TD Paul Murphy seeks court injunction restraining super-junior ministers from attending Cabinet meetingsSuper-juniors at Cabinet is inconsistent with the Constitution claims TD in High Court caseWed Feb 05 2025 - 09:12
Disabled woman ‘totally dependent’ on husband alleges she did not eat for four daysEmergency domestic violence court: Father gets interim barring order after alleging son is a heroin addict who stabbed him six times Sun Feb 02 2025 - 06:00
Judges support draft guidelines increasing personal injuries awards by nearly 17%Proposed guidelines will now be sent to Minister for Justice to be laid before OireachtasFri Jan 31 2025 - 17:15
Order for man to pay lifelong €10,000 monthly maintenance to ex-wife overturnedMaintenance order ‘disproportionate’ as wealthy businessman had made substantial provision for woman, appeal court findsFri Jan 31 2025 - 08:58
Solicitor accused of helping couple to conceal €10,000 from bankruptcy officialAnthony Joyce denies claims made at opening of solicitors’ disciplinary inquiryFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Judges expected to support draft guidelines for 16.7% rise in personal injuries awardsProposed increase reflects rise in inflation, says Judicial Council boardFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Super-junior cabinet status facing court challengeSinn Fein TD has ‘strong’ argument in High Court challenge over ‘super juniors’ at CabinetWed Jan 29 2025 - 06:00
Free expression and privacy rights may not stop workers being dismissed over social-media posts - internet law experts Personal opinion disclaimers on employee’s own social-media accounts ‘have zero value’Wed Jan 29 2025 - 06:00
Man to be sent forward for trial in connection with alleged stabbing of two pigs at Thornton Hall siteDarren Jackson ordered to stay away from international protection sitesTue Jan 28 2025 - 15:10
Call for strike action by criminal barristers over legal aid payments narrowly rejected Bar council urged at emergency meeting to step up campaign for full pay restorationTue Jan 28 2025 - 06:39
District Judge Marie Quirke ‘gave justice a kind face’, funeral service toldChief Justice among large attendance at funeral of popular judge who died suddenly last weekMon Jan 27 2025 - 17:00
Conor McGregor says in court document he has deleted his copies of CCTV footage used in civil rape trialMixed martial arts fighter was directed to provide affidavit after being ordered not to disseminate CCTVMon Jan 27 2025 - 15:25
Barristers urged to strike again over criminal legal-aid pay cutsSpecial meeting of barristers convened for Monday as anger mounts over pay issuesMon Jan 27 2025 - 05:00
Man who alleged wife broke his ribs gets protection orderMother gets interim barring orders against two sons over alleged threats, including to bomb her homeSun Jan 26 2025 - 06:00
Cathal Crotty jailed for two years after fully-suspended sentence for assaulting Natasha O’Brien is overturnedCourt of Appeal rules on DPP appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for former soldier for attack in LimerickThu Jan 23 2025 - 17:48
Gardaí at scene of ‘public order incident’ after report of fire at former Crown Paints premises in CoolockSite in north Dublin has been subject of several anti-immigrant protestsWed Jan 22 2025 - 20:42
Judge criticises ‘millionaire’ legal costs and says losing litigants should be told lawyers’ hourly rates Taoiseach would take eight months to earn estimated €209,000 fee for a six-day High Court case, says judgeWed Jan 22 2025 - 17:12
Woman who spent €300,000 on legal fees wants Supreme Court to limit ex-partner’s ability to take more cases Supreme Court will consider novel issues including the courts’ powers to deal with serial and disruptive litigantsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:32
Potential DPP move to confiscate assets possibly linked to jailed former solicitor Michael Lynn adjourned Adjournment granted pending outcome of appeal by Lynn against five-and-a-half year sentenceMon Jan 20 2025 - 18:29
Elderly businessman wants suspended solicitor’s challenge to strike-off recommendation heard urgently Tom Fleming (80) has pursued Declan O’Callaghan for years over handling of 2007 land dealMon Jan 20 2025 - 17:38
Wife gets protection order against husband who allegedly used ‘sex objects’ on her ‘without asking me’Woman tells judge of reluctance to press charges of alleged rape and sexual assaultSun Jan 19 2025 - 06:00
Patrick MacEntee was the ‘outstanding criminal lawyer of his generation’, funeral service toldWell-known defence counsel was ‘brave to the end’ , retired judge tells large congregationSat Jan 18 2025 - 16:29
Conor McGregor ordered by judge not to disseminate CCTV footage shown to civil rape trial jury Lawyers for Nikita Hand claimed the reported ‘imminent’ release of CCTV footage was bid to ‘discredit’ civil jury decision that MMA fighter raped herFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor ordered by judge not to disseminate CCTV footage from civil rape caseMixed martial arts fighter ‘does not get another run at the case by throwing out allegations in the public arena’, judge saysThu Jan 16 2025 - 14:27
Sale of ‘very superior’ family home ordered in divorce case of ‘talented’ coupleMan living in mortgage-free home and woman renting since case was initiated eight years agoThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
Man died days after wife sought his urgent admission to psychiatric hospital, inquest hearsWife had unsuccessfully sought man’s urgent admission to psychiatric hospitalTue Jan 14 2025 - 20:02
Appeal against ex-soldier Cathal Crotty’s sentence, Donegal murder trial and MV Mathew drugs seizure among cases due before courts in 2025Former soldier Lisa Smith will also appeal against her conviction for membership of terrorist group Islamic StateSun Jan 12 2025 - 11:58
Family of Keith Conlon ‘hurt and upset’ as law professor Diarmuid Phelan cleared of his murderJury took nearly seven hours to reach verdict after trial with potential costs of up to €2 millionSat Jan 04 2025 - 06:00
Man may buy estranged wife’s share of family home for €70,000, judge rules Couple have no dependent children, man is renting and woman mainly living with new partner, court heardSat Jan 04 2025 - 06:00
Use of ‘route to verdict’ document may have helped clarify legal issues for Phelan jury An RTV is a written aid containing questions, focusing on the law, issues and evidence in the case, aimed at leading the jury to a legally justified verdictFri Jan 03 2025 - 19:00
How law professor Diarmuid Phelan was acquitted of the murder of a trespasserDefence argued gun in Phelan’s pocket was ‘his last and only line of defence’ in emotionally charged situation involving Keith ConlonFri Jan 03 2025 - 18:34
Law professor Diarmuid Phelan found not guilty of murder of Keith ConlonBarrister had pleaded not guilty to murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farmFri Jan 03 2025 - 17:27
Jury in Diarmuid Phelan murder trial to resume considering its verdict on FridayJurors are each given ‘route to verdict’ document as non-mandatory guide for their deliberationsTue Dec 31 2024 - 16:15
Jury to begin considering verdict in murder trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan on TuesdayBarrister denies murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farmMon Dec 30 2024 - 17:15
Mother who fled home with children on Christmas Day gets protection order against husbandDrink, drugs and mental health issues are factors in many applications under Domestic Violence ActSun Dec 29 2024 - 06:00
Judge throws out 30 speeding cases after slamming ‘unjust speed zone’ on Kildare roadJudge Andrew Cody urges council to review Clogheen zone speed limit, saying speeding vans are ‘shooting fish in a barrel’Mon Dec 23 2024 - 12:28
Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of pedestrian in Limerick refused bailDanny Connors, also charged with failing to remain at the scene, is in custody following death of James Forde (53) in NovemberSun Dec 22 2024 - 06:00
Man charged with 2007 murder of Noel Campion in Limerick granted bail by High Court Darren Quinlivan not extradited and judge satisfied accused will attend for trial which could be two years awayThu Dec 19 2024 - 20:07
Childcare placement sector making ‘substantial profits’ amid ‘broken’ system, says judgeJudge places two boys in interim care of Tusla but says the agency had ‘serious and fundamental questions’ to answerThu Dec 19 2024 - 13:04
Call for more planning court judges after ‘enormous increase’ in caseload over past yearMore judges ‘urgently required” for planning and environmental court as case load mountsThu Dec 19 2024 - 09:00
Due to loophole, woman who used phone while driving is banned for 24 hours instead of six monthsLaw closing loophole has been enacted but not yet commenced, District Judge was told when imposing 24-hour banMon Dec 16 2024 - 06:00
Woman flees to Dublin after husband allegedly threatened to shoot her, court toldDomestic violence court deals with up to 30 applications, including from elderly woman in wheelchairSun Dec 15 2024 - 06:00
Draft guidelines for 16.7% increase in personal injury awards approved by Judicial Council boardProposed higher rate reflects rise in inflation since approval of 2021 measures, board saysThu Dec 12 2024 - 16:21
Immediate imprisonment used in fewer than 10% of District Court domestic violence cases last year Less use of jail is ‘better for the social good’, judicial sentencing guidelines body tells District Court judgesThu Dec 12 2024 - 15:00
Murder trial of law professor adjourned to December 30th due to unavailability of jurorsDiarmuid Phelan has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farmThu Dec 12 2024 - 12:37
Murder trial of law professor adjourned due to juror unavailabilityDiarmuid Phelan has denied murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farmWed Dec 11 2024 - 13:23
Diarmuid Phelan murder trial jury yet to begin deliberations as judge continues chargeLaw professor has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farmTue Dec 10 2024 - 17:18
Judge tells Diarmuid Phelan trial jury verdicts of murder, manslaughter or acquittal are open to them Law professor has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farmMon Dec 09 2024 - 17:09
Legal costs rulings mean Nikita Hand likely to keep most of near €250,000 damages award against Conor McGregor Any cross-appeal by Hand over ‘modest’ damages might have a better chance than McGregor appeal over liability say legal sourcesThu Dec 05 2024 - 20:17
Conor McGregor faces paying bulk of Nikita Hand’s legal costs of successful civil rape claim Ms Hand will not have to pay legal costs of MMA fighter’s friend James Lawrence because both men were ‘in lock step’, judge saysThu Dec 05 2024 - 15:11
