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Denise Kirwan The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is being "more proactive" in prosecuting cases in which children have been injured, according to a Cork solicitor.

Raymond Byrne Former Dublin City University (DCU) lecturer Raymond Byrne has been appointed as the full-time commissioner in the Law Reform Commission.

Judge Donagh McDonagh has retired from Cork Circuit Court after 11 years on the bench, The Irish Examiner reports. Judge Raymond Groarke, President of the Circuit Court, yesterday led tributes to Judge McDonagh at a special court sitting to recognise Judge McDonagh's career and legacy.

Barristers have been warned that US authorities could access legally privileged information hosted on cloud storage services like Dropbox. Jacqueline Reid, chair of the IT panel of the Bar Council of England and Wales, has previously warned barristers to "be aware that these surveillance powers can

Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive.

The High Court has allowed an application for judicial review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service’s policy to video-tape strip searches by force and retain the video for six years, finding that such a policy had no basis in law. The applicant, Gerard Flannigan is a prisoner at HMP Maghaberry, a

An appeal which is widely seen as a test case for future symphysiotomy actions is taking place at the Court of Appeal. A 76-year-old woman who was subjected to a prophylactic symphysiotomy in 1963 is appealing last May's High Court decision that the use of the procedure was not without justification

The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC-ICTU) has called for the implementation of a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme in Northern Ireland. The move was backed unanimously by delegates at a conference in Derry yesterday.

Matheson partner Garret Farrelly Dublin firm Matheson has advised a major aviation company on its successful tender for the design, build and operation of new fuel farm tanks at Dublin Airport under a long term services concession agreement.

Clare Bailey, deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland A Green Party candidate's proposal to prosecute men whose sexual partners obtain an illegal abortion after falling pregnant has created a stir on both sides of the border.

Pictured (l-r): Julian Yarr, managing partner at A&L Goodbody; Sonya Lennon, Dress for Success; and Sinéad Smith, corporate responsibility manager at A&L Goodbody Dublin firm A&L Goodbody has partnered with charity Dress for Success to set up a 'Steps to Success' scheme helping local wo

Pictured (l-r): Ashley McCausland BL, Ashleigh Jones BL, Sinead McKeagney BL, Sophie Laverty BL, Dr Philip McGarry (Threshold), Gerry McAlinden QC, Grainne Close (Autism Initiatives), Bobbie-Leigh Herdman BL, Rachel Bergin BL, Fiona Fee BL The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee has presente

The High Court has declined to make an order requiring Euro Safety & Training Services to pay several hundred thousand euros upfront by way of security for the costs of proceedings brought against An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS), finding that the case was of public interests due to allegation

Child law solicitor Deirdre Burke An intermediary has been used in Ireland's courts for the first time, The Irish Times reports.

Darragh Mackin The Government was not informed of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa's move to a different prison in Egypt and neither was his family, Mr Halawa's legal team has said.