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Civil liberties campaigners have criticised the Government for pushing ahead with the roll-out of the Public Services Card (PSC) despite receiving a critical interim report from the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a year ago. Last week, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) said there is no leg

Several Irish companies which deal in foreign currency are putting themselves at financial risk due to a lack of appropriate hedging in their organisations, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Ireland. ACCA Ireland and Bank of Ireland recently launched a new programme to

Members of a Christian pro-life campaign group have had a legal challenge against a local authority’s decision to impose a “safe zone” banning protests around an abortion clinic dismissed. It was argued that the council did not have the power to make a “Public Spaces Protecti

The life and work of artist Sarah Purser, one of Ireland's first professional women artists, is set to be explored in a talk hosted by the Lesbian Lawyers Network (LLN). Katherine O'Donnell, associate professor in the UCD School of Philosophy, will deliver the talk at Arthur Cox's offices next month

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is failing to report suspected child abuse cases in south Dublin to gardaí in a timely manner, according to a new inspection report. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published its findings on the fostering and child protection and wel

A man seeking asylum in the UK from a country where homosexuality is illegal was rejected by an immigration judge because he did not have a gay "demeanour", a barrister has said. English barrister Rehana Popal said the judge had "taken a stereotype, used it as a benchmark and compared my client to i

A no-deal Brexit would disrupt cross-border police co-operation on the island of Ireland, with serious consequences for victims and witnesses of crime, researchers have warned. Academics at the University of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde and Queen's University Belfast were commissioned by t

Police have arrested a man who allegedly performed a botched castration on a willing subject who he met on the internet. Officers were dispatched to 74-year-old Gary Van Ryswyk's home in Florida after someone at the property phoned 911 and hung up, BuzzFeed News reports.

Allegations of perjury during in camera hearings can be investigated by gardaí and prosecuted by them, the High Court has confirmed in a declaration with particular significance for family law and child care proceedings. Solicitor Clifford Sullivan of Co Wicklow firm LawPlus Solicitors told I

Property website daft.ie has been ordered to remove discriminatory adverts after they were found to breach the Equal Status Acts. The Workplace Relations Commission yesterday handed down its ruling in the long-running proceedings, which were brought by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Mason Hayes & Curran has launched a guide to artificial intelligence, examining the use of AI technology in healthcare and fintech as well as everyday life. The guide, available from the firm's website, gives an overview of how the AI industry is developing in Ireland as well as how EU guidance

UK officials will withdraw from most EU meetings, including important meetings on European law and policy, with effect from 1 September 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs last month that “very many brilliant UK officials” are “trapped in meeting after meeting in Brussels a

Staff at Ronan Daly Jermyn were among nearly a thousand people taking part in the recent Dublin City Triathlon (DCT).

Maureen Daly, partner and head of technology and intellectual property at Beauchamps, writes on recent changes to Irish copyright law. The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 was signed into law by the President on 26 June 2019, but the Act has not yet commenced. A Comm

A prison has installed a stairlift for elderly inmates amid an increase in requests for walking frames, thermal underwear and wedge pillows, The Times reports. Cells and showers have also been adapted to accommodate inmates with mobility problems.