Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law courtSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officialsPositive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid disputeFri Jul 24 2026 - 18:34
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruptionAction over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the countryWed Jul 22 2026 - 16:26
Ireland’s criminal courts face shutdown over several days amid legal aid disputeDefence solicitors back withdrawal of services, with first two days of action set for Wednesday and ThursdayTue Jul 21 2026 - 15:19
Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared miscarriage of justiceCourt of Appeal says DPP did not dispute that Breatnach ‘had no hand, act or part’ in 1976 robbery Tue Jul 21 2026 - 13:59
Weeping woman gets barring order against ‘abusive, extremely controlling’ partnerIllegal cannabis vapes being used by adult sons, parents tell domestic violence court in separate casesSun Jul 19 2026 - 08:00
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeksIndustrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violenceFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:37
Judge approves demolition of 29 modular homes built without permission in DublinPlan means site near Brittas must be remediated in full by NovemberFri Jul 17 2026 - 18:47
Disabled Ukrainian woman and husband challenge ‘unfair’ law leading to loss of benefitsSupreme Court hears appeal over law aimed at freeing up space in designated accommodation centresThu Jul 16 2026 - 17:48
Former UL president gets order halting new investigation over whether PAC was misledJudge says Kerstin Mey has a ‘fair’ and ‘serious’ case that new investigation is not permittedWed Jul 15 2026 - 21:39
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence casesFamily lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdownWed Jul 15 2026 - 19:39
New report reveals length of sentences imposed for various crimes in 2025Courts Service report shows rise in drug, sexual offence, assault, public order and domestic violence cases last yearMon Jul 13 2026 - 09:15
‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees rowOne Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting casesSat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00
Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay rowCriminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continuesThu Jul 09 2026 - 09:00
Enoch Burke launches fresh court challenge over school dismissalLatest case is against disciplinary appeals panel, school board and Minister for EducationWed Jul 08 2026 - 13:07
Take court-prosecution decisions away from gardaí, Oireachtas committee toldWoman whose son was killed in hit-and-run incident by driver on bail says State needs to be ‘far more intolerant’ of bail breachesWed Jul 08 2026 - 10:24
Environmental groups take challenge to legal costs caps in successful casesNew costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment sayTue Jul 07 2026 - 16:06
Three judges promoted to Court of AppealJudges Paul Burns, Emily Egan and Mark Sanfey are latest appointments to 20-member courtMon Jul 06 2026 - 17:36
Parnell Square attacker Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempted murder of three childrenOne child suffered what doctors described as ‘life-long’ and ‘life-limiting’ injuries requiring 24-hour care Wed Jul 01 2026 - 17:11
The inside story of the Riad Bouchaker trial: Horror and heroism at Parnell Square Casting the seriously injured childcare worker aside, Bouchaker turned his knife towards the children slashing, stabbing and ‘jabbing ferociously’ Wed Jul 01 2026 - 17:09
Jury in Riad Bouchaker trial to resume considering verdict on Wednesday Accused man (52) denies attempted murder of three children during Parnell Square incident in November 2023Tue Jun 30 2026 - 16:56
Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of JusticeMon Jun 29 2026 - 21:23
‘Absurd’ to suggest Riad Bouchaker’s actions did not show intent to kill, jury toldDefence argues Bouchaker did not have ‘murderous’ intent and asks jury not to treat Parnell Square accused as a ‘monster’Mon Jun 29 2026 - 13:31
Daughter challenges late father’s actions, leading to only son getting Raheny home Widower James Horan had 10 daughters and one sonFri Jun 26 2026 - 15:22
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitorsSolicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjournedFri Jun 26 2026 - 14:17
Child has ‘lifelong and life-limiting’ disability after Parnell Square stabbing, jury toldProsecution case concludes in trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with attempted murder of three childrenThu Jun 25 2026 - 15:37
Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’ Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court Wed Jun 24 2026 - 18:04
Riad Bouchaker told gardaí he was ‘mad’ over social welfare letter and had a knifeAccused denies attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square on November 23rd, 2023Tue Jun 23 2026 - 12:54
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid paymentsMore criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsensMon Jun 22 2026 - 19:24
Riad Bouchaker told gardaí after arrest that he ‘did not want to kill’, court hearsJury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell SquareMon Jun 22 2026 - 17:27
Salman Rushdie in Dublin: ‘What happens when language does not work any more?’Award-winning novelist warns that people across the world ‘in danger’ of being unable to communicateSun Jun 21 2026 - 21:49
Woman who is ‘very scared’ of ex-partner gets barring order hours before earlier one expiresMan breached earlier order four times and hit her last month, woman tells judgeSun Jun 21 2026 - 06:00
Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees modelAction by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody casesFri Jun 19 2026 - 18:50
Divorced elderly woman gets reprieve from family home sale order in assets dispute Woman and ex-husband jointly hold substantial property and company assetsThu Jun 18 2026 - 19:02
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of serviceDenial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fearsThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warnWed Jun 17 2026 - 18:12
Plan to remove 29 Brittas dwellings without permission ‘completely inadequate’, court toldProposed removal of one house per week more expensive but less environmentally damaging, developer arguesWed Jun 17 2026 - 16:51
Dublin landlord Paul Howard loses appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid taxesSupreme Court rules ‘uplift’ fee arrangement between Revenue and solicitors not unlawful in debt collection casesWed Jun 17 2026 - 14:13
‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitorsPaul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentionsTue Jun 16 2026 - 19:42
Man gave Riad Bouchaker ‘dig to the jaw’ after seeing him ‘trying to cut up kids’, court hearsWoman, who was attending separate Stardust fire inquest, says she ‘jumped’ on Bouchaker during ‘chaotic’ 2023 incident at Parnell SquareTue Jun 16 2026 - 17:31
Riad Bouchaker seemed ‘hell-bent’ on attacking children, stabbed creche worker tells juryMan working as Deliveroo worker says he hit Parnell Square accused with motorbike helmet and punched him on groundMon Jun 15 2026 - 18:41
Jury told of ‘chaos’ at Parnell Square and woman screaming ‘the kid is dead’Some tried to hit man on the ground ‘covered in blood’, others said to stop and wait for the police, Riad Bouchaker trial told Fri Jun 12 2026 - 18:27
Ruling that cast doubt on hundreds of drink-driving cases overturned by Supreme Court Prosecutions across the country were put on hold after the July 2025 decision in High CourtThu Jun 11 2026 - 11:57
Girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing now non-verbal and in a wheelchair, mother tells courtRiad Bouchaker, who denies charges including attempted murder, told gardaí he was ‘not in his right mind’ and did not intend to killWed Jun 10 2026 - 17:59
Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposalsTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:51
Elon Musk calls on High Court to halt investigation by Irish media regulator into XAny adverse outcome of inquiry into X’s complaints regime could mean fines up to 6 per cent of turnoverTue Jun 09 2026 - 17:05
Man denies attempted murder of three children at Dublin’s Parnell SquareTrial to open on Wednesday of Riad Bouchaker (52) on charges connected with November 2023 incidentMon Jun 08 2026 - 15:47
Research raises concerns about impact on justice systems of using AIAI ‘judges’ can be ‘very persuadable’, study findsMon Jun 08 2026 - 12:00
‘Campaigning to the end’: Paul May, who helped free the Birmingham Six, dies aged 74Over numerous years, May’s efforts helped liberate the Guilford Four and Maguire Seven among many others Sun Jun 07 2026 - 17:46
Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court toldFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:24
