Call for interim review of landmark mental health legislation after 2½ years. Article by Marie O'Halloran. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Supreme Court confirms. #GDPR www.rte.ie/news/busines...

New law will undo hundreds of historic gay sex convictions. Article by Marie O'Halloran. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Development is the wrong lodestar for Africa’s AI policy by Samuel W Ugwumba Via @lseblogs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

Mentally ill woman’s advance healthcare directive opposed medication even if life at risk. High Court to give judgment later on whether directive is valid or applicable. Mary Carolan Irish Time, Wed Mar 25 2026 www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

HSE must find places for vulnerable patients after removal from UK hospital ordered www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Prison should not be a waiting room for mental health services. By @charlesomahony.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Last week marked Fair Dealing Week, the annual celebration of exceptions. But we rely on exceptions every day. My series drew from novelist Thea Lim to legal scholar Peter Yu. Particular attention was given to the seeming payout of$3000 per book used in AI training. fairduty.wordpress.com

Two UCC law students were recently awarded the RDJ Diversity & Inclusion Scholarships This is the 5th year RDJ has awarded the Scholarship at UCC which support students from ethnic minorities and those who are under-represented in the legal profession in Ireland. More: www.ucc.ie/en/law/news/...

Coimisiún na Meán will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence that tougher laws relating to AI-generated deepfake sexual imagery could be useful.

There is growing consensus that so-called 'conversion therapy' practices are harmful and must be banned. But which legal mechanisms should be used to do this? My article (with Stuart Goosey), Criminalising “Conversion Therapy”, published in the MLR, takes up this urgent question shorturl.at/AHkfb

In North Kerry CAMHS, children were far more likely to be medicated than receive talk therapy. Families have spoken out about children who attended services seeking help but as a shell of their former selves. #mentalhealth www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...

For those who have been the subject of intimate image abuse – including children – criminal sanctions after the event are of little comfort. Restriction of access to these tools is urgently required. Clare Daly nudifies the rogue robots. #cybercrime #law www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/in-d...

Minister denies seclusion used as substitute for care. #mentalhealth www.rte.ie/news/health/...

Tipperary man with brain injury spent over two years locked in solitary at Central Mental Hospital. His mother said her heart is broken thinking of him 'walking around in that room with nothing only the four walls to look at'. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

The family of a psychiatric patient who died in Cloverhill Prison more than five years ago have called for the immediate release of a report into the circumstances of his death. #mentalhealth www.rte.ie/news/investi...

Five years in seclusion: Family speaks of 'dreadful' ordeal. #mentalhealth www.rte.ie/news/investi...

RTÉ Investigates rapid rise in waiting list for the Central Mental Hospital amid psychiatric care crisis in Ireland #mentalhealthlaw about.rte.ie/2026/02/09/r...

Surge in actively psychotic patients held in prisons, RTÉ finds #mentalhealthlaw www.rte.ie/news/investi...

A thesis about psychosurgery in the UK #mentalhealthlaw ectstatistics.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/a...

Hertz car-hire ordered to pay blind woman €10k over valet fee for guide-dog soiling. Workplace Relations Commission upholds complaint against company alleging disability discrimination. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

ICCL has written to the Seanad ahead of today's debate on the Mental Health Bill 2024. In partnership with Mental Health Reform, ICCL welcomes some of the proposed amendments -- but the Bill as currently drafted still fails to protect human rights in several key areas ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-wr...

The Law and Innovation Clinic @lawucc.bsky.social is accepting queries from startups for this semester. Copyright Law, GDPR, Electronic Commerce Law and domain name law. @UCC #dataprotection www.ucc.ie/en/law/socie...

We decided to ask the Department of Education why it is posting photos of children to the making sexual images from photos of children site. We haven't had an answer yet.

Is there an information gap here? Has the CEO of hotline.ie not read what the Grok app is doing? Or am I missing something? I'm genuinely confused. @conorgallagher.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital. Minister of State for Mental Health said ‘it’s simply unacceptable that there would be issues over incontinence wear’. www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

TCD Law School - Murder on the High Seas? Join us 13 Jan 2026 to examine the legality of deadly attacks at sea under international & US law. Speakers: Rick Lorenz & Michael A. Becker www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an...

TCD Law School - Civil Legal Aid: From Review to Reform. Join FLAC’s day-long conference on access to justice at Trinity College Dublin, 12 Jan 2026. www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an...

New Central Mental Hospital still grappling with problems three years after it opened www.independent.ie/irish-news/n...

UK Government replies to parliamentary question on ECT with inaccurate statistics #mentalhealth ectstatistics.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/u...

Returning officer discriminated against Portuguese national over ballot paper denial #EqualStatusAct #WRC www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/retu...

Chat GPT v Justice: Ireland fights back. England, please copy. #employmentlaw #WRC #AI loupedin.blog/2025/12/chat...

Firefighter who accused senior officer of ‘snide remarks’ about his weight wins €15,000. Workplace Relations Commission heard allegations of the removal of kit from part-time retained firefighter Cian Donohoe. Article by @anburcach.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Looking to kickstart your career with a Postgrad in Law? Discover our LLM Law Tech & Innovation. Open to law and non-law grads, it will appeal to those looking to pursue careers in law and tech, regulation of AI, EU regulatory developments, cybercrime, IP, ethics and compliance. bit.ly/4rzaKq1

National Conference - The Disability Act at 20: Reflecting and Reforming, Wednesday the 3rd of December from 9.30 - 4.00pm in the University of Galway Keynote speaker • Professor Anna Lawson, School of Law, University of Leeds. www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...

Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…

Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights…

Employee or contractor? Revenue gives employers an opportunity to correct payroll issues – without penalty. Via Ronan Day Jermyn. www.rdj.ie/insights/emp...

Simon Communities event discussing Single Adult Homelessness in Nano Nagle place #SimonWeek2025 @simoncommunity.bsky.social

Transgender man awarded €5,000 in compensation for discrimination by voluntary organisation #equality www.thejournal.ie/transgender-...

Thank you to our speakers this morning and very much looking forward to the afternoon. Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference 2025. #MHCL25 @lawucc.bsky.social

The Mental Health & Capacity Law Conference will be held in Cork on 5 September. Hosted and organised by the Centre of Criminal Justice & Human Rights @ucc.ie It will discuss recent developments and research in mental health &capacity law and will take place at Áras na Laoi, from 10-4 bit.ly/3UvJRUT

Decline in use of restrictive practices at mental health centres www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

School of Law Summer Newsletter July'25 We are delighted to bring you the latest news from the School. We take a look at 2025’s key highlights to date-with a message from Mark Poustie, Research & Publication Highlights, Student & Staff Highlights, School Updates and more. www.ucc.ie/en/law/news/...

Landmark ruling against RTÉ as tribunal finds Fair City photographer was not a freelancer. Alleged misclassification of media workers by RTÉ is a major legacy issue. #employmentlaw #WRC Article by @anburcach.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Prisons — Council of Europe inspection. Several issues of concern remain: ... inadequate mental healthcare, ...and gaps in legal protections for ... mentally ill prisoners .... Article by Cormac O'Keeffe. @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

How AI is breaking traditional remuneration models It's been a busy few weeks in the AI and copyright beat, and while I've been following all of the developments closely, I haven't had the time to react to everything in the blog. However, with two first decisions handed down in the US, and one in…

Musk and co should ask an AI what defines intelligence. They may learn something. By @jjn1.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/columni...