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Election candidates should no longer be required to have their home addresses appear in full on ballot papers, Ireland's independent electoral commission has recommended. An Coimisiún Toghcháin today published a research report and a recommendations paper on the inclusion of candidate&

A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.

The Northern Ireland legal community has helped to raise more than £170,000 for Concern Worldwide's Water for Gaza Appeal in just a matter of weeks. The charity has set out to raise £250,000 within 12 weeks, with early momentum led by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and a growing num

The University of Galway has welcomed 19 research students to campus as part of the 2025 Hardiman PhD Scholarship. The new scholars in the College of Business, Public Policy and Law include Pratik Purswani and Amil Jafarguliyev, who are researching legal topics.

A public consultation has been launched as part of a review of the statutory right to request a remote working arrangement. The right to request a remote working arrangement under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 came into force for all employees on 6 March 2024.

Mason Hayes & Curran has become the first Irish law firm to partner with the Global Leadership Foundation (GLF), a network of former world leaders working to advance democracy, conflict resolution and good governance. The firm’s support for the GLF recognises the importance of the rule of

Religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with fundamental human rights standards, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The court today handed down its unanimous judgment in an appeal brought by a young girl, anonymised as JR87, and her father, G.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been named International Woman of the Year by Irish Tatler. The magazine said it was "honoured to celebrate an Irish-born human rights lawyer whose career blends courtroom excellence with fearless public advocacy for the world’s most vulnerable".

Dozens of Ukrainian judges were welcomed to Leinster House this week to deepen their understanding of the foundations of parliamentarism in Ireland.

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party — racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office today circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 77 de

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new survey to gather information from people who have been arrested at peaceful protests in Ireland. This new initiative is part of the organisation’s ongoing work to monitor the right to peaceful protest in Ireland and evolutions in

UCD Sutherland School of Law has welcomed Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Professor Neil H Buchanan, the Honorable Patricia Lucas and Dr Nikolaos Pitsos as adjuncts. Ms Ní Ghrálaigh, who has been appointed as an adjunct full professor, is a leading international and human rights

Northern Ireland firm MKB Law has promoted James Boyd and Daniel McCracken to associate director. Mr Boyd joined the firm in 2022 and is a key member of its corporate team, working closely with director Gordon McElroy on some of the largest commercial transactions in Northern Ireland.

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