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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan introduced major new anti-corruption legislation to the Dáil for second stage debate last night. The Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 is a key component of the Government's comprehensive package of measures to tackle white collar crime, published ea

Police raided Ballymena Magistrates Court for drugs yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Proceedings were stopped for half an hour to allow specialist drug detection dogs to inspect defendants after concerns about drugs being brought into the court.

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today warned that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the first Brexit bill to be scrutinised by the House of Lords, contains inappropriately broad powers for ministers. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is intended to provide a new,

Two former SS officers in their 90s have been charged by German prosecutors with complicity in hundreds of murders at the Stutthof concentration camp. Officials in Dortmund said the two unnamed suspects, aged 92, and 93, had been involved in Nazi operations in occupied Poland.

Police officers are being referred for prosecution for speeding, despite legal protection for speeding while at work, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In at least two cases, the officers involved opted to fight their cases in court and were acquitted.

No Stone Unturned, director Alex Gibney's ground-breaking documentary on the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, has taken local cinemas by storm since its public début last Friday. In nearby Downpatrick, all tickets for weekend showings sold out. It has caused a stir for doing what official inquiri

Receivers appointed to a development company that had agreed with Dunnes Stores that it would be the “anchor” store in a Dublin development have successfully argued that they complied with the requirements of an agreement which obliged Dunnes to pay over €15 million plus interest. Criticising

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Legislation allowing courts to award periodic payments in cases of catastrophic injury has been approved at all stages in the Oireachtas.

An accused man who submitted letters from his young children to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to prove his character has been strongly rebuked by a judge. Judge Karen O'Connor said she was "shocked" to find handwritten letters from two of Declan Garnett's children among employment testimonials and l

Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards Ireland's ancient laws will be explored at a Dublin conference running until Saturday.

Tim Scanlon Matheson has advised global insurer Aviva on its €130 million acquisition of the Irish life assurance, pensions and investment firm Friends First.

Ryanair has launched proceedings against the Irish Independent and journalist John Mulligan in the High Court, the Irish Independent reports. The proceedings relate to the daily newspaper's coverage of the Ryanair flight cancellation scandal.

Women in Northern Ireland will not be prosecuted if they disclose a previously unreported rape to claim tax credits, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Concern has been raised that women in Northern Ireland who disclose a previously unreported rape could face prosecution under section 5(1) of the Crimin

Pictured (l-r): Emma Richmond (Whitney Moore), Michael Carney (Whitney Moore), Senator Catherine Noone, Senator Neale Richmond and Barry Crushell (Aperture Partners) Solicitors and politicians are set to compete at a charity rugby match in aid of Rugby Players Ireland's injured players trust.