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Changes have been made to the employment permits system to address immediate skills and labour shortages in the healthcare and nursing home sectors. Health care assistants will be removed from the ineligible occupation list for workers coming to Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

Hazel Chu, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, will take part in a live panel discussion tonight as part of the final week of the Law Society of Ireland's massive open online course (MOOC) on environmental law and climate change. Ms Chu will deliver the keynote speech and take part in a panel discussion on "S

Matheson has launched a new "impactful business programme" bringing together its diversity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability and arts activities into one dedicated programme. Managing partner Michael Jackson said the new programme "is an opportunity for us

Lawyers could use “performance-enhancing medication” in the future to maintain parity with machines, according to a new report from the Law Society of England and Wales. Images of the Future Worlds Facing the Legal Profession 2020-2030 also suggests that artificial intelligence could hal

Two law firms have introduced a new fertility benefit to enable employees to receive thousands of pounds in support to become parents. International firm Cooley will reimburse up to £45,000 for fertility treatment as well as personalised fertility care and family-forming support.

A barristers' set has changed its name due to links between its eponym and the slave trade. Hardwicke Chambers has changed its name to Gatehouse Chambers having discovered eighteenth century lord chancellor Lord Hardwicke's links with slavery last year.

Nine police officers have been suspended after arresting the entire staff of a fast food restaurant which refused them free burgers. The Johnny & Jugnu restaurant in Lahore, Pakistan said all 19 workers were rounded up on Friday night and kept until Saturday, the BBC reports.

The High Court has struck out a personal injuries claim against a Swedish airport, stating that Ireland did not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the case. The plaintiff had pleaded that the Montreal Convention and Brussels Regulation Recast granted jurisdiction in the matter. However, Ms Just

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of two new partners, bringing its partner headcount to 30 – the largest of any legal practice in Northern Ireland. Paul McGuickin has been promoted to partner in the firm's corporate team and Chris Phillips has been promoted to partne

Police powers of search, arrest and detention will be placed on a "clear and transparent" statutory basis through new legislation announced today. Justice Minister Heather Humphreys has published the general scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill, which will implement one of the ke

Ireland's first-ever convictions for human trafficking have been handed down against two women in Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court. Alicia Edosa, 44, and Edith Enoghaghase, 31, were found guilty of offences relating to human trafficking, prostitution and money laundering on various dates between Sep

Ireland's prisons inspector has raised concerns about the delay in reforming the prisoner complaints system after warning it is "unfit for purpose" for the third successive year. Prisons inspector Patricia Gilheaney, writing in her annual report for 2020, said: "An effective complaints system is an

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has become the first Irish member of The International Stock Exchange (TISE). Headquartered in Guernsey, TISE has more than 3,000 listed securities on its official list with a total market capitalisation of more than £400 billion.

Thousands of 999 calls about domestic violence were ignored by gardaí between 2019 and 2020, an ongoing internal investigation has found. Concerns have been raised by domestic abuse charities about the scale of the issue, which first came to light in late 2020.