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Limerick solicitor Michelle Hayes has announced she will contest the general election as an independent candidate. Ms Hayes, who practises in family firm Hayes Solicitors, will run in the Limerick City constituency, where Sinn Féin's Maurice Quinlivan, Fianna Fáil's Willie O'Dea, Fine

A man from Northern Ireland is being prosecuted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after leaving a negative review on Google. Detained in Dubai, the NGO which helped to secure Irish woman Tori Towey's release in the summer, has called on the UK government to intervene to secure the return of 33-year-

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the abolition of the Special Criminal Court in its manifesto for the general election. The document sets out 37 measures, including nine "high-priority asks", to protect civil liberties and human rights in Ireland.

UK consumer group Which? is today launching a landmark £3 billion legal claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant breached competition law, effectively locking millions of consumers into its iCloud service at "rip-off" prices Around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCl

TikTok, X and Instagram are "exposed to terrorist content" and must take immediate action to prevent it from spreading, Coimisiún na Meán has said. The regulator today published a decision in respect of the three hosting service providers under the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulatio

Ukraine has failed in a bid to register "Russian warship, go f*** yourself" as an EU trademark. The infamous phrase was said by a Ukrainian border guard in response to a Russian demand for surrender in the early hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Most Irish voters are open to proposals to tackle prison overcrowding by prioritising alternatives to imprisonment, according to a poll. The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) commissioned RED C to gauge public opinion on a range of issues related to prison and the criminal justice system ahead of the

The High Court has granted leave for a judicial review brought by a man who alleges Irish authorities have failed to provide information about the Dublin and Monaghan bombings to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Paddy Askins, son of Patrick Askin, who was killed in the 1974 bombings, is ch

Dillon Eustace has promoted five to the position of of counsel and three to the position of associate.

The Bar Council has launched a "manifesto for fairness" ahead of the general election later this month.

Property professionals believe planning reform would have the biggest impact on accelerating social housing delivery, according to a survey conducted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Nearly half (48 per cent) of 250 professionals surveyed by the business law firm said planning reform would have the bigg

School pupils at the Jes in Galway travelled to Chicago last week to compete in the international Empire Mock Trial competition.

A judge has blocked a law requiring schools and universities in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom pending the outcome of a legal challenge. The preliminary injunction follows legal proceedings taken by a multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public

HHD Solicitors has appointed Joanne Moore as an associate solicitor in the firm's conveyancing department. Writing on LinkedIn, the firm said: "Joanne brings a wealth of experience and expertise of the conveyancing process and her enthusiasm for exceptional client care will be a tremendous asset to

Elon Musk's X platform, formerly Twitter, is being sued for alleged copyright infringement by a coalition of French media outlets, including major newspapers Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Parisien. The publishers allege that X has failed to comply with a French law which has, since 2019, required