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Taylor Wessing is backing a new €25,000 prize fund to help champion the excellence, vitality, and diversity of contemporary photography in Ireland.

Ireland could follow the UK in tightening asylum rules to avoid being "viewed more favourably than the UK" by asylum seekers, Jim O'Callaghan has suggested. The UK government yesterday set out significant and controversial plans to address "the comparative generosity of our asylum offer when compare

A prisoner in Australia is suing for his right to a Vegemite sandwich. The spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast and similar to British Marmite, is famously and bizarrely popular down under.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has marked the 25th anniversary of the Human Rights Act, now "an integral part of the legal fabric in Northern Ireland".

Scotland's abortion laws are "not fit for purpose", according to an expert group appointed by the Scottish government, which has called for legal recognition for a woman's right to choose. Under the Abortion Act 1967, which applies across Great Britain, an abortion is only legal before 24 weeks afte

The Law Society of Ireland is inviting legal professionals and members of the public to attend the Calcutta Run Christmas Chorus, in aid of Dublin Simon Community and The Hope Foundation. The charity Christmas concert takes place at the Law Society of Ireland from 6.30pm on Friday 21 November 2025.

A&L Goodbody has renewed a strategic partnership with the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Cluster for a further year. Since first partnering in 2024, ALG and NI Cyber have worked closely to deliver a series of workshops and events aimed at helping Northern Ireland’s businesses and organisa

BHSM LLP has appointed Niamh Carragher as a senior associate in the firm's commercial real estate team. Ms Carragher has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.

Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell has been elected as president of the Network of Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union. Ireland's top judge was elected to the post late on Friday afternoon during a meeting of the network in The Hague.

The Supreme Court is to hear human rights arguments in a case concerning the right to citizenship of children born abroad to same-sex couples of different nationalities. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to appear as amicus curiae in two

Prison officials have caught an inmate who hacked into prison computers to change prisoners' sentences and bank balances. The unnamed prisoner in Târgu Jiu, in southern Romania, was caught by the prison accounting department after a suspicious level of spending, Romania Insider reports.

Lawyer John McEvoy has been appointed as chief executive officer of Duality Healthcare in Northern Ireland. Mr McEvoy has played a pivotal role in guiding Duality Healthcare's strategic vision and growth to date as chairman and co-founder.

Mayo solicitor Rosemarie J. Loftus has been elected as president of the Law Society of Ireland. Ms Loftus is a partner at family law firm Bourke, Carrigg & Loftus in Ballina, County Mayo. She qualified as a solicitor in 1991.

The Irish Maritime Law Association is hosting a one-day seminar on offshore renewable energy (ORE) on Thursday 27th November. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the ORE sector, and the practical aspects of planning, logistics, insurance and law both onshore and at sea.

The PSNI is to pay a five-figure sum to the widow of a Troubles murder victim whose body parts were removed and retained without permission. Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP acted on behalf of the widow of James Keelan, who was murdered by UVF gunmen on 30 June 1987.