In Pictures

One of New York City's busiest courts has hosted a first-of-its-kind event to celebrate the Irish heritage of Brooklyn.

Transition year students were welcomed to Dublin's Green Street Courthouse last week for a mock trial staged as part of the Bar of Ireland's Look into Law programme. Now in its 10th year, the programme welcomed 96 students from 96 schools encompassing 24 DEIS schools spanning across 21 counties in I

Retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker delivered the keynote address at the Bar of Ireland's annual International Women's Day celebration last week.

Psychologist and bestselling author Dr Katriona O'Sullivan and musician Gemma Dunleavy were special guests at McCann FitzGerald's annual International Women's Day lunch. The event in the Westbury last week saw Dr O'Sullivan, author of Poor, joined on stage by the firm's diversity, equality and inclu

Noeline Blackwell has been presented with an award from the Women in Law Society at the University of Galway in recognition of her outstanding contribution to furthering the human rights of women in Ireland.

Government ministers Jack Chambers and Thomas Byrne were welcomed to the official launch of Keoghs Ireland LLP, formerly OBL Solicitors. It was announced last October that the Dublin law firm, established in 2000 by Jack O'Brien and Michael Lynam, was to become part of Keoghs, the legal solutions ar

Belfast firm RP Crawford Solicitors celebrated Valentine's Day on Friday with a splash of red and pink.

A first-of-its-kind book on Youth Court practice in Northern Ireland has been launched by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Authors Séamus McIlroy BL and John Mackell BL were joined by family, colleagues and members of the judiciary at an official launch event at Law Society House last wee

Lawyer and Sinn Féin MP John Finucane yesterday gave New York lawyers and judges an update on the campaign for truth and justice for his murdered father.

Reader Johnnie McCoy BL has shared with Irish Legal News a picture of the Christmas tree erected in The Bar of Ireland's legal research centre.

Solicitors, barristers and judges in the Pro Bono Choir have raised cash for two vital Northern Ireland charities at a sold-out Christmas carol concert.

Ms Justice Sara Phelan, Mr Justice Anthony M. Collins and Mr Justice Denis McDonald have been formally appointed as judges. The three new judges were appointed by President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday following their nomination by the government in October.

Sports lawyers and athletes reflected on the 2024 Paris Olympics — the most successful in Ireland's history — at the Sports Law Bar Association (SLBA) annual conference last week.

The Probate Bar Association of Ireland held its annual conference on the theme "Estates: Home and Abroad" on Friday.

William Fry marked the International Day of People with Disabilities with a special event which heard from Sofiya Kalinova BL, the first deaf person to qualify as a barrister in Ireland. The "Breaking Down Barriers at the Irish Bar" event took place at the law firm's Dublin office on 21 November, ah