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Josephine Feehily Ireland's Policing Authority is now officially in operation following its inaugural meeting in Dublin.

The Department of Justice has told Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers that it does not have the resources to fund the police investigation into murders allegedly committed by the IRA informant codenamed Stakeknife. Justice Minister David Ford said the UK government must pay for

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) will launch a report on the rights, needs and experiences of LGBT people in prison in Ireland tomorrow. The 46-page report will be revealed at an event in Wood Quay Venue, Dublin tomorrow morning.

Kieran Conway Dublin solicitor Kieran Conway has been interviewed by gardaí about the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

Steven Agnew MLA Steven Agnew MLA has submitted amendments to the Northern Ireland Executive's Justice (No. 2) Bill in a bid to bring abortion law in line with a High Court judgment last year.

Children's Minister James Reilly The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) has launched the tender process for a new bail supervision scheme to be piloted in Dublin by Q2 2016.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has launched a recruitment competition to appoint a new chairperson and two board members to the Northern Ireland Police Fund (NIPF).

Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court Women should not be permitted to wear veils in criminal trials according to Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court.

Dr David Doyle Maynooth University has welcomed Dr David Doyle as a lecturer in its Department of Law.

The Court of Appeal has refused a man’s appeal against the High Court’s decision to set aside an order renewing a plenary summons. Desmond Monahan, sought damages from his former solicitors, Kevin Byrne and Shane Coyle, for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Legislation bringing the normal duration of bankruptcy in Ireland in line with Northern Ireland and the UK has been commenced today.

Barristers and solicitors across Great Britain and Ireland who practise in commercial law will flock to Belfast this April for the British Irish Commercial Bar Association's (BICBA) annual conference.

An Oireachtas committee has recommended the constitution of protocols to allow An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pursue criminals across the border. The joint committee on jobs, enterprise and innovation proposed the measure as a means to counter-act black mark

Lord Justice Weir Lord Justice Weir, the presiding judge of the Coroners' Court, has said legacy inquests in Northern Ireland are given a "very low" priority by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Pictured (l-r): Managing partner Alan Murphy with Margaret Gorman and Angelyn Rowan International law firm Eversheds has appointed two new partners to the firm’s employment and construction practices in Dublin.