Criminal lawyers not surprised Jozef Puska did not plead guilty to Ashling Murphy’s murderMandatory life sentence means advising a guilty plea to murder is the ‘last thing’ most criminal lawyers would do, says solicitorSat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
Legal loophole gets single day ban for driver who passed checkpoint without stopping Solicitor says woman did not deserve longer ban and the job of lawyers is to “find loopholes”Wed Nov 22 2023 - 06:00
Traffic laws loophole means drivers avoid penalty points by being disqualified for a day Provision enables some to get around intention that drivers on 12 penalty points are disqualified for six months says barristerTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
Explainer: How some drivers approaching 12 penalty points are avoiding disqualification Legal loophole can be easily fixed says barristerTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
‘My heart was ripped from my body’: Ashling Murphy’s mother tells court of heartbreakAmy Murphy said her sister’s pink fiddle case ‘now lies at home covered in dust’ after her murderFri Nov 17 2023 - 14:09
New system for appointing judges reduces role of government to ‘rubber stamp’, Supreme Court toldPresident referred Bill to court to decide if Oireachtas-sanctioned system is constitutional or repugnantWed Nov 15 2023 - 12:59
Attorney General to urge Supreme Court to rule new judicial appointments system constitutionalBasing judicial appointments on ‘merit’ is welcome but Bill’s failure to define merit is ‘problematic’ says constitutional law expertWed Nov 15 2023 - 06:00
Graham Dwyer bid to overturn murder conviction to be heard by Supreme Court in JanuaryDwyer argues mobile phone metadata records should not have been admitted into evidence at trialMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:31
Man keeps €1.5m home as €16.3m in debt is written off Court approves personal insolvency arrangement on €17.25m in debt after Dermot King’s property company ran into difficultiesMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:03
‘We have evil in this room’: Judge tells Jozef Puska he will have ‘day of reckoning’ for murder of Ashling MurphyAshling Murphy trial: Applause and tears in court as jury return unanimous guilty verdict against Jozef PuskaThu Nov 09 2023 - 17:21
Why did Jozef Puska murder Ashling Murphy? The answer may be known only to her killerThe evidence against Puska, including a confession, DNA, CCTV, witnesses, even some of his own testimony, was overwhelmingThu Nov 09 2023 - 15:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Jozef Puska convicted of the murder of 23-year-old Offaly teacherJudge says he agrees with jury verdict and says there is “evil in this room”.Thu Nov 09 2023 - 14:24
Ashling Murphy trial: Jury to resume considering verdict todayClosing addresses were made on Tuesday on behalf of the prosecution and defence after which Mr Justice Tony Hunt began his chargeWed Nov 08 2023 - 12:52
Jury in Ashling Murphy murder trial expected to begin considering verdict this week Prosecution counsel says evidence against Jozef Puska is ‘overwhelming’; defence urge jury not to have ‘a closed mind’ when assessing evidenceTue Nov 07 2023 - 17:58
Ashling Murphy: Evidence concludes in murder trial of Jozef PuskaDoctor says medication and other factors could have affected Jozef Puska when he made admissions to murder while in hospitalMon Nov 06 2023 - 13:35
Murder accused denies prosecution claim he stabbed Ashling Murphy 11 times Jozef Puska tells jury he was attacked by a man who then attacked womanFri Nov 03 2023 - 16:27
Ashling Murphy murder trial: Jozef Puska tells jury he was ‘not at all’ following woman around TullamoreAccused takes to the stand in trial over murder of 23 year old school teacherThu Nov 02 2023 - 17:28
Ashling Murphy murder trial: Jury sent away for day after first ‘speed bump’ hitMr Justice Tony Hunt says he is very hopeful proceedings will resume on ThursdayWed Nov 01 2023 - 12:21
Ashling Murphy murder trial: No evidence that admission by accused was related to the effects of any drug, jury toldPharmacology expert says he ‘never heard’ of anyone confessing to murder after small dose of OxycodonTue Oct 31 2023 - 13:18
Man arrested for murder of Ashling Murphy immediately after being discharged from hospital, court toldDNA obtained from under Ms Murphy’s fingernails matched accused's profile, jury hearsFri Oct 27 2023 - 13:19
Ashling Murphy trial: Accused in ‘very low spirits, even desperate’ after making ‘confession’ to murderDNA from bicycle matched Jozef Puska’s DNA profile with chance of a different match ‘one in a billion’, jury toldThu Oct 26 2023 - 17:33
Man accused of killing Ashling Murphy told garda ‘I am the murderer’, trial hearsJozef Puska made admissions in hospital two days after teacher’s death, jury hearsWed Oct 25 2023 - 19:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Murder accused told garda he had cut neck of girl he had never seen beforeGarda witnesses tell court Jozef Puska made admissions about killing schoolteacher while in St James’s Hospital two days after Ms Murphy’s deathWed Oct 25 2023 - 18:55
Ashling Murphy trial: Murder accused had scratched face and ‘did not want to talk too much’ when he called to friend’s home, court toldFriend tells the court Jozef Puska told him he was ‘in a fight’ and asked to be driven homeTue Oct 24 2023 - 13:22
Ashling Murphy trial: Woman says man was following her ‘for quite a bit of time’ on day of killingJozef Puska appeared to have stab wounds when paramedics called to apartment in Crumlin the day after Ashling Murphy’s death, court toldMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:26
Trial date fixed for two charged over alleged south Dublin accommodation fraudMan and woman are charged with theft of some €15,000 from international studentsMon Oct 23 2023 - 12:31
Ashling Murphy died as a result of 11 stab wounds to her neck, murder trial jury toldInjuries included severing of voicebox of 23-year-old school teacherThu Oct 19 2023 - 20:16
Ashling Murphy died as a result of 11 stab wounds to her neck, pathologist tells Central Criminal Court Injuries included severing of 23-year-old’s voicebox, jury toldThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:06
Ashling Murphy trial: Man was crouched over girl whose legs were ‘kicking very hard’, witness saysWitness agrees she picked out man on identity parade who was not accused man Jozef PuskaWed Oct 18 2023 - 12:43
Barristers paid more than €19m in fees by Chief State Solicitor’s Office last yearHighest fee paid was €613,070, most barristers got fees under €100,000Wed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00
Ashling Murphy trial hears that accused told gardaí: ‘I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer’ Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to murder of school teacher on the Grand Canal near TullamoreTue Oct 17 2023 - 12:15
Man pleads not guilty to murder of schoolteacher Ashling MurphyTrial of Jozef Puska before jury of nine men and three women opens on Tuesday at Central Criminal CourtMon Oct 16 2023 - 16:02
Supreme Court halts woman’s seven-year legal battle over father’s estate Galway woman claimed she did not get full share of estate after her father died in 1987Sun Oct 15 2023 - 06:00
‘If I wanted to get rich, I wouldn’t be doing criminal legal aid work - I want to get paid promptly for what I do’About 60 per cent of clients are vulnerable and crime needs to be looked at in ‘more rounded’ way says solicitorSat Oct 14 2023 - 07:00
President refers Bill for new judicial appointments system to Supreme CourtSeven-judge court will hear arguments next month, with Chief Justice absent after making statements on issueFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:40
Simeon Burke among almost 50 graduates called to the Bar in Supreme Court ceremonyChief Justice tells graduates being a barrister is about ‘persuasion and communication’ and ‘at least half of communication is listening’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 16:28
President’s power to refer Bill to Supreme Court is an ‘important safety valve’, expert saysChief Justice raised issues about judicial appointments Bill during consultations last yearWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Reversal of 10% criminal legal aid fee cuts welcomed by Bar council as ‘important and necessary first step’Budget 2024: New process announced to review structure and levels of barristers feesTue Oct 10 2023 - 17:36
Personal injury claimants and assessment board may benefit from court’s important clarificationSeparate judgment awaited on constitutionality of personal injury guidelinesMon Oct 09 2023 - 20:00
President refers controversial judicial appointments Bill to Council of State in rare moveFianna Fáil justice spokesman had raised concerns about proposed legislation’s constitutionality with Minister for JusticeMon Oct 09 2023 - 14:21
Buyer beware, especially when it comes to house purchases Analysis: Solicitors need to ‘really explain’ general and special conditions of sale says conveyancing solicitorThu Oct 05 2023 - 20:00
Politicians unhappy with media reporting urged to use ombudsman services as ‘powerful alternative’ to legal casePress Ombudsman Susan McKay has said there is nothing to stop a person making a complaint under the Code of Practice and following it up by going to law if they so wishWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
Sexual violence victims should get legal aid at all stages of legal process, Oireachtas committee toldBar council says failure to reverse cuts to criminal legal aid fees is 'a national issue'Tue Oct 03 2023 - 19:08
Criminal courts grind to a halt as barristers strike, with Ashling Murphy case impactedAlmost no criminal business happens as hundreds of cases adjourned in dispute over criminal legal aid fee cutsTue Oct 03 2023 - 12:29
‘Serious harm’ test should be considered for all defamation cases – Oireachtas committee reportJudge should have the final say on the amount of any damages, justice committee recommendsMon Oct 02 2023 - 20:49
Criminal barristers’ strike: what’s behind first-ever action and how courts will be affectedBarristers and solicitors pursuing restoration of pay rates cut more than a decade agoMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:42
Ashling Murphy murder: Trial of Jozef Puska to begin later this monthPretrial issues to open on Wednesday and are expected to last two weeksMon Oct 02 2023 - 14:51
Irish barristers set to strike for first time over failure to reverse recession-era cuts‘All systems go’ after Minister for Justice indicates any progress in criminal legal aid fees dispute will not come before BudgetSun Oct 01 2023 - 15:36
Country’s highest-ranking judge talks striking barristers, right-sizing the judiciary and judge conduct in rare interviewChief Justice Donal O’Donnell says judges are public servants and everyone coming into an Irish court ‘should be treated equally and listened to’Sat Sept 30 2023 - 07:00
Personal injuries award levels are down, but movement on insurance premiums has yet to followNew data from Courts Service contrast markedly with lack in cuts to the cost of insurance, says lobby groupSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
