Courts Service

Four Courts dome refurbishment

Time for an entire reimagining of the Four Courts complex to make it work better for citizens and practitioners

Fisherman whose boat capsized sues, claiming vessel unseaworthy

The Amethyst capsized and sank in September, 2022

‘I cannot live like that any more’: Parents secure protection orders against adult children

Mother claims daughter (20s) assaults her after comsuming alcohol or drugs

Daughter challenges late father’s actions, leading to only son getting Raheny home

Widower James Horan had 10 daughters and one son

Nephew claims wrongfully disinherited from uncle’s €3m farm

Court hears farm life changed when deceased man’s brother, a priest, returned from United States

Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees model

Action by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody cases

Farmer who claimed to be ‘squeaky clean’ when questioned about cannabis haul jailed for 10 years

Controlled delivery of pallet to Co Louth property three days after being intercepted at Dublin Port

Landscaper who defrauded elderly woman of more than €50,000 jailed for one year

‘Her sense of safety has been deeply shaken,’ says judge

Youth refused special chairs for classroom due to attendance at fee-paying school, High Court hears

Teenager’s mother brings judicial review proceedings against Minister and State

Deaf woman alleging rape was questioned over 3½ months in State’s longest criminal trial

Jury found four of seven men guilty of sexually abusing their vulnerable relative

Garda applicant challenges ‘dream job’ rejection due to concern over her ‘sphere of influence’

High Court told anyone subject to adverse public administrative decision should be informed of reasons

‘I have had to put up with this paranoia all my life’: Woman married for 50 years granted order against husband

Man never ‘changed a nappy or tied a shoe’ for family’s children, court hears

Modern courthouse has buckets ‘all over the place’ for leaks, Dáil told

FG TD highlights problems with Drogheda courthouse, which opened in 2017 as part of a €9m investment

Former TD Jim Glennon confirms he wrote character reference for convicted child abuser

Daniel Ramamoorthy, a one-time government department advisor, was found guilty of sexually exploiting a teenage boy

Woman claims ex-partner is ‘using’ daughter to ‘get at, or get back with’ his boyfriend

Daughter made allegations against woman’s new partner, family court told

Man (36) due in court on charges arising from throwing of cash at motorists in Galway

Charges include theft and drug offences

Landscaper defrauded elderly woman of more than €50,000 for poor-quality work in garden, court hears

Gardaí engaged expert to review work and found cost should have been €20,000 at most

Most solicitors report perception among peers that mediation means lower legal fees

‘Systemic non-compliance’ among lawyers with legal obligations on dispute mediation, notes study

Prison overcrowding group to meet after capacity crisis warning

Last October Caron McCaffrey warned some prisons were ‘under extreme duress’

Hutch family member jailed for throwing bottle of flammable liquid at apartment

Nathan Coakley (33) suffering significant stress amid ongoing feud-related threats, court hears

Extension of Luas Green line to Finglas can proceed after High Court cases resolved

Extra 4km of line to run from Cabra to north of Finglas village at expected cost of €600m

Court reports can make for distressing reading. There are good reasons for that

Press Ombudsman’s recent comments on graphic language in court reports highlight an issue court reporters have been attuned to for years

Accused charged over ketamine seizure allegedly worth €830,000 jumped from upstairs window

Defence solicitor argues that cash recovered during search did not belong to the accused

Small Claims Court offers a low cost option when things go wrong

If you are less than €2,000 out of pocket and both parties are based in the State, here’s how you can pursue a claim

Judges adopt heavier sentence guideline for many domestic violence offences

Guidance applies to offences committed in intimate relationships

Children and separation: ‘I had so much fear of people seeing inside our snow globe of doom’

Barnardos report warns high-conflict parental separation has a ‘profound’ impact on children

The cost of defending cases: solicitors push back on plan to change how lawyers are paid through criminal legal aid

‘There’s a world of difference between theft of a Creme Egg and mortgage fraud,’ says one lawyer

Dispute settled between school laptop supplier and executives

CEO suspended since January

Forget pinkwashing on International Women’s Day – this is what Irish women need

Places such as maternity hospitals and the family law courts, where women are most likely to need physical privacy and comfort, are the least likely to provide them

Jurors to receive ‘thank you’ cards in recognition of ‘stressful’ role in court trials

Cards will have information on accessing mental health resources although jurors do not receive payment or counselling

‘Calm, thoughtful’ Supreme Court judge retires, creating one of two pending vacancies

Elizabeth Dunne notes departure means just two of nine Supreme Court judges are women

Mother refused social housing priority fails in bid for legal costs against council

Judge accepts council offer of house not a result of litigation by mother and daughter

Canadian tourist beaten to death in Dublin was ‘loved by everyone’, sister says

Neno Dolmaijan was kicked in the face while in Ireland for Liam Gallagher concert

Man settles case against local authority over father’s exhumation

Council did not alert son to sister’s application for exhumation

Ireland’s justice system is operating with too many data blind spots

A justice system that can’t be measured is one that can’t be transparent

Irish courts slowest in EU at hearing and deciding cases, report finds

National and global data used to evaluate how State’s justice institutions perform compared with jurisdictions elsewhere

‘Plain evil’: Predator who sexually assaulted nephew sentenced to 10 years

‘You have ripped our family apart,’ says assailant’s sister

Bibles and chairs could be used as ‘projectiles’ in court, warn judges

Judicial report calls for binding laws to make unruly behaviour in court a criminal contempt

‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80%

Court finds cyclist was mainly responsible for collision with motorbike in which he suffered brain and soft-tissue injuries

Judges deserve more ‘credit’ for their handling of planning cases, says High Court president

Increased Garda presence sought at Four Courts after recent increase in hostile litigants attending court

Two senior counsel nominated for appointment as High Court judges

Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell to fill vacancies arising due to appointment of judge to Court of Appeal and an upcoming retirement

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