Court of appeal vote could bring about major shake-up of courts systemWaiting time for appeal to Supreme Court is four yearsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Steep rise in legal aid charges introducedShatter raises minimum fee from €50 to €130 with extra money to fund serviceThu Sept 12 2013 - 18:47
Reworked DNA Bill seeks balance between privacy and better crime detectionConcerns about transmission of DNA data to other countriesThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
Criminals convicted of serious offences to have DNA takenDatabase to contain genetic profiles of people convicted of offences that attract prison sentences of 5 years or moreWed Sept 11 2013 - 09:29
Michael Lynn’s second lifeWhat attracted solicitor to Recife, Brazil? Maybe it was its property boomSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Michael Lynn’s lawyers to seek bail on MondayIrishman who fled Ireland with €80 million debt was building a new house in BrazilFri Sept 06 2013 - 18:30
Records shed new light on Michael Lynn’s business activities in BrazilDocuments show solicitor and wife linked to ventures in three major citiesFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:08
Michael Lynn had address in wealthly São Paulo suburbSolicitor running property firm from vacant office in north-eastern BrazilFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
‘Michael Lynn knew this could happen to him some day’Police who tracked Interpol-sought Lynn were surprised by simplicity of his existenceThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Lynn’s lawyers to seek bail as part of extradition battleFugitive solicitor ‘fine’ but prison conditions ’very bad’Wed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Lynn seeks better jail conditions in BrazilProof of university degree may secure him a place in prison’s special unitTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:01
‘Michael is an incredibly charming, charismatic guy . . . incredibly popular’Lynn’s past was not entirely mysterious – he told people he felt he couldn’t return to Ireland and had questions to answer in a civil courtTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Small-time solicitor who became property tycoon with worldwide networkLynn had amassed 148 properties in nine countriesSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:01
Government’s Seanad message ‘deeply cynical’, says former FG legal adviserBrian Hunt says Coalition has had to ‘cobble together arguments’ for abolitionSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Four Courts overhaul plan sets out vision for city-centre ‘legal campus’Proposals include dedicated Supreme Court buildingThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Mahon tribunal expected to cost up to €250mPoliticians and public now weary of tribunalsThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:17
Seán Aylward resigns from European anti-torture bodyFormer Government official has taken up role with King’s InnsThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
Abortion law finally enacted, but next stage in 30-year saga will be played out in courtsPresident’s decision did not come as a surpriseWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Asylum seekers take High Court action against direct provision schemeFamily claims system is in breach of the ConstitutionTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:22
President must decide on Bill by WednesdayFinal preparations under way at Áras an Uachtaráin for first meeting of Council of State since President Higgins came to officeMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Council of State gathers at Áras for meeting on abortion BillMembers of council to discuss whether President should sign legislation or refer it to Supreme CourtMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Judges will join an expanded Supreme Court struggling with huge backlogNominations address striking gender imbalanceFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Court of Appeal designed to ease chronic delays at apex of courts systemProposed court would deal with most cases now dealt with by the Supreme CourtThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
First-time callers to Rape Crisis Centre up 23%More than half of helpline calls relate to adult sexual violenceWed Jul 24 2013 - 15:48
Shatter describes abortion restrictions as ‘a great cruelty’Minister expects referendum to extend abortion to cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormalityWed Jul 24 2013 - 14:42
Attention turns to Áras as President awaits abortion BillDr Higgins and Council of State have seven days to sign the legislation or refer it to Supreme CourtWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Reports find shortcomings in child protection services‘Significant delays’ in taking action to protect children at risk of harm or neglectTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Activists offer to pay for abortion injunctionMan argued his girlfriend was being forced to travel to UK for terminationSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Anti-abortion groups supported High Court caseSpuc and Precious Life willing to cover legal costsFri Jul 19 2013 - 13:13
Man trying to stop partner’s UK abortion withdraws caseMan believed his partner was being forced to undergo the procedure in UK by her parentsFri Jul 19 2013 - 11:35
Judgment clears path to Callan’s releaseJudge Hardiman sharply critical of State’s handling of caseFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Man tells court he fears girlfriend being forced into UK abortionHigh Court case adjourned until FridayThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:01
Shatter makes concessions on legal regulatorNew body’s members will be nominated by independent agenciesWed Jul 17 2013 - 20:26
DPP appeals suspended sentence for man who raped wife’s 14-year-old sisterAppeal lodged on grounds of undue leniencyTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
174 lawyers applied for one judicial vacancy on the District Court last yearReport shows 17 new judges were appointed in 2012Mon Jul 15 2013 - 02:00
‘Accidental landlords’ lead to rise in demand for legal adviceFlac report show half of all debt-related queries are from people seeking help with mortgage arrearsMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Shatter limits Government discretion in nominations to new legal regulatorFar-reaching Bill to go to committee on WednesdaySat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Government claims its hands are tied on fatal foetal abnormalitiesAmendment defeated by 124 votes to 19Fri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Elizabeth Dunne to chair Referendum CommissionVote on Court of Appeal to be held in OctoberThu Jul 11 2013 - 13:28
Judges’ take-home pay down a third since 2009Supreme Court judges’ salaries range from €197,000 to €252,000Wed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Supreme Court braced for a shake-up but reforms will leave important questions unansweredReforms will adjust long-established hierarchy in courts systemWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Referendum for Court of Appeal to be held in OctoberPresident of new court would join Council of StateTue Jul 09 2013 - 15:44
The Supreme Court: where politics and the law meetThere is no evidence that any partisan heritage in judicial appointments affects decision-makingTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:01
High Court refuses to grant arrest warrant for SnowdenJudge ‘compelled’ to reject application as it does not state where alleged offences committedMon Jul 08 2013 - 16:55
Children’s ombudsman has ‘serious concerns’ on lifting ban on media attending family law proceedingsCourts Bill due to go to second stage in the Oireachtas this weekMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Supreme Court judges disagreed on one in five constitutional casesCourt gave judgments in some 120 cases last year compared to 64 by US supreme courtMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Untangling the threads of the Supreme Court’s thinkingA decade after the landmark Sinnott judgment, the notion of ‘judicial activism’ still stirs debateMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Figures suggest Supreme Court has a propensity for consensusA four-year waiting list for appeals puts the Supreme Court under pressure and may discourage dissentMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
X Case judge says ruling is ‘moot’ in current abortion debateHugh O’Flaherty says Government was obliged to legislate for 1983 amendmentSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
