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And finally" taking the Piscal
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (212+ words) Actor Pedro Pascal is contesting the use of a Chilean pisco brand name he argues is too close to his own. Entrepreneur David Herrera, 41, registered the name Pedro Piscal in 2023 and began selling the spirit in shops and restaurants. He…...
Mason Hayes & Curran backs new three-year bursary for Dublin artists
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (213+ words) Mason Hayes & Curran has announced a new multi-annual visual arts residential studio bursary in partnership with Fire Station Artists" Studios in Dublin 1." Facilitated by Business to Arts, the new annual Mason Hayes & Curran Bursary at Fire Station Artists" Studios recognises…...
Legal academics among new Young Academy of Ireland members
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (266+ words) Credit: Royal Irish Academy / Damien Eagers Legal academics at University College Dublin and Maynooth University are among 21 new members appointed to the Young Academy of Ireland (YAI). The all-island network of early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs) welcomed 21 new members…...
Kneecap rapper claims victory after "legally laughable witch-hunt
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) A member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap will not face trial in England for an alleged terrorism offence following a court victory. The English High Court yesterday found that a judge was right to find that he had no jurisdiction…...
Gore & Grimes backing music access initiative
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) Pictured: Deborah Kelleher, director of RIAM, with Gore & Grimes partners Sally Alford and Liam Collins. Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP has announced a three-year sponsorship of a Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) initiative providing young people with free instrumental tuition…...
Photographers shortlisted for inaugural Taylor Wessing prize
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) Irish Legal News There were over 1, 300 entries to the competition, which invited submissions on the theme of "Community " Ar sc'th a ch'ile a mhaireann na daoine " it is in each other's shadow that we live. The shortlisted artists are: Chad…...
Irish Legal History Society launches latest book in Belfast
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (247+ words) Pictured: Felix Larkin, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Siobh'n Keegan and Dr Niamh Howlin. A new book exploring Ireland's legal history has been launched in Belfast by the Irish Legal History Society. Confluences of Law and History: Irish…...