Bill aims to reform child and family courts systemChild and family justice system not child, family or disability friendly, says commissionMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:01
Decision on Mandarin Leaving Cert exam ‘outrages’ Chinese communitiesExam subject that students can sit from 2022 will only allow for simplified Chinese scriptMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:01
President’s complaints about volume of Bills ‘absolutely legitimate’Constitutional experts side with Michael D Higgins over his concerns about OireachtasSat Jul 31 2021 - 03:00
Divorce applications rise by nearly a third in wake of new legislationLawyer says increase not a pandemic effect but the result of new, shorter waiting timeThu Jul 29 2021 - 02:20
Service helping barristers to collect €1.2m in outstanding feesBar of Ireland report says membership of Law Library fell slightly to 2,115 over yearWed Jul 28 2021 - 22:21
Stardust inquest into 48 deaths could help ‘allay persistent rumours’Coroner asks counsel for families to identify specifically stories referenced at the hearingWed Jul 28 2021 - 16:02
Number of divorce applications rose by 29% last year, report showsApplications to District Court under domestic violence laws rose by 12% during 2020Wed Jul 28 2021 - 14:43
Child protection expert is concerned school abuse redress scheme is not fit for purposeSpecial rapporteur Conor O’Mahony says qualifying criteria and time limits are issuesFri Jul 23 2021 - 01:58
Funeral of Monaghan under-20s GAA captain to take placeBrendan Ógie Ó Dufaigh died in road collision while returning from Ulster semi-finalSun Jul 18 2021 - 19:29
Intellectual and commentator Desmond Fennell dies aged 92President leads tributes to essayist, author, broadcaster and Irish language activistSun Jul 18 2021 - 18:50
Hospitals prepare for new Covid surge as Delta fuels faster-than-expected spread, HSE warnsPaul Reid says approximately 5% of overall cases in recent days involved fully vaccinated peopleFri Jul 16 2021 - 06:14
Up to 5% cases in Covid ‘surge’ involve fully vaccinated, HSE saysThousand cases a day threshold has been met ahead of when expected, Paul Reid saysFri Jul 16 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: ‘Significant acceleration’ in spread as 994 cases reported in StateUp to one in 20 cases involve people who were fully vaccinated, HSE saysThu Jul 15 2021 - 20:20
High Court president’s forthright interview on ‘shortage’ of judges causes stirSenior civil servants set for discussions with the heads of the five main courtsWed Jul 14 2021 - 01:00
Law Society criticises failure to reform Mental Health ActSomeone under 18 can be detained without their consent but with consent of their parentsTue Jul 13 2021 - 16:15
Garda whistleblower who said he was targeted ‘became irrational’, tribunal findsDisclosures Tribunal dismisses 22 claims made by Garda Nicky Keogh against senior officersSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00
China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hitAgenda: Western businesses face calls to take stance against forced labour in XinjiangFri Jul 09 2021 - 05:30
Allegations by Garda whistleblower found to be ‘not justified’Inquiry into complaints involved 15 senior counsel, 16 junior counsel and nine law firmsFri Jul 09 2021 - 01:36
Garda claim of being targeted unfounded, tribunal saysNicky Keogh ‘irrational’ and ‘paranoid’ after allegations in wake of protected disclosureThu Jul 08 2021 - 20:41
Allegations by Garda whistleblower not substantiated, inquiry findsDisclosures Tribunal finds Nicky Keogh’s claims gardaí targeted him were not justifiedThu Jul 08 2021 - 16:36
State ‘withholding redress’ from school abuse survivors seven years after court rulingIrish human rights body urges greater action on implementation of Louise O’Keeffe judgmentWed Jul 07 2021 - 18:08
Bigger cash risk proposed for challenges to planning decisionsPlanned Coalition changes of judicial review regime set to ramp up costs for those taking casesMon Jul 05 2021 - 00:01
Flac sees increase in employment and family law queries amid Covid-19 measuresChief executive Eilis Barry highlights concerns over lack of legal aid in employment casesTue Jun 29 2021 - 01:05
Gender distress treatment in young people: a highly charged debateMore and more young people have gender dysphoria. How should the medical system respond?Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Q&A: Why is there uncertainty over the legality of outdoor drinking?Government plans for outdoor summer hit a snag amid Garda claims over licensingMon Jun 21 2021 - 18:58
Reports of ‘body shaming’ at Carlow school criticised by Press OmbudsmanSchool’s board of management welcomes outcome of complaintSun Jun 20 2021 - 21:19
Former top judge says judiciary should reflect the community in gender and diversityCanadian justice tells panel that many of the candidates for judicial appointments in her country come from academia or the public serviceFri Jun 18 2021 - 20:21
NI Chief Justice says Brexit provided fertile ground for ‘forces of darkness’Failure of politics to focus on solutions promoted division in North, says Declan MorganThu Jun 17 2021 - 21:18
Judges are easy target of populism, warns Chief Justice designateSocial media has completely altered public affairs, Bar Council conference hearsWed Jun 16 2021 - 22:37
Government should have ‘as little discretion as possible’ in picking judgesCommittee hears call to limit choice to three ranked candidates for judicial appointmentsWed Jun 16 2021 - 20:47
Twelve solicitors granted ‘patents of precedence’ lifting them to senior counsel statusEx-Law Society president Stuart Gilhooly and child protection expert Geoffrey Shannon recognisedTue Jun 15 2021 - 21:21
Extortionists used personal ads in £5m ransom demand over foot-and-mouth diseaseThe HSE ransomware attack is not the first time the State has faced extortion threatsSat Jun 05 2021 - 01:00
Architect’s email over fear of Kabul death played key role in dispute over $8mIn 2017 Jeremiah Ryan and HKRME took High Court proceedings against Barry English over the moneyWed Jun 02 2021 - 05:50
Judge rejects claim he made error in judgment involving money transfer by architectEx-principal of architecture firm tried to hide assets worth millions from creditors prior to bankruptcy, court foundMon May 31 2021 - 19:10
Garda Commissioner decision to be quashed by High CourtJudge finds ‘number of procedural flaws’ in Drew Harris’s dealing of case of probationer gardaSun May 30 2021 - 20:25
‘We could blow this,’ says Sam McConkey following scenes of crowds on streets‘Socialising December-style’ leads to more transmission says Prof Kingston MillsSun May 30 2021 - 16:14
Next chief justice ‘a believer in judicial restraint’ but not a conservativeObservers cite brilliant intellect and creativity of Donal O’Donnell, and willingness to actSat May 29 2021 - 01:00
Donal O’Donnell to become next chief justice after Ministers approve his nominationSupreme Court judge was expected to be selected to replace outgoing Chief Justice Frank ClarkeFri May 28 2021 - 22:01
Whistleblowers have suffered ‘serious damage’ due to actions by parts of State, TD saysJohn McGuinness asserts protected disclosures law has been an ‘utter failure’Thu May 27 2021 - 19:23
Berlin D2 pub to appeal court decision not to renew licencesJudge refused renewal of Dublin bar’s licences after event flouted health guidelinesThu May 27 2021 - 15:48
Accountant arrested over bounced cheque in Qatar sues former employerBernard White claims Sepam issued signed cheque without funds to support itSat May 22 2021 - 05:44
‘Act of insanity’ could have been prevented, says father of McGinley childrenAndrew McGinley says family ‘need to understand’ how tragedy occurredFri May 21 2021 - 05:51
Killing of McGinley children ‘an act of insanity’, father saysAndrew McGinley says kids might be alive if family included in Deirdre Morley’s mental health careThu May 20 2021 - 18:57
Deirdre Morley found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her three childrenJury accepted evidence of psychiatrists that nurse was suffering from mental disorderThu May 20 2021 - 14:24
Jury in Deirdre Morley trial to continue deliberations on ThursdayJudge had told jury there was ‘no contest’ as to what the verdict should beWed May 19 2021 - 16:10
Mother tried to sedate three children on night before she killed them, court toldDeirdre Morley has pleaded not guilty to murders of Conor, Darragh and Carla by reason of insanityTue May 18 2021 - 12:50
State may face ‘wave’ of cyberattacks from same gang, security expert warns‘I can guarantee you, there are a huge amount of ransoms that don’t go reported’Sat May 15 2021 - 18:22
Changes to the regime for helping victims of human trafficking approvedMore bodies to be able to refer trafficked individuals to be assisted by State servicesTue May 11 2021 - 20:40
Adopted people to get access to birth certs irrespective of birth mother’s wishesAbsence of right to information about origins caused many ‘immense hurt’, O’Gorman saysTue May 11 2021 - 17:33
