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A refreshed national AI strategy has been launched by the Irish government. The refresh takes account of the significant developments in AI technology and regulation since the original strategy was published in 2021, including the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 and the entering into force of the EU

Jesus was not opposed to the death penalty, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has claimed. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow told veterans of Russia's illegal war on Ukraine that Christ had "suffered an undeserved execution" but never condemned executions altogether, Novaya Gazeta reports.

Investment in legal aid is necessary to speed up the criminal justice system, the Bar of Northern Ireland has said in its response to the draft programme for government. The Bar today published its 11-page submission to the consultation on the first programme for government following several years o

Garda informants should be allowed to commit crimes, the Garda Inspectorate has recommended in a new report. The conduct of so-called 'covert human intelligence sources' (CHIS) is currently governed by the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, which does not enable or permit authorisation of any

Ireland's aviation industry continues to grapple with diversity and gender equity issues, particularly in leadership roles, according to research by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm's ninth annual survey of gender and diversity in aviation reveals a stubborn lack of progress despite s

The Northern Ireland Assembly will be asked to opt-in to new UK legislation which will end the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2009. The UK is set to become the only country in the world with legislation creating a "smokefree generation" after a similar law in New Zealand was repealed

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is to be reformed into two independent agencies following an external review. The separation of the two key responsibilities of the RSA — the delivery of road safety customer services and wider road safety public interest activities — was one of the main r

An American cyclist is taking legal action after being struck and injured by an ambulance, which took him to hospital and then sent him a bill for nearly $2,000. William Hoesch, 71, is seeking $997,000 (around €930,000 or £775,000) from Columbia River Fire & Rescue in Oregon in compen

Northern Ireland firm McCay Legal has promoted Kirsty Holmes to associate director and head of residential property. Ms Holmes was promoted on her return from maternity leave last month.

Northern Ireland's Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has paid a substantial settlement to its former interim chief executive who complained of sex, race and age discrimination and constructive dismissal. The sum paid to Margaret Farragher, who resigned in June 2022, was

Tughans remains Northern Ireland's most prolific M&A firm according to figures spanning the first three-quarters of the year. The firm has acted in 42 transactions in the year to date, well ahead of A&L Goodbody and Carson McDowell on 35 each, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has been ranked as Ireland's most prolific M&A firm in the first three-quarters of the year. The corporate law firm has acted in 42 transactions in the year to date, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report for the UK and Ireland.

A man who was told the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) did not have the resources to investigate his complaint has been granted leave for a judicial review. Raymond Quinn, a former compliance officer with a New York securities firm who is now retired and living in Co Donegal, compl

Legislation making it a criminal offence to destroy privately-held records relating to institutions implicated in historical sexual abuse has been commenced. The legislation forms part of the Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024, which was signed int

Two Newry firms, Luke Curran & Co Solicitors and Casey & Casey Solicitors, have merged.