Numbers contacting literacy helpline jump during pandemicNational Adult Literacy Agency reports 44% more calls as pandemic pushes people to readMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:00
HSE chief warns of ‘secondary harm’ from pandemicIncreased mortality from cancer one of the prices to be paid for lockdown, conference hearsFri Apr 23 2021 - 21:16
Insurance premiums have ‘not a hope’ of falling despite personal injuries reformsLaw Society dismisses idea new personal injury awards ‘ruse’ will help consumerThu Apr 22 2021 - 22:12
Damage claims against employers unlikely as result of pandemic – barristerAct provides legal duty for reasonable precautions to prevent person becoming infectedMon Apr 19 2021 - 04:40
Ex-judge sceptical lower injury awards will cut cost of insuranceMr Justice Peter Kelly says more pressure likely on District Court due to guidelinesMon Apr 19 2021 - 03:33
Covid-19: Catholic archbishop criticises ‘provocative’ law on servicesStatutory instrument is not targeted at churches, says Minister for HealthSun Apr 18 2021 - 19:56
Bóthar’s convoluted money trail raises questionsThe money from the charity should have helped trafficking victims in Tanzania, but did it get there?Sat Apr 17 2021 - 01:00
Staffing levels in new Media Commission expected to be similar to DPC officeOffice expected to have 180 staff including those already working for BAITue Apr 13 2021 - 21:56
New guidelines on personal injury awards are to come into effect from April 24thInsurance companies indicated they will begin to reduce premiums in response to guidelinesTue Apr 13 2021 - 15:26
Attorney General’s role on appointments commission questionedIHREC recommends increasing number of judges on proposed new bodyFri Apr 09 2021 - 18:30
Setting of hearing date in case of women refused hotel quarantine deferredWomen are taking a constitutional challenge against the public health measureFri Apr 09 2021 - 13:49
Solicitors among pandemic-era cybercrime victims - regulatorLegal Services Regulatory Authority warns about bank details amid surge in complaintsWed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Women who refused to enter hotel quarantine after plastic surgery trip remandedSolitictor says women are of modest means and would have difficulty complying with bail conditions on a Saturday afternoonSat Apr 03 2021 - 18:38
White Irish in UK earn 41% more than white British, pay gap report findsStudy of ethnicity and pay shows Chinese, Indians and white Irish ahead on averageSat Apr 03 2021 - 01:00
Tone of embassy tweets about journalist ‘aimed’ at BeijingChinese reaction to Yvonne Murray departure designed for officials, academic saysFri Apr 02 2021 - 19:17
Coronavirus: EU countries left off hotel quarantine list for now after ‘frosty’ meetingCoveney raises concerns over capacity and legal issues if EU countries on at-risk listFri Apr 02 2021 - 00:15
Whistleblower claims raise serious issues in areas of privacy and data protectionIt would be ‘remarkable’ for patient’s report to be handed over without consent of patientThu Mar 25 2021 - 22:15
Brexit is a ‘massive opportunity’ for criminals, conference hearsCall for Ireland and Britain to retain fluid extradition system to combat organised crimeWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:06
Advisory committee to help with appointment of chief justiceHelen McEntee proposal will assist in selecting successor for Frank ClarkeWed Mar 24 2021 - 00:01
Group providing quarantine rooms owns or manages 24 hotelsTifco Hotel Group is owned by a US alternative investment firm that bought an Irish business in October 2018 for €295mTue Mar 23 2021 - 21:46
Commercial court ‘routinely’ adjudicates on international disputesWork likely to further develop due to Brexit, judge saysTue Mar 23 2021 - 13:31
Irish universities and China: walking an ethical tightropeGovernment policy encourages colleges to collaborate with China - but an unpublished risk review poses vexing questionsTue Mar 23 2021 - 00:00
Reform of personal injury board aims to reduce numbers going to courtPIAB to be reformed as number of cases it finalised falls and judges accept payout levelsMon Mar 22 2021 - 05:45
GSK urged to consider reparations over vaccine trials at mother and baby homesMinister for Children says pharma firm has ‘moral and ethical obligation’ to take actionSun Mar 21 2021 - 20:48
‘We really need to be able to deliver the entire legal system online’Outgoing director general of the Law Society, Ken Murphy, says courts system needs ‘massive investment’ to fund a required transformationFri Mar 19 2021 - 13:30
HSE officials opted not to pull puberty blocking treatment at Crumlin hospitalDecision taken despite High Court ruling in London against Tavistock House NHS TrustWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:01
Around 175 people considering seeking damages over mother and baby homesCases lodged on behalf of women who gave birth in St Patrick’s home and Árd MhuireFri Mar 05 2021 - 20:21
Children’s hospital assured of indemnity over puberty blockersHospital given ‘comfort letter’ by HSE for treatment in cases of gender dysphoriaFri Mar 05 2021 - 04:16
UCC to abandon joint college project with Chinese universityCork college warned of issues arising if withdrawal seen as linked to ethical concernsThu Mar 04 2021 - 03:59
Mother and baby homes commission to be dissolved on SundayCommission records to come under control of Department of ChildrenThu Feb 25 2021 - 00:30
Irish language headstone inscription permitted for Coventry GAA stalwartIn ár gcroíthe go deo to appear on headstone after Church of England appeal court rulingWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:49
Remote hearings no substitute for real courtroom experience – reportStudy looks at issues arising from greater use of tech in legal sector due to pandemicTue Feb 23 2021 - 01:00
Judicial Council adjourns discussion on personal injury awards until MarchAlliance for Insurance Reform expresses concern about what draft report may be advocatingSat Feb 20 2021 - 12:45
Mother and baby homes: Destruction of records was designed to aid confidentialityAssurance of anonymity crucial to encouraging survivors to tell their storyThu Feb 18 2021 - 02:00
Judges’ meeting on personal injuries plan set to be delayed againIsme chief airs concerns over crunch meeting on personal injury awardsThu Feb 18 2021 - 01:45
Senior judges argue against proposed guidelines on personal injury awardsJudicial Council guidelines would lead to reductions in personal injury awardsWed Feb 17 2021 - 03:00
Guidelines expected to cut personal injuries awardsOireachtas had directed judiciary to set up a Personal Injuries Guidelines CommitteeWed Feb 17 2021 - 01:00
Dublin property firm bought Stardust site on behalf of foreign investors groupXestra to promote site as retail development under name of Artane PlaceSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00
Law on naming child victims of criminal offences to changeCabinet approves adoption of Private Member’s Bill to change lawTue Feb 09 2021 - 20:14
Irish lawyer in running for senior role at International Criminal CourtFergal Gaynor has been working on international criminal justice since 2001Tue Feb 09 2021 - 14:50
Covid-19 tax headache awaits people stuck working overseasTravel restrictions leave employees stranded abroad in ambiguous tax jurisdictionsTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:36
Barristers concerned about income as pandemic bites, survey findsMajority in survey worried about their ability to stay in profession, says Bar CouncilFri Feb 05 2021 - 04:17
Confidential records destroyed ‘without consent’, TD claimsAppeal made for terms of Mother and Baby Homes commission to be extendedThu Feb 04 2021 - 21:30
Séamus Woulfe sits for first time as Supreme Court judge todayWoulfe will also sit as member of Court of Appeal next monthThu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Irish and Hungarian ministers clash over EU action on rule of lawHungarian minister claims Hungary and Poland are being subjected to ‘political blackmailing’ by EUTue Feb 02 2021 - 22:37
Rules on credit card spending of serious concern for charities, seminar hearsDifficulties can arise when body dominated by single trustee or family, conference toldFri Jan 29 2021 - 22:11
‘Heroic’ farmers praised for keeping food supplies going during pandemicTaoiseach tells IFA agm Government will support producers amid trading uncertiantyThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:06
Mandatory Covid confinement in hotels for arrivals not ruled out – VaradkarHotels used for such purposes would in effect be like detention centres, says TánaisteTue Jan 26 2021 - 00:30
Pre-trial hearings could lead to guilty pleas before criminal trials begin, say barristersMinister for Justice expects Bill providing for such hearings to be passed by summerMon Jan 25 2021 - 01:02
