Councillor faces inquiry after complaints of ‘racist’ election material
Standards in Public Office Commission holds hearing into material from Séamus Treanor
First women called to the Bar of Ireland to be commemorated
Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell were first women barristers in Britain and Ireland
Facebook is platform with biggest fake news problem, survey respondents say
Platform cited by 80% of those surveyed as having problem with disinformation
‘I loathe the word cocooning’: Over-60s share experience of lockdown
Loneliness, anxiety and feeling ‘diminished’ among issues cited in Trinity College report
Businesses between ‘rock and a hard place’, unable to ask staff's vaccination status
Employees who refuse to get vaccine may be taken off payroll, Isme says
Allegations by Garda whistleblower not substantiated, inquiry finds
Disclosures Tribunal finds Nicky Keogh’s claims gardaí targeted him were not justified
White Irish in UK earn 41% more than white British, pay gap report finds
Study of ethnicity and pay shows Chinese, Indians and white Irish ahead on average
Mandatory Covid confinement in hotels for arrivals not ruled out – Varadkar
Hotels used for such purposes would in effect be like detention centres, says Tánaiste
District Court president appointed to Circuit Court
Judge Colin Daly fills vacancy that arose after retirement of Judge Gerald Keys
Ireland should ‘take lead role’ against China’s treatment of Uighur people
Chairman of Uighur World Congress calls on Ireland to use its position on UN Security Council
All but one of 24 residents at Kerry nursing home test positive for Covid
Six people who tested positive for virus in the home have died, says Hiqa spokesman
The life of a Supreme Court judge: ‘The law is above you’
‘It is not me that makes the decision, it is the law that makes the decision’
Colleague pressure on a judge would raise questions about independence – academic
Judicial independence means judges are independent from government – and each other, says Patrick O’Brien
Supreme Court sharply criticises judge’s comments about barristers
Supreme Court describes High Court judge’s comments as ‘offensive and humiliating’
Covid-19 payment refused to 1,200 people with no address in State
Department of Social Protection has withheld the €350 payment to 46,000 people
Coronavirus: Court hearings and trials slow to a trickle
Adjournments and jury member absences bring legal system activity to a near-halt
Election 2020: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael spend most on Facebook advertising
Two parties spent over €31,000 each in past week, with Labour third, Sinn Féin fourth
Excessive profit-taking fuelling insurance crisis, says Flanagan
Minister calls on insurance companies to ‘give a lead’ in addressing high premiums
Woman injured in alleged Arklow assault has died
Nadine Lott is in her early 30s and was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning
Call for clarity on cap for personal injury damages
Alliance for Insurance Reform responding to paper by Law Reform Commission
Law reform body reviews cap on personal injury awards
Four cap models proposed, interested parties asked to express views by end January
Ballinamore protest stood down with immediate effect
Announcement comes just a day after the High Court issued an injunction
Teacher who defiled student recorded as sex offender in first case of its kind
Judge said what teacher did was ‘completely unethical’
New IRA says it has gained ‘lots of experience’ from Provos
Spokesman for terrorist group says Border infrastructure would be ‘legitimate target’
Premier League takes High Court action to block illegal streaming
Organisation lodges proceedings against broadband providers in Ireland
Legal costs in Morrissey case to be near double €2.1m award
Judge criticises ‘hysterical’ commentary on ruling in media
Disturbed teenager fails in appeal against special care order
Teenager was subject of care order in 2012 following violent attack on her mother
Major report on business and law proposes new Cab-type agency
Special white-collar crime unit should be set up within DPP’s office, report says
Ireland can be hub for dispute resolution after Brexit, says judge
US companies doing business in EU will need English-speaking common law jurisdiction
Ex Garda press chief had 11,000 contacts with journalists after he left job
Charleton Tribunal hears Garda was allegedly ordered to conduct smear campaign
Charleton tribunal: Garda who investigated whistleblower to give evidence
Frank Clerkin led inquiry into Dave Taylor at the time of his Maurice McCabe smear claims
Tenants told to quit dirty and crammed Dublin houses
Some 40 people, paying €300 each per month, asked to leave for fire safety reasons
FF TD John McGuinness to give evidence at Charleton Tribunal
McGuinness: Ex-Garda chief Martin Callinan told him McCabe not to be trusted
UK financier lobbies TDs to adopt Magnitsky measures to sanction Russia
Putin will have people killed until he faces ‘devastating’ consequences, says financier
Human rights campaigners defend donations from abroad
Amnesty Ireland should not have to return funds from George Soros, says Emily Logan
Senior counsel to review how Department of Justice dealt with tribunal
Michael Collins to examine why 2015 emails not sent to Charleton tribunal until November 2017
Court applications for judicial separation and divorce down last year
There were also 62 applications for dissolution of civil partnerships, with most involving female partnerships
Rules needed to control social media use in courts, says Denham
Guidelines needed for ‘the who, when and what of using social media in courtrooms’
Charleton tribunal: ‘Ms D’ made schoolgirl claim about Maurice McCabe in 2014
Woman had told Gsoc she was told the sergeant ‘watched the young ones’ leaving school
State agency under pressure over Seán FitzPatrick inquiry
Judge found the ODCE set out to ‘construct a case’ against the former Anglo chairman
Bar Council highlights Brexit opportunities for Irish lawyers
Ireland will be sole English-speaking common law jurisdiction within EU legal order
Charleton Tribunal told of ‘concern’ senior gardaí have same lawyers
Counsel for Maurice McCabe says Nóirín O’Sullivan and Martin Callinan share team
Review of civil courts aims to speed up resolution of cases
Group will look at better procedures and use of technology as ways of improving system
Two jurors discharged from Sean FitzPatrick trial
Judge told two members of specially enlarged jury faced insurmountable difficulties
Evidence in Sean FitzPatrick trial will not begin for two weeks
FitzPatrick charged with misleading auditors in relation to multi-million euro loans
Denis O’Brien linked to Caribbean property
Bahamas Leaks: Businessman is connected to same island as Dermot Desmond project
OCI: no curb on co-operating with Olympic tickets inquiry
Members must treat information on other personnel as ‘strictly confidential’
Costs order in mobile licence case made against Lowry
Independent TD must pay his own costs for hearings over 1995 mobile licence
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