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Child defendants can be named once aged 18, court finds

The Court of Appeal has ruled that any child before the courts for a criminal offence can be identified once they turn 18, if court proceedings are still ongoing. The court returned the landmark judgement today in the case of the youth who murdered “decent and upstanding” student Cameron Blair, …

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Prince Harry withdraws libel claim against publisher

Prince Harry has withdrawn his High Court libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. The Duke of Sussex, 39, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 article about his legal challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements …

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WRC throws out ‘vexatious’ racism claim against UCD

A tribunal has thrown out claims of racist discrimination taken by a homeless academic with a “sense of entitlement” who took to bedding down in campus buildings at University College Dublin while he spent seven years working on his PhD. The Workplace Relations Commission has found that college authorities turned …

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British judge rules Provisional IRA cannot be sued

The Provisional IRA cannot be sued for compensation by bombing victims, but legal action against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams will continue, a UK High Court judge has said. Three men injured by bombings in the UK during the 1970s and 1990s wanted to bring claims against the PIRA …

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Child defendants can be named once they turn 18

The Court of Appeal has ruled that any child before the courts for a criminal offence can be identified once they turn 18, if court proceedings are still ongoing. The court returned the landmark judgement today in the case of the youth who murdered “decent and upstanding” student Cameron Blair, …

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Building to start on thousands of student housing units

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said more student accommodation being built this year will be based on campus and some will be ready by next year. Minister Harris said 521 student houses will be built in Maynooth and DCU with work starting this year. Speaking on RTÉ’s News …

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Italian court rules fascist salute not always a crime

Performing a stiff-armed fascist salute is not a crime in Italy unless it risks sparking violence or is aimed at reviving the fascist party, the Supreme Court has ruled in a verdict that delighted extreme-right groups. In a decision released yesterday, the court said fascist salutes during commemorative events should …

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Nearly 20,000 babies born into Gaza war ‘hell’, UN says

The United Nations said that thousands of babies had been born in conditions “beyond belief” in Gaza since the war there erupted more than three months ago. Spokeswoman Tess Ingram, back from a recent visit to enclave, described mothers bleeding to death and one nurse who had performed emergency caesareans …

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New Brexit-related import controls in force from Jan 31

Irish businesses that are involved in exporting goods to or through the UK have been urged to ensure that they are fully prepared for Brexit-related import controls that are being introduced from January 31. Under the changes, affected firms will be required to pre-lodge customs declarations ahead of shipping products …

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