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PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boucher has issued a public apology to former chief inspector Ursula Merrick who was successful in claims before the employment tribunal in 2023 that she had been discriminated against on grounds of her sex and disability.  Ms Merrick had joined the then RUC in 1993. Af

The EU Kids Act, to be unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday, is expected to restrict access to web services to children under 15.

Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP has announced the appointment of Lynda Lucey and Conor Mullins as associates of the firm. Ms Lucey joined the firm in 2024 and practises in the litigation and employment law department. She has experience advising clients across a broad range of contentious matters, includ

The Animal Law Foundation (TALF) has threatened legal action against the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), alleging a systemic failure to properly safeguard farmed animals through the official controls required by law.

The Law Society of Ireland is to introduce a new route to qualification that would see school leavers train to become a solicitor without the need for a third level degree. The new apprenticeship programme is expected to welcome its first cohort from September 2027 with expressions of interest accep

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has published its Responsible Business Report 2025. The report highlights the firm’s progress during 2025 under its responsible business and pro bono strategies.

The Legal Aid Board has today launched a new brand identity reflecting its continued evolution in providing legal and family mediation services to people across Ireland.

Criminals have been free to roam the streets of Berlin because prosecutors ran out of the official yellow envelopes used to summon them to prison.

Paddy Rath has joined Arthur Cox LLP as partner in the structured finance and securitisation group. Mr Rath brings experience advising on structured finance and securitisation transactions, with a particular focus on collateralised loan obligations, private credit and asset-based finance. He advises

The Southern Law Association, the representative body of over 750 solicitors in Cork city and county, has published an open letter to Taoiseach Micheál Martin stating that they would welcome direct engagement with him on the subject of criminal legal aid. Written by president of the Southern

William Fry has appointed Donal O'Byrne as a partner in its investment funds team, based in the firm's Cork office.  Mr O’Byrne joins the firm from Matheson, where he spent more than 18 years, most recently as a partner in its asset management department. A financial services lawyer, he a

Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Catherine Ardagh, travelled to New York last week on a business mission promoting Ireland as a leading EU hub for international legal business. The business mission took place over three days, Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 September. It was organised by Ire

Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs fell by 10 per cent to €578.4m in the first half of 2026, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey published Friday in association with William Fry. While the second quarter showed an increase of over 200 per cent to &eu

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published Ireland's National Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Guidelines. The guidelines provide practical support for manufacturers as new reporting requirements under the Cyber Resilience Act came into effect across the European Union from Friday.

Justice minister Naomi Long has launched the second phase of a campaign aimed at challenging harmful misconceptions about rape and sexual violence.