Gardaí and HSE will come under pressure to explain drastic action in Tallaght caseAuthorities must be able to demonstrate they had compelling reasons to take child into careThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Shatter asks social services to aid families over ‘very difficult events’Important to establish whether any lessons can be learned from cases, says MinisterWed Oct 23 2013 - 21:38
Asylum seeker families allowed to challenge direct provisionFamilies argue system, by excluding them from social welfare payments, violates rights to private and family lifeMon Oct 21 2013 - 16:18
State Pathologist warns that even forensic science has its limitsProf Marie Cassidy says there are many misconceptions about the fieldMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Opening door to a hidden domainThe imminent removal of the ‘in camera’ rule has raised questions about how the new regime will work in practiceMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Victim groups ‘fail to engage’ with DPP before trialsClaire Loftus predicts spending on lawyers will rise with extra courts and big trialsMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
DPP says prosecutors’ fees to rise due to extra court sittingsClaire Loftus criticises support groups for failing to engage on disclosure issuesSat Oct 19 2013 - 11:36
Ireland 'does not treat negligence in major institutions as criminal'Mr Justice Frank Clarke describes ’huge amount of human misery’ seen in courts during crisisSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:01
Justice budget down €70m but Garda recruitment to resumeAdditional spending for Garda fleet and vetting bureauTue Oct 15 2013 - 16:34
A litigious prisoner who became a familiar presence in courtGilligan represented himself after sacking legal teamTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:01
Witness tells Byrne trial of ‘horror’ at alleged deed fraudDaughter of solicitor’s one-time piano tutor testifies at trialFri Oct 11 2013 - 17:40
Former solicitor goes on trial over alleged theft of €51.8 millionBarrister says alleged events took place at ’very zenith’ of Celtic TigerThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
Supreme Court makes submissions open to the publicFour judicial vacancies advertisedMon Oct 07 2013 - 21:58
New court to begin work next autumn10 judges to be appointed to appeals court which will cost €3 million annuallyMon Oct 07 2013 - 09:14
Shatter and lawyers welcome appeal court resultMinister for Justice hails ‘vital reform’Mon Oct 07 2013 - 01:01
Yes vote in ‘the other referendum’ brings relief for court’s championsQuestions remain over new institutionSat Oct 05 2013 - 18:53
Referendums 2013: Voters’ guideEvery Irish citizen who is 18 years of age or over and included in the register of electors is entitled to voteFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
Government plans to halve size of Supreme CourtRetirees will not be replaced if proposal for new court of appeal is approvedThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Seanad abolition would make united Ireland harder - former AGJohn Rogers says proposal would solidify partitionWed Oct 02 2013 - 20:05
In an unusual move, parties unite to call for Yes vote on appeals courtFine Gael, Labour, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin say reform is in public interestWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:17
Appeal court proposal a ‘crude device’, says High Court masterDelays could be addressed with existing resources, says Edmund HonohanMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Human rights commissions must be strong and well funded - President HigginsRemarks come amid debate on new bodySat Sept 28 2013 - 01:01
Supreme Court backlog unsustainable - chief justiceMrs Justice Susan Denham says court is one of the busiest in the worldFri Sept 27 2013 - 15:31
Solicitors urged to ask clients to vote Yes in Court of Appeal voteLaw Society gives referendum advice to its 9,000 members for the first timeThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Outgoing Ombudsman accuses Coalition of ‘rationing by stealth’Emily O’Reilly has criticised the Government for using her office as ‘cover’Wed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Emily O’Reilly interview: ‘I wasn’t going to park 20 years of my life’s experience at the door of the office’Ombudsman leaves office with its reputation intact and a higher profileWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Retired official queries need for new appeals courtBacklog could be eased with existing resources, says former registrarFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:01
DPP warns media on pre-trial coverageJournalists have ‘high degree of responsibility’ to ensure coverage does not collapse criminal trialsWed Sept 18 2013 - 10:01
Shatter arguments for Court of Appeal ’incoherent’, says law lecturerReferendum to take place on October 4thMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:01
Court of appeal vote could bring about major shake-up of courts systemWaiting time for appeal to Supreme Court is four yearsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Steep rise in legal aid charges introducedShatter raises minimum fee from €50 to €130 with extra money to fund serviceThu Sept 12 2013 - 18:47
Reworked DNA Bill seeks balance between privacy and better crime detectionConcerns about transmission of DNA data to other countriesThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
Criminals convicted of serious offences to have DNA takenDatabase to contain genetic profiles of people convicted of offences that attract prison sentences of 5 years or moreWed Sept 11 2013 - 09:29
Michael Lynn’s second lifeWhat attracted solicitor to Recife, Brazil? Maybe it was its property boomSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Michael Lynn’s lawyers to seek bail on MondayIrishman who fled Ireland with €80 million debt was building a new house in BrazilFri Sept 06 2013 - 18:30
Records shed new light on Michael Lynn’s business activities in BrazilDocuments show solicitor and wife linked to ventures in three major citiesFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:08
Michael Lynn had address in wealthly São Paulo suburbSolicitor running property firm from vacant office in north-eastern BrazilFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
‘Michael Lynn knew this could happen to him some day’Police who tracked Interpol-sought Lynn were surprised by simplicity of his existenceThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Lynn’s lawyers to seek bail as part of extradition battleFugitive solicitor ‘fine’ but prison conditions ’very bad’Wed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Lynn seeks better jail conditions in BrazilProof of university degree may secure him a place in prison’s special unitTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:01
‘Michael is an incredibly charming, charismatic guy . . . incredibly popular’Lynn’s past was not entirely mysterious – he told people he felt he couldn’t return to Ireland and had questions to answer in a civil courtTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Small-time solicitor who became property tycoon with worldwide networkLynn had amassed 148 properties in nine countriesSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:01
Government’s Seanad message ‘deeply cynical’, says former FG legal adviserBrian Hunt says Coalition has had to ‘cobble together arguments’ for abolitionSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Four Courts overhaul plan sets out vision for city-centre ‘legal campus’Proposals include dedicated Supreme Court buildingThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Mahon tribunal expected to cost up to €250mPoliticians and public now weary of tribunalsThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:17
