A number of seizures were made by Revenue officers at Irish ports yesterday, with a sum of cash, alcohol and cigarettes seized. At Rosslare, officers seized 17,000 in cash after stopping and searching a van that had arrived from Cherbourg.more
Scotland has passed a bill which will pardon gay and bi-sexual men for historical convictions of homosexuality. The Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) Bill will also pardon men who received convictions of same-sex sexual activity.more
The European Commission asked for a formal hearing of Poland at the meeting of the EU Council in connection with the reform of the judiciary and the procedure of Article 7 of the EU Treaty to Poland. This is another step in the Art. 7 procedure towards Poland - EU sources say.more
The Government's under mounting pressure to reform Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws - after Supreme Court justices said that in some cases they were incompatible with human rights legislation. The court dismissed a legal challenge by campaigners - but said the ban needed "radical reconsideration".more
Yesterday's verdict of the Supreme Administrative Court leaves no doubt: if according to the order of the donors or the testator we buy a flat, a car or even a telephone, the tax office will not get a penny from it - Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reports.more
A Polish dancer who had only been in the UK for three months when she was caught illegally posing as a dentist in Hornchurch has been fined £1,320.more
The injured person is entitled to compensation corresponding to the costs of professional vehicle repair. Even if he repaired his car himself - we read in the Wednesday "Rzeczpospolita".more
A court case over gay marriage has turned into a broader battle over the balance of powers between the European Union and its national governments.more
The doctor who accidentally decapitated a baby inside his mother's womb has been cleared of serious misconduct and can return to work, a tribunal has ruled.more
A 17-year-old schoolgirl who was injured when her below-waist-length hair became trapped in the wheels of a go-kart has been awarded damages against a holiday centre. The Circuit Civil Court in Dublin was told that lumps of Alannah Reddin's treasured locks had to be sheared off in order to release her from the go-kart's rear wheels.more
David Lewis, who runs a café in Zurich, was denied the red passport because he didn't know which canton the melted Swiss cheese speciality came from.more
Saudi Arabia has issued its first driver's licenses to 10 women ahead of June 24, when the Kingdom's due to end the world's only ban on women drivers.more
The Financial Conduct Authority believes the cost of many forms of "high-cost" credit is too high and that borrowers are being "harmed" as a result. The FCA has decided it needs to act to protect consumers. Radical change is being proposed but the problem is it's still some way off. The cavalry is coming, just very slowly.more
Mace spray, a knuckle duster and suspected hormones were among items found by Revenue after a raid on a house this morning. Officers carried out a search under warrant of a home on the north side of Cork city on Thursday.more
The United Kingdom could propose giving Northern Ireland joint UK and European Union status so it can trade freely with both, in an attempt to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations, a government official said.more
Poland has questioned whether Ireland's judicial appointments system conforms with "rule of law" requirements in EU member countries and accused the Irish High Court of assuming it is a "lawless state".more
A 38 year old supervisor has claimed in court that an allegation by Dunnes Stores that she had failed to pay for a bag of potatoes had left a blight on her character, and she has been awarded €10,000 in damages.more
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a further appeal by a Polish woman against her conviction for the murder of a man who drowned after she drove her car through a barrier into a deep harbour in Co Wicklow.more
The European Parliament in its resolution called on the EU countries and the European Commission to combat junk contracts that do not guarantee job security and increase the sense of job instability.more
The right to freely choose where to live and work, considered a cornerstone of EU rights, is being questioned by Austria's vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, calling for a reform of the European rule. more
While Leo Varadkar is confident legislation can be passed through the Oireachtas in the autumn, he said it will be next year before the full effect of the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment comes into force. Speaking in the Dáil, he said the Government is committed to legislating for abortions, but it will take a number of steps to give effect to the people's decision.more
