ESB warns Shannon level rising as snow, ice and rain forecastAlan Kelly says flooding on this scale ‘has never been seen before’Sat Dec 12 2015 - 21:42
Man arrested as judge attacked while hearing family law caseJudge Miriam Walsh subjected to violent assault in Dublin courthouseFri Dec 11 2015 - 21:40
A family mediation service that works but has yet to be approved by courtsWIT’s pilot Family Justice Mediation gets couples to agree in the short term, preventing much sufferingFri Dec 11 2015 - 15:54
‘Mexican stand-off’ over accommodation for youth in careVulnerable teenager lost his home through fire allegedly set by resident in care facilityWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Children’s deaths ‘not related’ to quality of Tusla’s careReport finds 26 children died while known to protection services last year, a five-year highSun Nov 29 2015 - 16:43
Cork man dies after cherry picker accidentInjuries sustained while man in 50s was working at Bus Éireann garageSat Nov 28 2015 - 13:07
Temporary Cork family law courts found ‘unacceptable’Lawyers complain about privacy, waiting areas and disabled access in surveyThu Nov 26 2015 - 01:00
Barring order for three years made against Cork man“When he’s good he’s very good, but when he’s bad, he’s bad,” wife tells judgeWed Nov 25 2015 - 22:05
‘Hello Divorce, Goodbye Daddy’: 20 years after Irish said YesIreland now has lowest divorce rate in EU as fear of surge in procedure proved unfoundedTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Ireland falling behind with air pollution monitoring, charity saysAsthma Society seeks new air pollution laws as part of 2015 Clean Air CampaignTue Nov 24 2015 - 00:01
Independent expert to examine Clontarf sea wallCouncil seeking expert opinion on plans for flood defence wall in light of public concernTue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
Broadway to dim lights in honour of Brian FrielMemorial service for Irish playwright who died last month will be held in DecemberMon Nov 16 2015 - 22:01
Irish couple ‘played dead’ as gunmen carried out attacksIrish man injured in Paris attacks named as David Nolan from Co CorkMon Nov 16 2015 - 21:49
IBTS suspends taking blood donations from womenHaemoglobin-testing device ‘inaccurate’ resulting in hundreds of errorsMon Nov 16 2015 - 21:19
Paul Murphy admits he paid property tax to sell houseAnti-Austerity Alliance TD says he was ‘forced’ to pay, which was ‘deeply unfair’Mon Nov 16 2015 - 01:00
Three Irish bids make European City of Culture shortlistGalway, Limerick and southeast bids advance but Dublin eliminated from 2020 contestFri Nov 13 2015 - 18:31
More than €190m in fraudulent welfare payments recoupedAmount arises from some 96,000 overpayments over a four year periodFri Nov 13 2015 - 14:14
High Court refuses to send child to secure care facility in westConcerns raised about psychiatric servicesFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Chief State Solicitor to seek extra funding for barristersAdditional funding of €2.5m needed partly due to activity in the Court of AppealThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:00
Privacy should not trump rights of adopted, committee toldProspect of telling families of giving up child for adoption ‘a source of great fear’ for someThu Nov 05 2015 - 16:38
Where there’s no will, there’s still a way to find heirs to estatesThere is no list of unclaimed estates in Ireland, whereas genealogists in the UK have a list to find next of kinFri Oct 30 2015 - 06:30
President gives ‘neither a yes nor a no’ to another termIn San Francisco speech, Higgins praises community’s response to Berkeley familiesTue Oct 27 2015 - 07:54
Irish studies grant for UC Berkeley announced by President$40,000 from Ireland to set up programme, which will be ‘key’ for international relationsTue Oct 27 2015 - 07:39
President pledges support for undocumented Irish in the USHiggins says there is ‘nothing more important’ than helping immigrants during visitSun Oct 25 2015 - 20:49
Higgins says ‘stealth power’ of firms is unaccountablePresident tells US audience interest and commitment to politics needs to be restoredSat Oct 24 2015 - 09:14
UN plans for poorer countries ‘inadequate’President Higgins says UN technology plans for developing world ‘modest at best’Sat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Seattle mayor congratulates Ireland on marriage equalityPresident Michael D Higgins praises Irish Americans in SeattleFri Oct 23 2015 - 08:04
President discovers reach of GAA in Seattle high schoolOn visit to Microsoft Higgins emphasises importance of technology giant to IrelandThu Oct 22 2015 - 22:49
Higgins calls for dignity for migrants during US visitPresident visits Seattle on first part of eight day trip to American west coastThu Oct 22 2015 - 07:29
More than half of drink drivers escape convictionStatistics contrast with 97 per cent conviction recorded in courts in England and WalesMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Nothing new about failure to convict drink driversAnalysis: Clampdown on Garda overtime negatively impacts number of convictionsMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Higgins to visit Berkeley and plant tree for victimsThe President will also visit Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento with wife SabinaMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
For the record: The secret world of the court stenographerRarely noticed in tribunals, courts or arbitration hearings, stenographers play an often-vital partFri Oct 16 2015 - 13:47
Nine organisations to share social entrepreneurs award of €600,000Three organisations to get €140,000 each as part of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland impact awardsWed Oct 14 2015 - 00:09
US visa applicants warned of online scamsFraudsters are claiming they can increase odds of winning lottery for a fee, lawyer saysTue Oct 13 2015 - 18:07
Garda killer granted bail with consent of DPPAuthorities face questions over how Adrian Crevan Mackin had access to a handgunTue Oct 13 2015 - 08:52
Omeath deaths: delays in hearing cases influencing bail decisionsThe presumption of innocence is central to the Irish judicial systemTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Family Court: Fathers seek protection from violent sonsOne father, in his 60s, limped into court with his arm in a sling and with cuts on his faceTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Former Anglo official Tiarnan O’Mahoney to have appeal in JanuaryBail application for ex-COO adjourned; Date set for Aoife Maguire to appeal sentenceFri Oct 09 2015 - 12:04
Children taken into care following neglect allegationsFather begs judge for custody of his children during Family Court hearingFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Application for bail by former Anglo official is rejectedCourt told there were substantive grounds Bernard Daly would be successful on appealWed Oct 07 2015 - 17:09
Concern juror created ‘12 Angry Men’ situation in Wexford trialEleanor Joel and Jonathan Costen appealing 2012 unlawful killing by neglect verdictWed Oct 07 2015 - 13:27
Over €2.4m unclaimed from people who died without willsProposal to publish unclaimed Irish estates list under consideration, says departmentWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Improved regulations for English language schools delayedAlmost 98,000 students from 80 countries studied English in Ireland last yearWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Laptops of little use to pupils in class, forum toldFéilte conference at RDS hears traditional paper-based learning beats technologyMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Books are better than screens, education conference toldStudents who use pen and paper outperform those who use laptops and tabletsSat Oct 03 2015 - 16:14
Thornton Hall site worth €48m less than statedDecision to purchase 150 acre based on ‘inadequate’ cost analysis, C&AG report findsTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:51
‘Not clear’ if €38m Eircode benefits will be achieved - C&AGConsultant contracts worth €420,000 given without competitive process, report findsTue Sept 29 2015 - 13:38
Garda tells MacLochlainn inquiry he dragged Real IRA man from carEvidence over crash contradicts evidence given by other gardaíMon Sept 28 2015 - 13:42
Bid to bring new challenge to same-sex vote result rejectedGerry Walshe sought leave to seek judicial review to quash decision confirming resultWed Sept 23 2015 - 18:29
