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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said she will engage further with TDs proposing legislation to establish hate crime as a specific and punishable crime.

Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone The second interim report of the inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes has been delayed because the Government has yet to respond to its recommendations, The Irish Times reports.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has lost an appeal against the “unduly lenient” sentencing of a woman who was given a suspended sentence for violently biting off 9 square centimetres of another woman’s bottom lip. Refusing to alter the sentence, Mr Justice Edwards was satisfied that the wo

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A "root-and-branch review" of An Garda Síochána is necessary in the wake of revelations about wrongful convictions in the District Court, the Government has said.

Michael McDowell Former justice minister Senator Michael McDowell has said the quality of the Irish judiciary has declined because of pay cuts.

The Courts Service of Ireland has said it has no plans to allow monthly Killorglin court services to take place in Kerry County Council buildings while Killorglin Courthouse is refurbished. Court sittings have been moved to Caherciveen due to immediate health and safety concerns at the 148-year-old

Ross Little, DWF executive partner in Dublin Three new partners have joined DWF's Dublin office as the firm strengthens its commercial capability across key practice areas.

Justice Teresa Doherty CBE Justice Teresa Doherty CBE, a judge from Northern Ireland who served on the Special Court for Sierra Leone, is set to give a lecture in Dublin tomorrow.

Solicitor firm Beauchamps has launched a new brand identity and website which it says reflects its "solutions-focused, collegial approach to client service" and will consolidate its strong position in the market.

A catering officer in the Northern Ireland Prison Service has won a prestigious award for his work at Maghaberry Prison. Andrew Smith, who joined the Service in 1994, was presented with the award by Princess Anne at an annual ceremony in St James’ Palace.

A man who was described as posing a risk to both himself and to the public if released from the Central Medical Hospital has been detained as a ward of court by order of Mr Justice Kelly, President of the High Court. Background

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has said Government proposals to reform the judicial appointments process represent "an opportunity for a fresh start".

Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone will "shortly" sign a ministerial order to end the detention of under-18s in adult prisons.

Belfast firm Carson McDowell has created the first information law team in Northern Ireland in a response to an increasing demand for work in the sector. With new laws around data protection coming into effect next year, a number of partners from the firm’s healthcare, environmental, commercial an

Dr Brian Barry Dr Brian Barry, Constitutional Law Lecturer in the School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences at Dublin Institute of Technology, will deliver a public lecture on Wednesday 29 March at 6pm - Room 2046, Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2, entitled: