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A three-bedroom house in San Francisco's affluent Russian Hill neighbourhood has been listed for an astonishingly low price of $488,000 (around £385,000).

Justice minister Helen McEntee has welcomed the vote by the Oireachtas to renew legislative provisions designed to combat terrorism and serious organised crime for another year. The Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 made amendments to the Offences against the State Acts 1939-1985,

A man impersonating a cop unwittingly pulled over an actual police officer in an unmarked car. The New Orleans man turned his illegally installed flashing lights on as he pulled behind the real detective.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the appointment of Stuart McCarron as the new head of its debt finance group. He succeeds Niall Powderly, who has now retired.

Microsoft breached EU competition rules by tying Teams to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 productivity product suites, according to a preliminary investigation by the European Commission. The Commission yesterday announced it had informed the tech giant of its preliminary view that Microsoft gave T

Maynooth University student Marwa Zamir has been named Law Student of the Year at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

The Irish Immigration Lawyers' Association (IILA) welcomed over 80 delegates to its annual Cork conference last week. After a welcome from chairperson Thomas Coughlan, the first session heard from Michael McGrath SC on "Advocacy at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal", followed by Shannon

The disAbility Legal Network is to host a Disability Pride brunch with support from A&L Goodbody. The sit-down brunch will take place at Roberta's on Saturday 20 July 2024, 11am-2pm, after which participants will join the Disability Pride parade in Dublin city centre at 2pm.

A secret court hearing overseen by an anonymous judge has again approved mass surveillance of the Irish public for the next 12 months. A High Court order obtained by justice minister Helen McEntee requires communications service providers to retain certain data — including user, traffic and lo

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published accounts of seven local authority equality action plans that address issues arising in the provision of Traveller accommodation and services. The accounts have been published alongside the Commission's annual report, amid a warning from th

The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) is to host its 2024 AGM on 18 July followed by a summer soiree. The AGM will be held at 6pm in the main lecture theatre at the Law Society of Ireland's Education Building, with the option for members to join remotely.

Global legal business DWF is backing a Dublin event encouraging investment in Northern Ireland later. As main sponsor of the Trade NI event, the provider of integrated legal and business services is reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic collaboration across the island of Ireland.

Lavelle Partners LLP was named Probate Law Firm of the Year at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has promoted 14 senior associates across its technology, healthcare and financial services teams.

Children, couples experiencing relationship breakdown and survivors of domestic violence will continue to face "rough justice" in the family courts under proposed government reforms, a coalition of NGOs and legal groups has warned. Women's Aid, Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Safe Ireland, One Family,