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Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society in Ireland The Law Society of Ireland has revealed that three-quarters of solicitors registering in Ireland in the last year were from the UK.

Chief Commissioner Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published a report assessing Ireland's performance on combatting torture and ill treatment.

A bill to allow refugees to bring their grandparents, cousins, nephews, nieces and siblings to Ireland will be debated in the Seanad today. Independent Senators Colette Kelleher, Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins and others are bringing forward the International Protection (Family Reunification Amendme

Michael J Staines & Company Solicitors Experienced advocate Rory Staines has joined the criminal defence team at Michael J Staines & Company Solicitors.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) returned over €3.8 million to the Exchequer last year, according to its latest annual report.

Belfast City Council secured a court order restricting some Eleventh Night bonfires but failed to display public notices at the affected sites as per its requirements, The Irish News reports. The council has insisted that the injunction it sought from the High Court was still "active" in spite of no

The death of a senior partner's close friend inspired staff at Edwards & Co to raise over £60,000 for charity Bowel Cancer UK over the past two and a half years, the firm said. Dorcas Crawford, senior partner at Edwards & Co, said the death of her close friend from bowel cancer was "very mu

Kate Allen Amnesty International has called on the UK government to speak out over the detention of top Amnesty officials in Turkey over the past month.

The Board of Management of a secondary school in Wicklow has lost its case against An Bord Pleanála, in which it sought an order of certiorari and various declaratory reliefs based on its failure to comply with the Planning and Development Act 2000 and disregard for anti-obesity policies when grant

Fíona Ní Chinnéide The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed the National Drugs Strategy's recommendation that the Government consider decriminalisation of minor drug possession and review spent convictions legislation.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan last night addressed the launch of a new comprehensive reference book on Ireland's licensing code.

Thomasina Connell Thomasina Connell & Co. Solicitors has announced the opening of its second office less than a year after it first opened its doors.

A site for Portlaoise's new courthouse has been chosen, the Leinster Express reports. Councillors have raised concerns about the extant Portlaoise Courthouse's location on Main Street because they believe it is disrupting business in the town.

Gerry Adams Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has announced plans to appeal his 1975 criminal convictions for attempted prison escape.

A judge has been reprimanded by judicial authorities after he made statements suggesting that many rape cases in which the alleged victim was drunk should not have made it to court. Judge Philip Shorrock of Liverpool Civil and Family Court said there was no realistic prospect of conviction in many c