Legislation that changes the law on the duty of care owed by businesses, community groups and event organisers to visitors and recreational users has been commenced. The legislation amends the ...

There were 20,348 marriages registered in Ireland in 2024, which included 668 same-sex marriages, CSO statistics show. The number of marriages fell by almost 4% from 21,159 marriages in 2023, and 7.7% ...

The Dublin Civil Combined Offices introduced an appointment booking service this week (3 April). The Dublin Civil Combined Offices are located at Áras Uí Dhálaigh, Inns Quay, Dublin 7, and include the ...

The media regulator Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) has published its first strategy statement, along with a work programme for 2025. Its priorities for this year include a pilot programme aimed at providing ...

Barrister Andrew Gubbins has also been nominated. Darach McCarthy (small picture) is a former chair of the Law Society's Criminal Law Committee. The vacancies arise after four retirements, three ...

The frenetically entertaining Kneecap hinges on the legal recognition of the Irish language in the North when the enactment of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. Speaking Irish is ...

The Law Society is inviting everyone in the legal profession to register for the Calcutta Run 2026, an annual legal fundraiser that has raised €5.9 million for homelessness services in Ireland and ...

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has issued a landmark decision upholding Eircom Limited's (trading as Eir) right to enforce a mandatory retirement age of 65. A briefing from Anne O’Connell ...

The first dedicated family courts will begin operating at the start of next year under a timescale announced by the Minister for Justice today (22 April). The details are contained in an ...

Britain is introducing a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, also referred to as an ‘FTPF offence’ which will hold organisations to account if they profit from fraud committed by their employees, ...

Arthur Cox has announced 11 senior appointments across the firm – including five new partners. The law firm has also named five new ‘of counsel’, as well as a new legal director. Geoff Moore (managing ...