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The UK's voting age will be lowered to 16 before the next general election, the UK government has announced. New legislation will allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote while also changing the rules around voter ID, registration and political donations.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has secured a High Court order prohibiting works at a high-risk construction site in Kilcock, Co Kildare. Yesterday's order, under section 71 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, was granted with consent of the owner of the site on Bridge Street,

Legislation proposing to reform the compulsory purchase order (CPO) system has been introduced to the Dáil by a Fine Gael TD. The Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025, introduced by Dublin Bay South TD James Geoghegan, would seek to improve the CPO process with the introduction of statuto

Florida's attorney general has embraced a baseless conspiracy theory that deadly flooding in Texas was caused by deliberate "weather modification". James Uthmeier is the latest in a growing list of Republican officials alleging that "cloud seeding" and "chemtrails" are responsible for extreme weathe

The General Court of the European Union has upheld a decision by the European Parliament to seek to recover more than €300,000 from the late Jean-Marie Le Pen. Mr Le Pen, a former MEP who founded and led France's far-right Front National until 2011, brought the legal proceedings in 2024, seekin

The EU's decision not to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement will be remembered as "one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU's history", human rights campaigners have said. Ireland is among EU member states who pushed unsuccessfully for more concrete action to be taken at yesterday's me

The legal advocacy group which led a Supreme Court battle on behalf of a bereaved family denied access to a social welfare payment has welcomed the passage of legislation righting that wrong. The Social Welfare (Bereaved Partners and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 has now been approved by

Small and micro-sized companies are set to benefit from changes to the audit exemption regime which have now come into force. Section 22 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 has been commenced by the minister for enterprise, tourism and employment,

Ireland's long-standing representative on a Council of Europe human rights body has resigned over its failure to speak out on Gaza. Human rights lawyer Michael Farrell has been a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the past 14 years, and has served at various

Ukrainian lawyers in Ireland are set to gather in Dublin this weekend to connect, share experiences and discuss professional development in Ireland. High Court judge Mr Justice Richard Humphreys will deliver a guest speech to the annual gathering of the Association of Ukrainian Lawyers in Ireland, t

Patents of precedence have been granted to 26 barristers and two solicitors, allowing them to use the title of senior counsel. The barristers are Michael O’Donnell, Barry Doherty, Kilda Mooney, Gráinne Lee, Patricia Hill, Jeananne McGovern, David O'Dwyer, Proinsias Ó Maolchalain,

A woman who allegedly seduced and then blackmailed Buddhist monks has been arrested by police in Thailand. "Ms Golf", as she has been dubbed by police, allegedly extracted 385 million baht (€10.2m or £8.8m) from at least nine victims over three years, the BBC reports.

Philip Lee has promoted five new senior associates across the firm. The new senior associates are Kevin Keenan and Patrick Egan in the corporate and commercial team, Harry O'Malley in real estate, Margaret O'Leary in planning and environmental, and Daniel Hanrahan in competition.

Beauchamps has appointed Oisín McLoughlin and David McMunn as partners in the firm's corporate, commercial and M&A group. Mr McLoughlin brings over 15 years' experience advising a broad range of international and domestic clients on corporate transactions and investments. His practice spa

Mason Hayes & Curran has published an update on the regulation of digital healthcare in the EU. The business law firm's Digital Health Mid-Year Review 2025 covers legal and regulatory developments across the EU and UK and is available for download from its website.