President’s complaints about volume of Bills ‘absolutely legitimate’
Constitutional experts side with Michael D Higgins over his concerns about Oireachtas
Could Ireland put towns under lockdown if coronavirus arrived?
Threat represents ‘wholly novel situation for which no bespoke legislation is in place’
Powerful forces using internet to ‘wage war’, says Minister
Forum hears that Russia is trying to break up EU and spending millions on disinformation
EU’s attempt at internet copyright reform is a ridiculous own goal
Net Results: Two draconian measures will lead to mass surveillance and curb content
Criminal assets: Six Irish houses with dark pasts
Jessbrook, former home of convicted criminal John Gilligan, is ‘sale agreed’
‘Fianna Fáil’ to remain safely embedded in national anthem
Questions about copyright raised by Senator following Paul Galvin Dunnes Stores ad
Inappropriate use of national anthem to be discussed in Seanad
‘Amhrán na bhFiann’, out of copyright since 2012, was used to promote Dunnes Stores
Trinity students threaten strike over postgraduate fee increases
University says move needed to help return it to financially sustainable position
US academic pledges to defend free speech at seminar
Conference has been criticised because of links to Denis O’Brien
Trump testing structures forged in the American revolution
What happens next will determine whether the US faces a full-blown constitutional crisis
Brexit ruling brings short-term clarity but long-term uncertainty
There will be lasting consequences in London, Brussels, Belfast and Dublin
Promissory note ruling may haunt future ministers
Government won legal case brought by Joan Collins but judgment underlined powers of Oireachtas
A worldwide effort to stop the web losing its memory
The nonprofit Internet Archive, which harvests 250m webpages a week, is 20 years old
Court cases show online abuse has serious consequences
Defamation and harassment cases show existing laws are working, say legal experts
Netflix roaming proposal will allow users access home content
Consumers can view content they have paid for when ‘temporarily’ in other EU countries
Net Results: Lax archival law allows ‘digital black hole’
Call for so-called ‘legal deposit’ to cover digital items as well as print
EU copyright a ‘web of complexity’ for content providers
Conference hears online services such as Google face difficulties over user content
‘Dancing baby’ can lead the way on Irish copyright law
The Lenz v Universal case has been slowly making its way through California’s courts
Concerns cited over proposed social media legislation
Legal academic calls proposed laws to regulate social media activities ‘problematic’
Government forum to discuss increasing use of personal data
Apple, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook all have representatives in the new forum
Data commissioner eyes up improvement in an ever-changing world
With so many data-rich companies here, Helen Dixon knows her job is in the spotlight
Google ‘committed’ to transparency on user access to personal data
Tech company evolving its approach to last year’s European Court of Justice ruling
Academics to still use TCD’s traditional name
Complaints about lack of consultation over new name for Trinity College Dublin
Curragh Mutiny had disastrous effect on discipline in the British Army
Conference on the 1914 mutiny organised by the Centre for Contemporary History at Trinity College Dublin
Copyright reform better resolved at European level
The Copyright Review Committee’s report needs to be considered in the context of an EU-wide discussion
The sky’s the limit for legal eagles on Twitter
Social media brings legal discussion to a much wider audience
Copyright has to change – the hard question is how
Huge business issue is also social and cultural milestone
Blasphemy offence a ‘dead letter’, constitutional convention told
Law’s requirement on causing outrage makes it ‘very difficult’ to prosecute
Ban on blasphemy to be discussed this weekend
Constitutional Convention will also discuss submissions seeking referendum to repeal 1983 ’pro-life’ amendment.
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