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Feedback is being sought on a new online tool designed to help Irish businesses, particularly SMEs, understand and comply with sustainability-related EU regulations and directives. The Responsible Business Compass is being developed by the OECD at the behest of the Department of Enterprise, Trade an

Children and families are being driven into poverty as a result of a parent or partner being sentenced to prison, new research has highlighted. A report published today by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) warns that children and families affected by imprisonment face severe and lasting financial

Plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes and restrict the advertising and sale of other nicotine products such as pouches have been set out by the government. The Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill 2025 will prohibit the retail sale of single use or disposable vapes.

Nearly 3,000 trainee solicitors have so far benefited from counselling through a dedicated service launched by the Law Society of Ireland over a decade ago. The Law Society launched the innovative Trainee Solicitor Counselling Service in 2013 in response to concerns about trainee solicitors' mental

Community Law & Mediation welcomed a group of Transition Year students to its Dublin office to mark World Children's Day today.

The European Commission has rowed back on plans to regulate third-party litigation funding at EU level. Michael McGrath, the Irish commissioner responsible for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection, this week closed the Commission's high-level forum on "justice for growth".

A statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services is to be established. A facilitator will now be appointed to consult with stakeholders on scoping the content of potential terms of reference for an inquiry.

Election candidates should no longer be required to have their home addresses appear in full on ballot papers, Ireland's independent electoral commission has recommended. An Coimisiún Toghcháin today published a research report and a recommendations paper on the inclusion of candidate&

A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.

The Northern Ireland legal community has helped to raise more than £170,000 for Concern Worldwide's Water for Gaza Appeal in just a matter of weeks. The charity has set out to raise £250,000 within 12 weeks, with early momentum led by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and a growing num

The University of Galway has welcomed 19 research students to campus as part of the 2025 Hardiman PhD Scholarship. The new scholars in the College of Business, Public Policy and Law include Pratik Purswani and Amil Jafarguliyev, who are researching legal topics.

A public consultation has been launched as part of a review of the statutory right to request a remote working arrangement. The right to request a remote working arrangement under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 came into force for all employees on 6 March 2024.

Mason Hayes & Curran has become the first Irish law firm to partner with the Global Leadership Foundation (GLF), a network of former world leaders working to advance democracy, conflict resolution and good governance. The firm’s support for the GLF recognises the importance of the rule of

Religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with fundamental human rights standards, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The court today handed down its unanimous judgment in an appeal brought by a young girl, anonymised as JR87, and her father, G.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been named International Woman of the Year by Irish Tatler. The magazine said it was "honoured to celebrate an Irish-born human rights lawyer whose career blends courtroom excellence with fearless public advocacy for the world’s most vulnerable".