News

An actress who provided the face of Albania's AI government minister is suing over the alleged misuse of her image. Albania made global headlines last year after unveiling an AI chatbot called "Diella" which it said had joined the government as minister of state for artificial intelligence.

A total of 19,673 vehicles were seized by An Garda Síochána for driving without insurance in 2025, according to a new report. The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) today published the 2025 annual report of the Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID), which gardaí can use to

A blueprint for a new "simplified, tax-efficient investment vehicle for Irish consumers" is being developed by Ireland's financial services industry body. The initiative was announced as Financial Services Ireland (FSI), the Ibec group representing the financial services industry in Ireland, publish

William Fry LLP has successfully acted for MEAG on its first residential investment acquisition in Ireland. The transaction, which marks the asset manager’s entry into the Irish residential investment market, closed in late January.

Governments must not squander the opportunity to turn the International Court of Justice’s 2025 advisory opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change into robust climate action, Amnesty International has said. Informal consultations on the draft resolution circulated by Vanuat

Human rights campaigners have rallied behind the UN's top expert on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, following calls for her resignation based on a misreported speech. Ms Albanese has served since May 2022 as the UN's special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occ

New research into Ireland's homebuying process has concluded that the process is marked by auctions that induce overbidding, widespread misunderstanding of rights and responsibilities, and increasing delays after sales are agreed. The research from the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, funded

An accelerated review of legal aid reform will take place in Northern Ireland following a breakthrough in talks between justice minister Naomi Long and striking criminal barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a withdrawal of services from all legally-aided Crown Court cases at the star

A local authority is recruiting a team of professional sniffers to help identify businesses producing bad smells. Brendola, a small town of around 4,000 people in northern Italy, is putting together a team of six "odour evaluators" following complaints from local residents about bad smells, The Guar

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has congratulated nine newly-qualified solicitors on their appointment as associates following the completion of their traineeships with the firm. Shauna Farrell, Elizabeth Mahon, Marcus Dunne, Dylan Duke, Conor Henry, Patrick Carty, Lauren Diggins, Vanisha Finlay and Ruair

Galway-based O'Donnell Waters Solicitors LLP has appointed Isabelle O’Donnell and Esther O’Donnell as partners. The daughters of managing partner Gerard O’Donnell, the pair represent the third generation of the O’Donnell family to practice law in Galway City spanning almost 9

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) may take Dublin Airport's 32 million passenger cap into account when allocating take-off and landing slots, an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has said. Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona yesterday gave his opinion on questions

Richard Hammond, appointed as one of Ireland's first Senior Counsel solicitors by the government on 1 September 2020, practices as a partner at Hammond Good LLP, Solicitors & Notaries Public, in Mallow, County Cork. A dedicated succession law specialist with expertise in professional regulation,

Legislation proposing significant reforms to sentencing is set to be introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Sentencing Bill has been developed separately from a wide-ranging sentencing review announced by justice minister Naomi Long in January, which is ongoing.

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has once again achieved the internationally recognised Investors in People (IIP) accreditation. The IIP standard sets the benchmark for effective leadership, support, and development of people to deliver sustainable results.