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Owen Sweeney Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors has announced the appointment of Owen Sweeney as partner in the Kilkenny-based firm.

Robert Haniver LK Shields has announced the appointment of associate solicitor Robert Haniver to the firm's IP, technology and data privacy team.

Karen Bradley Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has said it would "not be appropriate" for Westminster to impose abortion law reform on Northern Ireland.

William Fry has welcomed 22 interns to its Dublin headquarters this month, with a second group of 23 interns due to join in July.

The publishers of the Daily Record have been fined £80,000 after pleading guilty to contempt of court over articles which appeared in the newspaper and on its website relating to two separate criminal proceedings, Scottish Legal News reports. The article in relation to the accused in the first case

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has apologised to women who worked in Magdalen laundries over shortcomings in the redress scheme set up by his Department.

Tommy Fee Retired teacher and veteran runner Tommy Fee took up an invitation to Magilligan Prison's weekly parkrun over the weekend.

Judicial review proceedings brought by a former prisoner who was subject to screened visits when granted status as a protected prisoner in Mountjoy Prison have been ruled moot. Concluding that the proceedings had been rendered moot, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan said that it would be inappropriate to pron

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is expected to propose new appointments to the Court of Appeal bench this week following a public plea from the court's president, The Irish Times reports. Shortly after being sworn in, Mr Justice George Birmingham called for urgent appointments to address the long

Dr Carol Coulter Limited specialist services for the victims of child sex abuse, lack of cooperation between gardaí and social workers, and problems in the organisation and practice of the courts all contribute to certain child protection cases lasting up to three years, according to a new report.

Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has appeared before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for the first time in a court case concerning the powers of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

The term ‘spouse’ within the meaning of the provisions of EU law on freedom of residence for EU citizens and their family members includes spouses of the same sex, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. Although the member states have the freedom whether or not to authorise marria

A cross-party group of MPs have secured an emergency debate in Westminster this afternoon on repealing an "archaic" law under which abortion remains a statutory crime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Labour MP Stella Creasy and a cross-party group including Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo S

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favour of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a case that echoes the Ashers Bakery case in Northern Ireland. However, the US Supreme Court's ruling was narrow and focused on the way in which baker Jack Phillips was t

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has halted plans to sell off three police stations in border counties due to uncertainty over Brexit. The force described the move, long speculated about in the media, as a "precautionary step".