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Lawyer and Sinn Féin MP John Finucane yesterday gave New York lawyers and judges an update on the campaign for truth and justice for his murdered father.

Arthur Cox and Wind Energy Ireland have opened applications for the 2025 Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary, with €10,000 on offer to students pursuing studies related to renewable energy. Awarded every year since 2020, the bursary was established in memory of former Arthur Cox partner and co

Northern Ireland's justice minister has said striking criminal barristers are not "suffering" and must be prepared to meet her halfway following an extension of their withdrawal of services. In a statement yesterday evening, Naomi Long said she was "hugely disappointed" that the Criminal Bar Associa

The High Court has granted leave for Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly's challenge to the government's appointment of so-called "super junior ministers". Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until this year, is seeking a declaration that the appointment by the Taoi

Reddy Charlton chairman Paul Keane was recently honoured at a ceremony in the Embassy of Sweden for his service, as honorary consul general, to Sweden and its citizens. Mr Keane was decorated with the rank of Commander of the Order of the Polar Star, becoming only the second Irish person to hold the

Organisers of an illegal fight club have insisted their late-night public brawls are community events suitable for the whole family. Police in Dundee, Scotland broke up a planned fight in a park on Saturday night, where a large crowd had formed in advance of the organisers arriving by limousine.

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins has been appointed as a minister of state in the Department of Justice, with Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy set to follow. Mr Collins, an accountant before entering politics, has been given special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice.

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed government plans to invest in justice and law reform as a "significant step in the right direction". The professional body for solicitors today congratulated Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan SC, formerly a practising barrister, on his recent appointment a

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has donated £15,000 to the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT), its chosen charity for 2024.

The General Court of the European Union has dismissed a challenge by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) to the powers of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Today's judgment from the Tenth Chamber of the General Court affirms the EDPB's authority to instruct national supervisory autho

A strike by criminal barristers in Northern Ireland is to continue for another month after the Department of Justice was accused of failing to "engage meaningfully" with the Bar. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a boycott of legally aided Crown Court cases at the start of the year to pile pr

RDJ has awarded scholarships worth €5,000 and work placement opportunities to Alicia Olaniran and Ester Evangelista de Alcantara. The pair are this year's recipients of the RDJ Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship at University College Cork, which supports students from ethnic minorities and tho

A school head teacher has been arrested after allegedly hosting a boozy house party for more than 100 under-age drinkers. Police in Cocoa Beach, Florida say they arrived at the home of Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan to find "over 100 juveniles... many of whom were cons

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has launched legal action against the government over the attendance of so-called "super junior ministers" at government meetings. Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until yesterday, is taking the High Court action against the Ta