Covid-19: Too early to see case spike as serious threat to healthPublic anxiety triggered by surge but precautions and next few days will shape patternSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:35
Court’s quashing of climate plan a cause for international embarrassmentChief Justice criticises aspects of statutory plan as ‘excessively vague or aspirational’Fri Jul 31 2020 - 17:17
Bankruptcy: ‘play ball and it's very easy’Retired official assignee Chris Lehane on unmanageable debt, hidden assets and ‘acting the maggot’Wed Jul 29 2020 - 05:36
Coronavirus: Criminal trial backlog equates to half a year’s casesCourts Service is looking at use of non-court buildings to allow for social distancingFri Jul 17 2020 - 14:00
Second ever woman elected to chair of Bar CouncilMaura McNally SC follows in footsteps of Ms Justice Mella Carroll who held role in 1979Thu Jul 16 2020 - 17:16
Two of three CervicalCheck Tribunal judges no longer availableProcess to deal with claims cannot be established until new members chosenThu Jul 16 2020 - 01:50
Court extends period of bankruptcy of farmer whose cattle were shot to 2024Money found hidden behind radiator when house searched was not listed in statement of personal information, court toldMon Jul 13 2020 - 15:45
Varadkar ‘doesn’t fully trust’ banks amid profiteering claimsMinisters to meet chief executives of banks next week over Covid-19 mortgage breaksSat Jul 11 2020 - 16:03
FF, FG should know Greens willing to walk away from government – Catherine MartinGreen party deputy leader says other parties know ‘how hard a deal maker’ she isSat Jul 11 2020 - 14:30
Many politicians remaining silent over online personal abuseOver half of TDs and Senators say they have received threats of physical violenceSat Jul 11 2020 - 03:51
All parties to High Court hearings told to wear facemasksDirections issued by Ms Justice Mary Irvine also stipulate negotiations cannot take place on court premisesMon Jul 06 2020 - 21:03
Restaurants file court actions against insurers over lockdown lossesAbout 25 cases being taken against insurers and underwritersSat Jul 04 2020 - 07:12
Minister urged to set up committee to examine social media regulationLawyer tells Helen McEntee State has obligation to look at issue ‘as a matter of urgency’Sat Jul 04 2020 - 01:00
Solicitors can now become senior counsel after 300-year-old law is overturnedLegal regulator invites applications for role from solicitors, with closing date July 24thThu Jul 02 2020 - 01:00
RTÉ faces drop in revenue of 25-35% amid Covid-19Abbey Theatre warns of ‘full-blown crisis’ facing Irish theatre sectorTue Jun 30 2020 - 01:00
Ceann Comhairle writes to Bríd Smith over comments about judgeMinister for Justice says Deputy’s comments in the Dáil ‘highly personalised’ and ‘an attack on democracy itself’Fri Jun 26 2020 - 20:44
Parties urged to try to settle personal injury cases amid High Court backlogAccommodation issues related to Covid-19 likely to persist, High Court president saysFri Jun 26 2020 - 00:01
‘Personalised attack’ on High Court judge strongly criticisedBríd Smyth TD commented on Mr Justice Garrett Simons’ minimum wage rulingThu Jun 25 2020 - 17:22
Irish Times crime journalist Conor Gallagher wins media award for Ana Kriégel storyKathleen Harris wins broadcast journalism award for video on NI campaignsThu Jun 25 2020 - 15:41
Carmel Callis obituary: ‘A wonderful voice which brought joy to everyone’Lives lost to Covid-19: Carmel loved her job and if people were working late she would buy bread and meat and make them sandwichesThu Jun 25 2020 - 11:30
Ireland’s Covid victims: Anna O’Sullivan was a nurse during the blitzLives lost to Covid-19: Born in Cavan, married in Kerry and retired in Dublin, Anna would have been 100 this yearThu Jun 25 2020 - 11:30
James (Jem) Cleary obituary: A born storytellerLives Lost to Covid-19: A man of faith with a fantastic sense of humourThu Jun 25 2020 - 11:30
Criminal law Acts may lapse if coalition not formed by month endDrawing of inferences from accused’s silence at stake as upcoming gangland cases loomTue Jun 23 2020 - 02:11
Bar Council’s free accommodation at the Four Courts is unlawful, letter claimsCouncil is described as a ‘private club’ that charges ‘hello money’ in letter sent to MinisterTue Jun 23 2020 - 00:47
UCD school of medicine disassociates itself from professor’s viewsProf Dolores Cahill claims she wants to ‘debunk the narrative’ surrounding Covid-19Fri Jun 19 2020 - 20:24
Laws concerning membership of illegal organisations set to lapseMove unlikely to affect any cases pending before Special Criminal CourtWed Jun 17 2020 - 21:02
Judicial appointments Bill set to be enacted by incoming coalitionRoss call for lay role may fall by wayside amid family court plan and perjury hard lineWed Jun 17 2020 - 01:22
An Irishman’s Diary: A brush with KenyaThe counter staff were protected from their customers by the kind of ironwork you see protecting bank tellers in cowboy moviesMon Jun 15 2020 - 20:00
Shopping centres reopen today and nursing home visits resumeStrict protocols apply to retail outlet customers and visitors to residential facilitiesMon Jun 15 2020 - 08:06
Athlone schools facing online accusations of racismPrincipal responds as racist video made by girls from Our Lady’s Bower resurfacesSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:48
Michael D Higgins warns of ‘mass fatalities’ in Africa due to coronavirusProblems impeding Africa’s progress will remain after pandemic has passed, President saysWed Jun 10 2020 - 13:39
More than 900 cars driven by unaccompanied learner drivers seizedAlmost 5,000 learner drivers in State have held permit for more than 20 yearsMon Jun 08 2020 - 11:24
Covid-19: Chinese communist party endangered world, says NewspaperControversial free sheet Epoch Times says virus should be named after communist partyTue Jun 02 2020 - 00:35
Using nursing homes as ‘default option’ must end, experts sayCovid-19 has exposed Ireland’s over-reliance on an institutional model for elder careMon Jun 01 2020 - 03:31
Independent living centre is for ‘people who should not be in nursing homes’Chairty aims to provide people with security, protection from loneliness, and good foodMon Jun 01 2020 - 03:30
Populist politics in all but name is alive and well in IrelandWe should be wary of politicians who benefit from abusive online support basesMon Jun 01 2020 - 01:25
Coronavirus: Nine more deaths reported in the RepublicDeath toll in the Republic now stands at 1,651 with a total of 24,929 confirmed casesSat May 30 2020 - 18:47
Moving Luke Kelly sculpture suggested as response to vandalismSome councillors favour moving work after it was vandalised for a fifth time on FridaySat May 30 2020 - 16:23
Maria Bailey takes action against newspaper over ‘swing gate’ coverageDefamation proceedings lodged by former Fine Gael TD against publishers of Irish Daily MirrorThu May 28 2020 - 19:21
‘Over 1,000’ pubs have interest in Covid-19 insurance test caseDispute centres on whether insurers should pay for pubs’ losses over Covid-19 shutdownMon May 25 2020 - 16:45
Coronavirus: What will reopen in Ireland’s phases to ease restrictions?Timeline: The five phases are due to run through to August 10thMon May 25 2020 - 14:02
Sinn Féin massively dominant on Facebook during general electionParty had ten times more engagement on popular site than State’s other political partiesMon May 25 2020 - 02:07
Chicken farmer sues Revenue over failed family businessRevenue failure to act led to ‘irreversible character damage and expense’, farmer claimsSat May 23 2020 - 05:13
Man jailed over false application for Irish citizenshipAlbanian used alias of Kosovo national and sought asylum under false nameFri May 22 2020 - 20:14
Courts to resume sittings longer than two hours after getting adviceLabour leader Alan Kelly says it as ‘frankly bonkers’ politicians were unaware of advice about Oireachtas meetings of more than two hoursThu May 21 2020 - 20:01
Courts hope to resume full-day hearings ‘as soon as tomorrow’Courts Service is believed to have received advice from expert who raised issue of ‘two-hour limit’ at Dáil committee hearingThu May 21 2020 - 12:48
No Covid-19 ban on meetings exceeding two hours, says health officialDeputy CMO says he is unaware of advice used by Oireachtas and now judiciary to limit sittingsWed May 20 2020 - 20:01
Minister apologises to Cahersiveen over way direct provision centre openedCentre at former Skellig Hotel has had outbreak of Covid-19Wed May 20 2020 - 18:47
Court sittings to be limited to two hours daily on back of TDs’ moveNew social distancing advice is ‘bordering on bizarre’, says solicitors’ groupWed May 20 2020 - 17:24
Woman granted protection order against ‘menacing’ husbandFamily court hears man was ‘paranoid’ about virus and drank excessively every nightMon May 18 2020 - 20:54
