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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published Ireland's National Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Guidelines. The guidelines provide practical support for manufacturers as new reporting requirements under the Cyber Resilience Act came into effect across the European Union from Friday.

Justice minister Naomi Long has launched the second phase of a campaign aimed at challenging harmful misconceptions about rape and sexual violence.

Lack of suitable placements for vulnerable children has emerged as the dominant issue in the latest volume of reports on child protection proceedings published today by the Child Law Project.

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the addition of five new trainee solicitors to its team, marking the beginning of their journey through the firm’s two-year Trainee Solicitor Programme. This programme offers a dynamic experience across a broad spectrum of legal practice areas within a full-

The majority of children in Ireland think that it would be better to teach them about staying safe online rather than banning them from using social media. Meanwhile almost half of parents/caregivers also favour online safety education over a social media ban. These are just some of the key finding

The long-awaited Dublin Family Court Complex may finally be underway as The Journal reports that the government has awarded a contract for development of the courts. The site in Hammond Lane in Smithfield was purchased by the State in the late 1990s and was announced as the site for a new famil

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has insisted a passenger injured when a plane window broke was merely sucked towards the opening but not actually out of it.

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The Dublin Drug Treatment Court (DTC) Evaluation Report sets out that well designed drug treatment courts can reduce reoffending and drug use, but the DTC is not delivering as well as it could.

An Coimisiún Toghcháin has called for a major push to increase voter registration for the new 6-seat Seanad Higher Education constituency after finding that just 71,850 people are currently registered to vote from a potential eligible electorate estimated at between 800,000 and one mi

The Bar of Northern Ireland provided oral evidence yesterday to the Justice Committee on the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan yesterday launched the Government's new multi-annual Strategy to Combat Economic Crime and Corruption. The Strategy will strengthen Ireland’s ability to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute economic crime and corruption while protecting public

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has launched a new policy statement on hate, warning that the rise of hate and hate-driven incidents in Ireland is threatening human rights and equality, democracy, the rule of law and social cohesion. The Policy Statement on Hate was launched a

From Saturday 12 September, a new access by design requirement will apply to connected products and related services placed on the EU market, making it easier for users to access their own data.

Solicitor Eimear Nugent has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA) for 2026/2027. She is the principal of Nugent Solicitors, a firm specialising in immigration law based in Dublin. She succeeds Carol Sinnott, solicitor, and former chair of IILA for 2025/2026.