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Corporate/Company LawTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:28AMIntroduction The purpose of this article is to explain the obligations imposed on directors and other persons to disclose certain interests or rights in shares and debentures of companies incorporated in Ireland, whether to the company itself, the Takeover Panel or the Irish Stock Exchange.

Kidneys and mothers’ survivalMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:49PMONE REASON there has been a growing “trade” in organs, particularly in kidneys, in this country is that the donation of healthy organs from brain-dead donors has yet to take off in significant numbers.

Eco-labels give producers an edgeMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:14PMHOW often do you stop to read the label on the product you are buying? Besides the ingredients, preparation instructions, and maybe the number of calories you are consuming, would you like to also know whether the product is environmentally friendly as well?

German court rules against YouTube in copyright rowMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:02AMInternet giant Google has suffered a setback after a German court ruled that its subsidiary, YouTube, is responsible for videos its users upload in violation of copyright law.

Archbishop appeals to Government to support EU clampdown on sex traffickingMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:32AMThe Archbishop of York has said he is stunned by the Coalition Governments decision not to support a European Union directive to combat sex trafficking

STATEMENT: Judicial Service responds to recent criticismsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:57AMA group calling itself GOEVAC-PFG held a press conference on the 2nd of September 2010, at which they called on the CJ to resign on the grounds that “she displayed some level of incompetence and misuse of her office during the 2008 presidential run-off.”

Money being used as an excuse by EU states to discriminateSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:32PMROMA, gypsies, Muslims and gays promise to divert some of the attention from Europe’s see-sawing economic predicament this autumn.

Break-up of Fás to begin next month, staff toldSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:48PMTHE FIRST major step in the break-up of Fás as it was formerly organised is to take place on the first of next month, staff at the training authority have been told.

German Court Rules Against YouTube in Copyright CaseSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:45AMA German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.’s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws. The Hamburg state court said the standardized question to users about whether they have the necessary rights to publish material is not enough to relieve YouTube [...]