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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

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm, has advised Palmer Square Capital Management on Europe’s first passive CLO ETF designed specifically for institutional and professional investors. Palmer Square, a credit-focused alternative asset management firm with more than

The District Court areas of Ardee, Drogheda and Dundalk are to be amalgamated into a single District Court area of Louth. The change will take effect from 1 September 2025 and will not impact the number of days and sitting days each month.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Jack Kennedy as partner in its construction and engineering practice in Ireland. Mr Kennedy, the second partner to join the team this year, brings a wealth of experience advising on non-contentious construction law, development financings, and p

An American state is to consider a bill proposing to create a register of job applicants who fail to show at interviews. Ohio's dystopian House Bill 395 would allow employers to report applicants who skip interviews without notice, NBC4 Columbus reports.

Koulla Yiasouma has been appointed to chair the advisory council of Young Ireland, the Irish government's national policy framework for children and young people. Ms Yiasouma is an established leader in the area of children's rights and youth justice and previously served as Northern Ireland's commi