The Inspectorate for Prisons has noted its concern that two transgender prisoners live “an extremely isolated existence” separated from the general population on E Wing in Limerick Prison. Both were ...

Tickets are still available for the inaugural Calcutta Run Christmas Chorus in the Law Society on 21 November. The event, described as “an evening of music and goodwill”, will be the first of its kind ...

At its meeting earlier this week, the Government agreed to nominate for reappointment Judge Eugene Regan as a judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The terms of office of 14 judges of ...

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’ ...

The Government has approved the nomination of Liam Herrick to become Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). Herrick, who has been executive director at the Irish ...

There have been significant legal developments since the Law Society of Ireland / Construction Industry Federation Building Agreement was last updated in 2001. In response, the Law Society’s ...

The Law Society’s Regulation of Practice Committee has published an AML guide for new clients, which you can provide during the onboarding process. Often, clients may be confused by requests to ...

These reforms are primarily focused on the introduction of: A Unified Case Management System (UCMS), which is a single internal case-management system for Courts Service staff, county registrars and ...

The introduction of a scale of fees is provided for in the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Part 9). They would be payable to successful applicants in certain environmental challenges before the ...

January marks a fresh start. If you want to start strong, then this is the ideal time to connect with LegalMind to support your psychological wellbeing. While the return to routine and darker mornings ...

The Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts provide protections from racial discrimination to employees and to non-employees who are accessing goods and services, and place obligations on employers ...

Alcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen to a rate over 30% lower than two decades ago, Health Research Board (HRB) research has shown. Ireland’s average alcohol consumption now stands below that of ...