New Irish citizens thanked for ‘choosing Ireland as the home of your heart and the home of our future’
Almost 4,000 new Irish citizens will attend four ceremonies in Killarney over the next two days
Justice Mary Irvine
‘Fierce shortage of judges’ causes personal injuries case to be delayed
Judge forced to abandon case mid-action to work on family law list
Personal injury awards: New guidelines’ impact ‘a bit of a shock’
Head of assessment board says awards recalibrated in line with international norms
High Court president Ms Justice Mary Irvine to retire in July
First woman to be appointed to role to step down after two years
Court orders father to return son to State for urgent medical assessment
Child’s suprapubic catheter was removed against Irish medical advice
Graduate’s challenge to Seanad voting system rejected
Former University of Limerick student sought vote under university and vocational panels
High Court permits transfer of woman to nursing home against her wishes
Woman in her 80s with dementia had been in hospital for almost three months
Subterfuge used to transfer high-risk teenager back to Ireland, court hears
Team of social workers had to ‘deceive boy into believing he was going on holidays’
HSE secures High Court order requiring man with psychiatric illness to wear GPS device
Order made by Ms Justice Mary Irvine in the interests of the man’s safety and welfare
Submissions invited on resourcing of courts
Resourcing of courts over next five years being examined by working group
The Irish Times view on court resources: running out of judges
A shortage of judges in the High Court should have been foreseen by Government
‘Pent-up demand’ in courts for debt cases as Covid protections end, Minister told
Official briefing notes impact of pandemic across justice sector from the courts to crime
Huge increase in arrests of foreign criminal suspects
State’s membership of EU system leads to increase in extradition cases
High Court president’s forthright interview on ‘shortage’ of judges causes stir
Senior civil servants set for discussions with the heads of the five main courts
Minister defends number of new judicial posts following criticism
High Court president says 17 judges needed to make real difference, as Cabinet approves five
Hearing date set for Green TD’s challenge over CETA trade deal
Patrick Costello taking High Court action over constitutionality of parts of agreement
Green Party TD seeks urgent hearing of CETA trade deal challenge
Patrick Costello’s case concerns constitutionality of investor courts under EU-Canadian deal
Judge in charge of personal injury litigation in High Court opposed new award guidelines
Mr Justice Kevin Cross spoke against the proposals at key Judicial Council meeting
Gerard Hogan nominated to Supreme Court by Government
Procedures approved to appoint chief justice to succeed Frank Clarke
GP temporarily suspended after allegedly saying Covid-19 is a ‘hoax’
GP allegedly told patient the Government was ‘scamming’ people about pandemic
Two travellers from Israel released from mandatory hotel quarantine
Derek Jennings, who is fully vaccinated, flew home to be with his dying father
Two travellers from Israel released from mandatory hotel quarantine
Derek Jennings, who is fully vaccinated, flew home to be with his dying father
High Court to hear challenge to mandatory hotel quarantine
Fully vaccinated Israeli woman claims she is being unlawfully detained
Court told anorexic woman in life-threatening condition
HSE secures court orders permitting if necessary sedation and other treatments for a ‘profoundly malnourished’ young woman
Judge to rule later on mother’s bid to let daughter in vegetative state to die
Woman with ‘no hope of recovery’ has been in a persistent vegetative state for 10 years
Advisory committee to help with appointment of chief justice
Helen McEntee proposal will assist in selecting successor for Frank Clarke
Woman in ‘chilling’ situation refusing nutrition, court hears
Judge permits order allowing feeding of patient with serious mental health issues
Judge orders urgent transfer of elderly woman to nursing home
HSE secures High Court order to move woman due to safeguarding concerns
Judge questions if insurers will pass personal injury savings to customers
Mr Justice Bernard Barton raised concerns about the guidelines adopted last weekend
HSE wants DNA test on unidentifed man in psychiatric hospital for 30 years
Gardaí and HSE want sample taken while man is alive to aid posthumous procedures
Senior judges argue against proposed guidelines on personal injury awards
Judicial Council guidelines would lead to reductions in personal injury awards
Judicial Council adjourns for fortnight to further consider damage awards guidelines
Guidelines are expected to propose major reductions in personal injury awards
Judicial Council set to reduce general damages awards
Meeting expected to approve new guidelines for judges dealing with personal injury cases
Anorexic woman being tube fed at home due to Covid-19 hospital pressures
Court told woman has made some progress but there are concerns about her over-exercising
Court allows transfer of elderly man to hospital against his wishes
Man who suffers with cancer and psychiatric illness has history of refusing treatment
Referendum lowered bar for State intervention in child welfare, court hears
Amendment key to Supreme Court case about care of catastrophically injured boy
Supreme Court to hear urgent appeal over treatment of profoundly injured child
Parents challenging permission for hospital to potentially withhold invasive interventions
Judge approves further €2m settlement for severely disabled boy
Eoghan Dunne (9) sued over failures in his care at Portiuncula Hospital in Co Galway
Séamus Woulfe’s selection for Supreme Court 'differed from normal practice'
Ex-government insiders indicate taoiseach would usually discuss candidates for role
President of the High Court critical of lawyers for failure to comply with Covid-19 guidelines
Ms Justice Mary Irvine says scenes would cause ‘public scandal’ if photographed
Judge defers decision on care for catastrophically injured boy
Child’s mother had tears in her eyes and clutched a set of rosary beads during hearing
High Court approves ECT treatment for elderly priest
Doctors consider treatment ‘crucial’ to keep worst aspects of cleric’s depression at bay
Nurse who falsified prescriptions is struck off register by High Court
Court heard nurse presented forged prescriptions to obtain medications for own use
Judge orders release of woman who poses ‘imminent’ risk to mother
No legal basis for ‘dangerous’ woman’s continued detention, rules High Court
Parents oppose palliative care application for brain-injured son
Young boy suffered catastrophic brain injury in a car crash earlier this year
Further €900,000 payment approved for boy ‘defied all odds’ despite brain injury
Jack Hegarty (5) previously got an interim payment of €1.7m over treatment in hospital
Woman made ward of court after presenting to nursing home
Neighbours separately raise objection with the High Court wards of court office
New judges appointment to the proposed CervicalCheck tribunal
Ann Power and Tony O’Connor to replace judges who have dropped out
Solicitor who allowed deficit in client funds is struck off
Tribunal also found the solicitor had failed to stamp and register 10 deeds despite being in funds to do so
Parents of profoundly autistic man find situation ‘untenable’, judge hears
HSE approves support for man in his 20s who is sometimes violent to his family members
All parties to High Court hearings told to wear facemasks
Directions issued by Ms Justice Mary Irvine also stipulate negotiations cannot take place on court premises
Parties urged to try to settle personal injury cases amid High Court backlog
Accommodation issues related to Covid-19 likely to persist, High Court president says
CervicalCheck tribunal on screening claims postponed over coronavirus
221+ support group says delay may cause statute of limitation to be reached for some women
Diesel brand name dispute: no new evidence to be admitted
‘Protracted litigation’ between Irish firm Montex and Italian brand began in 1992
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