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Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million (£39 million) to settle lawsuits brought by families who accused the university of mishandling the bodies of loved ones donated to the university's medical school.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has signed the contract to implement electronic monitoring for specific categories of offenders. The contract was awarded to Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring and the project will commence this year on a 12-month pilot basis. Awarding the contract paves th

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) has announced the establishment of a new legal and research unit. Ciara O’Gorman joins the organisation as head of legal and research, with Anne Hayden appointed as policy and research officer. The establishment of the legal and researc

The Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) is looking for solicitors and barristers who are qualified to practise law in Ireland to volunteer in its free legal advice phone clinics.

Browne Jacobson has appointed Kevin Moore as commercial partner, a major step in building an all-island legal platform for life sciences. Mr Moore, who holds an MSc degree in medical device innovation, is the founder of DeNovo Legal a specialist firm that has been a trusted adviser to emerging and s

An American man dressed as Darth Vader appeared before a city council to address the use of Flock surveillance cameras, delivering a tongue-in-cheek defence of the technology.

Northern Ireland secretary, Sir Chris Bryant, is to meet with justice minister Jim O’Callaghan in Dublin today to discuss joint security on first visit to Republic of Ireland since taking office.

The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has called on the government to reduce the fee for the Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card and significantly increase staffing at the State's registration division, warning that migrant workers are paying an unjustifiable fee for a service that is currently fa

The Labour Court has overturned a €15,000 award to a firefighter granted on the age discrimination ground when he was forced to retire at 60 despite there being talks at national level to extend the retirement age to 62.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has appointed Arron Claffey-Conneely as policy officer. 

Phoenix Law has this morning served pre-action correspondence on the Department of Education challenging the eligibility criteria of its Initial Teacher Education Bursary Scheme. The scheme pays tuition fees in full – support worth up to £20,000 – for trainee teachers in the shorta

Paper Trail, the Belfast-based victims’ charity, has launched the beginning of its Memorial Map project an interactive digital resource which aims to commemorate every life lost as a result of the Northern Ireland conflict since 1966. The Memorial Map marks a significant step in the effort to

Secretary of State says he remains committed to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill as he meets victims’ groups on a visit to Northern Ireland.

A campaign has been launched to secure UNESCO recognition for the Scottish morning roll – with Scottish Greens MSP Holly Bruce backing calls for it to be recognised as part of Scotland’s "cultural heritage".

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