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Sweeney McGann LLP Solicitors has been named Overall Winner – Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 LEAP Irish Law Awards, one of the highest honours in the Irish legal profession.
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Experienced immigration solicitor Eimear Nugent has announced the opening of her new practice, Nugent Solicitors, based in Swords, North County Dublin. Ms Nugent brings more than a decade of specialist experience in immigration and citizenship law to her new firm, which will continue to provide expe
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A&L Goodbody (ALG) has announced the appointment of Emma-Jane Flannery as its new head of employment law in its Belfast office. Ms Flannery joins ALG after four years as in-house senior legal counsel at a major glob
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P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors, has announced the expansion of its corporate/commercial team with the appointment of legal executive Orla Murphy. Ms Murphy brings strong academic credentials to the team, having obtained her LLB from Cardiff University. She also studied international business, equipp
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Via LinkedIn: This summer, nine new interns join Byrne Wallace Shields LLP and we are delighted to welcome them to the firm.
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A PC owner says a gaming computer may have saved their life after a neighbour’s dog accidentally discharged a firearm, sending a bullet through a wall and into their bedroom. Posting on Reddit, the user said they were woken by a loud bang and shattered glass. Their neighbour later arrived dist
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Arthur Cox Northern Ireland has announced a series of senior promotions. Lois Arbuthnot, Darren Fitzsimons and Hannah Jackson from the corporate and M&A group, alongside Ross Carrigan from the real estate group, have been promoted to senior associate while David Rogan has been appointed of couns
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Children under 16 could be barred from major social media platforms under UK government plans that would use facial age-scanning technology to enforce the restrictions. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to unveil proposals to raise the minimum age for access to platforms such as TikTok, Sn
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Daniel Spring & Co. Solicitors, which this year celebrates 30 years in practice, is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil McCann as partner and Rosy Donnelly as solicitor. Neil advises and represents clients in contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including unfair dism
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Squire Patton Boggs has advised Goldenpeak, a private equity firm specialising in high-growth business and information services, on exchanging contracts to acquire a majority shareholding in ORS, a multidisciplinary built environment consultancy headquartered in Ireland. The Squire Patton Boggs team
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The Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union held its Conference on Friday in Cyprus.
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This year’s LEAP Irish Law Awards winners were revealed at a gala awards ceremony on the 12th of June at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin, hosted by Anton Savage.
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Criminal legal aid solicitors in Wexford have withdrawn a range of services in protest at proposed changes to the legal aid system, warning that the reforms threaten the viability of criminal defence work. The Wexford Solicitors Bar Association informed the Courts Service and An Garda Síoch&a
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Mr Justice O'Moore of the Supreme Court was elected president of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary at its General Assembly in Paris.
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The University of Galway has celebrated the success of one its oldest ever graduates who was conferred with a doctor of philosophy degree, 77 years after being born in a mother and baby home. Dr Mary Harney, a human rights defender and advocate, earned her PhD studying with the Irish Centre for Huma
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