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International Privacy Law Library

This WorldLII project aims to make searchable from one location all of the databases specialising in Privacy and freedom of information (FOI) law available on WorldLII. It covers cases from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, Korea and the United States. Privacy law journals are also included, as well as legislation, treaties and law reform reports.

Residential Institutions Redress Board

Website of the Residential Institutions Redress Board, an Irish statutory body which pays compensation to people who were abused as children in industrial schools, reformatories and other institutions subject to state regulation or inspection. The site has information about applying for redress, including forms and details of hearing procedures. The Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 and relevant regulations are provided, together with the Ryan Report, covering levels of compensation. The site is in English and Irish.

Decisions of the Irish Labour Court

Database of full text decisions of the Irish Labour Court (An Chuirt Oibreachais) an industrial relations tribunal which deals with disputes concerning industrial relations, minimum wage and equality issues in Ireland. Cases can be browsed by legislation or subject or searched by case number, parties or date (back to 2019). Topics include overtime, harassment, pensions and working time. The legislative type category groups cases by the type of legislation under which they have been handled including industrial relations, equality or working time legislation.

Labour Court

Website of the Irish Labour Court (An Chuirt Oibreachais) which acts as a court of last resort in the resolution of industrial relations disputes and hears appeals concerning employment rights cases where parties are dissatisfied with the Workplace Relations Commission's decision. This covers issues such as pay, equality and working time. The site has a guide to the work of the Court and provides its decisions, as well as court forms and procedural guidelines. The relevant legislation and annual reports are also available.

Office of the Attorney General, Ireland

The Attorney General of Ireland is the legal adviser to the government and chief law officer of the State. The website outlines the role and duties of the Attorney General and the work of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the Chief State Solicitor's Office. Key publications are also included on the page, and there are links to consultation documents, circulars and other publications.

Irish Legal Information Initiative

The Irish Legal Information Initiative (IRLII) is a free site providing Irish legislation, cases and a journal index including a few full-text articles. The site is run by University College Cork Law Faculty to complement the services offered by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). IRLII contains the text of leading Irish cases and recent Irish statutes prior to inclusion in BAILII. Cases can be browsed by subject, court and date. Statutes are available from 1999 onwards and statutory instruments from 2002. 

Malcomson Law

Malcomson Law is an Irish law firm specialising in health law: medical and clinical negligence, pharmaceutical litigation, misdiagnosis and public and private inquiries. Background information and case studies are provided on their website, together news, links and other information.

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