I am aware of at least one case where an accused, who was unrepresented in the District Court and granted bail, assaulted their partner to a degree requiring surgery within two days of being released

Des Shiels from Balbriggan charged with assault causing harm, production of an article and threats to kill or cause harm

Oireachtas justice committee to invite Minister to hearing as courts backlog worsens; Minister insists courts are ‘operating effectively’

Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess

Man faces charges under the Official Secrets Act and data protection law

High Court told Simon O’Donovan was member of dissident-aligned republican group Saoradh

Volvo was observed on M50 and an operation to contain the vehicle was initiated, court heard

Haul was discovered after report of burglary where Chinese national was seen fleeing with hands tied

He told gardaí he was opposed to sharia law and did not care if children died in fire, it is alleged

Officer has been suspended from duty since investigation first began

Defendant and complainant are in long-term relationship and share children together, defence solicitor says

Some ammunition rounds were modified to cause maximum damage on impact, court hears

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Dubliner became first Irish person to be extradited from United Arab Emirates under new extradition treaty after he was flown to Dublin on Government jet

‘One-size-fits-all’ legal aid payment model is more about cost-cutting and optics than genuine reform

Solicitors ask for ‘targeted corrections and adjustments’ in exchange for adopting new scheme on interim basis

Coercive control by husband (20s) was in upper range of scale, judge says

Two Glenageary houses gutted and ‘no longer habitable’ in arson spree

Boy is to serve a year’s detention for defilement of 16-year-old girl

Reform should not be treated as the alternative to controlling costs. We should have both