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The Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre is to be purchased by the State for continued use as asylum accommodation, the government has confirmed. The site has been leased by the State since 2020, initially as part of the Covid-19 response and since 2022 as a transit hub and accommodation centre for

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Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged failure to comply with its obligations under the Terrorist Content Online Regulation. The TCO Regulation came into force in June 2022 and requires that terrorist content in the EU is taken down by online

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An Coimisiún Pleanála has been formally established as Ireland's national planning body, led by chairperson Paul Reid. The body, formerly known as An Bord Pleanála, was re-established today following the commencement of Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

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Elon Musk's social media platform X has been ordered to provide information to Coimisiún na Meán about its compliance with online safety rules. The media regulator has issued a statutory information notice to X Internet Unlimited Company, which is based in Dublin, under section 139O of

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A new digital portal now being piloted in Dublin will eventually allow lawyers in all courts to lodge papers and pay fees without a physical appointment at a court office. The 'Courts Portal' has today gone live on a pilot basis in the Dublin Circuit Family Law Office and is intended to eventually b

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A museum has appealed for two tourists who broke a crystal-encrusted chair by sitting on it to come forward and apologise. CCTV footage shows the couple taking turns posing for photos with the artwork at the Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy before the man accidentally sits on and breaks it.

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A Syrian doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for committing crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, during his time working in military hospitals and detention centres in Syria. Alaa Mousa, 40, was found guilty by the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court of par

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Justice sector leaders, politicians and legal professionals gathered at Parliament Buildings for an event hosted by the All-Party Group on Access to Justice, focusing on how a well-resourced and connected justice system can deliver safer communities for all.  The "Connecting Justice: Safer Comm

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A seagull took a sip of a man's coffee before flying off with his mug. Darren Pardoe, a maintenance worker, was bird-proofing houses in the English town of Porthleven in Cornwall, when he took a coffee break at a local pub on 3 June.

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