News & Events

The latest updates, events and initiatives from The Bar of Ireland can be found here.

Insights from our members including the latest issues of The Bar Review, podcasts and our Viewpoints blog are listed below.

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Latest News See All News

Survey of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioners highlights benefit and increasing demand of alternatives to traditional court litigation

16 May 2025

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre conferred with The Bar of Ireland’s Human Rights Award 2025

07 May 2025

The Bar of Ireland to Host Lecture Marking 250 Years Since Birth of Daniel O’Connell

25 April 2025

Activism for All | Guidance for Individuals, NGOs and Practitioners

04 April 2025

Tort & Insurance Bar Association Annual Conference 2025

02 April 2025

Navigating New Challenges in Insolvency | CIBA Conference 2025

02 April 2025

Upcoming Events See All Events

Tort & Insurance Bar Association Annual Conference 2025
24 May 10:00
Climate Conscious Lawyering
29 May 16:15
FSBA Annual Conference 2025 – Advocacy and Strategy in Financial Services Disputes
25 Jun 13:10
PELGBA Annual Conference 2025
04 Jul 00:00

Please note this list of events only includes events open to non-members of the Bar of Ireland. Members should visit the Members’ Section for a full listing of upcoming events.

The Bar Review See All Bar Reviews

Bar Review: Volume 30 Issue 2

April 2025

Bar Review: February 2025 Issue

February 2025

Latest Viewpoints See All Viewpoints

Singapore Convention on Mediation – Another Way for International Commercial Disputes?

14 May 2025

Mediating One’s Good Name? | Mediation and the Defamation (Amendment) Bill

19 March 2025

Foul Play No More – A Review of the Rules on Dissent in Gaelic Football

19 March 2025

Latest Podcasts

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Frank Mitchell SC and Lorna Gallagher BL | Tax Litigation in Conversation (Part 3)

The Lawyer as a Communicator – Expertise in the Public Realm

Sporting Disputes in Conversation with UEFA and CAS Arbitrators

Latest Reports & Submissions See All Reports & Submissions

Submission to LSRA under S 33 Admissions Annual Report

February 2025

Submission to the Department of Justice on Jury Reform

December 2024

Submission to the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption

November 2024

The Bar of Ireland Pre-Budget Submission 2025

September 2024

Policy Newsletter See All Policy Newsletters

Safeguarding Justice – Policy Newsletter Issue 6

June 2022

Safeguarding Justice – Policy Newsletter Issue 5

January 2022