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Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has launched a Christmas exhibition of contemporary art by six up-and-coming Irish artists at Mason Hayes & Curran's offices in Dublin. The exhibition was curated by children from three schools in Dublin under the Royal Hibernian Academy's (RHA) art education pro

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published the findings of a new poll on human rights and equality to mark International Human Rights Day 2018. The Amárach Research poll findings from a survey of over 1,200 people in Ireland found overwhelming agreement (84 per cent) that st

Tens of thousands of fraud victims have been denied justice after a computer algorithm dismissed four-fifths of reported cases. The Sunday Telegraph reports that 80 per cent of fraud incidents reported to the police in 2017-18 were rejected.

Dozens of pairs of designer trainers seized from a convicted gangster are set to be auctioned to raise money for fighting crime. A total of 55 pairs of trainers, together worth almost £20,000, were seized from Isaiah Hanson-Frost, 22, after his arrest.

Stating that "the chilling effect on privacy and the rights of free expression and association by actual, feared and mandatory surveillance cannot be underestimated", Mr Justice Tony O’Connor has found that sections of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 are inconsistent with EU la

Proposed legislation aimed at allowing people separated from their families by adoption to access their own records and histories has been criticised by a civil liberties group as being "unfit for purpose". The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill would gather all adoption and informal care

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed the publication of Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on Article 41.2 of the Constitution, and in particular the committee’s deliberations on the need to recognise the value of care work in Irish society. The re

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has met with Greek Minister for Migration Policy, Dimitris Vitsas, at the the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. Along with Children and Youth Affairs Minister, Katherine Zappone, Mr Flanagan told Mr Vitsas that Ireland can offer solidarit

Oliver Tighe has been appointed associate solicitor in Carson McDowell’s Commercial Property team. He qualified in 2006 and has gained experience as a general practitioner in property and probate law, developing a specialist interest in commercial property.

The latest meeting of the referral bars of Scotland, England & Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland takes place at the Advocates Library in Edinburgh today. Meetings of the four bars – the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, the Bar Council in England and Wales, The Bar of Ireland in the Iris

At least 40 motorists have had their drug-driving convictions quashed after evidence emerged of manipulation in the forensic testing process. The motorists had been banned from driving and in some cases fined but their convictions have now been overturned.

Deliveroo riders have lost a legal battle to gain union recognition after the High Court ruled in favour of the delivery company. The ruling confirms the Central Arbitration Committee's (CAC) judgment from November last year, which the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain was seeking to o

The general election of December 1918 was the first time that women were able to exercise their right to vote in Britain and Ireland. Although the Representation of the People Act 1918 did not provide for equal voting rights – it was only female property owners over the age of 30 who were all

A woman has been charged with theft – for allegedly stealing a yoghurt drink from her roommate. The unnamed suspect, who shares a house with five other women, was identified with a DNA test as being the thief.