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Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has signed a joint declaration on AI alongside data protection authorities from the UK, Australia, South Korea and France. The two-page document reaffirms the authorities' commitment to implementing data governance that promotes innovative and privacy-

Two Travellers who were "shooed" out of a council office when attempting to register the birth of their child have settled a race discrimination claim against Mid Ulster District Council for £15,000. Caroline Joyce and Noel Cawley were supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment for committing genocide and war crimes against the Yazidi people after joining the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Lina Ishaq, 52, was found guilty of enslaving three Yazidi women and six Yazidi children in Raqqa between 2014 a

The relentless gang violence in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood in Haiti, Amnesty International said in a new report. “I’m a child, why did this happen to me?”: Gangs’ assault on childhood in Haiti, documents how children are

A new advocacy service for victims of sexual and domestic abuse in Northern Ireland is to be launched later this year. ASSIST NI will provide an adult service for victims who are aged 18 and above, and a separate service for children and young people who are 17 years of age and below, who are engagi

Mafia bosses have been recorded telling new recruits to watch The Godfather out of despair with their unfamiliarity with their code of honour. Police in Sicily revealed the content of private conversations between alleged members of Cosa Nostra after apprehending nearly 150 suspects in dawn raids on

New guidance that aims to improve equal participation and representation of women in parliaments around the world has been published by the Scottish Parliament. The development of Gender Sensitising Parliaments: A Practical Guide was led by Professor Sarah Childs, personal chair of politics and gend

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against Russia in a case brought by two media organisations and 178 individuals over the criminalisation of dissent around the war on Ukraine. In today's Chamber judgment, the court held unanimously that Russia had violated Article 10 of the Europ

A woman has been awarded €55,000 in damages in the Circuit Court after being scalded on a Ryanair flight. Lidija Miliute, 26, suffered extensive second degree burns after tea spilled on her during a flight from Lithuania to Ireland on 28 March 2022, The Irish Times reports.

DWF has announced seven promotions in Belfast, including a more senior role for construction partner David McNeice and a promotion to partnership for insurance lawyer Louise Trimble. Real estate lawyer Amanda Byrnes has been promoted to director and dispute resolution lawyer David Humphreys has been

The Northern Ireland Assembly has again voted in favour of a "progressive smoking ban" despite continued uncertainty over its compatibility with post-Brexit rules. MLAs yesterday passed a legislative consent motion backing Northern Ireland's inclusion in the UK government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill, w

William Fry has struck an optimistic note on outlook for Ireland's M&A market after new figures showed deal value reached €27.5 billion in 2024, an increase of 115 per cent on the previous year. The firm yesterday published its M&A Review 2024, which records 499 transactions in the Iris

There is "at least an arguable case" that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a former UK Supreme Court justice has said. Lord Sumption, an outspoken figure who served on the court from 2012 to 2018, told The Guardian in a new interview that he "thought — and I still think — that

Nearly a quarter of a million Danes have backed a call for Denmark to purchase California from the US. The joke online petition is a response to Donald Trump's repeated — and rebuffed — demands to purchase Greenland from Denmark.

Rebecca Coen has been appointed as director of enforcement and AML at the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. A qualified barrister, she was previously director of criminal enforcement at the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), Ireland's company law enforcement agency.