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DLA Piper has announced that Barry Noonan and Conor McEneaney have been promoted to the firm’s global partnership. Barry Noonan joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2021 and is an experienced real estate lawyer specialising in commercial property transactions. He played a key role in the firm’s r

Holmes has announced the appointment of David Curran as partner in the firm’s commercial litigation and insurance unit. Mr Curran is a dual-qualified and highly experienced commercial and Insurance litigation lawyer and in particular, has extensive experience in professional negligence litigat

AI is reshaping and transforming how solicitors are working in Northern Ireland. Research published indicates that 89 per cent of legal professionals across the UK and Ireland, including Northern Ireland use AI tools in some capacity, with 70 per cent adopting them in the past year.

Holmes has announced the appointments of Dearbhla Considine as of counsel and James O’Mahony as senior associate in its real estate unit. Dearbhla Considine joins Holmes with more than 20 years’ experience as a real estate transaction lawyer and real estate professional support lawyer in

A driver was taken to hospital after he crashed his car into a wall near a tunnel, having mistaken a graffiti mural for the tunnel entrance. Emergency services were called to Shieldhall Road in Glasgow, Scotland, shortly after 2.30pm on Sunday following reports of a one-vehicle collision near the A7

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has secured Cabinet approval to publish legislation that will remove, in certain circumstances, guardianship rights from individuals convicted of killing the other parent of their child. The Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026 upholds a fundamental pr

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has strengthened its planning & environment team with the addition of two solicitors. The department has welcomed associate director Orla Kelly, a specialist planning and environmental law solicitor with over 10 years’ experience advising a wide range of clients on co

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has published the first Annual Report of the Building Pathways Together: Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy. Key developments in 2025 include:

Dillon Eustace LLP has announced the appointment of Richard Lacken as head of taxation. Mr Lacken succeeds David Lawless, who continues as a consultant and a member of the tax team.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for urgent legislative and policy action to protect disabled people from violence, abuse and neglect in institutional settings, following an address by chief commissioner Liam Herrick to the Joint Oireachtas committee on Disability Matters. A

Actors created using AI will not be eligible for Oscars under new rules introduced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as the organisation moves to curb the technology’s growing influence. The changes stipulate that only human performers can be recognised, while screenplays mus

Coimisiún na Meán has begun two separate investigations into Meta, the provider of the Instagram and Facebook platforms, under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).  The investigations will assess whether these platforms have contravened Article 27 (in particular Article 27.3) and Ar

Gibney Hogan LLP has announced that Sarah Bruen has joined the firm as a partner, leading the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice.   Over the course of her career she has represented both domestic and international clients, state bodies, insurance companies, insurance b

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has launched multimedia resources, including videos, designed to explain family justice processes to children in an age-appropriate way. The new series is aimed at children aged 8-12 years who are experiencing family change such as separation or divorce, or who