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Irish sports law expert Professor Jack Anderson has been appointed by World Boxing, the new international federation established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement, as its first ethics chief. Professor Anderson has more than 25 years' experience in legal practice and sport

An Garda Síochána has set out plans to use an additional €10 million in funding to increase high-visibility policing in Dublin. The additional overtime funding will provide for an increased deployment of the Garda National Public Order Unit in the city centre, with €2 million

An Edinburgh doctor who was given an interim suspension by the General Medical Council after being detained regarding allegations of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland has had his suspension extended following a successful petition by the GMC to the Outer House of the Court of Session. The respo

The owners of a popular 50-acre sunflower field have begged visitors to stop stripping off to take risqué photographs among the flowers. Stoke Fruit Farm in the south of England said there had been at least six incidents of "naked photography taking place" since the end of July, CNN reports.

Two Irish tech businesses have been chosen by international law firm Addleshaw Goddard to take part in its 2023 AG Elevate mentoring scheme. Irish businesses EpiCapture, which develops novel epigenetic tests that detect and monitor a range of cancers, and SymPhysis Medical, a business aimed at enhan

Construction and procurement law specialist firm Quigg Golden has appointed Dermot Durack as an associate director. Mr Durack is a chartered quantity surveyor, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator. He is one of now three Quigg Golden employees who are members of the Construction Contracts Adjudicati

International arbitration lawyer John Gaffney has been recognised as a winner of an International Bar Association (IBA) writing competition. Mr Gaffney was named by the IBA's Arb40 subcommittee as the only Irish winner of its "common heritage of the international arbitration community" competition f

Only 23 per cent of the British public support the UK's departure from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a poll has revealed. The poll, conducted by think tank More in Common, suggests that 49 per cent of respondents want the UK to continue its membership in the ECHR.

The Irish government considered relying on the HIV/AIDS epidemic to defend the criminalisation of homosexuality in a landmark European court case in the 1980s, newly-released papers reveal. Senator David Norris took the State to the European Court of Human Rights, which eventually ruled that the cri

The State has spent €4.5 million over the past three years defending citizenship cases which it subsequently lost or settled, according to new figures. A total of 450 court cases brought by citizenship applicants were lost or settled over the period, many of which likely relate to delays in pro

A football tournament intended to promote world peace descended into chaos after hundreds of people brawled over political disagreements until riot police were deployed. The annual Canada World Peace Soccer Tournament in Edmonton was called off at short notice due to rain, but hundreds of people gat

Northern Ireland lawyer Kevin McQuillan, who left Belfast for Jersey almost a decade ago, has joined offshore firm Walkers as a partner. A graduate of Queen's University Belfast, Mr McQuillan trained and qualified with Mills Selig before practising with Arthur Cox LLP.

Iranian authorities are harassing and intimidating the families of those killed by security forces during the nationwide protests which followed Mahsa Amini's death in police custody as the anniversary of the unrest approaches, Amnesty International has said. A new 42-page report, Iran: Harassment o

Prison leavers with a history of drug abuse will be provided with access to Naloxone under a new initiative aimed at preventing opioid overdoses during their reintegration into society.

US-headquartered Clark Hill has acquired Dublin-based HBMO Solicitors, bringing its total headcount in Ireland to 31. Clark Hill first expanded into Ireland in February 2019 through a merger with Dublin-based O'Gradys Solicitors, providing Irish clients with access to US legal services and vice vers