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Northern Ireland's justice minister has withdrawn a proposal aimed at resolving a month-long strike over legal aid fees, according to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA). In a statement issued this morning, the CBA said it was "disappointed and perplexed" by Naomi Long's decision to propose and then

The European Parliament has voted to add stronger protections for European farmers to the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Ireland voted against the trade deal with the South American trading bloc, largely due to the opposition of Irish farmers, but most EU member states support it.

WhatsApp Ireland can bring an EU court challenge to the imposition of a €225 million GDPR fine which followed an investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The General Court had previously held that any challenge to the 202

Human rights campaigners have called on the Irish government to ban ICE deportation flights from refuelling at Shannon Airport. An investigation by The Guardian last week revealed that a private jet owned by a billionaire property developer who funded Trump's election campaign has been used to depor

Micheál Ó Mulláin has been named as the new managing partner of Cork-based commercial law firm O’Flynn Exhams LLP. Mr Ó Mulláin, who will also continue to head up the firm's real estate, banking and finance team, succeeds Shane Crossan in the top post.

The Israeli government is to pave the way for a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in what has been condemned internationally as the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Sweeping changes agreed by Israeli ministers on Sunday will make it easier for Israeli

A Russian court has for the first time convicted a person for simply liking videos on YouTube. A fine of 30,000 rubles (around €325 or £285) was imposed on 72-year-old Yasily Yovdy for showing his "approval in the form of likes" under videos related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukra

Ireland's energy transition is now defined by challenges in delivery rather than ambition, according to a new report from Addleshaw Goddard. The international law firm launched its latest Investors in Energy: Ireland report at an event in Dublin's Westbury Hotel late last week, which brought togethe

Ireland's failure to provide Defence Forces personnel with overtime and holiday pay has been found in breach of the European Social Charter. The European Committee on Social Rights (ECSR) today published its decision on a complaint submitted by the European Organisation of Military Associations and

The UK government should formally name Stakeknife, an influential Westminster committee has recommended. A new report from the Northern Ireland affairs committee concludes that revealing the identity of Stakeknife would be strongly in the public interest and help build trust and confidence in the ag

Meta is facing EU action after being told that excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp while promoting its own Meta AI breaches EU competition law. The European Commission is proposing to impose interim measures on Meta in relation to the change to its WhatsApp Business Solution Terms, whi

TikTok is too addictive, according to the European Commission, which has preliminarily found the video-sharing platform in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission's findings follow an investigation launched in February 2024 focused on design features such as infinite scroll, autopla

Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a court in Hong Kong following his conviction last year under Chinese national security legislation. Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC leads the international legal team representing Mr Lai, who was convicted in December 2025 under the controversial N

A fire-juggling unicyclist who performed in the middle of a busy intersection has impressed police, who said his act "was both quite good and quite illegal". Drone footage shared on Facebook by Commerce City Police Department, located in the US state of Colorado, shows the skilled performer entertai

The France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) has welcomed Ogier as a new corporate member. FICC is a private, non-profit membership organisation without political or religious nature, which gathers French companies, non-French companies wishing to develop their relations with France, and business p