News

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.

Paediatricians have called on Northern Ireland to follow neighbouring jurisdictions in banning child smacking. At present, the law in Northern Ireland and in England allows parents to rely on a defence of "reasonable punishment" where accused of assaulting their child.

A man is set to face trial for the alleged assault of a retired District Court judge. Jamie O'Connor, 44, has been charged with assault causing harm contrary to section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

Restaurants and bars across Ireland are offering "bottomless brunches" in breach of the law, a new study has found. A new paper by researchers at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) highlights "numerous examples" of venues offering unlimited alcohol for a fixed price over a set time period

A funeral service for the late Mr Justice Declan Budd will take place this afternoon. Mr Justice Budd passed away on Thursday 21 August at the age of 81.

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) is seeking lawyers to support its free legal advice clinics by volunteering as little as two hours a month. The independent legal, human rights and equality organisation is hosting its next volunteer induction on Tuesday 30 September.

Scotland is to begin livestreaming appeals heard by its supreme criminal court following a successful pilot in the civil courts. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary is to become the first criminal court in Scotland with a regular livestreaming service, allowing hearings to be viewed onl

Archaic prison rules are forcing inmates in part of the US prison system to rely on floppy disks to work on their appeals. Jorge Luis Alvarado, a New Jersey prisoner writing for the Prison Journalism Project (PJP), compares the situation to "1985, where we rely on out-of-date word processors, electr