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Solicitor Martin Sisk has been appointed as chairperson of the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is Ireland’s national marine research agency, established under the Marine Institute Act 1991.

Law student Tara Grattan has been named by Matheson as winner of the 2025 Tim Scanlon corporate law bursary. Now in its fourth year, the annual bursary honours the memory of late Matheson partner Tim Scanlon and is delivered as part of Matheson's impactful business programme. It is open to undergrad

AIB group general counsel Miriam Nagle has joined the bank's executive leadership team. Ms Nagle, who became group general counsel in January 2025, will continue to provide legal counsel to the group and lead the legal function, as well as assuming additional accountability for third party managemen

Britain's first transgender judge has launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of her bid to bring the UK before the European Court of Human Rights. Dr Victoria McCloud resigned as a Master of the English High Court in 2024, saying she had concluded that it was no longer "possible in a dignified

Hundreds of swimmers have gone for a dip in the River Spree in defiance of a century-old ban. Berlin authorities banned swimming in the Spree in May 1925 out of concern for public health.

Children's rights were overlooked during the pandemic and should be given more consideration in future emergencies, the ombudsman for children has said. Dr Niall Muldoon yesterday told Ireland's independent pandemic evaluation panel that children suffered disproportionately as a result of Covid meas

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Arthur Cox has been recognised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for its commitment to sustainable travel initiatives.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China urged to protect imprisoned activists facing human rights violations

A further €6 million has been allocated to a scheme supporting media coverage of courts and local authorities. The local democracy and courts reporting schemes, established in response to a recommendation from the Future of Media Commission, were launched by Coimisiún na Meán last

Jim O'Callaghan has spoken out against a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland. The minister for justice, home affairs and migration yesterday met with representatives of the Ireland India Council and the Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland.

Syrian fighters affiliated with the country's interim government carried out "widespread and systematic" violence against Alawi civilians which likely amounted to war crimes, according to a new UN report. The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry yesterday published a 66-page report on the wave of violence

The US Justice Department has sacked a staff member who allegedly threw a Subway sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was fired yesterday after the incident, which follows the Trump administration's controversial deployment of federal law enforcement agencies in home

Criminal cases in the Northern Ireland courts took an average of 189 days to complete in 2024/25, according to new figures. The latest bulletin from the Department of Justice, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, confirms that case processing times have improved for a second year

The Law Society of Ireland's conveyancing committee is to publish revised pre-contract enquiries for apartment sales in developments without fire safety concerns or major works likely to increase service charges. The move follows a review by the committee of pre-contract enquiries for second-hand un