The life of a Supreme Court judge: ‘The law is above you’‘It is not me that makes the decision, it is the law that makes the decision’Mon Nov 09 2020 - 03:27
Colleague pressure on a judge would raise questions about independence – academicJudicial independence means judges are independent from government – and each other, says Patrick O’BrienThu Nov 05 2020 - 15:24
What does the law say on passing on information?Official Secrets Act does not apply to TDs or senatorsMon Nov 02 2020 - 06:00
Files sent to DPP alleging sexual offences ‘continue to grow’During 2019 number of such files up by 12%, according to Director of Public ProsecutionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 16:51
Court ruling has major implications for reporting on killings of childrenCourt of Appeal decision that deceased victim cannot be named will create anomaliesThu Oct 29 2020 - 21:11
Mother-and-baby-homes: Dealing with sensitive data a difficult balancing actCommittee will have to weigh up a matrix of matters before making recommendationsWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:21
UCC criticised for links with controversial Chinese universityMinzu University’s relationship with Beijing raises ‘huge ethical issues’, professor saysWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:06
Q&A: Mother and Baby Homes Commission databaseInvestigation’s purpose was to bring story of what happened in institutions into the openFri Oct 23 2020 - 20:08
Republic has lowest budget for judicial system in Europe, report findsState close to bottom of list for numbers of professional judges per 100,000 of populationFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Taoiseach: Following new Covid-19 measures will offer ‘respite’ at ChristmasGovernment had to weigh up Nphet advice against impact on economy and societyMon Oct 19 2020 - 22:29
Low salaries in childcare sector leads to poor staffing levels, says providersAverage ‘unit cost’ of early learning and school age childcare is €4.14 per hour – reportMon Oct 19 2020 - 21:01
Sinn Féin tells State watchdog UK rules apply to €4m donationMcDonald says party operates on a ‘six- and 26-county basis’ in reply to Sipo’s query about bequestMon Oct 19 2020 - 00:30
INM inspectors told Denis O’Brien knew about ‘data search’Court documents say former chairman Leslie Buckley kept top shareholder informedSat Oct 17 2020 - 05:45
Fourth planned meeting between Séamus Woulfe and Chief Justice cancelledProcess to resolve controversy over judge’s attendance at golf dinner ‘back in limbo’Fri Oct 16 2020 - 01:18
President of the High Court critical of lawyers for failure to comply with Covid-19 guidelinesMs Justice Mary Irvine says scenes would cause ‘public scandal’ if photographedThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:18
Woulfe meeting with Chief Justice cancelled after medical report submittedDenham found should not have attended golf dinner but resignation would be unjustThu Oct 15 2020 - 16:22
Chief Justice’s statement appears to put extra pressure on WoulfeAnalysis: Clarke very concerned about the ‘damage’ caused by continuing processWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:37
Supreme Court sharply criticises judge’s comments about barristersSupreme Court describes High Court judge’s comments as ‘offensive and humiliating’Tue Oct 13 2020 - 20:43
Chief Justice voices ‘serious concern’ as Woulfe meeting is delayed furtherClarke now scheduled to meet judge on Thursday to resolve golf dinner controversyTue Oct 13 2020 - 18:00
‘Golfgate’ has damaged public’s view of Supreme Court, say legal academicsControversy over judge’s attendance at Clifden golf dinner has ‘changed the narrative’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 01:00
Six hundred complaints against lawyers made over six-month periodMost complaints to regulatory authority related to alleged misconductMon Oct 05 2020 - 13:46
Woulfe complained of ‘mood of hysteria’ and being ‘prejudged’Coverage of golf dinner ‘completely fake, overblown’, Denham was told at meetingSat Oct 03 2020 - 02:47
Woulfe’s actions create problem for Supreme Court despite ‘fool’s pardon’Some lawyers feel judge should have quit even after Denham’s ‘Golfgate’ verdictSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Séamus Woulfe on Golfgate: ‘Jesus, they’re really scraping the barrel here’Transcript reveals judge’s initial reaction on reading story about controversial golf dinnerFri Oct 02 2020 - 21:05
Translation.ie directors share pension sum of €1.15m, accounts showProfit for 2019 was €675,180 with accumulated losses of €611,490 at language firmFri Oct 02 2020 - 04:47
Woulfe to receive ‘dressing-down’ from Chief Justice following Denham reportSupreme Court says it fully accepts finding judge’s resignation over ‘Golfgate’ would be ‘unjust’Fri Oct 02 2020 - 00:45
Golfgate review told Chief Justice aware of Seamus Woulfe inviteThen AG assured of organisers consultation with authorities on compliance with Covid-19 rulesThu Oct 01 2020 - 21:56
Woulfe not ‘sufficiently vigilant’ about position as a new Supreme Court judge, report findsJudge ‘failed to consider’ whether attendance in middle of a pandemic ‘might be an impropriety’Thu Oct 01 2020 - 19:33
Séamus Woulfe did ‘nothing involving impropriety’ to justify resignation, Denham report findsCalling for judge to stand down from Supreme Court over golf dinner ‘unjust and disproportionate’Thu Oct 01 2020 - 17:05
Woulfe resignation would be unjust and disproportionate, Denham report concludesSupreme Court judge should not have attended Clifden golf dinner, former chief justice saysThu Oct 01 2020 - 13:45
Majority of Ireland’s barristers ‘facing huge drop in income’ during pandemicChair Bar council most barristers making modest or ordinary incomesThu Oct 01 2020 - 09:30
Reform group backs measures to tackle ‘paracetemol injury’ payoutsNew legislation will put a cap on personal injury insurance claimsWed Sept 30 2020 - 09:46
Plan for court personal injury cap guide likely to be constitutional – reportLaw Reform Commission examines four types of legislative model for capping damagesWed Sept 30 2020 - 01:00
New courts and judges as family law system set for major reformMinister says reforms will result in a more efficient system with families at the centreWed Sept 30 2020 - 01:00
Highly-disturbed teenager who has threatened to kill mother due for release18-year-old arrested by gardaí on release from secure care unitFri Sept 25 2020 - 12:25
Road traffic law ‘extremely difficult’ to follow because of additions and amendmentsLaw Reform Commission says laws should be available in consolidated formFri Sept 25 2020 - 10:49
FinCEN Files: Scale of challenge facing financial regulators revealed in leaked documentsTwo former IFSC-based firms mentioned in a Suspicious Activity Report on multi-billion euro wire transfers filed by Wall Street bankFri Sept 25 2020 - 05:51
FinCEN Files: Dublin-listed fund sent $23m to firm suspected of links to Russian crime bossUS bank became concerned that company may be linked to notorious gangsterFri Sept 25 2020 - 04:00
Gardaí seize 85 cars worth €2m as part of money-laundering investigationCab suspects crime gang was laundering cash through used-car outlet in TipperaryThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:09
Belfast mailbox address used by account holder in Russian money-laundering schemeThe network processed hundreds of millions of US dollarsMon Sept 21 2020 - 20:00
FinCEN Files: Dublin business features in leak of US treasury documentsFinancial crime agency leaks contain references to firm set up from Ranelagh houseSun Sept 20 2020 - 18:15
The FinCEN files: The billion dollar a month money trailA labyrinthine network of bank accounts over many years has moved enormous amounts of capital out of Russia and into the West. Some of those accounts began life in DublinSun Sept 20 2020 - 18:01
‘I’ve put hours upon hours into my studies, I am gutted with the grades’Leaving Certificate student calls for comprehensive appeals systemTue Sept 15 2020 - 13:40
Legal challenges over Leaving Cert results must clear high barLegal test is high for challenges to decision to disregard schools’ Leaving Cert track recordTue Sept 15 2020 - 02:54
Court system could be changed for the better by pandemicHead of service says technology is reducing wait times for cases and will lead to savingsThu Aug 27 2020 - 03:00
Jay Bourke: ‘The last recession, it changed everybody’Critics and past creditors of the talented publican-restaurateur ‘could fill a small bar’Sat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
Séamus Woulfe apology fails to quell criticism over ‘reckless actions’Supreme Court judge understood event would be within public health guidelinesFri Aug 21 2020 - 19:54
Judge criticises Justice Department for not implementing part of refugee regimePanel of medics to assess those seeking protection not assembled after almost five yearsFri Aug 21 2020 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest two men in shop thefts investigationCo Kildare house is searched as part of inquiry into robberies in Dublin, Wicklow, Galway, Meath and KilkennyTue Aug 18 2020 - 11:42
