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A beekeeper who unleashed swarms of honeybees at police attempting to carry out an eviction against her friend has been jailed for six months. Rebecca Woods, 59, brought a trailer of hives to the home of an elderly friend undergoing cancer treatment in Longmeadow, near Springfield, Massachusetts. Sh

People convicted of killing or incapacitating their child’s other parent will no longer automatically retain guardianship rights under proposals to be brought to Cabinet by Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan. The Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill, known as Valerie’s Law, seeks

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has reiterated its concern over the global erosion of press freedom, underscoring the essential role of a free and independent press in safeguarding democracy, accountability and the rule of law.

Police officers who responded to the Omagh bomb have said they will withdraw from the public inquiry until adequate “trauma-informed” support is put in place. The 1998 Real IRA car bomb killed 29 people, among them the mother of unborn twins. A group of retired officers due to give evide

FLAC has raised concerns that proposals in the Civil Reform Bill constitute a radical curtailment of access to judicial review and are likely to have a disproportionately negative impact on ordinary people. On foot of a meeting requested by FLAC, Department of Justice officials have provided it with

A&L Goodbody has won the ‘Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law’ award at the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards. On the night, ALG also received Silver awards in the following categories:

Law Society of Northern Ireland president, Mark Borland, met with solicitors of the Ards and North Down Association at the Strangford Arms Hotel, accompanied by the head of member services, Roisin McNamara. Mr Borland updated on the society's current priorities, with an overview of upcoming guidance

McCann FitzGerald has announced three new partner promotions, effective from today.  The new partners are Ruth Hughes and Donncha Sexton in the corporate group, and David McCauley in the litigation group.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed the attestation of 193 new Gardaí at a ceremony in the Garda College in Templemore.  134 men and 59 women attested and join the ranks of An Garda Síochána today. The new probationer Gardaí will be assigned to Garda

The US will issue limited edition passports this summer bearing an image of President Donald Trump, as part of events marking 250 years since independence. The commemorative documents will feature a large photograph of Trump on the inside cover, accompanied by the text of the Declaration of Independ

Lord Justice Snowden has been appointed as a justice of the UK Supreme Court.  Richard Snowden grew up and was educated at a state school in Redcar in the North-East of England. He studied law as an undergraduate at Downing College, Cambridge and obtained a master of laws degree from Harvard La

Carson McDowell has confirmed that Orlagh O’Neill has assumed the role of managing partner, with Declan Magee appointed to the role of senior partner, effective from today. The appointments mark the next phase in the firm’s strategic development, as it continues to strengthen its positio

The first edition of a new quarterly newsletter on the rule of law has been published. The REVEL Rule of Law Newsletter is a part of the “Realising European Values and European Law” (REVEL) project at Maynooth University.

The governments of the UK and Ireland met yesterday to discuss progress in implementing the joint framework on legacy published on 19 September 2025, including in relation to legislation in both jurisdictions. The UK government was represented by the Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn and parlia

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Indonesia: Trial opens for four soldiers accused of acid attack on human rights activist