Budget 2023 must include €20 weekly increase in all core social welfare payments, says Social Justice IrelandTargeted measures and public service investment essential to ensure those on lowest incomes not ‘left behind’, says think tankMon Sept 05 2022 - 00:30
Some older people turning off fridges and cutting back on meat as cost-of-living crisis hits, Alone says Charity warns against allowing age to become a ‘battleground’ in talk over cost of living surgesSun Sept 04 2022 - 15:45
More than 1,100 legal actions now lodged over properties affected by micaInternational experts assisting in preparing statement of claim, which is expected to be delivered by end of SeptemberSat Sept 03 2022 - 01:00
Unweaned calves being exported in breach of EU law, welfare group alleges Journeys will cause suffering for most calves and the deaths of some, Ethical Farming Ireland claimsThu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Medical Protection Society ‘surprised’ at report’s suggestion of falling legal costs Data suggest legal costs rose by 16%, and damages by 37%, between 2011 and 2019, says societyTue Aug 09 2022 - 18:34
Suspended Co Roscommon solicitor ordered to answer questions about his means as €70,000 judgment remains unpaidDeclan O’Callaghan is being pursued by Co Mayo law firm for payment of legal feesTue Aug 09 2022 - 01:00
Retired Scottish judge urged to resign from Dubai International Financial Centre courtsCall follows resignation of two retired Irish judges from the Dubai courtMon Aug 08 2022 - 17:43
Retired High Court president Mary Irvine: ‘I have left the job that I have loved most’ In a 44-year career on the bench, she specialised in medical negligence cases and helped draft controversial new guidelines for personal injury awardsSat Aug 06 2022 - 16:03
Give Me A Crash Course In... retired Irish judges and disappearing Dubai court jobsTwo former Irish judges resign within a week of appointment to Dubai international financial courtsSat Aug 06 2022 - 05:00
Brothers now in 10th year of legal battle with each other over field in Co ClareJoseph Slattery restrained from pursuing further litigation without court permission against Thomas Slattery over land near LahinchThu Aug 04 2022 - 16:20
Peter Kelly makes ‘appropriate and sensible’ decision to resign as Dubai court judge following Frank Clarke’s resignationFormer High Court president says he does not want controversy to disrupt his future time in retirementTue Aug 02 2022 - 17:20
Retired judge Peter Kelly refuses to comment over appointment to Dubai courtFormer Chief Justice Frank Clarke resigned as Dubai financial court judge on SaturdayMon Aug 01 2022 - 19:00
Frank Clarke’s resignation as judge of Dubai financial courts ‘sensible and appropriate’ - Labour Party leaderFormer Chief Justice is concerned about impact of controversy on work of Law Reform CommissionSun Jul 31 2022 - 14:33
Court of Appeal makes history as first in State to have majority of female judgesWomen now comprise 42 per cent of Irish judiciaryFri Jul 29 2022 - 20:05
Ward of court seriously injured in fall absconded from hospital in wheelchair, High Court told The ‘one grain of good news’ is that the woman might in the future, using an aid, be able to walk indoors, judge saysFri Jul 29 2022 - 17:22
Legal circles divided about retired judges’ appointments to Dubai international financial courtConcerns focus on Dubai’s human rights record and profession’s image, while some say appointments good for IrelandFri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00
Serious criminal, repossession and divorce cases on rise, Courts Service finds New personal injury cases fall in ‘extremely busy’ year, Courts Service report findsThu Jul 28 2022 - 11:11
Research suggesting Wikipedia may influence legal reasoning of Irish judges ‘clearly wrong’ Legal authorities and submissions put before the court are the basis for judgments, sources sayWed Jul 27 2022 - 21:33
Former chief justice and ex-High Court president sworn in as judges of Dubai international financial courtFrank Clarke and Peter Kelly sworn in before Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumWed Jul 27 2022 - 18:27
Crime victims’ helpline saw ‘full impact of Covid’ as mental health referrals doubleNumber of referrals of victims made to mental health services more than doubles to 200Wed Jul 27 2022 - 15:30
Wikipedia articles 20% more likely to influence legal reasoning of Irish judges, scientists findConcern raised over ‘reliance’ on online resource by judges and legal staff due to risk of anonymous manipulationWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
Suspected child victim of trafficking from Ukraine taken into emergency careSocial workers believe girl may have suffered neglect and possible grooming in home countryWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
Children with complex needs are being kept in hotels and holiday homes due to lack of care placements - Child Law ProjectCase where State is paying €780,000 annually to keep 14-year-old boy in holiday home is ‘a shambles’ -judgeWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:00
More than 1,300 undocumented have immigration status regularisedZimbabwean childminder can now fly home to see her children for the first time in 14 yearsMon Jul 25 2022 - 18:12
Man challenges ‘blanket’ Garda policy of refusing station bail for any domestic violence charge Man spent one night in custody after being charged with breach of interim barring orderMon Jul 25 2022 - 16:19
December date set for Graham Dwyer appeal over murder convictionAppeal against 2015 conviction for murder of Elaine O’Hara is scheduled to last two daysMon Jul 25 2022 - 11:13
CCTV to be used to prosecute littering and illegal dumpingThe intention is to install cameras in black spots, not in a ‘covert’ but in a visible way, says MinisterFri Jul 22 2022 - 16:00
Report finds non-binding guidelines are preferred way of controlling legal costsEY report commissioned by Bar of Ireland and Law Society has been sent to Justice MinisterFri Jul 22 2022 - 14:48
State to pay 60% of woman’s legal costs in failed challenge to personal injury guidelinesThree senior counsel appeared for Bridget Delaney whose costs could be more than €500,000Fri Jul 22 2022 - 13:09
Almost €25m in fees paid by DPP to barristers and State solicitors for criminal prosecution work last yearTop earning barrister received more than €316,000 while third of barristers were paid less than €40,000Fri Jul 22 2022 - 12:00
State to receive €600,000 under settlement of Cab case against PacNet PacNet denies claims of processing proceeds of direct mail fraudThu Jul 21 2022 - 17:38
Troubled woman suffered life-changing injuries in care unit fall, court toldWoman was made ward of court before turning 18 due to concerns about behaviour and drug useTue Jul 19 2022 - 16:00
Man arrested on suspicion of murder following death in Portrush Traffic disrupted in immediate aftermath of the incident in which the man diedMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:12
‘Mo Farah has drawn attention to a crime that is not looked at properly’The champion runner’s story has refocused attention on human trafficking, including in Ireland, where its extent is believed to be much higher than statistics indicateSat Jul 16 2022 - 05:00
Data Protection Commission urged to act over alleged illegal retention of dataGovernment Bill aimed at addressing aftermath of Graham Dwyer case goes to PresidentSat Jul 16 2022 - 00:57
High Court president says ‘timely’ justice must be for all, not only cases attracting ‘political attention’ Warm tributes paid to Ms Justice Mary Irvine who retires after 44 years' serviceWed Jul 13 2022 - 15:41
Watchdog says Ireland yet to implement recommendations to prevent corruption in politicians and judiciary Failure to rank judicial candidates in new Bill ‘could lead to politicised decisions’ says Council of Europe bodyWed Jul 13 2022 - 09:00
People found with small amounts of illegal drugs should not be criminalised, committee toldHealth-focused approach could remove stigma and help those needing treatment, groups urgeWed Jul 13 2022 - 05:00
Taoiseach expresses sympathy on death of judge and former Fianna Fáil TD Séamus HughesDistrict Court judge and former State solicitor for Mayo (69) was due to retire in SeptemberTue Jul 12 2022 - 19:40
Chief State Solicitors Office paid €17.5m to barristers last year Identities of highest paid earners cannot be disclosed “for GDPR reasons” - government information serviceMon Jul 11 2022 - 20:43
Lack of sufficient eating disorder specialist services ‘deeply troubling’, says High Court presidentTributes paid to retiring judge Ms Justice Mary Irvine by lawyers in wards of court listMon Jul 11 2022 - 19:04
Former Garda stations, banks among 36 vacant properties to be developed into community hubsRedevelopment scheme worth €7.5m aims to tackle ‘scourge of dereliction’ in rural Ireland, says MinisterMon Jul 11 2022 - 07:00
Ireland basks in sunshine and good weather set to continue this weekSea fog thwarts some swimmers on north Co Dublin beachesSun Jul 10 2022 - 19:24
Good news from Scotland for Thalidomide survivors but fight continues for Irish campaigners“It is hard to believe the Irish State still won’t accept its hand, act and part in the Thalidomide story”Sat Jul 09 2022 - 06:00
Lawyers caution against reading too much into first ruling on phone evidence after Dwyer victory New Bill over phone metadata retention expected to become law next weekFri Jul 08 2022 - 20:17
UK Bill of rights ‘aims to reduce courts impact on government decisions’Irish Supreme Court tried to distance landmark 1973 McGee ‘right to contraception’ decision from Roe v Wade, Chief Justice saysWed Jul 06 2022 - 20:19
New chair of Bar council notes changing environment for barristersKilkenny native elected to lead council for next two yearsWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:24
State’s opposition to action seeking public inquiry over Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes contrasts with Ministers’ statements, High Court toldRelatives want court to direct full public inquiry into circumstances of deaths and the State’s responseTue Jul 05 2022 - 18:09
Legal costs dispute prompts Bar Council’s move for appointment of receiver over retired judge’s pension fundsCouncil application adjourned on consent at High Court after ‘some agreement’ reachedMon Jul 04 2022 - 15:33
Unwell woman detained after wandering on busy road in dishevelled stateSituation 'sad and poignant', court toldSun Jul 03 2022 - 18:00
