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The London Irish Lawyers Association is looking for mentors to join its 2026/27 mentoring programme.

Police at the Taj Mahal in India have been armed with locally made slingshots to deter monkeys harassing visitors to the 17th-century monument in Agra.

Whether you simply love all animals or have a more analytical curiosity about legal protections for animal welfare – Dr Maureen O'Sullivan has the course for you! Ireland’s first animal law module is proving a hit at the University of Galway, with student numbers more than doubling. Dr

New data set out in the Law Society of Ireland’s Snapshot of the Solicitor’s Profession has revealed that out of 581 new training contracts awarded in 2025 479 or 82 per cent were in Dublin. This has prompted concerns from the Society that some areas could become “legal desert

President of the Law Society, Mark Borland, has said that he supports David Lavery remaining as chief executive after controversy over a character reference for his paedophile cousin, William Lloyd-Lavery, led solicitors to call for his resignation. Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commission

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Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD Sutherland School of Law has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy’s Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee for the 2026 to 2030 term.

The Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) is urging anyone who may be eligible for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme to submit their application well in advance of the closing deadline.  Applications must be received by 11.59pm on 30 August 2026 and the Board is encouraging potent

Italy’s “cheese banks” face a growing threat from extreme heat, with climate change raising costs and disrupting the production of Parmigiano Reggiano, wine and olive oil.

Appeals to the Labour Court are down 11 per cent but there has been no reduction in workload as cases become more legally complex and require more sitting days, according to the court's latest annual report.

Justice minister Naomi Long has visited community schemes funded by assets seized from organised crime gangs.  In the past three years, more than £1.2 million has been invested in local initiatives through the Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS). These include programmes aimed at redu

Trinity Women in Law is seeking mentors to join its 2026 mentorship programme.

The King’s Inns is to host a talk on the history and archives of The Honorable Society of King’s Inns as part of the Dublin Festival of History. The Dublin Festival of History runs every year organized by Dublin City Council and Dublin City Libraries in partnership with Dublin City Counc

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric gloves designed to deliver painful shocks to detainees. The Glove, short for Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, is manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky, by Compliant Technologies. The company markets it

There have been further calls for the resignation of Law Society chief executive David Lavery after 50 letters from members triggered a special general meeting (SGM).  Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commissioner last week following an independent investigation, pursuant to the Code of