District Court

Legal aid fees dispute: Pressure mounts on Jim O’Callaghan as solicitors dig in

Oireachtas justice committee to invite Minister to hearing as courts backlog worsens; Minister insists courts are ‘operating effectively’

Judge dismisses five TV licence summonses after evidence of television in homes not provided

Number of people taken to court for not holding licence falls sharply despite wave of evasion stemming from RTÉ controversy

Man ‘catastrophically’ injured in Leopardstown brawl dies in hospital

Two men accused of violent disorder following Saturday incident denied bail at Dún Laoghaire District Court

Man on theft charges faces €45,000 legal bill for bail hearing

Man sought High Court inquiry into his detention against backdrop of criminal legal aid fees dispute

Solicitors consider approaching barristers to join strike in escalation of fees fight with Minister

Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess

Dublin solicitors to continue withdrawal of services as courts prepare to return

District Courts will continue without full complement of legal-aid lawyers as row with Minister for Justice grinds on

Man charged with drugs and money laundering offences at Galway escape room

Gardaí consent to bail but court remands accused in custody pending proof of €5,000 surety

Man who ‘destroyed’ doorway to primary school banned from parts of Ennis town centre

Civil exclusion order is one of a number obtained against four men due to antisocial behaviour

High Court judge criticises colleague’s analysis in unlawful detention case

Judge Garrett Simons says man was not unlawfully detained because solicitor refused to represent him

Man secures protection order against adult daughters after living in fear, court hears

Father tells court he ‘should have done it years ago’

Four men appear in court after Garda chase connected to burglary investigation

Volvo was observed on M50 and an operation to contain the vehicle was initiated, court heard

Legal fees of up to €30,000 for some barristers and solicitors amid legal aid strike

Applications made as criminal legal aid solicitors refuse to represent clients over changes to how they are paid

Iranian man accused of carrying out arson attack at Dublin mosque sent forward for trial

He told gardaí he was opposed to sharia law and did not care if children died in fire, it is alleged

Man charged over theft of two cans of Coca Cola ‘denied fair hearing’ in District Court

Sean O’Hanlon had his bail revoked at Dundalk District Court in the absence of fair procedures

Man accused of threatening to kill partner sent her 708 voice notes in 48 hours

Defendant and complainant are in long-term relationship and share children together, defence solicitor says

Man concerned over his children’s welfare gets protection order against wife

Woman has gone ‘off the rails’ and has placed listening devices around their house, court told

Law society proposed compromises aimed at resolving dispute over criminal legal aid payments

Letter sent to Jim O’Callaghan setting out measures that could end row ‘under consideration’ by Department of Justice

Woman accused of stabbing man (45) leaving him in serious condition refused bail

Blessed Mercy Mtwali (27) alleged to have caused harm to her friend during incident outside his home

Moroccan with no passport arrested in Dún Laoghaire shortly after arriving by ‘boat from UK’

The court heard that the man claimed to have ‘landed in Ireland yesterday on a boat from London’, having previously been in France and Spain after leaving Morocco

Judge opens inquiries into alleged unlawful detention of men due to legal aid dispute

Detailed written evidence and legal submissions had been put forward by both counsel in a marathon nine-hour sitting

High Court judge throws out man’s bid for bail after solicitor refuses to act for him at District level

Judge would not ignore the fact the alleged unlawful detention arose because solicitor acted as he did due to dispute over fees

Jim O’Callaghan vs the solicitors: Minister under siege as criminal legal aid dispute escalates

Withdrawal of services could affect cartel leader Daniel Kinahan, who faces extradition in the coming weeks

Five-star Castlemartyr Resort convicted of polluting river and killing more than 100 fish

Hotel fined €10,000 in connection with discharge from a pump house handling sewage into river on its estate

High Court rules 11 people entitled to ‘immediate release’ over lack of legal representation

Judge Mary Rose Gearty ruled that several accused persons suffered a ‘fundamental denial of justice’

Gardaí withdraw first-ever obstructing deportation charge against ‘decuplet’ defendant

Prosecution related to case of Nigerian man who claimed his identity had been confused with one of nine brothers

Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute

Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case

Chinese national charged over €1.6m cannabis stash refused bail as a flight risk

Xiaochen Han (30) ‘came here illegally and if given bail would leave here illegally’, Garda says

Man charged over stabbing at Waterford church declines psychiatric assessment

Court told that gardaí objected to bail in case involving Niall Cummins (36)

Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’

Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law court

High Court to rule on legality of detaining District Court accused without solicitors

Several people remanded in custody after appearing in court without representation due to ongoing legal aid dispute

Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials

Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute

Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges

Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms

Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption

Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country

Weeping woman gets barring order against ‘abusive, extremely controlling’ partner

Illegal cannabis vapes being used by adult sons, parents tell domestic violence court in separate cases

Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister

Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system

Male teenager dies following serious assault in Navan last month

Man (36) charged with assault causing harm set to appear at Trim 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

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