Former associate director of lending tells of ‘Mayday call’ on St Patrick’s Day 2008Thu Feb 13 2014 - 01:01
Anglo Irish Bank trial: Day 6 at a glanceWitnesses, snapshots and voices from the Circuit Criminal CourtThu Feb 13 2014 - 01:00
‘Maple 10’ loan letters were ‘unusual’ says ex-Anglo officialFormer official says he refused to sign the letters that altered loan conditionsWed Feb 12 2014 - 10:57
Best of times and worst of times for ex-tycoonSean Quinn told the court he had initially thought Anglo was a “marvellous” companyTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Regulator told me Anglo was ‘strong’, says Seán QuinnBusinessman tells trial he originally viewed bank as a “marvellous” blue- chip companyTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Regulator was ‘full square behind’ Anglo deal, trial toldLiam McCaffrey said Seán Quinn reluctantly agreed to Anglo’s planSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Glimpse inside Anglo as tumultuous year unfoldedBank bosses concerned at scale of Quinn’s CFD holding, court toldFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Quinn was ‘eternally optimistic’ about Anglo share priceTrial of FitzPatrick, McAteer and Whelan hears Quinn got €650 million for ‘margin calls’Fri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Anglo trial told directors knew about 'illegal’ schemeProsecution says FitzPatrick did nothing to stop bank shares moveThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:02
Even the scene feels outsized, its small dramas amplified by its unusual scalePeople pressed into the court and overflowed outside. The scene was setThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Anglo trial jury set to hear from up to 104 witnessesTrial of former executives Seán FitzPatrick, William McAteer and Pat Whelan beginsWed Feb 05 2014 - 10:43
State’s message on surrogacy: ‘Leave it to the Oireachtas’Michael McDowell told the Supreme Court it is not up to the courts or private individuals to define motherhoodTue Feb 04 2014 - 06:41
In three hours, 160 whittled to jury of 15 for Anglo trialJudge says anyone who worked in financial sector should not serve on jurySat Feb 01 2014 - 06:13
On trial: three former Anglo Irish Bank executivesWhat can we expect at the trial arising from the Anglo investigations?Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Jury selection begins in trial of former Anglo Irish executivesSome 1,500 jury summonses issued with expectation 500 people will attendFri Jan 31 2014 - 10:52
Judges deliver a remarkable repudiation of appointments system – and set the terms of the debateSubmission represents a passionate defence of judges and their place in societyFri Jan 31 2014 - 07:39
Judges seek radical overhaul of appointments processRare intervention sharply critical of ‘deficient’ system and calls for changes to attract high calibre applicantsThu Jan 30 2014 - 17:30
European court delivers clear and resounding vindication for O’KeeffeCampaigners will parse decision for potentially wider implicationsWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Courts may again be asked to set the boundaries of parliamentary powerSupreme Court has warned committees cannot take on ’quasi-judicial’ roleMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Law Society warns about fake solicitorSolicitors’ body said members of public had been sent letters by bogus operator claiming to work from west DublinMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Criminal appeal cases to be reheard after High Court judge falls ill in SpainAnthony Lyons appeal one of nine cases affected after Mr Justice Michael Hanna hospitalised in SpainWed Jan 22 2014 - 13:38
Poor box tradition gives judges discretion but not everyone agrees on its meritsPerception that wealthy defendants can buy their way out of a conviction persistsTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Poor box funds of €2 million shared among 700 charities and community groupsOxfam Ireland, Friends of St Patrick’s Hospital in Cork and Capuchin Day Centre largest beneficiariesTue Jan 21 2014 - 00:00
Kosovo aims to join EU within a decadeForeign minister sees Ireland as good role model for developmentFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Government to consider transfer of Law Society staff to new legal regulatorSolicitors’ body to retain some regulatory control under new version of BillThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
State could save ’millions’ by transferring medical mishap claims to Injuries BoardFine Gael manifesto called for changeMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Easing of media ban in family and childcare courts comes into effectJudges retain right to exclude journalistsMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Shatter criticised for further delays on legal services Bill65-page document silent on controversial one-stop shops proposalThu Jan 09 2014 - 17:53
Coalition has scope to alter key parts of judiciaryMany questions remain over how new Court of Appeal will operateThu Jan 09 2014 - 01:00
Courts face ‘upheaval’ over key judicial vacanciesDepartures mean Government will have to make at least 15 new appointments this yearThu Jan 09 2014 - 00:00
Fewer than 950 sought asylum in the State last year, new figures showMinister for Justice Alan Shatter says work on new immigration law at ’advanced stage’Tue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Barristers paid €139 million for State work over decadeAsylum the busiest area of activity for Attorney General’s officeTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Not unusual for some barristers to make €500,000 from AG’s officeLawyers handling asylum cases handsomely rewardedTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Inside the Irish juryOur jury system – 12 ordinary citizens conversing in secret to decide a person’s guilt or innocence – sounds like a strange social experiment, yet it’s a cornerstone of our legal system. Does it work?Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
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
Data retention interferes with privacy – European Court opinionJudges to begin deliberations in case taken by Irish advocacy groupFri Dec 13 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
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
