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Northern Ireland has recorded a higher rate of alcohol-specific deaths than Scotland for the first time, according to new figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics. The data showed a major shift over the past two decades. In 2001, Scotland recorded 26.1 alcohol-specific deaths per 1

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Laura Fannin as partner in its Dublin office and Grant Edwards as partner in its Belfast office, strengthening its platform across Ireland and Northern Ireland, and marking further senior investment in the firm’s growth since the integration of its Ireland pr

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment yesterday, to discuss proposed legislation to regulate use of AI. The commission highlighted the crucial importance of seizing this opportunity to deliver a "co

A former Woolworths employee has been criticised by Australia’s Fair Work Commission after lodging a compensation claim over being told to cover up his exposed “bum crack” during a shift. In a ruling, deputy president Alan Colman dismissed the Victorian man’s application, fin

An event celebrating innovation, resilience and the success of female-led trailblazers was held at RDJ's office in Cork.

A leading barrister has secured a reprieve from facing an unprecedented contempt of court case linked to his conduct during the trial of six Palestine Action activists. The case centred on a break-in at Elbit Systems, a British subsidiary of an Israeli defence company. Four activists were convicted

More than 200 scam websites targeting Irish users were identified last year, including fake online shops and fraudulent loan firms falsely claiming to be regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. A new report from the Irish Internet Hotline found financial scams rose by 52 per cent in a year, with f

Continued delays in regenerating Dublin’s inner-city flat complexes are leaving families trapped in housing conditions that breach fundamental human rights obligations, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has warned. Appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing

The board of CRY Ireland (Cardiac Risk in the Young) has appointed Jack Mulholland and Niall Miller as the charity’s newest trustees. While both will be joining the board of trustees, Mr Miller will also take on the role as the charity’s treasurer. Mr Mulholland, a qualified solicitor, i

Scottish judge Lady Wise is to deliver this year's Sir Henry Brooke Lecture, hosted by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). The hybrid event, which takes place on 9 July, will be held at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP in London.

A French academic is under investigation after allegedly inventing a philology prize and awarding it to himself. Florent Montaclair, who taught without incident for 20 years at a university in Besançon, eastern France, received the so-called Gold Medal of Philology at a 2016 ceremony at the N

The vast majority (97 per cent) of complaints made by the public about broadcast and on-demand media relate to content on radio and TV broadcasters, according to a new report by Coimisiún na Meán. Complaints about content made available on video-on-demand (VOD) services account for les

California’s Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging the company profited from fraudulent advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in breach of state false advertising and unfair business practice laws. The lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on behalf of Californi

The families of those killed in the RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre have accused the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of a “callous disregard” for their personal data after sensitive information was unlawfully released under freedom of information laws. The material, which was disclose

HHD Solicitors is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The firm was established in 1996 by founding partners Matt Higgins, Michael Hollywood and Damian Deazley, starting with just two staff members in a small office on the Cliftonville Road.