academia and the wider European cyber security community. Th

Belfast solicitors firm Carson McDowell hosted a charity padel tournament at Stranmillis Boat Club last week in aid of diabetes charity Breakthrough T1D.  McKibbin Commercial and Bank of Ireland were the winners of the 2026 Carson McDowell trophies with Cosy Roof Ireland Ltd and BDO Northern Ir

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the Commission) is investigating the death of Thomas (Tommy) Jamison who was shot and killed on Thursday 8 March 1990 on the Castlecaulfield Road between Castlecaulfield and Donaghmore. Tommy Jamison was a married father of thre

Germany’s former spy chief has been arrested on suspicion of spying.

Environmental Pillar says that Budget 2027 failed to allocate the funding required to meet Ireland’s nature restoration obligations and that it is a missed opportunity to address the biodiversity crisis.

The Court of Appeal has overruled a decision of the High Court that stopped work on the A5 road project on the grounds, inter alia, that the decision to proceed with the project failed to comply with the obligations contained in section 52(1) of the Climate Change Act (NI) 2022.

The government delivered its budget 2027 yesterday making a promise of €14.5 million in funding for civil legal aid reform but stopped short of full implementation of the entire Civil Legal Aid Review. €5.9 billion is available for justice, home affairs and migration in Budget 2027, €

The Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) gala dinner, ‘Women celebrating Women in Law’ will take place on Saturday 7 November and will include the presentation of the award for the IWLA Woman Lawyer of the Year 2026.

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Wilson Nesbitt has announced 10 promotions across its Belfast and Bangor offices. In the firm’s senior ranks, Chi Ting Yip and Bethan Ratcliffe have been promoted to senior associate, in real estate and family respectively. Ms Ting Yip’s promotion reflects the continued investment in the

A group of artists, musicians and writers have written an open letter to Northern Ireland secretary Sir Chris Bryant asking for an international mediator to be appointed to help resolve the Garvaghy Road parading dispute. The group includes local names such as the members of Kneecap, director Trevor

In light of commentary regarding high profile cases before the courts in recent weeks, the Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland has issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to the cab rank rule and the essential role performed by the independent referral Bar in delivering access to justice fo

A high school teacher was fired after offering students extra credit in return for cash donations to her personal GoFundMe account.

Belfast solicitor Darragh Mackin of Phoenix Law is to act as defence solicitor for Daniel Kinahan the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told on Monday. A partner in the Belfast firm Mr Mackin has been involved in numerous high-profile cases in recent years acting for Belfast rap trio Kneecap in d

Trainee solicitors from Belfast firm Tughans and Dublin firm William Fry met in Dublin last week for the latest event in their joint learning programme. The programme included a session led by Rachel Hayes, partner in Technology at William Fry, and Laura Casey, senior associate in the firm's technol