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An Garda Síochána have reassured the public that the sinister-looking Cat in the Hat figures appearing in images of residential areas are AI-generated hoaxes.

Dillon Eustace has announced the appointments of Cillian Bredin as head of asset management & investment funds and Peter Bredin as head of commercial litigation. Mr C Bredin succeeds Etain de Valera and Mr P Bredin succeeds John O'Riordan.

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UCD has announced that it will host a milestone reunion celebration for BCL graduates of years ending in 6 on Friday 20 November. UCD will welcome back graduates to celebrate the BCL classes of 1986, 1996, 2006, the BBLS classes of 1996, 2006 and their affiliated alumni.

Chartered Accountants Ireland (The Institute) has endorsed the recommendations of minister Peter Burke’s Cost of Business Advisory Forum, describing today’s report which includes recommendations across regulation, tax administration, energy, insurance and banking, as a practical ro

A member of the Parades Commission, Mr Billy Gamble, has resigned following a High Court judgment that found decision making at the Commission “sloppy”. Judicial review proceedings were brought by a member of the Portadown Orange Lodge in relation a determination of the Commission to ref

Niamh Wade invites women working in the law to the inaugural Pearts Solicitor Socials to discuss the impact hormones, health and caring responsibilities have on women’s working life.  

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to Meta to ask whether protections planned for US children in the wake of a landmark settlement with US states will be extended to children in Ireland and across Europe.

The Children’s Rights Alliance has noted with interest the multi-billion-dollar settlement reached by Meta in another landmark lawsuit involving 29 US States over the platform’s failure to adequately protect children and young people using its services. Speaking in response to the settle

O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new lawyers to its team. Sarah O’Keeffe has been appointed as senior associate to the firm’s banking and commercial real estate department. She has 18 years experience in a wide range of property and banking transac

Police in India recovered jewellery worth around ₹400,000 (£3,087) (€3600) after CCTV footage showed that the suspected thief was a stray dog.

Meta will restrict how children use Instagram and Facebook during school hours and at night as part of an $18bn (£13.2bn) (€15.5bn) settlement over claims that it deliberately made its apps addictive for teenagers.

An expert witness in a US case has been left red faced as his Chat GPT conversations were exposed.

Employees from RDJ took part in the Dublin City Triathlon, which was held in Phoenix Park on Saturday 22 August.  RDJ is the headline sponsor of this annual event for the third year in a row reflecting their commitment to health and wellbeing initiatives

Coimisiún na Meán has announced €4.4 million in funding to support public interest journalism in Ireland under the News Reporting Scheme, as further funding to support local democracy and court reporting is expected later this year.