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Ireland is among two dozen countries who have jointly condemned "abhorrent violations of international humanitarian law" in Sudan. Tánaiste Simon Harris is among the signatories to a statement expressing "deep alarm over reports of systematic violence against civilians in Sudan" after the Rap

Rules around bringing tobacco products into Ireland from another EU member state are set to be tightened. Under new regulations coming into effect from 9 December, travellers will not be allowed to bring in more than 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars or a kilogramme of other tobacco product

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld most of the provisions of an EU directive on adequate minimum wages following a challenge from Denmark. Denmark had sought to annul the 2022 directive in its entirety, arguing — with support from Sweden — that legislation

Police investigating concerns about a man seen covered in peanut butter have established that it was actually sunflower butter. There were concerns of mass allergic reactions after viral social media footage appeared to show a man covered head to toe in peanut butter wandering around the campus of P

A new series of events jointly hosted by the Office of the Lady Chief Justice and the Bar of Northern Ireland is to share perspectives on the rule of law. Beginning this week, the series will explore how the rule of law can be engaged in real world issues including economic growth and stability, imm

A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology. Realising European Values through European Law (REVEL), led by Professor Tobias Lock, has secured €100,000 in funding over a three-year period starting this month.

DCU Law Society has held its 10th annual criminal mock trial, with Mairéad Carthy and Bronwyn O'Connell triumphing over runners-up Aoibhínn O'Grady and Andrea Girleanu. All four contestants in Saturday's competition were first-year BCL students at Dublin City University.

Solicitor and former Law Society of Northern Ireland president Suzanne Rice has been appointed as a judge. Judge Rice was sworn into office as a district judge in the magistrates' courts before Dame Siobhan Keegan, the lady chief justice of Northern Ireland, on Friday.

Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has announced the appointments of Barry Kelleher and Conor White as partners and Patricia Finn as chief operating officer. Mr Kelleher, who has been promoted to partner in the litigation and healthcare teams, joined the firm as a trainee in 2013.

LinkedIn has revised its AI roll-out plans following engagement from Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC). The Microsoft-owned social media platform informed the DPC in March of its intention to train its own proprietary generative AI models using the personal data of LinkedIn members based in

New legislation will allow for information-sharing between An Garda Síochána and schools in order to strengthen protection for children impacted by violence in the home. The general scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and International Instruments) Bill 2025

Matheson has recruited Marie McGinley as a partner in the firm's technology and innovation group, which she will lead from the beginning of next year. A recognised leader in the technology and data protection sector, Ms McGinley’s expertise is in technology regulation, including AI, outsourcin

A judge has imposed a fine of more than €1,000 on the owner of a cat for trespassing into a neighbour's garden — with further fines threatened for future transgressions. Dominique Valdès, who lives in Béziers in southern France, said hearing the controversial ruling about he

McCann FitzGerald LLP has appointed Stephen Tallon as a partner in its corporate transactions group. Currently based in London, Mr Tallon will join the firm’s UK office later this year before relocating to Dublin in mid-2026.

Five bus and taxi operators accused of anti-competitive practices have gone on trial before the Central Criminal Court. Raymond Heney, Larry Hickey, Noel Browne, Anthony Flynn and Andrew Walsh deny charges under the Competition Act 2002.