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Denmark has joined other European countries in banning garments that cover the face, including the burqa and niqab in a move described as “neither necessary nor proportionate”. The law, presented by the centre-right governing coalition, was passed 75-30 yesterday, with the Danish government sayi

A lift installation company responsible for the maintenance of lifts at the Bank of Ireland offices in Dublin have been unsuccessful in their application to set aside a third party notice which was served on them in relation to personal injury proceedings. The proceedings involve a woman who was inj

Paschal Donohoe The State has paid €2.57 million to William Fry since 2016 for advising on its battle with the European Commission over the Apple tax ruling.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Legislation overhauling Ireland's anti-corruption laws has passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

The UK Supreme Court has confirmed it will rule on a landmark challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion laws next Thursday 7 June. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) argued before the court last October that the current law in Northern Ireland violates human rights.

A man who claimed Romania allowed the United States Central Intelligence Agency to transport him to a detention site under its secret extraordinary rendition programme and subject him to ill-treatment and arbitrary detention suffered violations of his rights under the ECHR, the European Court of Hum

A youth has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in an 11-hour-long “rampage” at a Oberstown Children's Detention Campus during which a roof was set on fire and missiles were thrown at staff, gardaí and fire officers. Jack Walsh, 19, was one of five youths charged in relation to

Lord Kerr Lord Kerr will deliver a lecture on Brexit to the Northern Ireland Planning Bar Association (NIPBA) next month, the association has announced.

Brendan McGuigan A new report on the resettlement of offenders has called on the Northern Ireland Prison Service and Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) to build on their current collaborative approach.

St Patrick’s Archdiocesan Trust have been granted an order for possession of a seven-and-a-half-acre field in Newry which was being used by a woman to keep ponies. The woman, who has been a tenant in a house adjacent to the field since 2004, claimed that she and her husband were entitled to advers

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government has approved the drafting of legislation to provide further protections for homeowners facing possession orders.

The Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) has called for new adoption legislation to be expedited to help people whose adopted parents were unlawfully registered as their birth parents. Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone yesterday announced that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, will make contact

The Government has approved the appointment of retired Circuit Court Judge Barry Hickson to head up a proposed Commission of Investigation into the handling of child sexual abuse allegations. The proposed commission will investigate the response to complaints or allegations of child sexual abuse mad

Workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place under new rules agreed by the European Parliament yesterday. The revised rules, approved 456-147 with 49 abstentions, aim to ensure better protection for posted workers and fair competition for compa

Lord Reed Lord Reed has been appointed Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court.