Angela Kerins case can ‘leapfrog’ to Supreme CourtCourt finds that case against PAC involves matters of general public importanceThu Jul 13 2017 - 01:00
Tribunal: Ms D told Tusla in 2016 she wanted nothing more to do with allegationArea manager says social workers are in ‘very rushed environment’ and ‘errors are made ’Tue Jul 11 2017 - 21:27
Garda whose daughter made abuse claim faced disciplinary actionCharleton Tribunal told Sgt McCabe became aware of ‘serious misbehaviour’ by colleagueTue Jul 11 2017 - 12:14
‘Late in day’ when Tusla official told tribunal Maurice McCabe was knownTusla manager told Charleton Tribunal he had not known Garda whistleblowerMon Jul 10 2017 - 17:43
Charleton tribunal: social worker unaware of who McCabe wasLaura Connolly says false information in report was never brought to her attentionMon Jul 10 2017 - 13:54
Varadkar comments could delay Jobstown trial, says lawyerEleven more people face trial on charges arising from water charges protestMon Jul 10 2017 - 05:00
Prosecution case ends in Halawa trial in EgyptDublin man arrested in Cairo in 2013 faces potential death penalty over protestsSun Jul 09 2017 - 15:19
Criticism of Garda evidence in Jobstown case focuses on identical errorsIssue arises when multiple witnesses give same inconsistent testimony, defence arguedSat Jul 08 2017 - 08:01
DPP officials are ‘concerned’ by Varadkar’s Jobstown commentsProsecutors are worried about legal implications of Taoiseach’s call for Garda reviewSat Jul 08 2017 - 01:02
Tribunal: No new Garda inquiry after false allegation against McCabeJustice Charleton wants to know to what extent was the matter passed on to Garda HQThu Jul 06 2017 - 21:33
Tribunal witness did not form view gardaí acting improperlyCounselling director said the erroneous report into Sgt McCabe ‘took on a life of its own’Thu Jul 06 2017 - 18:29
Charleton Tribunal: father of ‘Ms D’ shocked when shown erroneous reportCounsellor Laura Brophy being asked about error she made over allegation against Sgt McCabeWed Jul 05 2017 - 13:00
Charleton Tribunal: Counsellor felt panic over mistaken Sgt McCabe reportError discovered when ‘emotional, angry and upset’ client contacted Rian service in CavanTue Jul 04 2017 - 16:53
Charleton Tribunal: credibility of claims against McCabe not testedSocial worker says no credibility assessment carried out on claims by daughter of colleagueTue Jul 04 2017 - 07:41
Jobstown videos central to defence criticism of Garda evidenceVideo evidence in trial was not subject to ‘human frailties’, judge advised jurySat Jul 01 2017 - 05:26
Public service broadcasters on ‘front line’ in fight against populismJagland defines populism as an emotional appeal that harnesses grievance against establishmentFri Jun 30 2017 - 13:03
The Jobstown trial and the social (media) justice warriors‘It’s against the law, but we felt there is a political nature to this trial so we’d do it anyway’Fri Jun 30 2017 - 05:00
Jobstown trial struck a modern, and very disturbing, toneVideo footage, ‘fake news’ claims and live tweeting anchor case in contemporary IrelandFri Jun 30 2017 - 04:43
DPP warned TD about his tweets during Jobstown trialSolidarity’s Paul Murphy tweeted from courtroom, including during judge’s charge to juryFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00
Jobstown protest: What happened on the dayStep-by-step account of water charges protest which erupted around then tánaiste Joan BurtonFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00
Jobstown trial: role of politics debated during lengthy caseDefence argument focused on constitutional rights of assembly and expressionThu Jun 29 2017 - 20:50
Jobstown trial: Six cleared of Burton false imprisonmentPaul Murphy and five co-defendants cleared over 2014 water charges protestThu Jun 29 2017 - 14:05
Jobstown trial: Paul Murphy praises ‘really good’ jurySolidarity TD says Joan Burton tried to ‘criminalise a working class community’Thu Jun 29 2017 - 13:42
Judge rules debtor being pursued by bank should get full hearingRuling may make it more complicated for banks to get summary judgment ordersWed Jun 28 2017 - 16:03
Jobstown jury ‘should not have heard’ about potential life sentenceJury rises in case of alleged false imprisonment at protest in TallaghtWed Jun 28 2017 - 14:59
Sinn Féin calls for wider input into judicial appointmentsParty says victims of miscarriages of justice and other groups should be part of processTue Jun 27 2017 - 01:00
‘We just love each other’ - couple separated after 63 years seeks reunionMichael and Kathleen Devereaux say only one of them admitted to nursing home under Fair Deal schemeMon Jun 26 2017 - 22:42
€6.6bn later...Atlantic Philanthropies holds final Irish board meetingTaoiseach praises organisation for its contribution to NI peace, education, healthcareMon Jun 26 2017 - 20:18
Row over appointments is in itself a threat to judicial independenceColm Keena: Separation of powers may sound dry, but is an extremely important defenceMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Irish ‘tolerance’ of lying for cash must end, says business groupIsme calls for introduction of a perjury law to help prosecute white collar crimesThu Jun 22 2017 - 18:26
Jobstown trial involves ‘cracking a nut with a sledgehammer’Defence counsel says for evil to thrive, it is necessary for good men to do nothingThu Jun 22 2017 - 13:56
Paul Murphy prosecuted for who he is, not what he did, defence arguesJury hears claim both O’Connell and Parnell similarly prosecuted for peaceful protestTue Jun 20 2017 - 19:49
People of Jobstown ‘demonised’ for protesting, trial hearsPaul Murphy and fellow accused being ‘denounced as criminals,’ counsel tells juryTue Jun 20 2017 - 14:55
Law guarantees right to protest and to be free, Jobstown trial hearsPaul Murphy and five others facing charges of false imprisonment of Joan BurtonTue Jun 20 2017 - 13:54
Máire Whelan’s appointment raises a number of questionsIn her role as attorney general, she had a key part to play in judicial appointmentsFri Jun 16 2017 - 19:44
Máire Whelan controversy: how judges are appointedAlthough the AG or advisory board can make recommendations, decisions rest with cabinetFri Jun 16 2017 - 18:39
Monica Leech ruling is a victory for Irish mediaAnalysis: Strasbourg court’s assessment should help reduce future defamation awardsFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:29
Call for legal clarity on rights of polygamous familiesSupreme Court judge says urgent attention must be given to legislating on polygamyFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:00
No room for marriage allowing more than one wife - courtRecognition of polygamy ‘would give legal effect to discrimination and subordination’Thu Jun 15 2017 - 20:31
Martin Callinan denies making negative comments about Sgt McCabeFormer Garda commissioner rejects statements to Charleton Tribunal by three peopleWed Jun 14 2017 - 15:43
Denis O’Brien to appeal court ruling over Dáil commentsHigh Court said what businessman wanted would have ‘chilling effect’ on parliamentary speechTue Jun 13 2017 - 13:23
Hutch brother sues ‘Sunday World’ publisher for defamationNewspaper made false assertion that Jonathan Hutch was charged with murderTue Jun 13 2017 - 07:42
Charges struck out against one of Jobstown trial defendantsKen Purcell told he is free to go as trial continues for six othersMon Jun 12 2017 - 14:58
Almost 8,000 cases of adult abuse or neglect reported to HSEOfficials believe the figures under-represent the extent of abuse that existsMon Jun 12 2017 - 06:56
Court redress is becoming the preserve of the wealthyPersona judgment shows how contemporary litigation frustrates the right of access to courtsFri Jun 09 2017 - 05:23
IBRC liquidators seek to reverse asset transferProceedings understood to involve family home of former Anglo director Tom Browne and wife DianeThu Jun 08 2017 - 17:11
Refugees need greater access to employment, says UNVolker Türk says people of Ireland know well what is meant by flight and migrationWed Jun 07 2017 - 01:00
No order from DPP to resume inquiry into Anglo auditorsCriticisms of EY audit ‘incompetence’ disclosed at FitzPatrick trial in absence of juryMon Jun 05 2017 - 05:00
Women in legal and medical jobs face more ‘bias and bullying’Just 16% of senior counsel and 29% of hospital consultants are women, conference toldThu Jun 01 2017 - 13:04
Joan Burton could easily have have left Jobstown protest on foot, court toldAccused told gardaí the cars were detained by protesters, not the people in themWed May 31 2017 - 16:11
