Mr Justice Peter Kelly to be next president of High CourtKelly’s appointment greeted with surprise in State’s legal and political circlesWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Drug-driving: Crackdown on drivers at testing checkpointsNew swab machines to be available for gardaí to test for narcotics – heroin, cocaine, cannabisTue Dec 15 2015 - 17:43
Bill changes will block reunification of refugee families, group claimsBill could result in significantly fewer than 20,000 refugees coming to State, group saysTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Almost half of all prisoners reoffend within three yearsCSO says true figure may be higher as not all offences recorded on Garda Pulse computer systemMon Dec 14 2015 - 13:12
Early release not uncommon for thousands jailed over finesSenior Irish Prisons Service staff would have made call on TD Mick Wallace’s detentionWed Dec 09 2015 - 17:34
Law reform body seeks new traffic fine rulesPeople with unpaid fines would not be able to tax their cars or buy a new vehicleWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:56
Report calls for restriction of ‘dawn raids’Law Reform Commission’s core recommendation is for the introduction of a search warrants ActWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Denis O’Brien to seek punitive damages from Red FlagBusinessman unhappy with notion he may have illegally gained possession of USB stickTue Dec 08 2015 - 14:26
Confusion over repossession rulings ‘must be resolved’Conflicting High Court judgments result in cases being adjourned as banks seek claritySat Dec 05 2015 - 01:00
Proposed law may see asylum-seekers swiftly deported - IRCDepartment says new law will bring Irish asylum system into line with rest of EuropeFri Dec 04 2015 - 19:24
Closing offshore subsidiaries boosts corporation taxDevelopments driven by Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Beps) boost Irish taxFri Dec 04 2015 - 05:43
Call for parties to be pressed on constitutional rightsMichael Farrell says better protection for cultural, economic and social rights neededThu Dec 03 2015 - 21:55
Irish rights commission can copy North’s legal action on abortionRoute open for Dublin-based body but would involve Strasbourg decision on Republic lawWed Dec 02 2015 - 07:34
Bankruptcy Bill set to speed up process by two yearsGovernment hopes new rules will persuade banks to engage with insolvency regimeWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Offenders causing ‘havoc’ will be targeted, says CommissionerMinister for Justice says a group of about 200 repeat offenders will be focus of the projectMon Nov 30 2015 - 13:14
Frances Fitzgerald denies Fine Gael split over abortionMinister for Justice says process needed to discuss future of eighth amendmentMon Nov 30 2015 - 13:12
Alex White reluctant to increase wind turbine distancesMinister faces backlash from protesters who want 500m distance from homes changed to 2kmSun Nov 29 2015 - 19:55
Enda Kenny promises to review abortion banTaoiseach pledges constitutional review of Eighth Amendment if he is re-electedSat Nov 28 2015 - 07:03
Businessman in Dubai deal to face UK fraud chargeProfile Group founder facing charge was behind property developments in DubaiSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Woman loses dismissal case against restaurantTribunal does not accept that inappropriate inquiry about pregnancy was madeSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Repeated failure to ratify UN jail protocol ‘almost embarrassing’Fitzgerald ‘determined’ to allow for ratification of protocol to Convention against TortureFri Nov 27 2015 - 14:22
Kenny made decision on Eighth Amendment alone, Donohoe saysFitzgerald says announcement was ‘very thoughtful response’ to complex abortion issueFri Nov 27 2015 - 12:44
Minorities urged to join gardaí as recruitment opensAdditional 600 members of force to start training at Templemore in 2016Fri Nov 27 2015 - 12:27
Specialist family law courts to be set up through legislationDistrict Family Court, Circuit Family Court and Family High Court are to be establishedTue Nov 24 2015 - 18:31
Lowry claims Moriarty Tribunal has breached his human rightsIndependent TD now taking four High Court cases - all linked to the tribunalTue Nov 24 2015 - 11:09
Tribunals made wary by legal judgments in courtsAnalysis: Power of tribunals has been diminished by a series of court casesTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Michael Lowry in court action against INM over tapesPublication of tapes in 2013 featuring Lowry and businessman Kevin Phelan caused sensationTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Moriarty Tribunal cost rulings delayed by Lowry caseMichael Lowry challenging award of only 30% of fees due to lack of co-operationTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Denis O’Brien’s €60m jet delivered to Dublin AirportAircraft bears an Isle of Man registration but displays an Irish TricolourSat Nov 21 2015 - 02:00
Colm Keena: Legal Services Bill brings transparency but no reduction in feesIt would be extraordinary if barristers and solicitors were not in the premier league when it comes to arguing their case to Government.Fri Nov 20 2015 - 03:37
Fitzgerald pledges Legal Services Bill by ChristmasMinister says new authority should be in operation by January as part of reformsThu Nov 19 2015 - 01:00
Irish law firms see higher turnover and profits, survey findsSeventy per cent of respondents say turnover has improved in the past yearThu Nov 19 2015 - 01:00
Farmer worried despite land case victory over IDAThomas Reid wins appeal against IDA’s effort to compulsorily purchase home and farmFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
German inquiry into Ryanair pilot work status extendedInvestigation has grown to include 50 pilots who are not officially Ryanair employeesFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
Farmer wins appeal against IDA bid to acquire landsThomas Reid’s victory will not affect compulsory purchase orders generallyThu Nov 05 2015 - 17:40
Apple’s US returns indicate substantial rise in Irish tax paidTechnology company made the largest profit in its history in year to end of SeptemberThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Web Summit told Dublin still a great city for start-upsVenture capitalists rue loss of annual gathering but remain bullish on city’s potentialMon Nov 02 2015 - 21:47
Russia responsible for maintenance of crashed Airbus2002 deal left Irish-registered craft under remit of lessee Kolavia’s aviation authoritiesMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Nama dealings should be made public after it closes, says RyanTransparency on loan details necessary, Green Party leader tells Noonan in letterSat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
Construction firm BAM increases revenue from private contractsTurnover up 15 per cent as large builder continues to reduce focus on public worksFri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Cork developer John Barry declared a bankrupt in UKAt peak, Castlelands Construction was building up to 700 houses a year and employed up to 500Fri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Lowry changes status of refrigeration company to unlimited liabilityAlteration means TD’s firm no longer required to file publicly available accountsThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:02
IRA ‘oversight’ of Sinn Féin has roots in 1977 documentGerry Adams part of group that sought to overhaul the republican movementThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:02
Google Ireland turnover rises to €18.3bn on increased ad revenueDublin-based company pays €41.5 million tax in 2014 on €209 million reported profitThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
Market concern grows over weak inflation dataFears that US Federal Reserve may wait until deep into 2016 before hiking interest ratesSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Quinn firm lost €4m in first six weeksQuinn Industrial Holdings took over certain activities of former Quinn Group in 2014Fri Oct 16 2015 - 06:15
Risky lending no solution to housing crisis, says Central BankerStefan Gerlach tells conference mortgage rules designed to be permanent part of marketThu Oct 15 2015 - 17:46
Retail: Shops welcome cut in cost of processing debit card paymentsMaximum shops can be charged for such transactions cut to 0.1%Tue Oct 13 2015 - 17:43
New corporation tax rate of 6.25% for R&D‘Knowledge development box’ announced in budget with aim of encouraging innovationTue Oct 13 2015 - 16:35
Budget 2016: New tax rules for multinationalsMichael Noonan to implement OECD’s Beps recommendations as part of tax strategyTue Oct 13 2015 - 16:29
