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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The Data Protection Commission's landmark report on the Public Services Card (PSC) will not be published for at least another week.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.

Two dozen Arthur Cox trainees have returned to Ireland after spending ten days helping to build a radio school in the remote village of Sintemba in southern Zambia.

Former President Mary Robinson's speech to the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) AGM has been published online. Mr Robinson discussed her new book, Climate Justice, at association's AGM last month.

Two people suspected of stealing the heads of an apostle and an Irish sportsman from the National Wax Museum have been arrested and charged. Michael Murray, 33, and Natasha Rice, 33, were apprehended by gardaí after museum staff chased them down the street, TheJournal.ie reports.

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of Ruari Maguire, Mollie Thompson and Aoife Hegarty as trainee solicitors.

The landmark restructuring of An Garda Síochána announced today will "reduce bureaucracy" and lead to a "more agile and responsive police service", Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris today published the new "operating model", which provides for l

Civil liberties campaigners have criticised the Government for pushing ahead with the roll-out of the Public Services Card (PSC) despite receiving a critical interim report from the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a year ago. Last week, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) said there is no leg

Several Irish companies which deal in foreign currency are putting themselves at financial risk due to a lack of appropriate hedging in their organisations, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Ireland. ACCA Ireland and Bank of Ireland recently launched a new programme to

Members of a Christian pro-life campaign group have had a legal challenge against a local authority’s decision to impose a “safe zone” banning protests around an abortion clinic dismissed. It was argued that the council did not have the power to make a “Public Spaces Protecti