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The Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway, was honoured to welcome Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin for a public lecture entitled “US Sanctions against the International Criminal Court: an attack on human rights and accountability for Palestine&rdq

A widow who was told that the ancient Green Man motif was “not considered a Christian symbol” has won a legal battle to have it carved on her late husband’s gravestone after the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Gloucester found it had long-standing links to Christian tradition. D

Samsung Electronics narrowly averted a strike by making a last-minute deal with its South Korean workers’ union, agreeing to distribute an incredible 40 trillion won (c. €23billion; £20 bn;) in bonuses to its semiconductor workforce. Driven by an AI infrastructure boom that has tran

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan yesterday evening announced the passage of the International Co-operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Bill 2026 through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The legislation provides a bespoke legal mechanism to facilitate the taking of sworn testimony from State bodies an

The Government has approved the appointment of a new deputy commissioner in An Garda Síochána. Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced the appointment of Paul Cleary to the post of deputy commissioner, following a recent open competition conducted by publicjobs.

The families of those killed in the 1994 RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre say newly released Ministry of Defence documents prove that officials were aware of serious airworthiness concerns about the helicopter, while actively seeking to protect the official narrative blaming the pilots and s

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has completed a further series of unannounced inspections of retail businesses across Ireland as part of its ongoing compliance and enforcement activities.  The inspections, some of which were driven by complaints to the CCPC’s Nat

In preparation for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in July, Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has met with his French counterpart, Gérald Darmanin, in Dublin.  They discussed a wide range of topics including data retention, prison management and the t

Julian Yarr, Attracta van Rensburg and Alastair MacDonald, executive chair of EisnerAmper Ireland EisnerAmper Ireland has announced the appointment of Julian Yarr as non-executive chair of its board.

Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare has announced that he is to retire from the court on 7 April next year. Lord Stephens has served as a justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council since 15 November 2017 and as a justice of the Supreme Court since 1st October 2020.

Peter Murrell, formerly one of the most influential figures in Scottish politics, faces prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party over 12 years and using the money to buy everything from a luxury car to the video game Grand Theft Auto V. The hit s

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year has seen a record-breaking number of entrants across all categories and the finalists list is very impressive. The sheer calibre of talent, dedication, and innovation showcased in this year’s submissions has set a new benchmark for the Iris

Planning consent delays remain the biggest barrier to infrastructure delivery in Ireland, despite stronger investor confidence and a series of reforms aimed at speeding up delivery, a new Mason Hayes & Curran survey has found. The survey, based on 300 stakeholder responses at the firm’s Bu

William Fry has appointed Dr Eva Barrett as consultant in its energy & infrastructure group, bringing additional EU and Irish energy regulatory expertise to the firm's energy, climate and environmental law practice. Dr Barrett joins from Solar Ireland, where she was director of policy and regula

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) will carry out a full phase 2 investigation into the proposed purchase of Celtic Water Care Solutions Limited by CSG Chemical Solutions Limited (CSG). CSG is headquartered in Shannon and provides chemical solutions to the water treatment, env