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A Peruvian man named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has been elected mayor of a small Andean district, winning by 25 votes – on a centre-left party ticket.

Dog Law Ireland appeared before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on 7 October as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2026. The group called for an all-island approach to dog welfare amid fears that legislative propos

Irish novelist Sally Rooney, made famous by bestsellers Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has said that her books will be withdrawn from sale in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian direct-action group that campaigns against companies

Matheson has launched Matheson In the Loop, a new podcast series bringing together leading voices from business, technology, academia and public policy to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of organisations in an increasingly digital world.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has marked ten years since its establishment as Ireland’s independent regulator of legal services, highlighting a decade of practical reform and setting out its focus on trusted, accessible and responsive legal services for the future. To mark the

The UK Government has launched a new digital video series titled 'The Troubles: Living with the Legacy', aimed at putting the voices of victims, survivors, and key community stakeholders across the United Kingdom at the centre of government.

A&L Goodbody welcomed over 650 professionals to Croke Park on Wednesday for its eighth annual Corporate Crime & Regulation Summit. Bringing together senior figures from regulation, law enforcement and business, the half-day conference examined some of the most pressing regulatory, compliance

Beavers have destroyed a warning sign erected by foresters in southern Poland to alert the public to damage caused by beavers.

The Cairns family have welcomed yesterday’s guilty plea of loyalist Laurence Maguire on charges of conspiracy to murder Eamon, Gerard, Rory and Liam Cairns in the early 1990s, but intend to “press on” with civil proceedings.   The charges against Mr Maguire arose following an

The Report of the Garda Training Review group has recommended enhanced links with regional and technological universities to better meet future police training needs but stopped short of recommending a second Garda training college.

The Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment has recommended the establishment of an independent, time-bound transition mechanism to facilitate groups moving away from paramilitarism.

Fund manager Whiterock has marked its latest milestone of £70 million investment in local SMEs across the Growth Capital Fund and Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI) both backed by the British Business Bank. Since 2024, Whiterock has invested £40 million into 15 companies across

The government has decided, on the recommendation of the justice minister Jim O’Callaghan, to nominate Dr  Síofra O’Leary for appointment as a judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union. A graduate of University College, Dublin, Dr. O’Leary served as president

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed the comments of the High Court yesterday where it urged the parties involved in a judicial review of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme to resolve the matter outside of court.

Ireland can and should do more to meet the legal needs of under-served people, a panel of legal experts has said, with consistent funding required to ensure that every county has its own free community law centre.