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House prices in Northern Ireland increased by 4.6 per cent over the year to November 2015 to reach an average of £158,000. The latest House Price Index (HPI) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed increases across the UK, with a dramatic 8.3 per cent rise in England.

A young woman has had her sentence for a single count of assault contrary to s.3 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act reduced, with the Court of Appeal finding that insufficient attention was given to the young age of the woman at the time of the offence. The offence, to which the woman

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has signed an order commencing key provisions of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 relating to guardianship, custody and access.

Mr Ludlow's nephew Thomas Fox (left) and KRW's Gavin Booth (right) The family of Seamus Ludlow, who was murdered near Dundalk in 1976, have been granted leave for a judicial review against the Irish government in a bid to establish a new commission of investigation into his death.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A proposed cross-border inquiry into allegations of widespread sexual abuse by IRA members may be supplanted by two separate investigations, the Irish Independent reports.

Jim Gamble A leading child protection expert in Northern Ireland has proposed revising indecent image laws to prevent children who take and distribute sexual photographs of themselves from being prosecuted.

First Minister Arlene Foster Northern Ireland's new First Minister Arlene Foster has told the Northern Ireland Assembly that the election timetable in Ireland and Northern Ireland will further delay political agreement on legacy issues.

Sinead McGrath Two linked asylum applications involving a man alleged to be the Islamic State militant group's "main recruiter" in Ireland will be heard at a priority hearing.

The proposed River Shannon taskforce will have the power to recommend new legislation to the Government. The Cabinet is expected to publish the terms of reference for the taskforce this week after announcing its establishment during severe flooding this month.

A key power in the UK's Terrorism Act 2000 is incompatible with article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights if used "in respect of journalistic information or material", judges in the Court of Appeal in London ruled today. The court was considering whether the detention of David Miranda, p

A judge in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court narrowly avoided being soaked after a 20-year-old defendant tried to throw a glass of water at him. Judge Patrick McCartan was sentencing Leon Murphy, 20, who admitted allowing himself to be carried in a stolen car in May 2015.

A managing director has been refused permission to represent his company in a dispute over an alleged breach of copyright. Pablo Star Media Limited, acting through its managing director Mr Haydn Price and not through a solicitor, had filed a claim with the District Court, seeking €3,000 damages fr

Lord Justice Weir Lord Justice Weir, the presiding judge of the Coroners' Service, has begun his two-week review of more than 56 legacy cases relating to the Troubles.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A law introducing tougher sentences and bail conditions for convicted burglars was commenced over the weekend, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has committed to a review of legislation under which the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was able to retrieve the phone records of two Irish journalists.