Trial of Gerard Hutch on Regency Hotel murder charge to start next week Trial was delayed after decision of Jonathan Dowdall to plead guilty to lesser charge of facilitating the murder by booking room at hotelMon Oct 10 2022 - 11:24
More judges and extra working day for some District Court judges expected in working group’s recommendations Most District Court judges work five-day week but four-day week norm for about 25 District Court judges based outside DublinSun Oct 09 2022 - 13:19
Bereaved father loses challenge to law restricting widower’s pension to married or civil partnersMan co-habited with partner for 20 years before she died of Covid-19 last yearFri Oct 07 2022 - 21:37
Time-limited evictions ban has strong chance of withstanding legal challenge, expert believes Courts traditionally defer to view of legislature about what is needed in the ‘common good’Fri Oct 07 2022 - 17:12
Human rights commission to participate in Patrick Quirke appealCommission’s focus will be on the reach of search warrants in relation to electronic devicesThu Oct 06 2022 - 10:57
Barristers may make complaints against judges under new complaints procedureGetting work, and getting paid for it, are ‘two of the biggest issues’ for barristers, new Bar Council chair saysThu Oct 06 2022 - 00:00
Irish judges paid a lot more than most European colleagues, says reportIreland has fewer judges and more lawyers per inhabitant, Council of Europe study findsWed Oct 05 2022 - 11:25
Differences in legal systems North and South pose challenges for unification, report saysLegal border ‘in the mind’ as significant as that on the ground, researchers findWed Oct 05 2022 - 05:00
Trial of Gerard Hutch for murder of David Byrne at Regency Hotel adjournedHutch’s lawyer tells court ‘fundamental reappraisal’ of defence strategy underway after developments last weekMon Oct 03 2022 - 16:16
Law term preview: busy period expected as courts deal with new litigation This law term will mark a return, after some two years of Covid-19 restrictions, to business as usual in the civil and criminal courtsSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
David Barniville: ‘It’s good to have life around the courts, to have people come in and watch justice working’Newly appointed High Court president on those Dubai court appointments, plans for the courts post-Covid, the need for more judges and whether judges really do rely on WikipediaSat Sept 24 2022 - 04:00
High Court president defends Irish judges who took Dubai court jobsCriticism of respected judges who gave ‘incredible public service’ to the State ‘ill-informed’ and ‘a bit unfair’Sat Sept 24 2022 - 04:00
First formal judicial misconduct complaints procedure expected to be in operation within weeksProcedure includes sanctions up to removal of a judge from officeSat Sept 17 2022 - 01:00
Teacher Enoch Burke fails to get order to be freed from prison and resume teaching at Co Westmeath schoolSeveral people in court shouted at the judge and one man described her decision as ‘a disgrace’ at Wednesday’s High Court hearingWed Sept 14 2022 - 15:25
Coroner returns verdict of medical misadventure at inquest into death of student Family alleged delay at Sligo University Hospital in carrying out CT scan on Lisa NilandTue Sept 13 2022 - 21:24
McEntee in New York to promote Ireland as centre for international legal services Attorney General and High Court president join Minister in leading Ireland for Law three day visitTue Sept 13 2022 - 20:52
Enoch Burke claims no lawful basis for his paid suspension from school School teacher to be brought to High Court from Mountjoy Prison where he was sent for contempt of court last weekMon Sept 12 2022 - 19:56
More physical exercise is ‘highly likely’ to lower breast cancer risk, study showsResearch suggests ‘vigorous’ physical activity three days a week can reduce risk by 38%Tue Sept 06 2022 - 23:30
Teacher Enoch Burke jailed over contempt of court order not to attend schoolTeacher on paid administrative leave tells court he could not in conscience comply with orderMon Sept 05 2022 - 15:11
Budget 2023 must include €20 weekly increase in all core social welfare payments, says Social Justice IrelandTargeted measures and public service investment essential to ensure those on lowest incomes not ‘left behind’, says think tankMon Sept 05 2022 - 00:30
Some older people turning off fridges and cutting back on meat as cost-of-living crisis hits, Alone says Charity warns against allowing age to become a ‘battleground’ in talk over cost of living surgesSun Sept 04 2022 - 15:45
More than 1,100 legal actions now lodged over properties affected by micaInternational experts assisting in preparing statement of claim, which is expected to be delivered by end of SeptemberSat Sept 03 2022 - 01:00
Unweaned calves being exported in breach of EU law, welfare group alleges Journeys will cause suffering for most calves and the deaths of some, Ethical Farming Ireland claimsThu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Medical Protection Society ‘surprised’ at report’s suggestion of falling legal costs Data suggest legal costs rose by 16%, and damages by 37%, between 2011 and 2019, says societyTue Aug 09 2022 - 18:34
Suspended Co Roscommon solicitor ordered to answer questions about his means as €70,000 judgment remains unpaidDeclan O’Callaghan is being pursued by Co Mayo law firm for payment of legal feesTue Aug 09 2022 - 01:00
Retired Scottish judge urged to resign from Dubai International Financial Centre courtsCall follows resignation of two retired Irish judges from the Dubai courtMon Aug 08 2022 - 17:43
Retired High Court president Mary Irvine: ‘I have left the job that I have loved most’ In a 44-year career on the bench, she specialised in medical negligence cases and helped draft controversial new guidelines for personal injury awardsSat Aug 06 2022 - 16:03
Give Me A Crash Course In... retired Irish judges and disappearing Dubai court jobsTwo former Irish judges resign within a week of appointment to Dubai international financial courtsSat Aug 06 2022 - 05:00
Brothers now in 10th year of legal battle with each other over field in Co ClareJoseph Slattery restrained from pursuing further litigation without court permission against Thomas Slattery over land near LahinchThu Aug 04 2022 - 16:20
Peter Kelly makes ‘appropriate and sensible’ decision to resign as Dubai court judge following Frank Clarke’s resignationFormer High Court president says he does not want controversy to disrupt his future time in retirementTue Aug 02 2022 - 17:20
Retired judge Peter Kelly refuses to comment over appointment to Dubai courtFormer Chief Justice Frank Clarke resigned as Dubai financial court judge on SaturdayMon Aug 01 2022 - 19:00
Frank Clarke’s resignation as judge of Dubai financial courts ‘sensible and appropriate’ - Labour Party leaderFormer Chief Justice is concerned about impact of controversy on work of Law Reform CommissionSun Jul 31 2022 - 14:33
Court of Appeal makes history as first in State to have majority of female judgesWomen now comprise 42 per cent of Irish judiciaryFri Jul 29 2022 - 20:05
Ward of court seriously injured in fall absconded from hospital in wheelchair, High Court told The ‘one grain of good news’ is that the woman might in the future, using an aid, be able to walk indoors, judge saysFri Jul 29 2022 - 17:22
Legal circles divided about retired judges’ appointments to Dubai international financial courtConcerns focus on Dubai’s human rights record and profession’s image, while some say appointments good for IrelandFri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00
Serious criminal, repossession and divorce cases on rise, Courts Service finds New personal injury cases fall in ‘extremely busy’ year, Courts Service report findsThu Jul 28 2022 - 11:11
Research suggesting Wikipedia may influence legal reasoning of Irish judges ‘clearly wrong’ Legal authorities and submissions put before the court are the basis for judgments, sources sayWed Jul 27 2022 - 21:33
Former chief justice and ex-High Court president sworn in as judges of Dubai international financial courtFrank Clarke and Peter Kelly sworn in before Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumWed Jul 27 2022 - 18:27
Crime victims’ helpline saw ‘full impact of Covid’ as mental health referrals doubleNumber of referrals of victims made to mental health services more than doubles to 200Wed Jul 27 2022 - 15:30
Suspected child victim of trafficking from Ukraine taken into emergency careSocial workers believe girl may have suffered neglect and possible grooming in home countryWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
Wikipedia articles 20% more likely to influence legal reasoning of Irish judges, scientists findConcern raised over ‘reliance’ on online resource by judges and legal staff due to risk of anonymous manipulationWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
Children with complex needs are being kept in hotels and holiday homes due to lack of care placements - Child Law ProjectCase where State is paying €780,000 annually to keep 14-year-old boy in holiday home is ‘a shambles’ -judgeWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:00
More than 1,300 undocumented have immigration status regularisedZimbabwean childminder can now fly home to see her children for the first time in 14 yearsMon Jul 25 2022 - 18:12
Man challenges ‘blanket’ Garda policy of refusing station bail for any domestic violence charge Man spent one night in custody after being charged with breach of interim barring orderMon Jul 25 2022 - 16:19
December date set for Graham Dwyer appeal over murder convictionAppeal against 2015 conviction for murder of Elaine O’Hara is scheduled to last two daysMon Jul 25 2022 - 11:13
CCTV to be used to prosecute littering and illegal dumpingThe intention is to install cameras in black spots, not in a ‘covert’ but in a visible way, says MinisterFri Jul 22 2022 - 16:00
Report finds non-binding guidelines are preferred way of controlling legal costsEY report commissioned by Bar of Ireland and Law Society has been sent to Justice MinisterFri Jul 22 2022 - 14:48
State to pay 60% of woman’s legal costs in failed challenge to personal injury guidelinesThree senior counsel appeared for Bridget Delaney whose costs could be more than €500,000Fri Jul 22 2022 - 13:09
Almost €25m in fees paid by DPP to barristers and State solicitors for criminal prosecution work last yearTop earning barrister received more than €316,000 while third of barristers were paid less than €40,000Fri Jul 22 2022 - 12:00
State to receive €600,000 under settlement of Cab case against PacNet PacNet denies claims of processing proceeds of direct mail fraudThu Jul 21 2022 - 17:38
