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Jim Gamble A leading child protection expert in Northern Ireland has proposed revising indecent image laws to prevent children who take and distribute sexual photographs of themselves from being prosecuted.

First Minister Arlene Foster Northern Ireland's new First Minister Arlene Foster has told the Northern Ireland Assembly that the election timetable in Ireland and Northern Ireland will further delay political agreement on legacy issues.

Sinead McGrath Two linked asylum applications involving a man alleged to be the Islamic State militant group's "main recruiter" in Ireland will be heard at a priority hearing.

The proposed River Shannon taskforce will have the power to recommend new legislation to the Government. The Cabinet is expected to publish the terms of reference for the taskforce this week after announcing its establishment during severe flooding this month.

A key power in the UK's Terrorism Act 2000 is incompatible with article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights if used "in respect of journalistic information or material", judges in the Court of Appeal in London ruled today. The court was considering whether the detention of David Miranda, p

A judge in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court narrowly avoided being soaked after a 20-year-old defendant tried to throw a glass of water at him. Judge Patrick McCartan was sentencing Leon Murphy, 20, who admitted allowing himself to be carried in a stolen car in May 2015.

A managing director has been refused permission to represent his company in a dispute over an alleged breach of copyright. Pablo Star Media Limited, acting through its managing director Mr Haydn Price and not through a solicitor, had filed a claim with the District Court, seeking €3,000 damages fr

Lord Justice Weir Lord Justice Weir, the presiding judge of the Coroners' Service, has begun his two-week review of more than 56 legacy cases relating to the Troubles.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A law introducing tougher sentences and bail conditions for convicted burglars was commenced over the weekend, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has committed to a review of legislation under which the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was able to retrieve the phone records of two Irish journalists.

former Chief Justice Ronan Keane The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will not order prosecutions of witnesses who allegedly committed perjury during the 1981 Stardust fire Tribunal, The Irish Times reports.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has scrapped provisions of the new Road Traffic Bill which would have criminalised the use of smartphone messaging apps while driving.

Professor Christopher McCrudden A leading legal academic in Northern Ireland has been appointed to the legal team of Ashers Bakery Company ahead of its appeal in a high-profile discrimination case.

The Northern Ireland Assembly's insurance policy no longer covers the costs of libel and slander settlements for MLAs, the News Letter reports. A spokesperson for the Assembly confirmed that the change was made when the insurance policy was renewed in April 2015.

PSNI officers arrested almost 400 drivers and motorcyclists for drink driving between 27 November 2015 and 2 January 2016, an increase of over 40 per cent on the year before. Provisional figures released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) show that a total of 396 drink driving arrests