Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of JusticeMon Jun 29 2026 - 21:23
‘Absurd’ to suggest Riad Bouchaker’s actions did not show intent to kill, jury toldDefence argues Bouchaker did not have ‘murderous’ intent and asks jury not to treat Parnell Square accused as a ‘monster’Mon Jun 29 2026 - 13:31
Daughter challenges late father’s actions, leading to only son getting Raheny home Widower James Horan had 10 daughters and one sonFri Jun 26 2026 - 15:22
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitorsSolicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjournedFri Jun 26 2026 - 14:17
Child has ‘lifelong and life-limiting’ disability after Parnell Square stabbing, jury toldProsecution case concludes in trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with attempted murder of three childrenThu Jun 25 2026 - 15:37
Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’ Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court Wed Jun 24 2026 - 18:04
Riad Bouchaker told gardaí he was ‘mad’ over social welfare letter and had a knifeAccused denies attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square on November 23rd, 2023Tue Jun 23 2026 - 12:54
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid paymentsMore criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsensMon Jun 22 2026 - 19:24
Riad Bouchaker told gardaí after arrest that he ‘did not want to kill’, court hearsJury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell SquareMon Jun 22 2026 - 17:27
Salman Rushdie in Dublin: ‘What happens when language does not work any more?’Award-winning novelist warns that people across the world ‘in danger’ of being unable to communicateSun Jun 21 2026 - 21:49
Woman who is ‘very scared’ of ex-partner gets barring order hours before earlier one expiresMan breached earlier order four times and hit her last month, woman tells judgeSun Jun 21 2026 - 06:00
Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees modelAction by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody casesFri Jun 19 2026 - 18:50
Divorced elderly woman gets reprieve from family home sale order in assets dispute Woman and ex-husband jointly hold substantial property and company assetsThu Jun 18 2026 - 19:02
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of serviceDenial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fearsThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warnWed Jun 17 2026 - 18:12
Plan to remove 29 Brittas dwellings without permission ‘completely inadequate’, court toldProposed removal of one house per week more expensive but less environmentally damaging, developer arguesWed Jun 17 2026 - 16:51
Dublin landlord Paul Howard loses appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid taxesSupreme Court rules ‘uplift’ fee arrangement between Revenue and solicitors not unlawful in debt collection casesWed Jun 17 2026 - 14:13
‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitorsPaul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentionsTue Jun 16 2026 - 19:42
Man gave Riad Bouchaker ‘dig to the jaw’ after seeing him ‘trying to cut up kids’, court hearsWoman, who was attending separate Stardust fire inquest, says she ‘jumped’ on Bouchaker during ‘chaotic’ 2023 incident at Parnell SquareTue Jun 16 2026 - 17:31
Riad Bouchaker seemed ‘hell-bent’ on attacking children, stabbed creche worker tells juryMan working as Deliveroo worker says he hit Parnell Square accused with motorbike helmet and punched him on groundMon Jun 15 2026 - 18:41
Jury told of ‘chaos’ at Parnell Square and woman screaming ‘the kid is dead’Some tried to hit man on the ground ‘covered in blood’, others said to stop and wait for the police, Riad Bouchaker trial told Fri Jun 12 2026 - 18:27
Ruling that cast doubt on hundreds of drink-driving cases overturned by Supreme Court Prosecutions across the country were put on hold after the July 2025 decision in High CourtThu Jun 11 2026 - 11:57
Girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing now non-verbal and in a wheelchair, mother tells courtRiad Bouchaker, who denies charges including attempted murder, told gardaí he was ‘not in his right mind’ and did not intend to killWed Jun 10 2026 - 17:59
Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposalsTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:51
Elon Musk calls on High Court to halt investigation by Irish media regulator into XAny adverse outcome of inquiry into X’s complaints regime could mean fines up to 6 per cent of turnoverTue Jun 09 2026 - 17:05
Man denies attempted murder of three children at Dublin’s Parnell SquareTrial to open on Wednesday of Riad Bouchaker (52) on charges connected with November 2023 incidentMon Jun 08 2026 - 15:47
Research raises concerns about impact on justice systems of using AIAI ‘judges’ can be ‘very persuadable’, study findsMon Jun 08 2026 - 12:00
‘Campaigning to the end’: Paul May, who helped free the Birmingham Six, dies aged 74Over numerous years, May’s efforts helped liberate the Guilford Four and Maguire Seven among many others Sun Jun 07 2026 - 17:46
Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court toldFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:24
Twenty-nine houses built without planning permission must be removed, High Court rules Judge notes ‘unbelievable chutzpah’ of developers who ignored warning letters and intensified construction at south Dublin siteThu Jun 04 2026 - 11:06
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warnsAnger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’Thu Jun 04 2026 - 06:00
Couple whose illegally built Meath home was demolished bring fresh challenge over council’s actionsMeath County Council opposes couple’s move to dispute effects of earlier court ordersWed Jun 03 2026 - 13:24
Making a will, administering an estate, and will disputes: the costs and challenges Homemade wills, including for estates valued at as much as €3-€4 million, ‘can cause chaos’ says solicitorMon Jun 01 2026 - 06:00
‘What are rules for?’: Town blighted by speeding drivers baffled by judge’s dismissal of 34 casesHigh Court has ruled Judge Andrew Cody’s approach was wrong and ‘manifestly inappropriate’Fri May 22 2026 - 11:00
A section of the R445 road at Clogheen near Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Video: Mary CarolanA section of the R445 road at Clogheen near Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Video: Mary CarolanFri May 22 2026 - 09:54
Meta loses High Court challenge to possible €430m fineData Protection Commission has power in inquiry into individual complaint to make orders affecting general data access practices, High Court rulesThu May 21 2026 - 17:13
Judge’s refusal to convict 34 speeding drivers was wrong, High Court rules District judge’s refusal is quashed but drivers will avoid conviction and penalty pointsThu May 21 2026 - 12:50
Wexford man’s 14-year litigation shows how some are ‘gaming the system,’ judge says Brendan Kirwan is being pursued over €1m judgment obtained in 2012Thu May 21 2026 - 09:00
Judge refuses to reconstitute will linked to €1.5m estate after it was lost when solicitors office burgledMan’s sons get liberty to administer estate after parents’ wills were lost after burglary of solicitor’s officeWed May 20 2026 - 10:00
Kenilworth Square residents get leave to appeal over school’s rugby pitch redevelopment Judge says proposed works are matter of ‘serious public disquiet and dispute’Tue May 19 2026 - 17:55
Meath couple face application for costs of demolition of illegally built homeChris and Rose Murray are disputing court’s contempt finding against themMon May 18 2026 - 19:57
Solicitor gets fresh appeal over order to leave his rented Temple Bar apartment Landlord to be paid €10,000 within seven days towards €20,706 rent arrearsMon May 18 2026 - 08:00
Minister urged to strengthen new law restricting disclosure of counselling notes Attorney General has advised a ‘blanket ban’ on disclosure would be unconstitutionalSun May 17 2026 - 19:35
‘She blames me for everything’: Barring order against man who claims he slapped woman ‘just once’Woman in separate case claimed partner threatened ‘to strangle me with charger wire’Sun May 17 2026 - 06:00
Environmental protection will not be harmed by new rules on legal fees, Minister saysAn Taisce says Government’s ‘Trumpian move’ will ‘all but end’ public interest environmental litigation here Thu May 14 2026 - 14:30
Law to slash fees in environmental court cases comes into effect next weekBut legal challenges are expected to new fee scale, which is opposed by lawyersWed May 13 2026 - 07:00
Former bursar who stole €500k from private school files for bankruptcy over €1.7m debtMary Higgins was jailed for stealing off Mount Sackville secondary to fund gambling addictionWed May 13 2026 - 06:00
Paddy McKillen jnr ‘in desperate straits’ when seeking funds in late 2022, court hearsLawyer rejects claims of ‘dishonesty’ on part of hotelier in his bid to overturn bankruptcy summons Mon May 11 2026 - 17:55
Nursing home group pursues estate of deceased ward of court for €185,000 care costsWoman was a resident of nursing home for six years until her death in 2024Mon May 11 2026 - 11:00
‘He hit the three-year-old a lot’: Mother in refuge with children gets order against their fatherAnother woman says baby was returned with injuries four times after father had accessSun May 10 2026 - 06:00
