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World Rugby vows not to ‘stand still’ on issue of player welfare

World Rugby has vowed they “do not stand still” on the issue of player welfare amid claims that playing the sport has caused brain damage. Lawyers for more than 185 players are suing World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union ...

01 Aug 2022 at 17:06

Local News

Two men due to appear in court on terrorism charges connected with New IRA probe

Two men are to appear in court in Belfast to face terrorism charges in connection with the dissident group the New IRA. A 62-year-old man and a 51-year-old man have both been charged with belonging or professing to belonging to a proscribed ...

26 Aug 2022 at 11:32

National News

New minimum tariffs for those sentenced to life in prison under reforms

Offenders convicted of the most serious crimes, including murder, could face a minimum term of up to 30 years without parole under proposed reforms by the Department of Justice. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said that judges will be ...

31 Aug 2022 at 15:46

National News

Mobility scooter rider was stabbed repeatedly to neck and chest, court told

A man accused of repeatedly stabbing an elderly mobility scooter rider in the neck, chest and abdomen faces a provisional trial next spring. Lee Byer, 44, allegedly killed 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in what a prosecutor has described ...

23 Aug 2022 at 11:17

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Complaints made against 1,600 Irish lawyers last year, watchdog reveals

Almost 1,600 complaints were made against solicitors and barristers in Ireland last year, a rise of 12% compared to the previous year. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) revealed that its complaints, resolutions and ...

17 Jun 2022 at 15:09

National News

Defendants may have to pay some of their legal costs under Legal Aid reforms

Proposed changes to the legal aid system in Ireland could see people pay for some of their legal costs rather than having legal aid provided completely free for them by the State. Applicants for legal aid will have to provide ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:36

National News

Taoiseach denies criminal justice system is collapsing as barristers strike

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has denied that the criminal justice system in Ireland is collapsing as barristers go on strike over fees. It follows The Bar of Ireland’s recommendation of a one-day withdrawal of service for criminal ...

03 Oct 2023 at 15:20

National News

Criminal law barristers stage strike over fees

Criminal law practitioners have protested outside courts across the country as part of a nationwide strike over fees. It follows The Bar of Ireland’s recommendation of a one-day withdrawal of service for criminal law ...

03 Oct 2023 at 11:56

Northern Ireland

Ministers challenge tribunal ruling over ex Irish soldier who joined IS

The Government is bringing a Court of Appeal challenge against a tribunal’s conclusion that a UK entry ban could not be imposed on an Irish former soldier convicted of membership of the so-called Islamic State (IS) ...

21 Feb 2023 at 17:47

National News

Government unveils plans to reduce ‘disproportionate’ defamation awards

Juries would be abolished from high court defamation cases under the Government’s proposed reforms of defamation law. Minister for Justice Simon Harris said one of the reasons for this is to remove “uncertainty”. ...

28 Mar 2023 at 16:19

National News

Garda charged with burglary and intending to pervert course of justice

A garda has appeared in court charged with intending to pervert the course of justice and burglary at a Dublin flat in 2021. Robert Gorman, 43, with an address in north Dublin, appeared before Dublin District ...

25 Mar 2024 at 11:45

National News

'I was injured at work, can I claim?' - Expert guide to work injury claims in Ireland

People are often apprehensive about making work injury claims because they fear losing their jobs or because they might upset an existing working relationship with their employer. It is important to know ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

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