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New terrorist offences are to be created in order to tackle the "foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon", justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has announced. The three new offences are among the provisions in the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aims to response to the ev

A statutory public inquiry into one of Ireland's most famous miscarriages of justice following the 1976 Sallins train robbery would serve "no obvious purpose", the government has said. The so-called 'Sallins Men' — Michael Barrett, Osgur Breatnach, John Fitzpatrick, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally

Judges could soon give sentence discounts on the basis that Ireland's prisons are overcrowded, a leading expert in criminal law has suggested. Professor Tom O'Malley SC will speak about the prison overcrowding crisis next week at an event jointly hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL

A Twix advert has been banned in the UK for encouraging dangerous driving. The minute-long advert shows a race between two cars, one of which tumbles down a cliff and lands upside down on the other, becoming joined sunroof to sunroof.

Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria are still being neglected by the country’s authorities, one year after Amnesty International’s report and launch of the #EmpowerOurGirls campaign. In June 2024, Amnesty International published 'Help us build our

Plans for the dead to be ‘cremated’ in boiling water before being flushed down the drain could soon be approved in England. A review by the Law Commission of England and Wales could clear the way for new funeral practices such as alkaline hydrolysis — sometimes dubbed "water cremat

The UK Supreme Court will tomorrow hear an appeal in a Northern Ireland case centred on state secrecy in legacy cases. The Northern Ireland secretary is appealing against a coroner's decision to disclose a "gist" of information which the government said should remain private for national security re

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a Traveller family who challenged a Circuit Court decision by way of judicial review instead of a statutory appeal. The family had initially pursued both a judicial review and a statutory appeal following a Circuit Court ruling which overturned a finding in

Two men have been imprisoned following the first custodial sentences imposed for environmental crimes in Northern Ireland history. Company directors Paul Doherty, 67, and Gerry Farmer, 56, were sentenced to a total of 33 months' imprisonment for their role in the illegal dumping of waste at the Mobu

Professor Jennifer Schweppe has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal, with Dr Una Woods as deputy editor. The Irish Judicial Studies Journal is part of the central fabric of Irish legal scholarship, publishing two standard volumes and one special edition per year.

Simon Harris has paid tribute to the crew of the Madleen, who failed in a high-profile bid to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza by sea. Israel has begun to deport the detained crew members of the civilian vessel, which was intercepted in international waters by the Israel Defense For

A senior corporate lawyer has come forward to claim a mysterious pile of cash seemingly abandoned near rubbish bins. Thai lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew turned up at a police station to claim ownership of the 12 million baht in cash (around €322,100 or £272,300).

A leading defamation lawyer has the world's biggest tech companies in his crosshairs over AI chatbots spreading misinformation. Belfast solicitor Paul Tweed, founder of WP Tweed & Co, told Irish Legal News that his firm already has "a broad range of clients who have consulted us in relation to d

Israeli forces have intercepted and detained a civilian ship crewed by activists including Greta Thunberg and a French MEP who sought to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. The Madleen set off for Gaza from Catania, Sicily on 1 June with 12 crew members and one tonne of aid and was interce

Professional negligence claims are increasing in the construction sector as a result of economic challenges, a major annual conference has heard.