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Beach authorities have revised public nudity rules to allow the display of "buttocks" after a concerned resident complained about lifeguard uniforms. The resident wrote to the local authorities to complain that the female lifeguard bathing suits were "too skimpy and revealing".

Sitting as a Coroner in the inquest on the death of a 19-year-old man in Derry in 1972, Judge Patrick Kinney has found that the soldier who shot and killed Seamus Bradley was not justified in opening fire and that the investigation into his death was flawed and inadequate. Finding that the use of fo

There is no legal basis for requiring the Public Services Card (PSC) to access many public services which now require it, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled. The data protection watchdog has warned that the PSC, originally designed for welfare claimants, has become "far-removed from its

The Law Society of Ireland is expected to save around €2.5 million over the next three years after winning a vacant site levy appeal. A one-acre portion of land owned by its subsidiary, Benburb Street Property Company Limited, was placed on the vacant site register by Dublin City Council in 201

The Government has set out the national standards for asylum seeker accommodation and reception centres in Ireland following engagement with the UN and various NGOs. Minister David Stanton, who convened an advisory group including UNHCR Ireland and NGO representatives, said the new standards would i

Love Island winner Greg O'Shea has been appointed as a paralegal at A&L Goodbody in Dublin. Mr O'Shea, 24, partnered up with Amber Gill in the latest season of the popular reality TV show, winning the £50,000 prize.

The Law Society of Ireland's mentorship programme for women wishing to advance their careers to a senior level has now opened for applications from mentees. The redesigned Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme 2019 aims to promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion within the solicitors' pro

Personal injury specialist firm JMK Solicitors has teamed up with CRASH Services to organised a joint fundraiser for their charity partners.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the country's ethics laws when he told his Attorney General not to prosecute a company in a conflict of interest case, a watchdog has ruled. The country's ethics commissioner said that Mr Trudeau engaged in “flagrant attempts to influence&rd

Over 100 years after the tragedies that befell Rathcannon, another Holycross parishioner was the victim of one of Ireland’s most infamous miscarriages of justice. Henry 'Harry' Gleeson was born in Holycross, County Tipperary in 1903. One of twelve children, he was asked by his maternal uncle,

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. West Papua: Pacific leaders urge UN visit to region's 'festering human rights sore' | World news | The Guardian

Irish Law Firm & Solicitor websites are among the slowest in Ireland, taking an average of 6.65 seconds to load on mobile devices, according to a new cross-sectoral study of Irish business websites. ‘Ireland’s Website Speed Report’— created by leading Legal Sector Digital

A woman who was sacked on the day her dog died has launched a campaign to provide bereavement leave for pet owners. Emma McNulty, 18, lost her part-time job at a sandwich shop after telling her manager that she was too upset to come in for her shift.

A man who was found to have entered into a ‘marriage of convenience’ to obtain a residence card has lost an application for judicial review of the decision to revoke his permission to remain in the State. Refusing the application, Mr Justice David Keane rejected, inter alia, the argument

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of Ruairí Mac Cumhaill as a banking and finance partner in Dublin. Mr Mac Cumhaill has more than 11 years' experience working with domestic and international financial institutions, alternative lenders and borrowers operating in Ireland,