Corporate-law firm William Fry is in talks with senior representatives of the Irish division of global firm Eversheds Sutherland about a potential agreement, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Lewis Silkin Ireland has promoted two lawyers in its employment, immigration, and reward division. Catherine Hayes moves from senior associate to managing associate, and Declan Groarke, who was ...

The Department of Justice has launched a consultation process on recommendations made by a committee set up advise the Government on issues related to firearms. The Firearms Expert Committee (FEC) ...

In 2022, an inter-department working group (IDG) was set up to consider a single application procedure for both employment and residence permits, with a view to Ireland opting into the EU’s recast ...

The Oireachtas has passed a bill aimed at strengthening protections for victims of sexual offences and human trafficking. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 implements ...

The European Parliament has backed a directive aimed at improving product-labelling that will ban the use of misleading environmental claims. MEPs voted in favour of the proposal by 593 votes to 21.

Plans to introduce new hate speech laws have been shelved, justice minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. The minister is to withdraw section 2 of the bill, which is the hate speech element, following ...

Law firm Beauchamps has appointed John Gaffney as a partner in its EU and competition practice. He will also head up Beauchamps’ team of advisers on sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and ...

The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) has said that greater use of the employment-permit system can be part of the solution to increasing labour supply in the construction ...

The Government has agreed to nominate Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly (pictured), currently a judge of the Court of Appeal, as an ordinary judge of the Supreme Court. At a Cabinet meeting yesterday (23 May ...

Lawyers at Eversheds Sutherland have urged employers to begin assessing the impact that an EU directive on pay transparency will have on current pay and reporting practices. The EU Pay Transparency ...

Applications are now open for Law Society 2025 Practising Certificates (PC). The Law Society PC renewal process is now fully online with back-up by email, web chat and telephone. The deadline for ...