Daughters of Charity already paid €19m under 2002 redress dealCongregation expected to contribute to mother and baby redress donated to earlier schemeFri Jan 15 2021 - 04:50
Right to information complicated by constitutional right to privacy of some mothersWoulfe warned Zappone referendum needed for unrestricted access to birth informationWed Jan 13 2021 - 18:33
Commission into mother and baby homes recommends two redress schemesOne scheme would be for children born in the homes and another for women who gave birth in the homesWed Jan 13 2021 - 18:20
Not a takeaway pint to be found in Dublin after Taoiseach’s last ordersDiageo and Heineken stopped delivering draft beers and stouts to pubs last weekSun Jan 10 2021 - 17:43
Inside an Irish ICU: ‘We are nowhere near the Covid-19 peak’St Vincent's Hospital is racing to treat a surge of Covid cases, as the vaccine arrivesSat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
Up to half of calls to ‘overwhelmed’ legal advice helplines go unansweredService has seen spike in domestic violence cases, family law issues since pandemic beganSun Jan 03 2021 - 05:19
Graham Dwyer, ‘Mr Moonlight’ and Leaving Cert grades: Big Irish court cases in 2021In court: the Kevin Lunney assault, Michael Lynn’s trial and Cervical Check claimsSat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
Vaccine rollout in Ireland taking place amid heightened litigation concernsTaoiseach says Government is planning a compensation scheme to cover all vaccinesWed Dec 30 2020 - 11:22
Criminal trials at Croke Park worth over €400,000 to GAASports venue is ‘not unused to great adversarial battles’ says stadium headTue Dec 29 2020 - 00:01
Eamon Ryan says case for extending Western Rail Corridor to Claremorris is weakMinister also asserts Covid-19 pandemic is linked to huge stress on natural worldSun Dec 27 2020 - 18:06
Séamus Woulfe is not listed for any Supreme Court hearing up to early MarchNew judge is, however, listed to deal with leave to appeal mattersSun Dec 27 2020 - 16:11
State should ring-fence funding for investigative journalism, says TaoiseachSupport should be provided to media in general, not just public service broadcastingSun Dec 27 2020 - 15:14
District Court president appointed to Circuit CourtJudge Colin Daly fills vacancy that arose after retirement of Judge Gerald KeysWed Dec 23 2020 - 20:13
Flashback to the Christmas story of our childhoodWe might as non-believing adults conclude these stories we were told and teachings we were given still holdSun Dec 20 2020 - 20:00
Alan Shatter wants Taoiseach to apologise fully for ‘damage done’ by Guerin reportEx-minister responds as Martin says redacted report will be placed in Oireachtas librarySat Dec 19 2020 - 15:54
Market, not State, best placed to solve Brexit issues, committee hearsAgency denies being ‘complacent’ in its preparations for forthcoming disruptionsWed Dec 16 2020 - 15:18
Five names to be forwarded under new judicial appointment processMcEntee’s Bill proposes commission of nine but strong legal influence criticised by RossTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:59
Review to examine availability of grants for part-time third-level studentsSimon Harris confirms review of student grant scheme has been approvedMon Dec 14 2020 - 00:01
Nothing is straightforward in the controversy over symphysiotomyIreland’s Catholic ethos a factor in why maternity hospitals continued to use procedureFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:00
95,000 summonses awaiting listing date at District CourtMinister tells Dáil of drive to clear backlog of minor cases due to pause caused by Covid-19Thu Dec 10 2020 - 15:56
European case taken by Irish women over symphysiotomies declared inadmissibleThree claim they were not informed about the procedure and did not give full consentThu Dec 10 2020 - 12:29
Council climbs down after demanding barristers repay pandemic grantsLocal authority had written to 150 barristers who had been paid out just over €750,000Thu Dec 10 2020 - 06:00
Alleged fuel smuggler questions ‘crazy figure’ for unpaid taxesDamien McGleenan’s company DMG Energy Ltd on tax defaulters’ list as owing €9.1mThu Dec 10 2020 - 01:00
Ireland should ‘take lead role’ against China’s treatment of Uighur peopleChairman of Uighur World Congress calls on Ireland to use its position on UN Security CouncilSat Dec 05 2020 - 12:25
Naked woman removed from Treasury Building in DublinSculpture taken down by owners following sale of former Nama building on Grand Canal StreetFri Dec 04 2020 - 21:01
Disabled children ‘being left behind again’ by Covid-19 measuresHSE should not be taking staff experienced at assessing children’s needs, ombudsman saysTue Dec 01 2020 - 19:57
Insurance reform group cheers CCTV ruling in personal injury caseRuling came in case where Supermacs admitted that a chair was damaged prior to an incidentMon Nov 30 2020 - 05:29
Problem of maintenance persists 25 years after divorce introducedIssue of support still operating according to laws dating to 20 years before referendumSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Solicitor sees up to 30% rise in separation and divorce cases arising from Covid‘Little cracks’ in a relationship are exposed as couples spend more time in each other’s companySat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
More walks and less TV could help limit Covid spread at Christmas – WHO doctorMike Ryan says people must consider proximity, duration and location of eventsThu Nov 26 2020 - 15:34
UCC academics concerned at deepening links with Minzu UniversitySigned letter seeks clarity on Chinese college potential link with Uighur rights abusesWed Nov 25 2020 - 03:43
All but one of 24 residents at Kerry nursing home test positive for CovidSix people who tested positive for virus in the home have died, says Hiqa spokesmanFri Nov 20 2020 - 20:52
Report recommends new body to oversee legal trainingMinister welcomes proposal allowing for providers outside Law Society and King’s InnsThu Nov 19 2020 - 00:01
Irish painter’s estate includes unpublished Heaney poemCambridge University pays ‘six-figure sum’ for material belonging to late Barrie CookeSun Nov 15 2020 - 18:30
Cabinet to discuss basic income scheme for arts and culture sectorFootfall in Dublin museums less than 10% of what it would normally be for the summer monthsSun Nov 15 2020 - 18:30
Covid-19: DPP reports steep rise in domestic violence casesFiles received in this category are up 87 per cent so far this year over 2019, conference is toldSat Nov 14 2020 - 14:15
England and Wales law society unhappy with certificate decisionIrish practising certificates to require solicitors to work from establishment based hereFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:10
Judges may resign if Woulfe survives on Supreme Court as Golfgate fallout escalatesSéamus Woulfe's position is ‘untenable, but it may also be unimpeachable’Fri Nov 13 2020 - 20:55
Constitution ‘vague’ on removing judges as it is a political act, says expertDáil and Seanad can only begin impeachment due to ‘stated misbehaviour or incapacity’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 18:19
Barristers express mixed views about so-called Golfgate crisisSome believe Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe should resign and others do notTue Nov 10 2020 - 20:14
Woulfe vs Clarke: What are the key points of disagreement?Decision to publish transcript and different views of judicial independence central to rowTue Nov 10 2020 - 14:29
Government may have to get involved in removal of judge from Supreme CourtAttempt at ‘informal resolution’ of crisis has reached an impasseMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:12
Woulfe tells Chief Justice he does not intend to resignCriticism of attendance at ‘Golfgate’ dinner based on ‘misunderstanding’, judge claimsMon Nov 09 2020 - 21:00
The life of a Supreme Court judge: ‘The law is above you’‘It is not me that makes the decision, it is the law that makes the decision’Mon Nov 09 2020 - 03:27
Colleague pressure on a judge would raise questions about independence – academicJudicial independence means judges are independent from government – and each other, says Patrick O’BrienThu Nov 05 2020 - 15:24
What does the law say on passing on information?Official Secrets Act does not apply to TDs or senatorsMon Nov 02 2020 - 06:00
Files sent to DPP alleging sexual offences ‘continue to grow’During 2019 number of such files up by 12%, according to Director of Public ProsecutionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 16:51
Court ruling has major implications for reporting on killings of childrenCourt of Appeal decision that deceased victim cannot be named will create anomaliesThu Oct 29 2020 - 21:11
Mother-and-baby-homes: Dealing with sensitive data a difficult balancing actCommittee will have to weigh up a matrix of matters before making recommendationsWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:21
UCC criticised for links with controversial Chinese universityMinzu University’s relationship with Beijing raises ‘huge ethical issues’, professor saysWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:06
