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The Bar of Ireland has condemned this week’s adoption of the death penalty by the Israeli parliament, subject only to limited exceptions, for individuals convicted of certain killings of Israeli citizens. Under this law, military courts may try civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

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As a young journalist visiting Brezhnev’s sclerotic Soviet Union, I felt privileged to be shown around the huge state library in Leningrad, the second largest in the world, by one of the aged librarians who had actually worked there during the horrendous 872-day siege of the city, when the Naz

O'Regan Little Solicitors LLP has welcomed Darragh O'Doherty and Domhnaill Small as partners of the firm, having joined from leading domestic and international law firms. Mr O'Doherty specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, as well as commercial transactions, and is a CEDR-accredited media

Seventy-six per cent of those aged 17 in Ireland reported that they have experienced some type of discrimination at least a few times a year, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). This proportion reduces to 66 per cent at age 25.  At 17, most of the g

With more than 10 years of success under our belt, Irish Legal News is embarking on a new phase of growth to build on our solid foundations of 12,000 subscribers, 120,000 unique website visitors and 33,000 LinkedIn followers to work more closely with Ireland’s legal sector. Our audience is gro

Nearly 590,000 Americans who paid deposits of $100 for Donald Trump's gold-plated T1 smartphone have been faced with the reality that their money is gone, and the device may never exist. Unveiled by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump at Trump Tower in June 2025, the handset was pitched as a patriotic, "

Northern Ireland has recorded a higher rate of alcohol-specific deaths than Scotland for the first time, according to new figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics. The data showed a major shift over the past two decades. In 2001, Scotland recorded 26.1 alcohol-specific deaths per 1

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Laura Fannin as partner in its Dublin office and Grant Edwards as partner in its Belfast office, strengthening its platform across Ireland and Northern Ireland, and marking further senior investment in the firm’s growth since the integration of its Ireland pr

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment yesterday, to discuss proposed legislation to regulate use of AI. The commission highlighted the crucial importance of seizing this opportunity to deliver a "co

A former Woolworths employee has been criticised by Australia’s Fair Work Commission after lodging a compensation claim over being told to cover up his exposed “bum crack” during a shift. In a ruling, deputy president Alan Colman dismissed the Victorian man’s application, fin

An event celebrating innovation, resilience and the success of female-led trailblazers was held at RDJ's office in Cork.

A leading barrister has secured a reprieve from facing an unprecedented contempt of court case linked to his conduct during the trial of six Palestine Action activists. The case centred on a break-in at Elbit Systems, a British subsidiary of an Israeli defence company. Four activists were convicted

More than 200 scam websites targeting Irish users were identified last year, including fake online shops and fraudulent loan firms falsely claiming to be regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. A new report from the Irish Internet Hotline found financial scams rose by 52 per cent in a year, with f

Continued delays in regenerating Dublin’s inner-city flat complexes are leaving families trapped in housing conditions that breach fundamental human rights obligations, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has warned. Appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing