Marie Fleming dies after long battle with multiple sclerosisRight-to-die activist achieves final wish for ‘peaceful death’, says partner Tom CurranSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:07
Ruling on assisted suicide batted problem back to politiciansAnalysis: Gilmore says legislators must deal with issueSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
PSNI chief says dissidents have ’shifted tactics’ towards economic targetsNorth-South meeting focusses on security cooperationWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:12
Ireland in talks with international court on witness relocation schemeProsecutor says witness interference a major problemTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Is there a better way of dealing with medical mistakes?A judge’s criticism has shone a spotlight on the sensitive area of medical negligenceTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Inspector says influx of drugs into prisons a ‘major issue’Reports published into deaths of 12 people who were in custody or on temporary releaseMon Dec 16 2013 - 22:32
Legal regulator to cost €4m a yearGovernment says it is ‘more committed than ever’ to enacting proposals to reduce costs in the sectorMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Child rapporteur warns of impact of High Court ruling on detentionRuling found all young offenders entitled to same remission as adultsSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Man on IRA charges got fair trial, court rulesEuropean court finds Special Criminal Court trial did not violate man’s rightsFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Data retention interferes with privacy – European Court opinionJudges to begin deliberations in case taken by Irish advocacy groupFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Shatter seeks AG’s advice on proposed overhaul of prostitution lawsOireachtas committee calling for law criminalising payment for sexThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:06
Revenue granted access to Irish residents’ Isle of Man accountsSupreme Court order will affect 140 former National Irish Bank customersThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:00
‘Small handful’ of solicitors should not cause public to lose trust in professionHigh Court president says solicitors have suffered significantly in recessionTue Dec 10 2013 - 22:26
African family withdraws challenge to direct provision schemeTest case was due to be heard in FebruaryTue Dec 10 2013 - 11:37
Property developer John Kelly rejects ‘scurrilous’ allegations by ex-solicitor Thomas ByrneKelly notes previous assertions by Byrne had been rejected by High Court in civil proceedingsTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:01
State Claims Agency in the spotlight over handling of sensitive medical casesAnalysis: the agency’s objective is to manage claims to ensure the State’s liability and other expenses are ‘contained at the lowest level achievable’Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
‘I’m not saying what he did was right . . . but I do think he was a victim’Former solicitor Thomas Byrne’s staff know he did wrong but feel his situation got out of controlSat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
Ex-solicitor Byrne moves to Mountjoy to begin jail termFigures show 156 complaints made against one solicitor in the past yearWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
“There has been no acknowledgment that they have any responsibility for what he did”For Byrne’s victims, the collapse of his tower of cards set in motion a long, stressful – and expensive – sagaTue Dec 03 2013 - 06:34
Law Society faces questions after Byrne case reveals huge abuse of solicitor’s privileged positionTue Dec 03 2013 - 06:22
Thomas Byrne known as ‘Sebastian Hobart’ to cafe clientsFormer customers of Foam Cafe say he claimed to have returned to Dublin after working in fashionTue Dec 03 2013 - 04:00
Law Society says it acted swiftly in Thomas Byrne caseVictim says solicitors’ body is a ‘closed shop’Tue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Attorney General calls for review of white-collar crime lawMáire Whelan says it is ‘injurious to democracy’ if there is a perception that some offences go unpunishedThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
Legal sector plans will benefit banks and big business - Bar CouncilRemaining sections of long-delayed Legal Services Bill due to be published within weeksTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Law firms see rise in revenue in past yearRevenues increased at 53% of firms in the past 12 monthsMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Trawl of boomtime hubris shone unflattering light on ‘frenzied’ eraSuburban solicitor owned 50 houses and a fleet of BentleysTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:02
Law Society rejects claim it had accountant in Byrne’s practiceEx-solicitor found guilty on all 50 charges of theft and fraudTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Thomas Byrne guilty on all 50 counts of fraud, theftFormer solicitor convicted in Dublin of stealing some €51.8 million in property loansMon Nov 18 2013 - 07:54
Government planning changes to long-delayed legal services BillAmendments due to be tabled within weeksMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Same-sex couple make legal history with first civil partnership dissolutionMore than 1,000 same-sex couples have availed of partnershipMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Support groups call for free counselling for crime victimsNew Victims Rights Alliance formed to represent campaign organisationsFri Nov 15 2013 - 15:30
Former Anglo Irish executive charged with tax offencesTiarnan O’Mahoney accused of concealing account and obstructing Revenue officialFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Former Anglo executive charged with tax offencesTiarnan O’Mahoney allegedly committed four breaches of Taxes Consolidation ActThu Nov 14 2013 - 16:41
Government nominates two new judgesJudge Catherine A Murphy appointed to Circuit Court and solicitor Deirdre Gearty appointed to District CourtWed Nov 13 2013 - 19:34
Byrne jury sent home after third day of deliberationsJury of seven men and five women has been considering their verdict for more than eleven hoursWed Nov 13 2013 - 16:30
Judgment may stir up dispute by raising new questionsAcrimonious case centred on dispute between parents over custody of youngest childThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Judge claims ‘improper interference’ in family law caseMr Justice Abbott refers to involvement of politician and judgeThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Judge says there was ‘improper interference’ in family law caseMr Justice Henry Abbott says interference involved a political representative and a judgeWed Nov 06 2013 - 17:37
Law on sexual offences should be reformed, says commissionLegislation does not respect right to sexual expression of people whose capacity to consent may be at issueWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Case discussed by judges was dispute over custody of childLegal dispute involved 28 court appearances over six yearsWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Judge should not have raised family law case, inquiry findsCircuit Court judge Desmond Hogan denies conversation with Mr Justice Henry Abbott was an attempt to influence outcomeTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Statement raises key questions about that ‘casual conversation’ in Four Courts yardControversy points to urgent need for a Judicial CouncilMon Nov 04 2013 - 22:21
Court presidents issue statement on claims of ‘improper’ approachJudges conclude approach had no influence on rulings in family law caseMon Nov 04 2013 - 21:44
Convention recommends replacing blasphemy offence61% favour change to Constitutional clauseMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Convention recommends replacing blasphemy offenceForum suggests new provision on incitement to religious hatred in ConstitutionSun Nov 03 2013 - 13:07
Blasphemy offence a ‘dead letter’, constitutional convention toldLaw’s requirement on causing outrage makes it ‘very difficult’ to prosecuteSat Nov 02 2013 - 12:39
Ex-solicitor believed he was ‘going to be killed’ as practice faced closureThomas Byrne was ‘groomed’ to borrow on behalf of major clientSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Thomas Byrne: ‘I thought I was going to be killed’Former solicitor tells court of being brought into a walk-in freezer and given €10,000 and a hugFri Nov 01 2013 - 14:02
Government raised US spying concerns in the summerEamon Gilmore indicated issue arose after alleged bugging of EU buildingThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Shatter seeks report as Roma children returned to familiesGirl's parents say case raises ‘serious questions’Thu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
