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The University of Galway has celebrated the success of one its oldest ever graduates who was conferred with a doctor of philosophy degree, 77 years after being born in a mother and baby home. Dr Mary Harney, a human rights defender and advocate, earned her PhD studying with the Irish Centre for Huma

An Ohio blogger is facing criminal charges after allegedly sending a state senator a digitally altered image depicting the animated character Shrek with exposed genitals. D.J. Byrnes, who publishes political gossip newsletter The Rooster, was arrested at the Ohio Statehouse and charged with telecomm

The High Court has approved a Group Litigation Order (GLO) to manage a major legal action against Johnson & Johnson brought by claimants who allege they developed cancer after using Johnson’s Baby Powder. In a judgment handed down yesterday in Fuschillo and others v Johnson & Johnson a

Cindy Carroll has been appointed as the first chief appeals officer to the Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals (TARA). TARA will manage International Protection appeals under the International Protection Act 2026 from 12 June 2026 onwards. The appointment will take effect from that date and will

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed the commencement of the International Protection Act 2026 today. The legislation represents the most significant reform of Irish asylum laws in the history of the State and gives effect to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact.

An international team of experts have joined forces to simplify laws and legal documents, making them clearer and easier for people and organisations to follow. The complexity of rules often hinders rather than helps users, reducing innovation and competitiveness, and increasing compliance costs.

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A bronze and limestone fountain by German sculptor Georg Kolbe has sold for a record €4 million (c. £3.5m) at Villa Grisebach in Berlin, 85 years after it was looted by the Nazis from its original owners.

A new toolkit designed to assist legal pro bono charities in measuring and articulating their positive impact is to be launched this month. The Pro Bono Sector Impact Toolkit was developed by the National Pro Bono Centre (NPBC), a charity "dedicated to supporting individuals and organisations provid

The Stop The Game Campaign has issued a pre-action letter for judicial review over the "collective failure" to designate the Irish senior men’s Nations League football fixtures against Israel slated for September and October 2026 as unlawful and to stop those fixtures. The letter was issued to

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has described the opening of the long-awaited public inquiry into his death as a “monumental day” for her family. The inquiry began on Wednesday, more than 37 years after Mr Finucane was shot dead by Ulster Defence Association gunmen a

Five of Ireland’s independent law centres have written to the housing minister and the Oireachtas Housing Committee to express their concerns about the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026. The bill proposes to introduce strict new conditions for access to soc

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has written to the housing minister, James Browne, expressing serious concerns about provisions contained in the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 which would introduce new residency requirements for access to social

The OUTLaw Network is delighted to host its annual Pre-Pride Parade Party later this month. All are welcome to join from 10am in Wigwam on Saturday 27 June 2026 for light refreshments and networking before the start of the Dublin Pride Parade. Attendees are also invited to march with the network in

Shoosmiths has set aside a second £1 million bonus pot as it seeks to boost AI skills across its workforce through a new accreditation programme. Last year the firm rewarded staff after they exceeded a target of one million Microsoft Copilot prompts four months ahead of schedule, generating mo