Refugees welcomed to Ireland by Vietnamese communitySyrian and Iraqi arrivals are presented with donation at intercultural event in KildareThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Thousands of protestors turn out to oppose water chargesWater charges to be central issue in election, says Unite spokesman Brendan OgleSun Jan 24 2016 - 15:13
Flac boss Noeline Blackwell to move to rape crisis charityTributes to ‘lasting contribution’ of solicitor after 10 years with free legal information groupFri Jan 22 2016 - 13:55
Drink-drivers have day in court in Victorian styleLatest session of Sligo court heard of a man driving into a Patrick’s Day paradeFri Jan 22 2016 - 01:00
Couple split up after Lotto winnings ran out, court hearsWoman seeking maintenance says her partner left when ‘the money was gone’Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Family law cases to take longer after legal changesNew Act will see more children coming before judges to give testimonyWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Legislation to tackle cyber attacks on IT systems publishedBill outlaws planting of malicious software and accessing of data on information systemsTue Jan 19 2016 - 14:11
‘Eiseamal’ or ‘Samplá’? Conflict over Irish traffic legislationTranslations of word ‘speciman’ could have had ‘serious legal consequences’Mon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Court must assume jury abided by directions, Anglo appeal toldState counsel reject arguments of unfair trial for former Anglo Irish Bank executivesThu Jan 14 2016 - 14:22
Judge’s charge in Anglo trial ‘unfair’, appeal hearsFormer bank executives Bernard Daly and Tiarnán O’Mahoney appealing convictionsWed Jan 13 2016 - 18:26
Prosecution ‘deliberately confused’ jury in Anglo trialBernard Daly should never have been put on trial for conspiracy offences, counsel saysTue Jan 12 2016 - 19:14
Appeal court told former Anglo executive did not get fair trialTiarnan O’Mahoney’s counsel tells Court of Criminal Appeal he should have been tried separately from co-accusedTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:02
Appeals against convictions of former Anglo officials beginTiarnan O’Mahoney and Bernard Daly are appealing convictions and length of sentencesMon Jan 11 2016 - 13:03
James Reilly considering new body to regulate court-appointed guardiansService could be run by State or by existing private entity such as BarnardosMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
EU judges total pay package now more than €300,000Allowances include allocations for household, entertainment, children and educationMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Letter to school among items disclosed in underage sex allegationsFive teenage boys accused of having sex with 15-year-old girl in Rathfarnham, DublinFri Jan 8 2016 - 15:06
Drink-drivers escape conviction regardless of how data is readAnalysis: Many cases fall by wayside before proceeding to a hearing or are struck outWed Jan 6 2016 - 01:00
Tipperary judge says some drink driving cases ‘predestined to fail’System means least law abiding citizen has advantage, District Court judge saysTue Jan 5 2016 - 13:07
Nollaig na mBan campaign to raise funds for breast cancerBreast Cancer Research asks people to host events on women’s little ChristmasTue Jan 5 2016 - 01:00
State papers 1985: Taoiseach turns down French lessonsFitzGerald agrees to address Paris conference on evolution of Irish foreign policyFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: FitzGerald declined to host reception for SoroptimistsDespite plan made with women’s charity, event clashed with bank holiday weekendFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
Bishop complains about Portlaoise Prison visiting arrangementsLack of physical contact between prisoner and visitor ‘unjust and inhumane’Fri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
Government considered citing Aids in David Norris caseState was fighting in European Court of Human Rights to retain ban on homosexualityFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Row over registration of Irish emblems‘Who’s Who in Ireland’ had harp design as‘an exact reproduction of the official crest’Fri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
Warning National Lottery would stop people gambling on horsesFears raised that decision to run lottery would be at expense of Hospitals SweepstakeFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Disapproval of gardaí retaining maiden namesChief state solicitor did not sympathise with preference but saw no objection to itFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
Murder trial of Graham Dwyer a dark episode in 2015Facade of middle-class normality disintegrated amid trial over Elaine O’Hara’s killingThu Dec 31 2015 - 14:44
State Papers: Curragh alternative to Spike Island after riotIn 1985, Fort Mitchell used to house offenders due to shortage of prison places elsewhereThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: Concerns over retired judges serving on courtGovernment agrees to adopt policy to remove retired judges from Special Criminal CourtThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: Stamps ‘should only depict dead taoisigh and presidents’Official said in note that next of kin ‘will be less demanding in this regard than the living’Thu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
Chief Justice wanted Supreme Court space in proposed new complexDocuments released under FoI reveal tensions over offices for Office of Public WorksThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
John Bruton got permission to swim at local hotel on Delhi holidayVisit to Delhi was part of a three-day stopover after an official visit to JapanThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: O’Higgins had concerns ahead of European jobChief justice worried about pension before European Court of Justice appointmentThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: Contraception posed threat to decent peopleHundreds wrote to President Patrick Hillery urging not to sign law on buying condomsThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: Concerns Cork-Swansea ferry could ‘threaten’ B&IGovernment minutes show approval still given for ‘starting up grant’ of £300,000Thu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
Vatican voiced concerns over Irish legislation on condomsNorthern Catholics offended by ‘lurid descriptions of hedonistic debauchery’Thu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
New South Wales premier described Irish judicial system as a ‘joke’State Papers 1985: Neville Wran spoke of ‘Irish joke’ after failed extradition processWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
Garret FitzGerald notes partial apology by UK editor for Irish ‘pig’ commentsJohn Junor of ‘Sunday Express’ admonished by British press councilWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
Family Court: Husband granted protection after attack by wifeJudge who was recently assaulted hears 10 applications related to family incidentsWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
Road traffic deaths in December approach record numbersSeven people have died on Irish roads since Christmas Eve, including two in the NorthMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Supreme Court rejected majority of appeal applications in 2015New figures reveal court’s record during first full year of operation under new rulesMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Death of former Irish UNIFIL commander, Lt Gen William Callaghan‘Steadfast commitment’ to peace praised by President Michael D HigginsSun Dec 27 2015 - 13:47
Most owners buy back cars seized over M50 toll non-paymentOf 42 vehicles seized in 2015 over half were bought back at value of fine plus seizure costsThu Dec 17 2015 - 16:26
Nama’s Leitrim, Longford assets unsuitable for social housingProperties deemed ineligible for reasons including size and poor construction standardsThu Dec 17 2015 - 09:21
Ghost estates: 19,000 families, individuals in unfinished projectsNumber of unfinished housing estates has dropped from 3,000 in 2010 to 668 this yearWed Dec 16 2015 - 14:08
Judges raised security concerns before assault on judgeReviw of security at Dublin District Family Court after attack on Judge Miriam WalshTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Woman ‘scared to go home’ because of man’s drinkingDomestic violence order granted after man threatened to get into bed with his wifeTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
ESB warns Shannon level rising as snow, ice and rain forecastAlan Kelly says flooding on this scale ‘has never been seen before’Sat Dec 12 2015 - 21:42
Man arrested as judge attacked while hearing family law caseJudge Miriam Walsh subjected to violent assault in Dublin courthouseFri Dec 11 2015 - 21:40
A family mediation service that works but has yet to be approved by courtsWIT’s pilot Family Justice Mediation gets couples to agree in the short term, preventing much sufferingFri Dec 11 2015 - 15:54