In light of Leaving Certificate results and CAO options this month, the Law Society is reminding future solicitors that there are many different pathways to a successful career in law, and sometimes ...

The Government has designated the nine public bodies that will be responsible for protecting rights specified under the EU's AI Act. The act, which entered into force in August, provides a harmonised ...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has submitted a complaint to the European Commission about the recent appointment of a third commissioner to Ireland’s data-protection watchdog. The ...

High Court President Mr Justice David Barniville has said that the system intended to restore capacity to vulnerable adults will be damaged if they are forced to switch from the previous ‘wardship’ ...

A review of the effectiveness of legislation known as ‘Coco’s Law', introduced in 2021, has described the early indications as “positive”. The law criminalises the sharing of, or threatening to share, ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Graham Dwyer against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The judges ruled unanimously that evidence from mobile-phone data at his trial had been ...

In May 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) included burnout as an occupational phenomenon in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD–11), the 2024 Law Society Skillnet wellbeing summit ...

The Government has published a draft bill that would ban imports of goods originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The bill says that the legislation will provide ...

Bosses should be wary of ‘bright ideas’ by staff members to run with AI technology, without a full awareness of the risk landscape, an MHC employment-law webinar has heard. Automating and enhancing HR ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

Lawyers at Pinsent Masons say that recent rulings by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) should prompt the Irish Government to hold a referendum on participation “as a matter of urgency”. Participation in ...

Business and legal leaders see regulatory changes as the biggest challenge to their company this year, according to a survey carried out by law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC). Almost one-third of the ...