Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is favourite to succeed Micheal Martin and he has some interesting views on the ...

Two U.K. Labour MPs are drawing up amendments on the issue that will likely be considered by the House of Commons this summer.

NORTHERN Ireland’s Children’s Commissioner has repeated calls to ban smacking or “legal assault” of young people. Scotland ...

With sunny weather forecast for this week and the May bank holiday weekend, skin cancer experts are concerned about the ...

The UK's children's commissioners have called for a wholesale smacking ban, describing the current situation where there is a ...

In March, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said smacking children should be consigned to the history ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s ...

Northern Ireland's First Minister has said the British government's decision to appeal a court ruling that a public inquiry ...

The government is to challenge a court ruling that found its refusal to hold a public inquiry into the killing of a GAA ...

Ireland is a small country, yet it holds a big reputation. From its stunning natural beauty to its rich cultural traditi ...

The government has delayed a decision on whether to appeal the Belfast courts over an order to hold an inquiry into a ...

Gerry Adams has called a BBC programme in which he claims he was defamed an “attempted hatchet job” that was “full of ...