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Ireland's first online safety code is set to come into force this autumn following EU approval. In a statement today, Coimisiún na Meán confirmed that the Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) process had concluded in relation to the online safety code.

Nearly two-thirds of people agree that Ireland should welcome people who move here to make a better life for themselves or their families, according to a survey. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) commissioned Ireland Thinks to carry out the independent poll on migration-related issues in July

An opinion poll commissioned by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has found overwhelming support for equivalent equality and human rights protections across the island of Ireland. The survey, carried out solely south of the border, found that 73 per cent of respondents agree on the impo

An umbrella group of over 90 Irish charities is to publish polling findings on attitudes to making a will and supporting charities by including a gift. The research will be launched on Sunday 1 September to mark the launch of My Legacy Month.

Significant reforms to the employment permit system will come into force from Monday. Regulations have been signed to give effect to the Employment Permits Act 2024, which is intended to consolidate and modernise employment permits law and bring benefits for employers and permit holders alike.

The UK government has begun consulting on its plans to repeal and replace the previous administration's controversial legacy law. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday held meetings with the South East Fermanagh Foundation and the Victims and Survivors Forum in Belfast.

A schoolteacher was investigated by police for "emotional abuse" after asking a pupil to solve a problem on a classroom blackboard. The incident took place in Jeonbuk, South Korea in March but only came to light recently, according to Korean broadcaster SBS.

Thousands of dangerous cars are being imported to Europe through a loophole in EU law, an Irish MEP has said. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a barrister and Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has backed calls by the European Transport Safety Council to change the law following a 20 per cen

Legislation criminalising the abduction of cats and dogs has come into force in Northern Ireland. The Pet Abduction Act 2024 creates specific offences for the abduction of cats and dogs, which the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) says recognises that they are not mere

Professor Niamh Moloney, an expert in financial markets law, has been appointed to the board of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. The new competitive research and innovation funding agency amalgamates and builds on the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) and S

Solicitor Ema Cubitt has been appointed as Northern Ireland's first independent autism reviewer. The role will include monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of Northern Ireland's autism strategy and reviewing the adequacy of services provided to autistic people, their families and carers a

International law firm Walkers has appointed Emmet Quish to its Irish office as a partner in its asset management and investment funds team. Mr Quish has almost 20 years' experience advising clients on a wide range of matters and has acted for asset managers, investment funds, and management compani

The US no longer has a "workable" constitution and its top court has become too politicised to act as "impartial constitutional arbiters", Lord Sumption has said. In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highl

A brain surgeon is being prosecuted after allegedly allowing his teenage daughter to help drill a hole in a patient's skull. The Austrian doctor, who has not been named, allegedly invited his 13-year-old child to help treat a man who suffered serious head injuries in a forestry accident, Sky News re

English prisons are virtually full, according to new figures showing fewer than 100 places now left across the male prison estate. According to the BBC, there were a record 84,596 inmates in the male prison estate as of Friday 23 August.