District Court

O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme

At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes

No jail for man who missed daughter’s wedding after ‘gun and bomb’ joke at Dublin Airport

The court heard that the scare happened when he and his party were travelling abroad for his daughter’s wedding

Father and son refused further appeal over Covid movement penalty notices

Supreme Court says there was no question of any injustice being visited on the appellants

Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases

Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown

Man (42) charged with murder of Anthony Long in Dublin

Darren McNamee, with an address at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, appeared at Blanchardstown District Court

Irish cancer patients paid up to €50,000 for unauthorised treatments advertised on social media

Medicinal watchdog became aware of website which was unlawfully providing advanced therapy medicinal products

More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in

Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement

Child of woman with severe mental health issues is lawfully in State care, High Court finds

Judge hears Tusla has ongoing serious concerns about mother’s mental health

‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees row

One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases

Accused persons unrepresented due to solicitors’ dispute challenge legality of detention

Bail terms for woman charged with robbery agreed following discussions between legal teams

Full care order granted to baby born addicted to cocaine

Mother ‘extremely vulnerable and will require significant help and support in dealing with her difficulties’, court hears

Two charged with stealing a three-week-old baby goat

Prosecuting counsel told the court there had been fears for the safety of the baby goat as it was still feeding from its mother

Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row

Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues

Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on

There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess

Preventive healthcare and ‘upscaling’ of free contraception part of latest Women’s Health Action Plan

Government extends scheme for remediation of homes damaged by defective concrete to parts of Meath and all of Carlow

Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims

Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children

Man charged with having €1.6m of cannabis at storage unit

Alleged offences occurred on Monday at a unit in Euro Business Park in Little Island, Co Cork

Inquest of man suspected to have killed son in murder-suicide adjourned

Bodies of Wayne O’Reilly and his son Oisín Reddin were discovered separately in January

Man accused of carrying out ‘one-punch’ assault in Dublin which left another hospitalised

Claudio Claudino appears in court charged with assault causing harm following incident on Hawkins Street

Men accused of going on €5,000 shopping spree with stolen card barred from parts of Dublin city

Nixon Marian Malinte (36), of no fixed abode, and Ionut Cozma (40), Sheriff Street, appeared at Dublin District Court

Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say

Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

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Solicitor launches High Court challenge to new criminal legal aid model, claiming it has ‘upended’ system

Model has led to severe backlash from solicitors and impacted work in the criminal justice system

Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changes

Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister

Self-described anti-Islam activist did not care if children died in Dublin mosque attack, court hears

Saeid Khosroabadi (41) said seeing a news story about a mosque in Galway that had been burned ‘triggered him’

Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes

But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned

Former garda has assault conviction linked to Strokestown eviction quashed by High Court

Security man had alleged Kevin Taylor grabbed him, causing him to go to ground

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 Justice

Two men charged after off-duty garda ‘pursued’ and assaulted in Dublin

Gardaí obtained video and audio recordings of the pair on Aston Quay talking about the incident

‘No one is going to tell me how to parent’: Mother fined over children’s 500-day school absence

Woman’s son missed 292 days while her daughter was absent on 217 days without explanation

New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments

More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens

Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row

Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn

Health watchdog sought closure of Kildare disability centre due to ‘poor governance’

Centre operator appealed decision and District Court order allowed it to remain in operation with conditions

‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors

Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions

Man accidentally set off panic alarm while attempting to rob Ranelagh ice cream parlour

Carl McGuinness (31), who has 117 previous convictions, tracked down by gardaí via phone finder app on handset he stole

Woman fears drug dealers could arrive at her house over partner’s potential narcotics debt

Dublin District Family Court hears appeals for interim protection orders

Former Cork City manager Ger Nash ‘smelled of alcohol’ after crashing car, says garda

Nash, who now lives in Sweden, charged with dangerous driving and drink driving in Midleton last November

Man who stabbed 14-year-old’s hand with glass shard while trying to rob e-scooter jailed

Behaviour of Daniel Hayes (30), who had 126 previous convictions, ‘cowardly and shameful’, judge says

Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments

Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals

Schoolteacher sent poison pen letters alleging colleague’s sexual misconduct, committee hears

Teacher (40s) convicted in District Court of two offences, regarding two grossly offensive letters he posted

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