Supreme Court

The accused failed to establish there has been such a fundamental denial of justice that no trial should take place

Disclosure comes in a mother’s appeal seeking to hold Tusla in contempt of court order for her son’s detention

Six are to be assigned each to the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court, with two additional judges to go to the Court of Appeal

Statement from President suggests a dedicated case taken to the Supreme Court would be more appropriate than a referral under his own constitutional powers

Fourteen-year-old murdered at disused Lucan, Co Dublin farmhouse in May 2018 by two boys when aged 13

Mark Crawford pleaded not guilty to murder, but unanimous jury rejected his claim that he acted in self-defence in 2018

Minister says legislation is ‘genuine attempt’ to start reform as university Senators claim Bill is ‘disgrace’, and will keep Upper House as ‘rubber stamp’

Families of murder victims Cameron Blair, Urantsetseg Tserendorj in court for important appeals over sentencing of children for serious crimes

Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime

Annual report from Office of Legal Cost Adjudicators shows significant cuts in fees being claimed in range of case types

Three top judges found no apparent urgency, as matter is to be heard by Court of Appeal next month

Prison visits among other judicial training initiatives

Landmark ruling is based on recent Supreme Court ruling changing the principles on assessing status of workers in the gig economy

The top court said Brian Murray’s appeal raises issues of “significant” public importance

Claims in support of abolition of jury cases involve ‘factual and legal dishonesty’ says judge who presided over defamation cases

ISME welcomes some reforms in new Bill but says more ‘material’ reform is required

System under which gardaí accessed information about man’s immigration status involved ‘deliberate’ breach of rights, says judge

Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer

Labour Court made order in relation to Aodhagán Ó Suird and Gaelscoil Moshíológ in Gorey and High Court directed his return to role from last August

Ms O’Hara’s father says he is “pleased” and “relieved” that “long journey” is finally over

Dwyer has been serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2015 for the murder of Elaine O’Hara

Majority of five-judge panel agreed that court bound by a 2014 ‘letter of the law’ decision

High Court to hear Cork developer’s objection to John O’Driscoll’s personal insolvency arrangement

The retired Supreme Court judge looks back on an extraordinary career that included ruling on the difficult case of a pregnant woman on life support, as well as divorcing ‘half of Cork’

Oireachtas ‘fully entitled’ to ensure local authority powers are exercisable in a way that conforms to national policy standards, judges said

Minister for Justice says new procedure ‘just and fair’ in process used less than 10 times since 1956

Stefan and Tammy Saunders did not meet the constitutional threshold for being heard in top court

Father of Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghegan came from family steeped in law

Supreme Court is yet to rule on Michael Fingleton’s request for the case to be halted

Local residents group had opposed proposed development

Ahead of a landmark Pride in Dublin, people involved in the fight for equality remember more hostile times and give a guarded welcome to improved corporate inclusivity

Tilson case decision by the Supreme Court in 1950 relating to the care of three children in a mixed-religion marriage was widely misinterpreted by the public as an enforcement of the Catholic Church’s Ne Temere decree

No possible change to former Rehab chief executive’s case could alter the fact that it seeks to impose civil liability on Dáil, judge said

Judge was informed that an out-of-court agreement had been reached, and the court was satisfied to make an order for John Tobin to exit his bankruptcy

Lawyers for former Rehab chief executive claim client subjected to ‘witch hunt’ style of questioning by committee

Dwyer made similar, not identical, arguments in appeal against murder conviction

The seven-judge court overturned Kinahan gang gunman’s conviction for assisting in attempted murder of James ‘Mago’ Gately

Chief Justice says Four Courts building is ‘beyond bursting point’ at event to mark centenary of independence of courts

Tax and duty manual outlines a five-step decision-making framework for employers following Supreme Court’s ruling on Domino’s Pizza drivers

Top judges say High Court has sole jurisdiction over the case