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A new report on domestic abuse in the Irish criminal justice system is set to be launched by Women's Aid Ireland next month. The Unheard and Uncounted: Women, Domestic Abuse and the Irish Criminal Justice System report will be launched on Thursday 26 September following a seminar at the charity's Du

UK government officials have cast doubt on plans to abruptly end European free movement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. According to reports, Home Secretary Priti Patel wants to impose new border controls immediately after the UK leaves the EU if no agreement can be reached by the 31 October deadl

Barrister John Temple examines the appeals process for those who have been denied their Leaving Cert results. Some 59,000 students received their leaving certificate results last week. For those who have studied for months and prepared through exhausting long hours for any examination, there is at l

A full obituary of Mr Justice Richard Johnson, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 81, has been published by The Irish Times. He served as president of the High Court from November 2006 until October 2009, when he was succeeded by Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns.

Nasa is investigating what is thought to be the first ever allegation of a crime committed in space.

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for a cancerous tumour. The 86-year-old judge "tolerated treatment well" and the tumour has been "treated definitively", the court said in a statement.

Abusive postcards sent to the president of the Supreme Court of Poland last year were allegedly masterminded by judicial colleagues who supported the country's controversial judicial reforms. Polish web portal Onet.pl has published screenshots alleged to be from a WhatsApp group in which judges disc

Police have seized thousands of orange ecstasy tablets shaped like US President Donald Trump's head since his inauguration two years ago. The front of the bright orange tablets show the president's head with puckered lips, while the words "Great Again" are printed on the back.

Co Dublin firm Shannons Solicitors has announced the appointment of barrister Orla Martyn to head the firm's new immigration law department. The firm, based in Swords, is now offering a full range of immigration law services, including solutions for British nationals living in Ireland whose status i

The Data Protection Commission's landmark report on the Public Services Card (PSC) will not be published for at least another week. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has said it will not publish the report until a "full consideration of the report is complete".

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has called for an urgent meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris over what it views as the "downgrading of road safety" in his restructuring plans. Mr Harris yesterday revealed his proposed new operating model for An Garda Síochána, implementing key

Law graduate Cathy O'Neill has become the first student in Ireland to receive the prestigious Starr Foundation Scholarship and study international law at the University of St. Gallen. The scholarship for highly talented foreign-language students is designed to encourage recipients to engage internat

Electric scooters should be made legal to use on Irish roads, a Government report has recommended. The report was commissioned by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and was submitted to Transport Minister Shane Ross in June, The Irish Times reports.

Lisa Bryson, partner and head of employment at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers the meaning of Priti Patel's recent announcement on free movement. Reports early this week indicated that the new Home Secretary intends to “end free movement” to the UK of EEA citizens immediately

The specialised housing team at Beauchamps has won recognition at the Public Sector Magazine Excellence in Business Awards 2019. The team, headed by partner Fidelma McManus, was the outright winner in the "Excellence in Housing Services – Best Property Team" category.