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Professor Fionnula Ní Aoláin is to deliver the Law Society of Ireland's annual human rights lecture for 2024. This year's lecture, to be delivered on Wednesday 11 September, 6pm via Zoom, will focus on human rights and international armed conflict.

The UK government is planning to banish the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords in the biggest parliamentary change in 25 years. The 92 hereditary peers will lose their right to sit in the Lords under proposals put forward today.

Solicitor Rosemarie Hayden has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) for 2024/25. Ms Hayden, who works for the Irish Red Cross, succeeds Aoife McNicholl, who has led the association for the past three years and continues as an ordinary committee member.

A new solar farm at Hydebank Wood Secure College and Female Prison is to produce around 15 per cent of the site's total annual power needs. The 668 solar panels, capable of producing 356 kWp of electricity, are estimated to reduce electricity bills at the facility by around £60,000 per year, b

Convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, whose $200,000 scam was dramatised by Netflix as Inventing Anna, is to be a celebrity contestant on a televised US dancing competition. Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, will wear an ankle monitor during her appearance on Dancing with the Stars, the US version

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Conor Lynch as partner in its financial services team. Mr Lynch will be based in the firm's London office, where he will play a crucial role in advising both domestic and international banks, as well as financial institutions, on a wide array

ByrneWallace LLP has appointed Suzanne Keenan, Andrew Feighery, Karen Outram and Louise McDarby as partners across its employment law, tax, banking and finance, and health and social care practices. Ms Keenan, who joins the firm as employment law partner, brings a wealth of employment law experience

Barristers in England and Wales will be required to "act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion" under a proposed revision to the profession's rules. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is consulting on a proposed change to Core Duty 8, which currently says barristers "must not discrimin

Global law firm Kennedys has appointed four legal directors and three senior associates in Dublin. Jane Kenneally, Aoife Ryan, Aishling Walsh and Cian McGrath have been promoted from senior associate to legal director.

Enhancements should be made to the Abhaile service, the mortgage to rent scheme and personal insolvency solutions to provide further assistance to borrowers experiencing trouble, a report has recommended. According to the report of the Mortgage Arrears Review Group, published today, the number of Ir

A commission of investigation into historical sexual abuse is to be established, the government has confirmed. The move follows a recommendation in the report of the scoping inquiry set up to examine historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools run by religious orders.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed John Kearns as partner in the firm's finance team, establishing a structured finance and debt capital markets offering for the first time. Mr Kearns joins Addleshaw Goddard Ireland with extensive finance experience, having spent four years on th

Children's rights advocate Jillian van Turnhout has been appointed to chair a new online health taskforce. The former Senator is one of 14 members of the new taskforce, which has been asked by the government to develop a public health response to the harms caused to children and young people by cert

Mason Hayes & Curran will next week host a renewable energy conference where key stakeholders will tackle the significant financing challenge to Ireland meeting its ambitious 2030 climate goals. The landmark event will take place on Tuesday 10 September at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dubli

The mandatory retirement age for gardaí has been increased from 60 to 62. The increase, provided for by the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024, is aimed at supporting Garda recruitment and retention.