The European Commission has announced that it has received from the Polish authorities a response to complementary recommendations in the rule of law procedure. From the sources of the Polish Press Agency, Warsaw is questioning the competence of the European Commission to assess the judicial system.more
THREE TENANTS HAVE been awarded compensation after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found they had been discriminated against by their landlord who refused to facilitate their access to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme.more
A heterosexual couple fighting to enter into a civil partnership will take their case to the UK's highest court. Rebecca Steinfeld, 36, and Charles Keidan, 40, aim to secure legal recognition of their relationship through that route, but are prevented because the Civil Partnership Act 2004 says only same-sex couples are eligible.more
Measures allowing gardaí to identify the owners of EU-registered cars that commit serious offences on Irish roads have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport. more
We're a fan of Subway for obvious reasons. It's delicious, it's suitable for most, and best of all, it's pretty cheap.
Well, at least it was pretty cheap. Part of what we loved about Subway was the fact we could decide whether we wanted our sub cold or toasted - without there being any difference in price.more
Public transport bodies across Ireland have commenced an anti-racism campaign in an attempt to stamp out rising incidences of prejudice on buses, trains, trams and taxis.more
The unemployed 38-year-old with refugee status had urged an Isis contact via mobile phone message service Telegram to send him €180,000, said prosecutors.more
Eleven members of a Lincolnshire family have been convicted of a series of modern slavery offences after forcing at least 18 victims - including homeless people and some with learning disabilities - to work for little or no pay and live in squalid conditions for up to 26 years.more
MORE THAN 14,000 people have been caught on their mobile phones while driving so far this year.
And they haven't just been making and taking calls.more
A Bristol supermarket manager has spoken of his disgust after xenophobic graffiti was sprayed on the fence opposite his front door. Jordan Jugiel came home from work late on Saturday night to find 'Polish Out' sprayed in front of his home, and said he was shocked at the act of graffiti.more
A supervisor at a four-star hotel in Limerick has lost his livelihood over two cups of coffee. Krzysztof Scislowski was a chief kitchen steward at the Strand Hotel in the city, where his duties included the supervision of staff and of cleaning, as well as ensuring the security of hotel stock and other property. The hotel sacked him in March this year after he admitted taking two paper cups of coffmore
"The European Commission and the Bundeskartellamt [German cartel office] have received information on this matter, which is currently being assessed by the commission," the European Commission said in a statement.more
'The Sunday Times': As the UK government ties itself in knots over the legal and political niceties of negotiating Brexit, Poland is successfully demonstrating a have-your-cake-and-eat-it approach: ignoring Brussels without giving up the benefits of European Union membership.more
The British authorities have rejected Russia's extradition request for Georgy Shuppe, once a son-in-law of Russian fugitive oligarch Boris Berezovsky.more
THE NUMBER OF people from different backgrounds attempting to marry in Ireland has been more than halved since the introduction of sham marriage legislation.more
The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland by sending a Letter of Formal Notice, following the publication in the Polish Official Journal of the Law on the Ordinary Courts Organisation on Friday 28 July.more
"The president listens to both supporters and opponents of various judicial solutions, hears the voice of experts and follows best practices," said Paweł Mucha, deputy head of the office of the Polish president.more
The European Commission yesterday announced the initiation of proceedings against Poland for infringement of EU regulations following the publication in Friday in the Polish Journal of Laws on the system of common courts.more
Charlie Gard, the baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, has died, a family spokesman has confirmed.
The 11-month-old was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling.more