North’s Catholic bishops say no religious body should be ‘compelled’ to endorse gay marriage

Senator Ivana Bacik remarks made as she accepts woman lawyer of year award

Taoiseach backs Emma DeSouza’s case: British law ‘out of step’ with NI peace treaty

British prime minister faces allegations of misconduct around dealings with Jennifer Arcuri

MPs return to parliament 2½ weeks earlier than planned but nothing else has changed

Britain’s leader faces uncertain future and narrowing options after a brutal court ruling

Financial Times, Guardian and Scotsman newspapers urge Boris Johnson to resign

A devastating judgment has left the British prime minister backed into a corner, his options narrowing and his time running out

Analysis: Johnson faces humiliating return to parliament where he lacks a majority

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator says it is difficult to see a way to break the Brexit impasse

Analysis: Prorogation ruling deepens disharmony in Conservative party

Gathering hears argument that human rights ‘not a devolved matter’

British government ‘must respond’ to breaches of Northern Irish women’s rights

Dubliner Victor Nealon’s conviction for attempted rape was overturned in 2013

‘We knew we were doing what God wanted us to do,’ Daniel McArthur of Ashers’ bakery says

Agency admits ‘tit for tat’ retaliation following UK supreme court ruling in Ashers case

Preserving EU democratic rights will be toughest nut to crack in Brexit talks

Deal will pave the way for a grey market to commence for shares in green energy group

Cost of developing offshore wind farms has fallen in recent years

Newton Emerson: Party looks impotent on its constituents’ defining concern

Eddie O’Connor’s green energy group to sell major wind farm project off coast of Scotland

Mainstream chief dangles investor payback as green energy reaches tipping point

Anti-abortion protesters abused, intimidated and harassed clinic clients, say staff

Chief operating officer takes over as chief executive at renewable energy group

Bird charity RSPB loses court battle to stop €2.3bn Neart na Gaoithe development

Bird charity can still take case over Scottish project to UK Supreme Court

Neither side stuck to hard facts during the UK referendum campaign

Opinion: Belfast Agreement requires the British government to act with impartiality

We should insist on bilateral talks on Brexit’s implications for the agreement

Michelle O’Neill urges Dublin to secure special status despite UK supreme court ruling

It is foolish to wait and see what the UK will do before deciding what is best for Ireland

Scotland’s first minister’s ideas are full of logical contortions and inconsistencies

Politicians and the media have a duty to act responsibly when commenting on judges

Human rights are sewn into the Belfast Agreement, which the UK will not breach

Judge rules measure, which would set a lowest price for drink, not a breach of EU law

Top libel lawyer sees ‘several new claims’ per week on privacy, libel and harassment issues

Edwin Poots won his appeal against findings that Christian beliefs affected decision

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