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Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Young offenders will be sent to Oberstown rather than adult prisons from today, Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone has announced.

Finian McGrath The ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities remains "a very high priority" for the Government, Minister Finian McGrath has said.

Health Minister Simon Harris New legislative measures will allow doctors to admit mistakes or accidents to patients without accepting personal legal liability, The Irish Times reports.

Martha Spurrier, director of Liberty Liberty has produced a “damning analysis” of the UK government’s white paper on the Great Repeal Bill (GRB) – which "risks leaving UK residents with far fewer rights than they currently have".

Legal rights group FLAC has hailed a High Court ruling in favour of a man with a visual impairment seeking to vindicate his right to a secret ballot as "an important victory for people with disabilities". Robbie Sinnott took a case against the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Govern

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is concerned that the constitutional process of trial by jury could be interfered with in the upcoming trial of water protesters, a court has heard. Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy, 33, together with Dublin councillor Kieran Mahon, 39, Anti-Austerity

Professor Siobhán Mullally Professor Siobhán Mullally has been elected president of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).

Mentoring young offenders can reduce recidivism by an average of 28 per cent, a major report by Le Chéile has found. The Reducing Youth Crime in Ireland report is based on an evaluation of Le Chéile's volunteer mentoring programme and its 2013-15 activities by Dr Kieran O’Dwyer of KC Consulting

Mary Keane Mary Keane, deputy director-general of the Law Society of Ireland, has been elected vice-chair of the Board of the National Gallery of Ireland.

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s refusal to grant a fresh inquest into the death of a man during the troubles has been upheld in the High Court in Belfast. The deceased’s daughter brought an application to quash by certiorari the decision of the Attorney General (AG), arguing that a f

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Over 100 drink driving offences have already been struck out in the Irish courts this year due to non-service of a summons.

The upcoming review of An Garda Síochána will be asked to recommend whether Ireland should set up a security service, The Irish Times reports. The Government has said a “root-and-branch review” is necessary in the wake of revelations about wrongful convictions in the District Court.

Details of the planned Great Repeal Bill have been published a day after Article 50 was triggered. Brexit Secretary David Davis said in a statement to MPs that the bill would allow businesses to continue operating after the UK has left the EU "knowing the rules have not changed overnight".

Work to refurbish the railings in Carlow courthouse is set to take place this year, fifteen years after it was first planned. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said the Courts Service of Ireland is aware of the poor condition of the railings in the courthouse.

Lord Neuberger The President of the Supreme Court has said judges should be able to serve until the age of 75 to stem the current recruitment crisis, The Times reports.