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The France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) has welcomed Ogier as a new corporate member. FICC is a private, non-profit membership organisation without political or religious nature, which gathers French companies, non-French companies wishing to develop their relations with France, and business p

The Law Society of Ireland has called for entries to the Justice Media Awards 2026. The longest continuously running media awards in Ireland recognise outstanding print and broadcast journalism that contributes to the public’s understanding of justice, the legal system, and legal issues.

Local community safety partnerships are now up and running in most local authority areas in a milestone for the government's new approach to community safety. Members have now been appointed to 34 safety partnerships and 31 have held their inaugural meetings at which they elected their chair and vic

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The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed grave concern over escalating incidents of human rights violations committed by public authorities in the United States, including violent attacks on protestors and the absence of independent investigations. Rece

A total ban on the use of scramblers in public places is to be introduced in response to the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch. New regulations will close any gaps where scrambler use may previously have been legal outside of appropriate off-road settings, and enhance Garda powers of seizure to reduc

A not-for-profit initiative operated by Dublin City University has been registered as Ireland's first data altruism organisation under an EU framework. Elec-tarrifs.ie is the first organisation to be registered by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in its role as the designate

Scientists have been told they cannot describe the sexual reproduction of snails and worms under Russia's "LGBT propaganda" laws. Viktor Kovylin, editor of Russian scientific journal Batrachospermum, said the launch of an upcoming book on the sexual life of animals has been complicated followin

Bail is set to be refused to defendants charged with witness or juror intimidation or breaching sex offender notification requirements. The Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 already proposes to add the offences of coercive control and forced marriage to the Schedule to

A disregard scheme for historical convictions relating to consensual same-sex activity is to be introduced following years of campaigning and debate. The application-based scheme will be introduced by way of amendments to the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026, the gover

Two men have been jailed in Scotland for contempt of court after taking a selfie in the dock and uploading it to social media. Sheriff Gary Aitken, of Inverness Sheriff Court, sentenced Christopher Branley, 35, and Scott Ross, 40, after finding their conduct showed a serious lack of respect for the

A presumption of non-disclosure in respect of counselling notes in sexual offence trials is to be introduced through legislation. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday confirmed that the further restriction on the use of counselling notes will be introduced by way of

New prison inspection reports have exposed "seriously unsafe and unsanitary conditions that are inhuman and degrading for people in prison", penal experts have said. The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) yesterday published reports following inspections carried out in Mountjoy in April/May 20

Ireland will aim to deliver "simplification" of the Common Agricultural Policy during its upcoming EU presidency, Martin Heydon has told an event hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Mr Heydon, the minister for agriculture, food and the marine, highlighted pressure on EU budgets amid an increase in d

No error was made by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service when dozens of PSNI officers and staff taking action over a 2023 data breach were again named online, the justice minister has said. An unprecedented data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of a