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Co Tipperary firm Donal T Ryan Solicitors LLP has promoted Jean Sharkey and Gavin McCarthy to partners in the firm.

Thailand is to deport an unemployed British man who overstayed his 30-day tourist visa by a record 25 years. The man, who has not been named, arrived in the south-east Asian country as a 35-year-old in January 2000 and will return to the UK as a 60-year-old.

Irish citizenship applications from the UK are at a record high, according to reports. Last year saw 42,808 applications through the foreign births register (FBR), which provides a route to citizenship for those with Irish grandparents or parents, with 23,456 coming from the UK, FT revealed.

Law students and graduates have been invited to contribute to research on changes to the Law Society of Ireland entrance exams process. Dr John Lombard, associate professor in law at University of Limerick School of Law, is researching the impact of The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Apprenticeship a

An independent review of Northern Ireland's liquor licensing system has recommended major reform, including the establishment of a new Northern Ireland Licensing Authority and changes to the "surrender principle". The Department of Communities, which commissioned the University of Stirling's Institu

McCann FitzGerald LLP has been unveiled as title sponsor of the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition, Ireland's largest and longest-running open submission exhibition of visual art. The 195th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald provides a vital platform for artists to present their wo

Northern Ireland's centuries-old ban on the use of the Irish language in the courts is to be repealed this week. Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge said it has been informed that Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn will this week commence section 4 of the Identity and Language (Northern Irel

Barrister Ryan McManus BL has suddenly passed away. Mr McManus died in Wales on Saturday 22 February.

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed six long-standing team members as directors in the firm.

A lawyer is facing charges after leaving youth court without his bag — which allegedly had his personal supply of cocaine in it. The 67-year-old Pennsylvania attorney was captured on CCTV carrying his bag into a waiting room and then leaving it behind.

The Isle of Man is likely to become the first jurisdiction across these islands to legalise assisted dying. A private member's bill, now at its final stage, would make assisted dying available to adults who are terminally ill and expected to die soon.

A new book strengthens the case for an Enniskillen bombing inquiry along the lines of the ongoing Omagh bombing inquiry, lawyers acting for four victims' families have said. Journalist Martin Dillon last week published a new book, The Sorrow and the Loss: The Tragic Shadow Cast by the Troubles on th

There was a 21 per cent increase in mergers notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in 2024, according to its latest annual M&A report. There were 82 merger notifications in 2024 and the CCPC issued 77 determinations over the same period, including seven in relation

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has welcomed nine newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm.

Around four in 10 organisations in Ireland still lack a dedicated sustainability function, while only one in five have adopted climate transition plan, according to research by A&L Goodbody. A new report from the law firm suggests that many Irish companies remain unprepared for the legal re