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Carlow woman Eileen O'Leary, well known for working alongside the late solicitor Ronald J. Clery, has celebrated her 100th birthday.

Experts have sounded the alarm on conditions in Irish prisons, warning that overcrowding due to record prisoner numbers is leading to "a crisis the likes of which we have never experienced". The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) today launched its latest annual Progress in the Penal System report, whi

A new online portal has been launched to support and facilitate employers’ engagement with MyFutureFund, the new automatic retirement savings scheme. The MyFutureFund Employer Portal provides employers with the platform to complete their profile and choose a payment method in advance of the st

A new report from Westminster MPs makes recommendations based on an "inaccurate understanding" of the new joint framework on legacy issues, the Irish government has said. The Northern Ireland affairs committee (NIAC) this week published a report on the UK government's Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

Company law changes relating to access to the residential addresses of company directors and secretaries are out for consultation. The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is now consulting on the proposed changes to the Companies Act 2014.

Belfast-based Phoenix Law has promoted immigration lawyer Sinead Marmion to partner. Ms Marmion joined the firm in 2019 and heads its immigration and asylum department, acting in several high-profile and complex cases including the landmark challenge to the UK's Rwanda policy and the Illegal Migrati

Medical negligence and personal injury firm Sweeney Solicitors has merged with Templemore-based James J. Kelly Solicitors.

David Widger has been re-elected by the partners of A&L Goodbody LLP to serve a second four-year term as managing partner from May 2026. Mr Widger assumed the leadership of the firm in May 2022, having joined the firm as a trainee in 1992 and becoming a partner in 2001.

A hardcore fan of The Simpsons who paid for a genuine licence plate referencing the cartoon has complained of a deluge of fines thanks to bad motorists using similar fake novelty plates. Massachusetts woman Katie Unis has the only genuine licence plate in her state which reads "BORT", WBZ NewsRadio

Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting on behalf of Irish rap group Kneecap in defamation proceedings against a Canadian MP. The trio of Liam Óg Hanna, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh allege that Mr Gasparro made defamatory comments regarding their applications to e

A ban on the use of electro-convulsive therapy on children is among more than 300 amendments the government is proposing to its landmark mental health bill as it proceeds through the Seanad. The 202-section Mental Health Bill 2024, which will replace the Mental Health Act 2001, was extensively amend

Mark Borland has been elected as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Mr Borland is a senior partner at Antrim-based Conway Todd & Co and has more than 30 years’ experience in conveyancing, property, wills and probate.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has promoted eight senior associates to its newly-established role of legal director.

Johnsons has promoted Darragh Carney and Bradley Duncan to partner with effect from today. Mr Carney and Mr Duncan, who have been promoted from senior associate, both completed their training contracts with Johnsons and have spent their entire professional careers with the firm’s insurance lit

Karen O'Leary has been appointed as director of enforcement in the Central Bank of Ireland with effect from the new year. Ms O'Leary brings an extensive breadth of experience to the role, most recently as the Central Bank's director of currency, workplace and regulatory services.