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A Sinn Féin MP and others critical of new anti-paramilitarism posters have buried their "heads in the sand" over the impact of criminal gangs, Northern Ireland's justice minister has said. Paul Maskey, the MP for West Belfast, last week called on Naomi Long to apologise to the local community

Northern Ireland's High Court will today begin hearing six test cases relating to a major PSNI data breach. An unprecedented PSNI data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff inadvertently published on its website.

An environmental group has launched High Court proceedings in a bid to access government documents relating to agricultural policy. Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) is challenging the refusal of the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI) to fully release four records r

KOD Lyons managing partner John O’Doherty has been re-elected as vice-chair of the National Gallery of Ireland. Mr O'Doherty has served on the board since 2019 and was first elected as its vice-chair in 2023.

O'Dowd Solicitors has opened a new office in Carrigaline, its third location in Cork alongside Fermoy and Glanmire. The firm, which has also unveiled a refreshed website, has said it is meeting rising client demand across South Cork.

A judge in Belgium has warned that the country is "evolving into a narco-state", with the government accused of failing to adequately support judges intimidated by drug traffickers. Belgium's court and tribunals service last week published an open letter penned by one of the 17 investigating judges

A judge has imposed a €650,000 fine on a recycling company following the death of a worker in 2021. Irish Packaging Recycling Unlimited Company pleaded guilty to two charges under safety, health and welfare legislation in relation to the work-related fatal incident which occurred at the company

A chef from China has been awarded over €154,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following serious breaches of his employment rights while working for a restaurant in Cavan. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) represented Xiaofeng Gao in his case against Ming Gao (later Eskimo

McCann FitzGerald LLP has named long-standing partner Brendan Murphy as the new leader of its corporate group. Since joining the firm nearly two decades ago as a trainee, Mr Murphy has built a distinguished career advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and disposals, altern

The trial of three alleged fake lawyers was abruptly halted after it emerged their lawyer was himself not qualified to practise. Peter Ngeri Ouma admitted not holding a valid practising certificate while appearing in a Kenyan court representing three men accused of fraudulently masquerading as lawye

Transition Year students from Ballymun took part in a thrilling mock trial overseen by Judge Kevin Cross at the conclusion of an eight-week programme hosted by Ballymun Community Law Centre.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is to move away from Microsoft software in favour of an open-source alternative in response to sanctions imposed by the US government, according to reports. In May this year, it was reported that Microsoft disconnected the email account of the ICC's chief prose

Latvia could become the first EU country to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on violence against women following a vote by MPs. MPs yesterday backed withdrawal by 56-32 with two abstentions, despite some of the largest protests in recent Latvian history, with around 5,000 people taking to the s

Shirley Coulter has been appointed as chief executive of the Bar of Ireland, taking up the post from February 2026. Ms Coulter, who rejoins the Bar from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) where she has served as chief executive since 2020, succeeds Ciara Murphy following her planned d

William Fry LLP has reappointed Liam McCabe as chairperson for a further three-year term. Mr McCabe has been a partner in the firm since 2000 and heads its projects and construction department.