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Airbnb will prohibit hosts from requiring guests to clean their accommodation before checkout under new rules taking effect on November 20. The policy, applying to reservations booked from that date, bans requirements to wash and put away dishes, strip beds, start laundry or take rubbish off-site.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is facing a backlash over the decision to have the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) remove a video related to their ‘We-Consent’ campaign featuring a teenager who does not want a hug from her grandparents. Mr O’Callghan issued a statement on T

The Bar of Northern Ireland has signed a joint statement alongside the Law Society of Northern Ireland, the Law Society of Scotland, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales, among others, condemning US sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The statement

The International Bar Association (IBA) and professional legal organisations around the world have reaffirmed their collective commitment to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. Their joint statement comes at a critical moment – as both international law and the institutions

Dr Kevin Costello, associate professor of law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, has been elected as an honorary bencher by The Honorable Society of King's Inns. He dined for the first time as a bencher last Thursday evening. He was joined at the event by a number of colleagues from UCD School of Law

Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and member of The Elders, Mary Robinson, has warned of the growing pressures facing the international legal order, including rising populism, declining public trust in institutions, and mounting threats to human rights and in

The Bar Council and the Law Society of Northern Ireland welcomed a delegation of six Ukrainian judges to the Inn of Court last week as part of a visit to the jurisdiction organised by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). The delegation was led by the Chief Justice (President of the Supreme Court)

A 35 year old Florida police officer has been accused of taking over the home and identity of a man that he had found dead when responding to a welfare check in 2022. In July 2022 police officer Brain Louis Sguros responded to a welfare check at the home of 71 year old Dennis West who was found dead

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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has echoed the sentiments of the Taoiseach in the issuing of formal government apology to the family of Chief Officer Brian Stack. Mr Stack was the chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison and was shot in the neck by the IRA in March 1983, he passed away 18 mo

Independent MLA Claire Sugden has called for greater clarity on the introduction of lasting powers of attorney in Northern Ireland, following renewed calls from Dementia NI for a clear implementation timetable. The East Londonderry MLA has submitted further assembly questions to the health and justi

A History of Ireland in 100 Stamps has been nominated for Irish History Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.

This year marks a significant milestone for Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP as the firm celebrates ten years since the merger of Mullany Walsh with the long established Maxwells (formerly Maxwell Weldon & Darley), building on generations of legal expertise while creating a modern and progressive law

MSM Law has announced the appointment of Lauren Murphy to their family law team, bringing a broad range of legal experience gained in Ireland and Australia, including work in human rights, criminal defence and commercial litigation. Ms Murphy graduated in law from Queen's University Belfast, where s

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, is inviting members of the public and interested stakeholders to contribute their views and ideas on its future research on Ireland’s democracy.