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Lawyers are gearing up for Ireland's annual Pro Bono Week, with a series of events for legal professionals, law students, non-profits, human rights activists, academics and business discussing the promotion of access to justice for those in need. The events from 10-14 June will coincide with the bro

A plane was turned back halfway through a three-and-a-half hour flight after a male passenger ran naked down the aisle. The Virgin Australia flight was forced to return to Perth just an hour-and-a-half into its journey to Melbourne because of what the airline described as a "disruptive passenger", N

Business leaders must quickly get to grips with coming changes to employment permit legislation to avoid facing costly fines and other penalties, Fragomen Ireland has said. The Employment Permits Bill, which is expected to soon become law, will make a number of changes to how businesses can attract

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been recognised for its commitment to workplace health and wellbeing at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2024. The firm won the Excellence in Health and Wellbeing Award, which recognises an employer that has made a commitment to fos

The main Four Courts building is "now beyond bursting point" and new premises will have to be found for some administrative functions, the Chief Justice has said at an event commemorating the centenary of the Irish courts system. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell said there are "advantages and pleasures

Ulster University Law School yesterday hosted a "discussion and debate" with Sir Declan Morgan on the UK government's controversial legacy law.

The future of drugs policy in Ireland is to be the focus of the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development's annual conference next month. The ACJRD conference on Wednesday 12 June aims to explore the rationale and implementation of government policy and the recent Citizens' Assembly

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued administrative fines totalling €1.55 billion last year, according to its latest annual report. The 19 finalised decisions issued by the watchdog in 2023 included a €1.2 billion fine on Meta concerning EU-US data transfers, and a €345 million

A new law and family mediation centre in Ballymun has been launched by the Legal Aid Board. Located in the Lidl North Quarter of Ballymun, the new centre — the Board's 34th national centre — will provide access to civil legal aid and advice to the people of Ballymun and nearby areas.

A total of 1,153 executions took place around the world in 2023 — excluding China — marking an increase of more than 30 per cent from 2022. It was the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed. Despite this increase, t

Ireland has formally recognised the State of Palestine. As of yesterday, the Irish government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah.

Mandatory roadside drug testing for drivers involved in serious collisions will come into effect from midnight on Friday. The minister of state for transport, Jack Chambers, has signed into law the commencement order for Part 4 of the Road Traffic Act 2024.

The Irish government is wrong to insist that primary legislation will not be necessary to fully transpose a new EU directive on adequate minimum wages, the Labour Party has warned. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, the party's TD for Dublin Bay North and Dublin candidate for the Europea

Ireland is engaging in military-related trade with Israel despite the government's condemnation of Israeli forces' conduct in Gaza, according to new research. Tanya Lalor, a PhD researcher in international law, yesterday presented the findings of her research on the trade of 'dual-use' goods, which

Ireland's chief justice hosted a meeting of some of the EU's most senior judges at Dublin's Farmleigh House yesterday.