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Campaigners from The Turn Off The Red Light coalition met in Dublin yesterday to urge the Government to avoid further delay in passing the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill which would criminalise the purchase of sex as Northern Ireland did last year. The coalition, representing 70 organisatio

A petition with over 20,000 signatures will be presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont next Tuesday. The petition, against the use of the veto over marriage equality legislation by the DUP, that will be presented by Gerry Carroll MLA, West Belfast People Before Profit, was gathered by

Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson was applauded by Chicago councillors when she raised the issue of the city’s soaring murder rate during a ceremony to award her with Chicago’s Medal of Merit.

Andrus Ansip Following European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's state of the union address this week, the Commission has this week set out proposals on the modernisation of copyright to "increase cultural diversity in Europe and content available online".

Pictured: Tim Eicke QC (left) and President of the court Guido Raimondi

Gurkha soldiers who complained that their pension entitlements had been less favourable than those of non-Gurkha soldiers in the British Army and those of younger Gurkha soldiers who had more years of service after 1 July 1997 suffered no violation of article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) read

Gurkha soldiers who complained that their pension entitlements had been less favourable than those of non-Gurkha soldiers in the British Army and those of younger Gurkha soldiers who had more years of service after 1 July 1997 suffered no violation of article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) read

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) was delighted to host dinner yesterday evening in Kings Inns for Madam DPP Mrs.Kachale and Malawian Prosecutors Ms Chimwaza & Mr Namanja.

In the high court in Belfast, Justice Keegan dismissed an appeal brought by the mother of five children, three of which had been taken into care after chronic neglect and emotional abuse. The Court found that the Judge who had granted the children's care orders had ultimately achieved the correct ou

In the high court in Belfast, Justice Keegan dismissed an appeal brought by the mother of five children, three of which had been taken into care after chronic neglect and emotional abuse. The Court found that the Judge who had granted the children's care orders had ultimately achieved the correct ou

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Paul McGarry Car insurers, who have hiked premiums by 70 per cent over the last three years and sought to place the blame on motorists and lawyers, are to be investigated by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission amid concerns that they are operating an illegal cartel.

Dr Caroline Gannon Dr Caroline Gannon, a senior paediatric pathologist who investigated the deaths of babies including those in the womb or stillbirths, has resigned her post claiming that recent interventions by NI Attorney General on abortion laws surrounding fatal foetal abnormality had made her

The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that there is no legal reason for further delays in extraditing former solicitor Michael Lynn to Ireland to face over two dozen charges relating to the collapse of his property and law business with debts of 80 million Euros to 10 different financial businesses.

In the Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights has held, by 15 votes to two, that there had been no violation of the rights of three applicants (Mr Ibrahim, Mr Mohammed and Mr Omar) under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) (right to