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UCD Sutherland School of Law is hosting a full day of events to mark the centenary of the establishment of the modern Irish courts system. The conference, guided tours, exhibition and musical performance on Friday 12 April 2024 will mark exactly 100 years since the Courts of Justice Act 1924 was sig

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The European Commission has written to Google, Microsoft, Meta, X and other tech giants to request information on how they are mitigating the risks of generative AI. The formal requests for information have been sent under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and identify risks such as so-called ‘ha

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The Maples Group has appointed Blessing Buraimoh as its first-ever global diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) lead. Ms Buraimoh, who is based in London, will work with the group's leadership teams and local DEI committees — including in Ireland — to advise, evolve and lead the implemen

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The Bar of Northern Ireland has named Brain Injury Matters as its charity partner for the coming year. Formed in 2013, the independent regional third-sector organisation supports, promotes and advocates on behalf of people living beyond acquired brain injury (ABI).

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Police responding to a report of dangerous driving found a 103-year-old woman with an expired driving license at the wheel of an uninsured car. Giuseppina Molinari, born in 1920, was fined and taken home by police in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region after being pulled over in the early hours o

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. 20 years since rights lawyer Somchai disappeared, still no justice | Bangkok Post

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A business has been ordered to pay €450 to an employee who was denied sick leave in the first decision under the landmark Sick Leave Act 2022. The company, North Quay Associates Ltd, admitted that it failed to comply with its statutory obligation and told the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC

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Judge Fergal Gaynor, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh and Professor Colm Ó Cinnéde have been named as the candidates to succeed Judge Síofra O'Leary on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will next mo

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Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its failure to clamp down on turf-cutting. The European Commission alleges that Ireland is failing to properly enforce the Habitats Directive, which requires member states to ensure their most precious species and ha

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TikTok faces a ban in the United States, where the video-sharing platform has over 170 million users, under legislation backed by the US House of Representatives. The proposed Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would see the platform banned unless there is a chan

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