Man jailed over false application for Irish citizenshipAlbanian used alias of Kosovo national and sought asylum under false nameFri May 22 2020 - 20:14
Courts to resume sittings longer than two hours after getting adviceLabour leader Alan Kelly says it as ‘frankly bonkers’ politicians were unaware of advice about Oireachtas meetings of more than two hoursThu May 21 2020 - 20:01
Courts hope to resume full-day hearings ‘as soon as tomorrow’Courts Service is believed to have received advice from expert who raised issue of ‘two-hour limit’ at Dáil committee hearingThu May 21 2020 - 12:48
No Covid-19 ban on meetings exceeding two hours, says health officialDeputy CMO says he is unaware of advice used by Oireachtas and now judiciary to limit sittingsWed May 20 2020 - 20:01
Minister apologises to Cahersiveen over way direct provision centre openedCentre at former Skellig Hotel has had outbreak of Covid-19Wed May 20 2020 - 18:47
Court sittings to be limited to two hours daily on back of TDs’ moveNew social distancing advice is ‘bordering on bizarre’, says solicitors’ groupWed May 20 2020 - 17:24
Woman granted protection order against ‘menacing’ husbandFamily court hears man was ‘paranoid’ about virus and drank excessively every nightMon May 18 2020 - 20:54
Covid-19 payment refused to 1,200 people with no address in StateDepartment of Social Protection has withheld the €350 payment to 46,000 peopleSun May 17 2020 - 19:15
Covid-19 healthcare workers mirror heroes of the Famine, Minister saysJosepha Madigan makes comments at National Famine Commemoration in DublinSun May 17 2020 - 18:29
Tusla becomes first organisation fined for GDPR rule breachAgency fined €75,000 over three cases where data about children was wrongly disclosedSun May 17 2020 - 18:04
Coronavirus pandemic will expose bad governments, Robinson saysFormer president says people are learning that science matters when it comes to policySun May 17 2020 - 12:44
Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood to sell house after reaching deal with US fundCouple won High Court appeal against possession order last yearFri May 15 2020 - 12:24
Effort to challenge Government’s Covid-19 restrictions falls at first fenceJudge found John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty failed to produce facts that might support their claimsWed May 13 2020 - 15:28
Coronavirus: How Dublin and London differ in their approach to ease lockdownDublin has five stage plan from May 18th – London opts for three, beginning May 13thTue May 12 2020 - 11:53
Covid-19: Travellers arriving in Republic from Britain still expected to isolate for 14 daysBoris Johnson has said 14-day isolation requirement in UK won’t apply to RepublicMon May 11 2020 - 14:21
Accumulated profits rise at Word Perfect Translation ServicesThe Dublin company is one of the largest providers of translation services in the StateSat May 09 2020 - 06:43
High Court to hear more remote cases as part of increased hearings planChief Justice says new measures may be in play until the second half of 2021Fri May 08 2020 - 19:18
Bar Council looking into idea of ordinary crimes being tried in non-jury courtsCoronavirus: How can jury trials resume amid social distancing rules?Wed May 06 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Judge hopes more High Court cases can be heard remotelyRemote hearings ‘a way of tiding us over until we get back to physical hearings’Tue May 05 2020 - 03:27
Closure of courts sees income stream 'turned off' for many barristersStalled property market and the prospect of another economic downturn have badly hit solicitorsTue May 05 2020 - 02:02
Covid-19: Support group call for an end to the use of term ‘next of kin’Misunderstanding over phrase which has no legal standing and is an emergency contactTue May 05 2020 - 00:02
Covid-19: Ireland pledges €18 million to vaccine alliance GaviUrsula von der Leyen tells EU G20 group the race for a vaccination will be a 'marathon'Mon May 04 2020 - 20:49
Keelings says it can save fruit crop without additional workersIrish company addresses ‘misleading’ statements over hiring of staff from outside StateSun May 03 2020 - 13:40
Court of Appeal delays caused by Covid-19 not ‘catastrophic’With fewer sittings due to lockdown, judges ‘eat into’ list of reserved judgmentsSat May 02 2020 - 01:28
Serial murderer fails in European court application over right to a timely trialMark Nash denied murders of two women in GrangegormanFri May 01 2020 - 11:51
Coronavirus lockdown may spur courts system changes – solicitorRestrictions could be ’catalyst’ for overdue reforms, as first remote hearing takes placeFri May 01 2020 - 00:01
Lotto winner’s 11-year saga highlights ‘systemic problem’ in Irish courtsEuropean Court of Human Rights finds ‘no adequate explanation’ for delays in appealsThu Apr 30 2020 - 19:54
Man in 80s gets protection orders against three sons living with himMan had row with son in his early 50s during which he thought he would ‘get a few smacks’Tue Apr 28 2020 - 01:56
Coronavirus: 28 more deaths and 936 new cases reported in RepublicNursing Homes Ireland says redeployment urgent as many staff absent due to Covid-19Thu Apr 23 2020 - 22:53
Summer Gaeltacht courses cancelled due to coronavirusDepartment confirms Irish-language studies in communities will not take place this yearMon Apr 20 2020 - 22:29
Gardaí arrest man sought for extradition over Essex deathsRonan Hughes (40s) was charged on foot of a European Arrest Warrant issued by UK policeMon Apr 20 2020 - 21:01
Coronavirus: Wide testing in nursing homes essential, says professorOlder people with infection can present with gastrointestinal problems or confusionMon Apr 20 2020 - 01:50
Most pubs will ‘close for good’ if lockdown lasts to 2021, vintners sayHeineken Ireland has put its staff on a four day week as demand falls during crisisSun Apr 19 2020 - 22:01
Coronavirus: Birdsong seems louder and the ravens are more relaxedLockdown enabling people to engage with ‘calm and quiet’ natural worldFri Apr 17 2020 - 17:21
Coronavirus kills 11 residents over two weeks in Dublin care home for the elderlyHospital in Dublin’s Phoenix Park said deaths had been recorded since April 2ndFri Apr 17 2020 - 15:05
Irish hospital system ‘far from being overwhelmed’ by Covid-19Far from drawing up patient-scoring guidelines, Intensive Care Society president saysFri Apr 03 2020 - 05:50
Coronavirus: New initiative aims to answer needs of vulnerableCommunity Call aims to marshal volunteering energy to help elderly and isolatedThu Apr 02 2020 - 20:30
National children’s hospital takes legal action against building contractorBoard responsible for controversial project in dispute with construction firm BAMThu Apr 02 2020 - 17:23
Coronavirus: Gardaí waiting on new powers to enforce restrictionsNot clear when new law will be ready to be signed by Harris and Department of JusticeWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:24
People in residential care with Covid-19 should be kept in homes, crisis team saysNPHET develops enhanced policies aimed at preventing spread in nursing homesWed Apr 01 2020 - 17:13
Coronavirus in Ireland: New powers of arrest for gardaí expected to come into forceGardaí will have power to arrest those in breach of Covid-19 restrictionsWed Apr 01 2020 - 02:04
Courts to pilot hearing cases remotely during Covid-19 pandemicJournalists could watch proceedings in otherwise empty courtrooms under new systemTue Mar 31 2020 - 17:04
Coronavirus: Nursing home resident’s family very concernedClancy family call for greater support for nursing homes as father contracts Covid-19Tue Mar 31 2020 - 01:31
Coronavirus: Nursing homes await support to protect residentsPPE and staffing at frontline service discussed by Harris and Nursing Homes IrelandMon Mar 30 2020 - 20:11
Five million-plus property transaction documents may be digitisedRegistry of Deeds records going back to 1708 could be made available online to publicMon Mar 30 2020 - 01:19
Coronavirus: Nursing home staff will not ‘just walk out’ on residentsSector to seek financial support as nine clusters of Covid-19 found in nursing homesSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Man threatened to kill mother of his child, court hearsWoman tells family court ‘I cannot even walk to the shops’ due to man’s behaviourTue Mar 24 2020 - 21:39
The new unemployed: ‘We’re hoping it will be short term’People turning up at a Dublin Intreo office are told to use a postbox rather than go insideTue Mar 24 2020 - 15:35
Appeal for information after motorcyclist killed in Co WaterfordMan in his 30s died after his motorcycle hit stone wall in Nire Valley on Sunday morningSun Mar 22 2020 - 19:32