Judgment: European court rules on right to sentence reviewVinter and Others v the UKMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Nine girls pregnant after rape had terminations in 2011Rape Crisis Network figures show 45 per cent of pregnancies following rape cases involved under-18sFri Jul 12 2013 - 13:56
Dana calls for referendum on abortion lawTaoiseach’s assertion he has a duty to legislate is “totally unfounded”Mon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Referendum on separate family court system will be held in 2014, says Minister for JusticeFour-year separation requirement for divorce should be reduced, chairwoman of the Legal Aid Board has saidMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Construction sector employment rate falls sharply - PMIOptimism at Irish construction firms highest since January 2007Mon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Referendum to establish family court to be held next yearSpecialist judges would preside over courtsSun Jul 07 2013 - 01:00
Abortion law may have saved Savita - ShatterUnfortunate to lose any Fine Gael colleague on important issue, justice minister saysSat Jul 06 2013 - 12:34
Republic and Northern Ireland to access EU youth unemployment fund with OECD helpRelationship between Garda and PSNI ‘has probably never been better’, NI first minister saysSat Jul 06 2013 - 00:01
Farewell to Queen of Moore StreetBusiness halted on Dublin’s market street as 92-year-old trader is laid to restWed Jul 03 2013 - 13:29
Edward Snowden appeal: refugee Act grants status to people with ‘well-founded fear’ of persecutionMore than 4,735 people currently seeking asylum in IrelandWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Snowden asylum application should be considered, Amnesty saysFormer CIA agent fits definition of political refugee, says Richard Boyd BarrettWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Senator Zappone publishes gender recognition BillLegislation would not require married transgender individuals to divorceTue Jul 02 2013 - 16:11
Councillors in Dún Laoghaire vote for high-rise adventure in Cabinteely ParkLabour member of the council resigns to go travellingTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Bylaws sought to stop ‘dumping’ of rabbits, goats on Dalkey IslandConservation plan recommends licensing system for commercial boat operatorsTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Labour councillor Dermot Looney elected mayor of South DublinThree out of four Dublin council cathaoirleach roles go to Labour PartySat Jun 29 2013 - 10:04
Jury believed farmer who murdered student knew what he he was doing was wrong‘Gentle, caring and intelligent’ victim, Eoin Ryan, had planned to study law in BelfastThu Jun 27 2013 - 05:00
Seven home repossession cases struck out at the High CourtLetters of demand from GE Capital flawedMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:23
Proposed law not sufficient, say Savita Halappanavar’s parents‘They must change the law to save women’s health, not just her life’Mon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
EU regulation could restrict genealogical researchEuropean genealogy societies raise concernsMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Former DPP’s suggestion of advocate for unborn unnecessary says law professorFiona de Londras says Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill already balances rights to life of mother and unbornMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Father and son have Special Olympics memories they wouldn’t swap for gold‘We tried so hard and didn’t win, but it doesn’t matter’Fri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Mortgage holders in arrears face earlier repossession under new codeLatest rules ‘absolutely appalling’ say consumer protection advocatesFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
‘Voyage’ songwriter takes complaint against solicitor to the Law SocietyJohnny Duhan claimed he was not supplied with an estimate of costs by Eddie McGarrThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Sentences for homicide too lenient, families of victims sayAdvocacy group calls for setting of ‘firm tariffs’ to guide the judiciaryWed Jun 19 2013 - 05:00
Bulgaria in breach of human rights convention over care home deaths in 199715 children with mental and physical disabilities died from shortage of food and the effects of cold, court findsWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Sentencing of journalist’s killer adjourned for two weeksCCTV footage shows Gary Burch dancing in celebration after landing fatal blowTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:06
Wind farm proposed for Irish Sea will be visible from Rush to Wicklow Town145 wind turbines are included in the planTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:03
Limerick man (32) pleads guilty to four murdersJohn Geary stabbed two women and two childrenMon Jun 17 2013 - 13:08
Decisions on future of nine courts to be made this month by Court Service boardClosures will reduce access to justice - say local solicitorsMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Court closures will impact domestic violence victims, support groups saySome women may choose not to seek court protection, West Cork organisation saysMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Dubliners to vote on directly elected Lord Mayor next yearWorking group to hold first meeting next month to consider optionsMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Immigrants less likely to be getting social welfareWage gap between natives and immigrants has changed little, conference toldFri Jun 14 2013 - 15:03
Court Service report says some venues ‘not fit for purpose’Only 19 of 41 court venues considered for closure have been made public so farMon Jun 10 2013 - 06:48
Catalogue of physical and sexual abuse of children in report on childcare casesSubstance abuse and mental illness feature in many anonymised cases from courtsMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental illness feature in child care casesLatest tranche of cases published by Child Care Law ProjectSun Jun 09 2013 - 14:00
Landmark surrogacy case to be appealedFamily’s solicitor concerned about delays a Supreme Court hearing will createThu Jun 06 2013 - 19:56
Former FAI development officer takes unfair dismissal caseFAI deny they operated an unfair redundancy selection processThu Jun 06 2013 - 00:00
Tribunal hears claim of invoice ‘routing’ by drinks company through IrelandFormer executive alleges US firm Monster Energy routes invoices through Dublin ‘like Google, Apple’Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire county manager to take top Dublin City Council postOwen Keegan to replace John Tierney as council managerWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Child welfare reports must be available to court - judgeFamily court bias towards mothers deniedMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
Transfer of criminal legal aid scheme to the Legal Aid Board delayed until at least 2014Waiting times for civil aid continue to growMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
Over 400 attend meeting on dealing with household debtNew Beginning says insolvency legislation will be a ’game changer’Fri May 31 2013 - 01:01
Children in high-conflict family breakdown cases experience “emotional abuse”, High Court judge tells conferenceAlternative dispute resolution processes should form part of family law resolutionThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Barnardos calls for regulation of childminders in the homeAn investigation into childminders would uncover problems, says Fergus FinlayThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Steroid drug use on the increase in Ireland, study of drug users in Dublin has foundAlmost all prescribed methadone users are also using other drugs including heroinWed May 29 2013 - 01:03
Man held over Fitzpatrick stabbing freed without chargeFile being prepared for DPP after man in his 40s was questionedMon May 27 2013 - 06:25
Fall in seizures of drugs that induce abortionIrish women continue to obtain drugs such as Misoprostol and Mifepristone on internetMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
BBC apologises after Sinn Féin minister complains over ‘SF/IRA’ labelParty makes formal complaint about Question Time programmeFri May 24 2013 - 14:03
McGrath calls on Shatter to publish report on breathalyser incidentMinister’s statement that he was ’waved on’ by garda is ’totally erroneous’Fri May 24 2013 - 09:57
