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Stephanie Ng case: Huge debate at DPP over decision to appeal boy’s sentence

Court raises minimum term for attempted murder to seven years despite parental testimony

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 18:28

Student who knocked woman into ditch with car has her jail-term cut

Pamela Levingston suffered injuries to her heart and fractures to legs, arms and ribs

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 16:57

Ricky Tomlinson’s criminal convictions to be re-examined

UK appeal court to look at case of Royle Family actor after claims he may have been unjustly jailed

Wed May 27 2020 - 13:10

Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley loses Supreme Court challenge to Cab case

Dublin criminal argued a delay in pursuing him for income tax led to higher interest

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 15:24

British citizens imprisoned in Iran go on hunger strike

Zaghari-Ratcliffe to take action in solidarity with academic held in solitary for 18 months

Sun Dec 29 2019 - 17:28

Supreme Court overturns man’s conviction for murder of his mother

Court finds judge’s instruction on intoxication to jury in trial of Celyn Eadon inadequate

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 12:31

Paul Anthony McDermott a ‘fantastic father’ with ‘great sense of justice’, funeral hears

Barrister had ‘extraordinary grá for life, for his family, for his work and for his students’

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 16:57

Ruling may change way IRA cases are tried

Workings of secretive Special Detective Unit under spotlight as case thrown out

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 02:49

Case in which man awarded €105,000 for slip on front porch will have to be reheard

Court of Appeal finds judge who made award had discounted alcohol as a factor in fall

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 19:58

Belfast court dismisses claim that Brexit will damage peace process

Applicants argued UK government must seek deal to protect north-south co-operation

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 13:41

Sex cases most likely to be appealed but least likely to succeed

Irish Times analysis shows DPP far more successful than defendants in appeals

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 01:09

Man who lost case over €3.4m seized from his home cannot appeal

The money was seized from Ted Cunningham after gardaí said it was part of heist from Northern Bank robbery

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 18:09

Supreme Court rules mandatory firearm sentence unconstitutional

Wayne Ellis jailed for five years for having shotgun at Knocklyon shopping centre

Wed May 15 2019 - 13:11

State appeals finding on law stopping benefit payment to child in direct provision

The four-year-old girl, an Irish citizen, is living in direct provision with her Nigerian mother

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 10:38

Tony Walsh possibly ‘most notorious clerical child sexual abuser’ in Dublin

Murphy report said it was ‘likely that he has abused hundreds of children’

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 16:38

Provocation defence widely used in murder trials despite calls for change

If accused can subjectively show they felt provoked manslaughter verdict can be given

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 01:03

North’s justice system failing sexual violence victims, report finds

Conviction rates for rape and sexual offences are the lowest in the UK, CJINI study finds

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 11:47

Ryanair profits fall, and David McCourt’s interest in Anglo assets

‘Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 07:03

Goodman firm loses appeal in Blackrock Clinic loans row

Clinic founder Dr Joseph Sheehan claimed Breccia was excluding him from business

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 21:39

Government likely to respond quickly to plea for more judges

Shane Ross declined to say if he would assent to new appointments to Court of Appeal

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 00:00