News

The "right to be forgotten" has not been fully realised, according to a new report on a Europe-wide enforcement campaign. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) was among the EU data protection bodies which took part in enforcement actions under the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) coordi

A man who admitted smuggling drugs into Mexico has been given the benefit of the doubt after saying he didn't mean to bring them back to Canada. Daniel Jacob Cluett was charged with three counts of importing substances into Canada after border officials found cocaine and MDMA in his luggage.

The EU has said it is seeking clarity from the US on its policy intentions after the country's top court ruled many of Trump's flagship tariffs to be unlawful. The Supreme Court of the United States appeared to catch the president off-guard by ruling 6-3 that he cannot rely on the International Emer

A memorial plaque honouring victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse has been unveiled at Northern Ireland's Parliament Buildings.

Stakeholders have been invited to make submissions to an Oireachtas committee scrutinising plans to lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap through legislation. The Oireachtas joint committee on transport is carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme for the Dublin Airport (Passenger

A consultation focused on improving victims' engagement in the parole process has been launched by Northern Ireland's Department of Justice. Proposed changes to The Parole Commissioners’ Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 would introduce a presumption that a victim will be permitted to attend the f

Dillon Eustace has congratulated seven newly-qualified solicitors on the completion of their traineeships. Adam Scanlon, Andrew Finlay, Catherine Connaire, Daniel Kehoe, Eleanor Brennan, Julianne Quinn and Sarah McGee have qualified after training with Dillon Eustace.

A flying pig caused a power outage in rural China after a farmer decided to try transporting his animals via drone. The man, who is now facing a police investigation, had sought to find a quicker route to a local slaughterhouse in the mountainous Tongjiang county area.

Cork solicitor David Gaffney has passed away. A specialist in employment law, Mr Gaffney was founder and principal solicitor of Gaffney Solicitors from its establishment in 2015 until it was wound down in 2024.

RDJ has announced two senior appointments, with Martin O’Callaghan promoted to partner in its real estate practice and Angie Wills joining the firm as a knowledge lawyer. Having joined RDJ in 2015, Mr O'Callaghan and has considerable experience in working on the full range of real estate

The Irish government has been warned that its legislative plans risk politicising the development of sentencing guidelines. The general scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2026 proposes to give the minister for justice, home affairs and migration the power to direct the Judicial Council

Large-scale puppy and kitten breeding operations could relocate from Northern Ireland to south of the border following a proposed change in the law if an "all-island approach" is not adopted, a lawyer has warned. Hannah Unger, a senior associate at Fieldfisher Ireland and co-founder of Dog Law Irela

Coimisiún na Meán has published new guidance for researchers seeking to access data under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Article 40 of the DSA makes provision for researchers to access data from 'very large online platforms' (VLOPs) or 'very large online search engines' (VLOSEs) for t

The High Court has awarded compensatory damages to two men who were left street homeless, hungry and destitute after seeking international protection in Ireland. Handing down judgment on quantum yesterday, Mr Justice Cian Ferriter awarded €9,500 to one applicant, anonymised as SA, and €6,0

Plans to increase the maximum sentence for causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die in Northern Ireland will not be implemented until after the next election. The Department of Justice today published a summary of responses from a public consultation which was carried out from June to