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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed funding of €2.54 billion for the justice and equality sector in Budget 2017, an increase of €85 million increase over the revised estimate in 2016.

Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has welcomed welfare increases in Budget 2017 while saying it regretted that systemic weaknesses in the budgetary process remain. The independent human rights organisation welcomed greater supports for older persons, carers and families with young

Finance Minister Michael Noonan First-time house buyers in Ireland will benefit from an income tax rebate of up to €20,000 to help fund their deposit.

Garret Farrelly, head of Matheson’s energy and infrastructure group Dublin firm Matheson has welcomed Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe's decision to bring forward the mid-term review of the Government's Capital Plan to early 2017.

Pictured (l-r): Neil Bleakley, Fiona Wallace and Michael Johnston An associate in Carson McDowell’s private client team has been recognised by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the worldwide professional association for those advising private individuals, as one of the top stud

Health Minister Michelle O'Neill The report by the working group on fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) is expected to be presented to the Northern Ireland Executive later this week.

Kris Hopkins, parliamentary under secretary of state for Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland have jointly published a consultation on introducing electronic voter registration and giving councils more involvement in running elections.

Twenty prisoners trained by the Samaritans to help fellow prisoners in Northern Ireland’s two largest jails were contacted more than 1,600 times last year by inmates in emotional turmoil. The "listeners" met and spoke to prisoners suffering from depression and mental health problems, including som

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal brought by a man who challenged the High Court’s construction of his father’s Will. In her judgement, Justice Laffoy found that the specific clause, which allowed the man to benefit from farmlands “until” an uncertain time, intended to create a determi

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald yesterday opened the Legal Aid Board’s first co-located law centre and family mediation office.

Over fifty members of the legal profession and representatives from community and voluntary groups attended the launch of Legally Able, a new solicitor group set up to raise awareness of disability issues amongst solicitors and their clients. The new group was formally launched at Law Society House

Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly A database designed by a group of law students at University of Limerick (UL) will be an important resource for the State, according to the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly.

In the first enforcement action of its kind, the Central Bank of Ireland has fined KBC Bank Ireland Plc €1,400,000 and reprimanded it for breaches of the Code of Practice on Lending to Related Parties 2010, and the Code of Practice on Lending to Related Parties 2013. The Central Bank introduced th

Internet users who incite people to harass others online could face prosecution under new guidance adopted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The internet's not an anonymous place where people can post wi

Belfast firm Carson McDowell gave secondary and grammar school students from across Northern Ireland an insight into what they might expect if they choose law as a career. Students attending the Work Inspiration Day at the firm's offices were mentored by Gerard Armstrong, Rachael McAdorey, Marie McK