Mother regains joint custody of boys after moving back to WestJudge tells couple to say ‘kind things about each other’ to their childrenFri Sep 12 2014 - 01:00
Residential unit to care for sisters, judge ordersAsylum-seeking girls had requested to be placed with an Irish familyThu Sep 11 2014 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire councillors call on chief executive not to sign incinerator dealCouncillors raise concerns about environment, costs and health and safetyTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:00
Locals pledge to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to oppose Poolbeg incineratorGreen Party councillor says plant will need to burn waste generated by ‘entire country’Fri Sep 5 2014 - 19:10
Controversial Poolbeg incinerator plan set to proceedWatchdog approves €500m Dublin waste-to-energy plant which could open by 2017Fri Sep 5 2014 - 16:05
Psychiatric bed found for teenager in urgent needOrder made to involuntarily detain girl in psychiatric unitWed Sep 3 2014 - 01:00
High Court may call head of mental health services to explain lack of bed for teenagerGirl’s condition deteriorated over weekendTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:00
McKevitt granted leave for judicial review on early releaseCourt told man convicted for Real IRA membership taking French, yoga and web design classesMon Sep 1 2014 - 19:10
Staff cost Mahon tribunal over €1.1m last yearAdministrative staff cost over €567,000 in 2013, five years after its last hearingMon Sep 1 2014 - 07:17
Croke Park Classic: fighter jet fly-past upsets people, dogs and anti-war groupMon Sep 1 2014 - 01:00
Troops role in Golan Heights to be re-evaluated, Coveney saysIrish soldiers help rescue 35 Filipino peacekeepers surrounded by 300 armed rebelsMon Sep 1 2014 - 00:58
No bed for teenager who should be in psychiatric unit, High Court hearsGirl’s ‘life is at risk’, court toldSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Teenager in care may be moved to holiday cottage because of lack of secure care bedsBoy “not getting care and protection he is entitled to”, Judge saysFri Aug 29 2014 - 09:08
Court dispenses with need for parental permission to immunise child in careJudge says immunisation ‘in child’s best interests’Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
More than 6,500 children in care of State, up 23 per cent on 2007Tusla reports increase in number of babies from north Dublin city going into careTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
McKevitt to seek judicial review of early release decisionThe convicted Real IRA member had applied for a third off his 20-year-sentenceMon Aug 25 2014 - 13:21
Expenses claimed by named judges to be releasedInformation Commissioner finds public interest in accountability outweighs privacySat Aug 23 2014 - 06:48
Garda Commissioner wrote to support withholding judges’ names in FOI requestCourts Service argued revealing names could adversely affect security of the StateSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Teenagers taken into care after village burnt by ‘Islamic sect’Family Court judge also concerned for safety of girl who went missing six times last month while in care of the StateFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Two-year-old boy drowns in SpainVictim fell into a swimming pool near his home in Mijas on the Costa Del SolTue Aug 19 2014 - 10:18
Parents 'exploited' by overseas youth cancer treatmentsSpecialists say experimental approach unrealistic and may harm some childrenTue Aug 19 2014 - 06:35
Most women suicidal in pregnancy and seeking termination will travel to UKPerinatal psychiatrist “ regularly” sees reports of women who have killed themselves while pregnantTue Aug 19 2014 - 06:30
Man dies following north Dublin stabbing attackVictim (45) sustained a number of wounds in attack in North Strand area of city last nightMon Aug 18 2014 - 20:38
Three die in road crashes and one in tragic accident over the weekendMan died after falling from rocks at Donegal lighthouseMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
Plan to relocate two children in care will go aheadGuardian concerned about impact of move on boy facing State examsFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Secretary at private school in south Dublin loses pay claimCase over wage cut has been appealed to High CourtWed Aug 13 2014 - 21:59
Three children to stay in State care until they are 18Judge Colin Daly finds each child suffered ‘emotional trauma and neglect’Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Singles clause in Gender Bill is ‘forced divorce’Revised Bill allows 16 and 17 year olds apply for legal gender recognition with consentThu Aug 7 2014 - 16:03
Care order for child who suffered severe scaldingCourt heard the child’s mother cancelled an ambulance called to take her to hospitalThu Aug 7 2014 - 01:00
Fennelly commission seeks accounts of any calls taped by gardaíCommission will also try to establish if any information was used improperly or unlawfullyTue Aug 5 2014 - 01:02
Former helicopter landing site at Dublin nature reserve soldCouncils had tried to buy Booterstown site from Nama for public use and benefitTue Aug 5 2014 - 01:02
Rehab hospital to seek fast-track planning permissionProposed 120-bed unit in Dún Laoghaire to replace existing facility opened in 1918Tue Aug 5 2014 - 01:00
Services for Criminal courts of Justice cost €846,000 a monthCost to State could top €604m by time complex comes into ownership of Courts ServiceTue Aug 5 2014 - 01:00
Call for stricter sentencing following spate of violent attacks on taxi driversAttitude of society toward taxi drivers contributes to attacks against them, TTnH saysMon Aug 4 2014 - 07:10
Case study: taxi driver Peter Gunn‘Even with witnesses coming out of houses it didn’t seem to faze them’Mon Aug 4 2014 - 04:02
Human limb found at Dublin recycling plantDeputy State pathologist to visit Thornton’s waste recycling plantFri Aug 1 2014 - 16:16
Natural father fails in bid for sole custodyJudge rules child to continue living with deceased mother’s partnerFri Aug 1 2014 - 01:00
Stolen money used for extension and Barbados apartment, O’Brien trial hearsInvestments characteristic of ‘Ponzi scheme’, court toldThu Jul 31 2014 - 23:00
O’Brien destitute and living on €188 a week, court toldCourt hears that O’Brien not only financially but also socially ruinedThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:03
Law Society to take part in judicial review of costs case involving taxing masterDecision by Rowena Mulcahy to withdraw from case raises concerns, Law Society saysWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:02
State spent hundreds of thousands to bring former solicitor to justiceO’Donoghue maintained his innocence until two weeks before his trialWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:02
‘Lasting damage’ to courts if budget cut again - Chief JusticeSusan Denham says funding for service decreased by a quarter since 2008Thu Jul 24 2014 - 14:18
Protection order granted against man who said he was exorcistWoman said her ex-partner bought a ‘Mass kit’ and performed exorcism on herThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Interim care order extended after concerns in psychologist’s reportJudge told boy and sibling made disclosuresWed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00
‘Free’ legal aid court fee of €130 too expensive for someLimerick family courts hears how some can not afford legal aidTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Fortieth anniversary of women’s ‘invasion’ of Forty FootWomen were greeted with ‘sexist abuse’Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:05
Reilly to reform child court guardian systemDepartment of Children examining legal representation for guardians ad litemSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:02
Almost €200,000 paid in legal fee for medical negligenceMurray McGrath was paid half of top fees from State Claims Agency last yearSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:01
Father’s fight for access among cases at Dublin Circuit Family CourtParents accuse each other of drug taking, violence and being drunkFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Interim care order given for infant whose siblings were abused and neglectedOlder siblings had protected younger children while living at home, court toldThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01