Environmentalists want court to overturn Government emissions reduction plan as it is ‘too vague’ Failure to hit targets will disproportionately impact poor communities, Friends of the Irish Environment claimTue Sept 05 2023 - 14:01
New law removes potential obstacle to formal complaints about judges’ conduct of family law casesStatutory instrument signed by Minister concerns release of documents and information to complainantsMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:26
Chronically suicidal girl must get appropriate care place by next week, says High Court presidentSeparate proceedings may inquire into a lack of adequate special care places in a country ‘awash with money’, judge saysMon Sept 04 2023 - 20:17
Mother and children fled to refuge after ex-partner ‘arrived at home with meat cleaver’In separate case, woman tells court it is a ‘hard thing’ to seek protection order against son, ‘who is also suffering’Mon Sept 04 2023 - 06:00
State should pull drug trade from ‘monster’ gangs by decriminalising, say youth workers Coalition delay on measures allowing gardaí divert users to health programmes ‘inexcusable’, says Citizens’ Assembly chairmanSun Sept 03 2023 - 16:57
Estranged husband convinced wife ‘possessed by demons’, court toldJudge grants protection order after applicant expresses fear for own safety and that of her daughterFri Sept 01 2023 - 18:00
Solicitors for reinstated principal seek clarity on board’s appeal to Supreme CourtAppeal bid filed days after Gorey Gaelscoil board of management was dissolvedThu Aug 31 2023 - 19:00
Man looks set to win appeal over conviction for sex with minor after court strikes down provision of lawSupreme Court decision on ‘reasonable mistake’ about age may inform drafting of planned law on sexual offencesMon Aug 28 2023 - 20:00
Law on proof of ‘reasonable mistake’ about age in teen sexual offence cases struck downLaw creates ‘unnecessarily high risk’ of conviction for defendants who are genuinely mistaken about age, court saysMon Aug 28 2023 - 13:33
Séamus Woulfe: After ‘Golfgate’ he faced down calls to resign. How has he fared since?His relationship with some Supreme Court judges was ‘frosty’ during those months of the controversySat Aug 19 2023 - 06:00
Cost of legal dispute between siblings over Dublin family home reduces inheritanceThe executor incurred €106,000 legal costs in defending proceedings initiated in 2017Sun Aug 13 2023 - 15:15
Boy (14) who is not mentally ill must stay in psychiatric unit or he will be homeless, judge saysTeenager has been in unit for two months since alleged knife incident at home which led to him being TaseredThu Aug 10 2023 - 19:00
Mother’s €428,225 judgment against son ranks ahead of bank’s charge on home and lands over his €1.4m debtJudge rejects Bank of Ireland claim that now deceased 96-year-old widow’s charge did not apply to 132-acre farmWed Aug 09 2023 - 20:06
Chronically suicidal teenager must stay in inappropriate unit because no secure care place available, judge ordersGirl has been approved for secure care but staff recruitment problems means just 14 of 26 secure beds are availableTue Aug 08 2023 - 19:00
High Court bench does ‘not represent a fair cross-section of society’, says retired judgeJudge who ‘grew up with a silver spoon in my mouth’ says High Court judges do not represent a ‘fair cross-section of society’Mon Aug 07 2023 - 06:49
Daughter of deceased Meath farmer may sue over will leaving most of €3.5m estate to sonConcerns include whether farmer had capacity to make a will on the same day he diedSun Aug 06 2023 - 17:00
Noel Long to spend rest of life in jail after historic conviction for Nora Sheehan’s 1981 murderCorkman (74) convicted of sexually motivated murder of married mother of three in watershed case for Garda and legal system after unprecedented 42-year spanSat Aug 05 2023 - 06:00
Gaelscoil principal unfairly dismissed by school board must be reinstated by Friday, court orders Displaced sitting principal has reached ‘mutually satisfactory’ arrangement with Department of Education, judge toldThu Aug 03 2023 - 13:59
Two principals solution appears ‘off the table’ for Gorey Gaelscoil, High Court toldJudge offers time for ‘creative’ resolution to be found in case of unfairly dismissed Aodhagán Ó SuirdTue Aug 01 2023 - 17:37
Supreme Court to hear appeal over Dún Laoghaire apartments planning in case of public importanceDecision will have implications for An Bord Pleanála and some ten other challenges over strategic housing developmentsTue Aug 01 2023 - 12:00
Two principals a possible ‘solution’ at Wexford Gaelscoil as Department of Education is called to hearingJudge calls on department to attend hearing to give views on situation involving unfairly dismissed former principal Aodhagán Ó SuirdMon Jul 31 2023 - 20:17
Life as a judge’s tipstaff: ‘If you want to see real life, come into a courtroom’Judges’ personal aides see a lot: verbal attacks, judgments flung across rooms, and occasionally ‘very violent’ incidentsSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Supreme Court judgment on Patrick Quirke will not be good news for Graham DwyerDecision affirming Quirke’s murder conviction looks set to be the go-to judgment around the law on unconstitutionally obtained evidenceFri Jul 28 2023 - 20:00
Ruling that dismissed school principal be reinstated leaves successor ‘terrified’ of losing job, court hearsJudge ‘dismayed’ with board of management response to decision that former principal should be reinstalledFri Jul 28 2023 - 16:46
Pair to be arraigned in October over alleged €15,000 south Dublin accommodation fraudMan and woman face theft charges over alleged fraud affecting international studentsThu Jul 27 2023 - 16:49
Couple set to lose three buy-to-let properties after repaying €950,000 on initial €1.12m loan Judge has ‘considerable sympathy’ for couple who still owe €1.4m under loan facilityMon Jul 24 2023 - 20:14
Sister claims brothers’ handling of late mother’s shares in family company means she may not get €250,000 inheritanceJames and Patrick Dooley dispute sister’s claims concerning their handling of property assetsMon Jul 24 2023 - 20:00
Supreme Court to rule on effect of decision on Patrick Quirke murder convictionLawyers for Quirke asked court to order his retrial for murder of DJ Bobby RyanMon Jul 24 2023 - 18:59
Unfairly dismissed Gaelscoil principal intends returning to lead school after ‘savage injustice’Eleven-year fight to clear name was ‘like being caught in quicksand,’ says Wexford school principal on battle with school’s board of management to get job backThu Jul 20 2023 - 16:23
Unfairly dismissed principal who endured ‘terrible injustice’ over 11 years must be reinstated, judge rules‘Disastrous and unreasonable misjudgments’ by board of management damaged ‘great progress’ school had made, High Court hearsWed Jul 19 2023 - 06:00
Bill to expand legal advice services for victims of crime, but tighten eligibility for legal aidMinister for Justice says ‘proper assessments’ must be carried out for criminal legal aidWed Jul 19 2023 - 00:00
Cars, cash and watches seized by CAB in operation targeting drugs gangBureau says operation a ‘significant development’ in investigation into organised crime gangTue Jul 18 2023 - 19:44
Daughter disputes capacity of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ father who left adult children €5,000 each out of €610,000 estateSiblings to bring case over estranged father’s alleged failure of moral duty to themTue Jul 18 2023 - 15:13
State’s commitment to protect families will not be ‘diluted’, says Attorney GeneralJudge says Rolls Royce’ commercial court system should be merged with a ‘Rolls Royce’ family court systemFri Jul 14 2023 - 17:25
Barristers step up protests over ‘pitiful’ criminal legal aid fees Some barristers withdrew legal services on day of action over failure to reverse fee cutsFri Jul 14 2023 - 12:39
Top psychiatrist withdraws from legal aid scheme over ‘unmanageable’ workload and ‘derisory’ feesProf Patricia Casey says fees do not take into account the skills and emotional energy requiredTue Jul 11 2023 - 06:15
Legal services outside major urban areas face uncertain future, says Law Society chiefSurvey of solicitors raises prospect of ‘legal deserts’ as pressures mount on small firmsMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
Future of country solicitors at risk as trainee solicitors concentrate in cities, survey finds Major survey of solicitors shows 11 counties had just one, or no, trainee solicitor last yearMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
Free Legal Advice Centres chief warns it cannot meet ‘huge’ demand for legal servicesFormer chief justice says NGOs may be part of the solution to legal aid gaps but adequate funding necessaryMon Jul 10 2023 - 01:00
Nephew seeks facts about uncle’s estate, including valuable art, after unpublicised deathFamily not contacted ahead of cremation and no notice posted on RIP.ie, says Ciaran LyonsSun Jul 09 2023 - 13:00
‘Freeloaders in RTÉ' lambasted by judge dealing with people who failed to pay TV licenceJudge, who deals with non-payment cases, says those on large salaries in RTÉ should ‘reflect on their position and do the right thing’Fri Jul 07 2023 - 14:10
Duo facing charges of €15,000 theft related to alleged accommodation fraudCharges follow investigation into alleged crime perpetrated on international students seeking living quarters in south DublinTue Jul 04 2023 - 15:52
Enoch Burke’s appeal against school dismissal decision to be held on FridayTeacher will be accompanied by mother Martina, sister Ammi and brother Isaac at Athlone hearingTue Jul 04 2023 - 12:04
Court to decide on how many siblings should share mother’s estateBrother opposes sister’s application to sanction division of money between seven siblingsMon Jul 03 2023 - 19:50
Public Accounts Committee has power to compel Dee Forbes, Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to attendCommittee this week got extension of its remit to include RTEFri Jun 30 2023 - 17:15
‘No good reason’ why cuts to criminal legal aid fees not reversed, says Minister for Justice Judicial Appointments Commission Bill ‘has been debated long enough’, Minister tells Bar council dinnerFri Jun 30 2023 - 14:29
Court order obtained by Minister does not equate to ‘mass surveillance’ of citizens, says Department of JusticeOrder requires telecoms firms to retain mobile phone metadata for State security reasons for one yearFri Jun 30 2023 - 08:47
Insurers urged to immediately lower premiums after Oireachtas passes new law restricting occupiers liability to visitorsLaw change means ‘fair allocation of personal responsibility across society’ says insurance reform campaignersThu Jun 29 2023 - 15:26
New law on phone data retention likely to be challenged in courtData privacy campaigner concerned law permits Minister to get ‘mass surveillance’ orders after private court hearingThu Jun 29 2023 - 09:00
Graham Dwyer case: Judges to consider whether to hear another appeal against murder convictionCase must raise a matter of law of general public importance or be necessary in the interests of justice, to be heard by Supreme CourtThu Jun 29 2023 - 08:55
