Judicial complaints regime expected to ‘go live’ in first half of next yearIntroduction of system seen as key to increasing, and maintaining, public confidenceFri Oct 22 2021 - 13:44
Bullying and harassment in solicitors’ profession highlighted in surveyHalf of female respondents had experienced sexual harassmentThu Oct 21 2021 - 17:52
Submissions invited on resourcing of courtsResourcing of courts over next five years being examined by working groupMon Oct 18 2021 - 00:01
Sharp rise in domestic violence offences in past year‘Enormous increase’ in workload of Office of Director of Public ProsecutionsSat Oct 16 2021 - 15:40
Public liability insurance premiums keep rising despite drop in value of awardsPersonal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) report found awards have fallen by an average of 40 per centFri Oct 15 2021 - 17:33
Personal injury awards down 40% under new guidelines, report findsNearly half of PIAB assessments are now for less than €10,000, new figures showFri Oct 15 2021 - 00:00
Ireland marketed in Russia as offshore location with ‘impeccable reputation’Pandora Papers: Irish limited partnerships promoted as a cheap, tax-free way of doing businessFri Oct 08 2021 - 04:50
Facebook is platform with biggest fake news problem, survey respondents sayPlatform cited by 80% of those surveyed as having problem with disinformationThu Oct 07 2021 - 15:45
Irish limited partnerships: What are they and what is the problem?Act introduced in 1907 to limit risks for investors in farms being used in offshore dealsMon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00
Pandora Papers: Ireland used as de facto ‘offshore’ locationEmpty office in Dublin is registered address of more than 800 limited partnershipsMon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00
Pandora Papers: How can Ireland be a large source of foreign investment in Uzbekistan?Complex structures involving Irish partnerships used to invest in former soviet republic with reputation for corruptionMon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00
Pandora Papers: Empty Dublin office used as registered address for 800 limited partnershipsLimited partnerships registered in Ireland number 3,217. Many use post office box addressesMon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00
Warning on data centres’ increasing energy consumption expected in reportUsage could outpace grid’s capacity to generate more electricity, report likely to saySun Sept 26 2021 - 17:02
Report critical of new judicial appointments system overlooks ‘key factors’Minister of State says Constitution necessitates that government have discretion over rolesWed Sept 22 2021 - 21:06
‘Real opportunity’ to make remote working part of normal life – VaradkarReport with public’s views on hybrid working ‘reasonably predictable’ says IsmeFri Aug 20 2021 - 16:59
Most staff think employers should bear costs of remote working equipmentBike-to-work type tax scheme also suggested in submissions to Government consultation processFri Aug 20 2021 - 00:01
‘I loathe the word cocooning’: Over-60s share experience of lockdownLoneliness, anxiety and feeling ‘diminished’ among issues cited in Trinity College reportTue Aug 17 2021 - 18:42
Irishman in Vietnam appeals for emergency papers to allow baby to leaveRoscommon man and partner unable to leave Vietnam and are confined to apartmentTue Aug 17 2021 - 01:00
‘Unclear’ if vaccinated staff can get welfare when self-isolating, Isme saysBusinesses group receiving queries on how to handle employees’ vaccine statusMon Aug 16 2021 - 21:17
Businesses between ‘rock and a hard place’, unable to ask staff's vaccination statusEmployees who refuse to get vaccine may be taken off payroll, Isme saysSat Aug 14 2021 - 05:00
Government to establish vaccination injury compensation schemeReport recommends ex-gratia scheme for those who suffered injury from programmeFri Aug 13 2021 - 04:26
Calls for vaccine injury compensation scheme given fresh impetus by Covid-19‘No-fault’ redress programmes aim to avoid lengthy legal disputes and ensure access to productsFri Aug 13 2021 - 03:00
Adviser paid by Chinese government to oversee Leaving Cert language courseAcademics ‘wary’ of deal between Department of Education and Chinese ministryWed Aug 11 2021 - 21:01
UCD staff say college institute teaching Chinese studies ‘devalues’ reputationLinks of UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies to Beijing regime questionedSat Aug 07 2021 - 03:05
Fr Anthony Bannon, key figure in controversial Catholic order, dies aged 74Priest was involved in offshore structures used to manage order’s considerable wealthFri Aug 06 2021 - 19:21
Bill aims to reform child and family courts systemChild and family justice system not child, family or disability friendly, says commissionMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:01
Decision on Mandarin Leaving Cert exam ‘outrages’ Chinese communitiesExam subject that students can sit from 2022 will only allow for simplified Chinese scriptMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:01
President’s complaints about volume of Bills ‘absolutely legitimate’Constitutional experts side with Michael D Higgins over his concerns about OireachtasSat Jul 31 2021 - 03:00
Divorce applications rise by nearly a third in wake of new legislationLawyer says increase not a pandemic effect but the result of new, shorter waiting timeThu Jul 29 2021 - 02:20
Service helping barristers to collect €1.2m in outstanding feesBar of Ireland report says membership of Law Library fell slightly to 2,115 over yearWed Jul 28 2021 - 22:21
Stardust inquest into 48 deaths could help ‘allay persistent rumours’Coroner asks counsel for families to identify specifically stories referenced at the hearingWed Jul 28 2021 - 16:02
Number of divorce applications rose by 29% last year, report showsApplications to District Court under domestic violence laws rose by 12% during 2020Wed Jul 28 2021 - 14:43
Child protection expert is concerned school abuse redress scheme is not fit for purposeSpecial rapporteur Conor O’Mahony says qualifying criteria and time limits are issuesFri Jul 23 2021 - 01:58
Funeral of Monaghan under-20s GAA captain to take placeBrendan Ógie Ó Dufaigh died in road collision while returning from Ulster semi-finalSun Jul 18 2021 - 19:29
Intellectual and commentator Desmond Fennell dies aged 92President leads tributes to essayist, author, broadcaster and Irish language activistSun Jul 18 2021 - 18:50
Hospitals prepare for new Covid surge as Delta fuels faster-than-expected spread, HSE warnsPaul Reid says approximately 5% of overall cases in recent days involved fully vaccinated peopleFri Jul 16 2021 - 06:14
Up to 5% cases in Covid ‘surge’ involve fully vaccinated, HSE saysThousand cases a day threshold has been met ahead of when expected, Paul Reid saysFri Jul 16 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: ‘Significant acceleration’ in spread as 994 cases reported in StateUp to one in 20 cases involve people who were fully vaccinated, HSE saysThu Jul 15 2021 - 20:20
High Court president’s forthright interview on ‘shortage’ of judges causes stirSenior civil servants set for discussions with the heads of the five main courtsWed Jul 14 2021 - 01:00
Law Society criticises failure to reform Mental Health ActSomeone under 18 can be detained without their consent but with consent of their parentsTue Jul 13 2021 - 16:15
Garda whistleblower who said he was targeted ‘became irrational’, tribunal findsDisclosures Tribunal dismisses 22 claims made by Garda Nicky Keogh against senior officersSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00
China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hitAgenda: Western businesses face calls to take stance against forced labour in XinjiangFri Jul 09 2021 - 05:30
Allegations by Garda whistleblower found to be ‘not justified’Inquiry into complaints involved 15 senior counsel, 16 junior counsel and nine law firmsFri Jul 09 2021 - 01:36
Garda claim of being targeted unfounded, tribunal saysNicky Keogh ‘irrational’ and ‘paranoid’ after allegations in wake of protected disclosureThu Jul 08 2021 - 20:41
Allegations by Garda whistleblower not substantiated, inquiry findsDisclosures Tribunal finds Nicky Keogh’s claims gardaí targeted him were not justifiedThu Jul 08 2021 - 16:36
State ‘withholding redress’ from school abuse survivors seven years after court rulingIrish human rights body urges greater action on implementation of Louise O’Keeffe judgmentWed Jul 07 2021 - 18:08
Bigger cash risk proposed for challenges to planning decisionsPlanned Coalition changes of judicial review regime set to ramp up costs for those taking casesMon Jul 05 2021 - 00:01
Flac sees increase in employment and family law queries amid Covid-19 measuresChief executive Eilis Barry highlights concerns over lack of legal aid in employment casesTue Jun 29 2021 - 01:05
Gender distress treatment in young people: a highly charged debateMore and more young people have gender dysphoria. How should the medical system respond?Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
