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Children's rights were overlooked during the pandemic and should be given more consideration in future emergencies, the ombudsman for children has said. Dr Niall Muldoon yesterday told Ireland's independent pandemic evaluation panel that children suffered disproportionately as a result of Covid meas

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Arthur Cox has been recognised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for its commitment to sustainable travel initiatives.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China urged to protect imprisoned activists facing human rights violations

A further €6 million has been allocated to a scheme supporting media coverage of courts and local authorities. The local democracy and courts reporting schemes, established in response to a recommendation from the Future of Media Commission, were launched by Coimisiún na Meán last

Jim O'Callaghan has spoken out against a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland. The minister for justice, home affairs and migration yesterday met with representatives of the Ireland India Council and the Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland.

Syrian fighters affiliated with the country's interim government carried out "widespread and systematic" violence against Alawi civilians which likely amounted to war crimes, according to a new UN report. The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry yesterday published a 66-page report on the wave of violence

The US Justice Department has sacked a staff member who allegedly threw a Subway sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was fired yesterday after the incident, which follows the Trump administration's controversial deployment of federal law enforcement agencies in home

Criminal cases in the Northern Ireland courts took an average of 189 days to complete in 2024/25, according to new figures. The latest bulletin from the Department of Justice, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, confirms that case processing times have improved for a second year

The Law Society of Ireland's conveyancing committee is to publish revised pre-contract enquiries for apartment sales in developments without fire safety concerns or major works likely to increase service charges. The move follows a review by the committee of pre-contract enquiries for second-hand un

The Central Bank of Ireland has announced "targeted but significant changes" to the regulatory lending framework for credit unions. The changes are intended to allow the sector increased scope to provide house and business lending to their members and follow an evidence-based review of credit union

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced the opening of an inquiry into the Children's Health Ireland (CHI) facility at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH). The inquiry relates to the physical safety and security of children's health records within the facility, one of three paediatri

The UK's foreign secretary, David Lammy, could be fined thousands of pounds after going fishing without a licence during a diplomatic weekend with US vice-president JD Vance. The pair were photographed last week holding fishing rods in the grounds of Chevening House, the grace-and-favour country est

The Trump administration has rewritten and reduced the scope of the US government’s annual report on global human rights abuses, prompting accusations it has compromised the document’s credibility for political ends. The report, historically regarded as one of the most comprehensive gove

Mason Hayes & Curran has been named as a sponsor of an international symposium hosted by the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) in London this October. Run in co-operation with the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the symposium from 1