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A round-up of today's other stories in brief...

A round-up of today's other stories in brief...

Talk on inequality

Ballymun Community Law Centre is holding a talk tomorrow on the experience of inequality and older women.

The talk will be given by Dr Olivia Smith of DCU, author of Disability Discrimination Law in the Axis, Ballymun, from 1pm-2pm. Admission is free, phone Christina Beresford at 01-862 5805.

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Ruling on new age travellers

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has rejected an argument that an injunction restraining a new age traveller from setting up an unauthorised camp in woodlands in the UK breached her right to pursue her way of life under the European Convention on Human Rights.

The judges said they were not required to decide on the protection to be afforded to new age travellers.

Supreme Court blog

ExTempore.ie is a new blog covering the Supreme Court which has been started by Paul MacMahon, a doctoral student in NUI Galway. The blog provides weekly case previews and commentary on decisions.

EWA book launch

The European Arrest Warrant in Ireland, by Remy Farrell and Anthony Hanrahan, will be launched at a seminar in Distillery Building, Church Street, Dublin, at 5pm on Thursday, in association with the Criminal Bar Association. The seminar will be addressed by Mr Justice Michael Peart and Paul McDermott SC.