Prosecutions of serious crimes could be affected as Office of DPP faces industrial actionSolicitors will refuse emergency calls from gardaí seeking advice on detention and charges, among other tasksThu Sept 24 2026 - 17:13
Criminal courts face ‘shutdown’ if legal aid dispute not resolved, justice committee toldLaw Society and Bar Council urge Minister for Justice to move to break impasseWed Sept 23 2026 - 06:00
US-sanctioned international court judge urges Ireland to take a standNicolas Guillou said the European project was in grave danger if tariff fears outweighed the importance of fighting crimes against humanityTue Sept 22 2026 - 18:03
Criminal legal aid solicitors warn services withdrawal set to run into new legal yearSolicitors tell senior judges the Minister for Justice has ‘failed to engage’ meaningfully over legal aid paymentsMon Sept 21 2026 - 19:34
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at TrinityStudent who got fully-funded five-year scholarship is among more than 100 denied visasMon Sept 21 2026 - 17:11
Michael O’Flynn wins challenge to ex business partner’s personal insolvency arrangementJohn O’Driscoll ‘unequivocally not insolvent’ at relevant time, High Court rulesFri Sept 11 2026 - 18:26
Judge dismisses damages claim by girl over leg break in trampoline fallRuling issued that plaintiff failed to establish negligence or breach of duty against defendant Fri Sept 11 2026 - 18:24
‘Hanging on by a thread’: Alleged child sex abuse victim urges Minister to end legal aid rowComplainant says adjournment of trial has exacerbated his mental health difficultiesFri Sept 11 2026 - 09:57
Political leaders urged to reject ‘hateful narratives’ as hate incidents on the riseRising hate is threatening democracy and social cohesion warns human rights watchdogThu Sept 10 2026 - 06:00
Lawyers urge Government to tell Trump Ireland opposes his ‘illegal war policies’US president risks causing ‘global catastrophe’, warns lawyers’ groupWed Sept 09 2026 - 13:17
Man (20s) in a critical condition after Co Meath assaultGardaí questioning suspect (40s) in relation to incident in Ballivor early on MondayMon Sept 07 2026 - 22:29
Man and woman arrested following prison drug smuggling investigationArrests of the two, both aged in their 20s, was made on Monday morningMon Sept 07 2026 - 19:37
Solicitor James MacGuill, who acted in several landmark cases, dies aged 63MacGuill took test case that forced Government to reform Ireland’s criminal injuries compensation schemeMon Sept 07 2026 - 08:00
Legal aid fees dispute: Pressure mounts on Jim O’Callaghan as solicitors dig inOireachtas justice committee to invite Minister to hearing as courts backlog worsens; Minister insists courts are ‘operating effectively’ Mon Sept 07 2026 - 06:00
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David TrimbleSun Sept 06 2026 - 17:14
Husband hit wife, poured cooking oil on her and tried to set her on fire, court toldMan undertakes before domestic violence court to stay away from family home for three yearsSun Sept 06 2026 - 06:00
Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a yearLaw Society president says income eligibility threshold of €18,000, unchanged since 2006, ‘locking people out of justice’Fri Sept 04 2026 - 13:07
Two Irish men win appeal over convictions for killing Dublin drug dealer in Netherlands Dismembered body of Keith Ennis was found in suitcase in Amsterdam canal in 2009Wed Sept 02 2026 - 08:00
Legal aid row pushing District Courts towards ‘Covid era backlogs’, solicitors warnMinister for Justice urged to resolve dispute as withdrawal of services by criminal defence solicitors puts strain on systemTue Sept 01 2026 - 17:52
Man on theft charges faces €45,000 legal bill for bail hearingMan sought High Court inquiry into his detention against backdrop of criminal legal aid fees disputeTue Sept 01 2026 - 09:00
Man concerned over his children’s welfare gets protection order against wifeWoman has gone ‘off the rails’ and has placed listening devices around their house, court toldSun Aug 16 2026 - 07:00
Why more people are changing their names in IrelandFor some, avoiding association with crime is a factor. Others want their surname to be ‘Messi’ or ‘Ronaldo’Fri Aug 14 2026 - 11:30
Irish social housing law reforms could result in rise in rough sleeping, UN expert saysSpecial rapporteur’s intervention is welcomed by human rights and equality campaignersFri Aug 14 2026 - 08:00
Church not required to pay towards school’s €90,000 settlement for child scarred by brambleChildren at Montessori school were playing in garden area at Church of Ireland centre in HowthThu Aug 13 2026 - 14:34
Man who sold several properties fails in bid to stop €1,250 maintenance payment for ex-wife Stopping spousal support more to do with unwillingness to pay rather than inability to do so, says judge Mon Aug 10 2026 - 11:00
HSE issues Ireland’s first-ever guidance on birthing poolsGuidance aims to develop consistent approach to use of birthing pools in maternity settingsSun Aug 09 2026 - 20:21
Retired High Court judge Bernard Barton dies after short illnessJudge presided over Denis O’Brien’s failed defamation case against Sunday Business Post Fri Aug 07 2026 - 15:29
Inside the civil restraining orders court: Woman ‘in fear’ of ‘nightmare’ neighbours‘It’s been a nightmare living next door to them’, woman tells judge at Dublin District CourtFri Aug 07 2026 - 12:45
Drink-driving defendants’ right to question breathalyser evidence upheldHigh Court finds ‘no error’ in ruling that defendants can seek full inspection of Evidenser breathalyser machinesFri Aug 07 2026 - 06:00
Jim O’Callaghan vs the solicitors: Minister under siege as criminal legal aid dispute escalatesWithdrawal of services could affect cartel leader Daniel Kinahan, who faces extradition in the coming weeksSun Aug 02 2026 - 06:00
Criminal cases face further disruption after solicitors extend withdrawal of servicesLawyers reject Minister’s amended proposals on criminal legal aid paymentsFri Jul 31 2026 - 19:37
Dublin solicitors to continue withdrawal of services into August over legal aid paymentsUnanimous decision at city gathering comes in advance of national criminal defence solicitors meeting on Friday Thu Jul 30 2026 - 19:44
‘I want this fixed and to get back to work’: Solicitors split on criminal legal aid reformMost unhappy at single flat-fee payments, but adjustments to address concerns have pleased othersWed Jul 29 2026 - 20:30
Mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive ruled invalid by High CourtDirective opposed psychiatric treatment even if that placed woman’s life at riskWed Jul 29 2026 - 11:00
Solicitors to consider Minister for Justice’s changes aimed at ending payment disputeControversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of caseTue Jul 28 2026 - 18:22
Woman who could inherit husband’s €3m estate denies she ‘deserted’ him over 20 years agoJudge told man’s sister is considering taking case claiming his wife is ‘unworthy’ to succeed to estateTue Jul 28 2026 - 10:00
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president saysLawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid disputeMon Jul 27 2026 - 19:49
Woman gets barring order against allegedly abusive husband who blamed her for miscarriageWhen asked if gardaí had been made aware of alleged assaults, the applicant indicated they had notSun Jul 26 2026 - 06:00
Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law courtSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officialsPositive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid disputeFri Jul 24 2026 - 18:34
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruptionAction over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the countryWed Jul 22 2026 - 16:26
Ireland’s criminal courts face shutdown over several days amid legal aid disputeDefence solicitors back withdrawal of services, with first two days of action set for Wednesday and ThursdayTue Jul 21 2026 - 15:19
Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared miscarriage of justiceCourt of Appeal says DPP did not dispute that Breatnach ‘had no hand, act or part’ in 1976 robbery Tue Jul 21 2026 - 13:59
Weeping woman gets barring order against ‘abusive, extremely controlling’ partnerIllegal cannabis vapes being used by adult sons, parents tell domestic violence court in separate casesSun Jul 19 2026 - 08:00
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeksIndustrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violenceFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:37
Judge approves demolition of 29 modular homes built without permission in DublinPlan means site near Brittas must be remediated in full by NovemberFri Jul 17 2026 - 18:47
Disabled Ukrainian woman and husband challenge ‘unfair’ law leading to loss of benefitsSupreme Court hears appeal over law aimed at freeing up space in designated accommodation centresThu Jul 16 2026 - 17:48
Former UL president gets order halting new investigation over whether PAC was misledJudge says Kerstin Mey has a ‘fair’ and ‘serious’ case that new investigation is not permittedWed Jul 15 2026 - 21:39
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence casesFamily lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdownWed Jul 15 2026 - 19:39
New report reveals length of sentences imposed for various crimes in 2025Courts Service report shows rise in drug, sexual offence, assault, public order and domestic violence cases last yearMon Jul 13 2026 - 09:15
