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Women who were forced to give birth in Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland, and children born in the homes, have renewed their call for a public inquiry into abuses they say they suffered there. The call comes following an investigation by Detail Data into allegations of removal and forced ado

An Irish man described by the FBI as the world's 'largest facilitator of child pornography' will make a final legal bid this month to halt his extradition to the United States. Eric Eoin Marques, who is alleged to be the owner and administrator of an anonymous hosting site known as Freedom Hosting,

New figures have revealed more than 700 women from Northern Ireland travelled to England for an abortion last year. According to the Department of Health in England and Wales, 742 women from Northern Ireland travelled to England for an abortion in 2016, down from 833 in 2015.

A man who photoshopped his face onto a statue of Christ has been charged with offending religious sentiment. The 23-year-old placed his own face over an image of the Christ Disrobed statue, including with a ring through his septum, and posted it on Instagram last April.

A&L Goodbody has been named Irish Tax Firm of the Year for the third time at the International Tax Review's European awards ceremony in London. The awards seek to recognise the leading international tax professionals and firms from around Europe. Nominations are reviewed by a panel of researcher

Pictured (l-r): Mark Adair, Partner in our Technology Law team and Philip Nolan, Head of Technology, Media & Communications Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has announced the promotion of Mark Adair to partner in the firm's technology law team.

Pictured (l-r): Mary Ward, Bryan Bourke and Naoise Harnett William Fry has welcomed Mary Ward and Naoise Harnett as partners in its Banking & Finance and Insurance & Reinsurance teams.

Jamie Ritchie LK Shields has announced the expansion of its projects team with the appointment of associate solicitor Jamie Ritchie.

A company operating fish farms and fish hatcheries in Bantry Bay successfully brought an application for judicial review, quashing the decision of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to revoke their licence. Ms Justice Marie Baker found that the impugned decision had not been made with

Attorney General Máire Whelan Attorney General Máire Whelan is expected to be removed from her post and appointed to the Court of Appeal following new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's Cabinet reshuffle.

Ken Murphy The Mediation Bill must be amended "in the public interest" to uphold the principle of confidentiality and strengthen regulation and standards, the Law Society of Ireland has said.

The Law Society of Ireland has submitted 22 detailed recommendations for changes to the Irish taxation and probate systems to alleviate social inequities and ensure Ireland remains an attractive option for international investment post-Brexit. The Pre-Budget Submission on Issues of Probate and Taxat

Dr Charles O'Mahony Galway is set to host the world’s largest Disability Law Summer School next week.

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) has said reports that a pregnant child was detained under the Mental Health Act after seeking an abortion show that Ireland's laws are not fit for purpose. The latest tranche of reports published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project includes the case of a young

The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled for a second time that a woman was subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment because of Ireland's restrictive abortion laws. The committee decided in favour of Siobhán Whelan, who was denied access to abortion services in Ireland following a diagnos