Q&A: What can you post online when there is an active legal case?The perils of commenting have been brought into sharp focusThu Jan 27 2022 - 14:57
Justice Brian Murray nominated for appointment to Supreme CourtConstitutional law expert represented State in opposing Graham Dwyer data caseWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:56
Power of courts to scrutinise government extended in homeschooling rulingJudgment seems to reaffirm courts cannot be relied upon to protect socio-economic rightsMon Jan 24 2022 - 20:55
Minister loses appeal over calculated grades for home-schooled studentsSupreme Court rules two students’ exclusion from Leaving Cert scheme was invalidMon Jan 24 2022 - 11:09
Legal battle between Government and builders over school to be landmark caseMinister sues WBS alleging negligence in building of Ardgillan school, BalbrigganMon Jan 24 2022 - 01:02
Judgment due on Minister’s appeal against calculated grades rulingAppeal is against decision recognising constitutional right of home-schooled studentsMon Jan 24 2022 - 00:50
Guide for public on reasons for sentences published by body for State’s judgesInformation covers a range of offences and explains factors behind decision makingSun Jan 23 2022 - 16:11
Inside the Family Courts: ‘Decent people with great sadness in their lives’Estranged and warring couples and their children part of landscape of human casesSat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00
Inside Ireland’s District Courts: ‘If alcohol disappeared overnight, the courts could close’The District Court is the workhorse of the courts system representing all human lifeSat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00
Less than 20% conviction rate in domestic violence cases before Dublin courtsAnalysis of data on alleged offences before Dublin Metropolitan District courts in 2019 and 2020Thu Jan 20 2022 - 03:00
Domestic violence charges double but few result in convictionsCourts Service data reveals ‘failure in supporting women who report abuse’Thu Jan 20 2022 - 00:22
Lisa Smith bid to have charges dismissed continues before Special Criminal CourtDundalk woman denies charge of membership of an unlawful terrorist group Islamic StateTue Jan 18 2022 - 16:30
Lucinda Creighton’s statement on Lisa Smith a ‘blatant contempt of court’, judges toldFormer Defence Forces member denies charge of membership of Islamic StateMon Jan 17 2022 - 16:18
Kevin Lunney attackers appeal convictions and sentencesThree men were convicted by SCC of abduction and causing serious harmMon Jan 17 2022 - 11:11
Lisa Smith’s bid to have charges dismissed to be heard next weekSmith is charged with being a member of Islamic State and financing terrorismTue Jan 11 2022 - 12:29
Challenge by Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch to non-jury trial opens todaySeparate challenge by former councillor Jonathan Dowdall also to open at High CourtTue Jan 11 2022 - 09:08
Solicitor’s clients sent cash to fraudster’s account after cyberattackLaw Society calls on solicitors to ensure safeguards are in place to deter hackersMon Jan 10 2022 - 21:34
Bid to have charges against former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith droppedNon-jury court to deal with pre-trial application by legal teamMon Jan 10 2022 - 17:02
Court cases of 2022: The Monk, Graham Dwyer and the Web Summit all featureAppeal efforts by garda killer and by John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty also lined upSat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00
Concern at rise in physical restraint in mental health centres in 2020Mental Health Commission says practice still ‘relatively uncommon’ despite increaseFri Dec 31 2021 - 04:09
Court to rule on FBD’s pandemic business interruption compensation billDecision on compensation in test cases awaited by 1,000 pubs and restaurantsWed Dec 29 2021 - 17:20
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal by couple being pursued by AIBMove has potentially significant implications for borrowers seeking to defend claims against them on grounds they are ‘consumers’Wed Dec 29 2021 - 01:00
Woman in 80s airlifted to hospital after crash in DonegalRoad Safety Authority concerned about number of road deaths over ChristmasTue Dec 28 2021 - 22:26
Judge expresses concern for vulnerable boy in homeless unit‘Child may be born’ to 17-year-old boy and girl, both of whom are in interim care, court toldThu Dec 23 2021 - 01:00
Men jailed for attack on Kevin Lunney all expected to appealMobile phone evidence likely to be contested while lengthy sentences have ‘raised eyebrows’ among lawyersTue Dec 21 2021 - 17:21
‘Paymaster’ in Kevin Lunney abduction faces life in jail, judge warnsHunt continues for person who funded attack as three sentenced for up to 30 yearsTue Dec 21 2021 - 00:00
Men convicted in Lunney case get up to 30 years in prisonJudge characterises trio’s actions as ‘premeditated brutality’ and ‘calculated savagery’Mon Dec 20 2021 - 11:57
Woman granted barring order against partner after alleged rape and physical assaultsThe man didn’t ‘know that no means no’ and forced her to have sex 15 to 20 times, the court heardSat Dec 18 2021 - 10:35
Inquiry into ‘very serious’ allegations against suspended solicitor should proceed, court toldSolicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rejects claim that handling of Declan O’Callaghan’s case flawedWed Dec 15 2021 - 17:44
Killiney residents opposed to housing plan claim legal actions are bid to intimidate themDevelopers say the three actions are legitimate and question funding of residents’ caseMon Dec 13 2021 - 03:00
Senior legal figure Frank Callanan dies aged 65Barrister recently acted for State in opposing Ryanair challenge to Covid travel adviceSun Dec 12 2021 - 20:01
‘Shocking’ that just three portraits of women lawyers hang in King’s InnsMore portraits of women ‘vital’ 100 years after first female judges called to BarSun Dec 12 2021 - 18:43
State insists guidelines slashing personal injury awards are for the ‘common good’Opposition to challenges will focus on controlling insurance costs and promoting consistency in personal injury awardsThu Dec 09 2021 - 21:15
Brain injury case adjourned after positive antigen test due to resumeBarrister without face mask was told by judge to produce certificate of exemptionMon Dec 06 2021 - 20:07
Homelessness report highlights difficulties faced by families fleeing violenceChildren distressed at having to move several times before stable accommodation is foundMon Dec 06 2021 - 18:41
Gsoc is not here to put ‘gardaí on the rack’Ombudsman reflects on her time with Gsoc, and on the force's need for truly independent oversightSat Dec 04 2021 - 02:58
Ombudsman defends new powers for Gsoc replacement bodyDrew Harris says new legislation is a ‘flagrant breach of human rights’Sat Dec 04 2021 - 01:01
Elderly man who remained unidentified in psychiatric hospital for 30 years has diedDNA sample taken post-mortem being used in a bid to identify himFri Dec 03 2021 - 19:40
People want employers to do more for staff with disabilities, poll showsState told Irish law ‘must be brought into line’ with UN Convention on Rights of People with DisabiltiesFri Dec 03 2021 - 13:46
Immunology expert says Covid cases falling among groups getting booster jabsCovid situation here stabilising but more informaiton needed on Omicron variantTue Nov 30 2021 - 00:50
Cosgrave ‘routinely chastised and demeaned staff’, ex-Web Summit director claimsWeb Summit chief says he ‘categorically denies’ the allegations against himMon Nov 29 2021 - 21:30
Late Late Toy Show ‘a roaring success’ with €6.6m raised for charity1.8 million people watchedthe programme from across 150 countriesMon Nov 29 2021 - 19:22
Minister approves 10 more academic positions in gender equality initiativeHarris says posts will have ‘significant impact’ for gender equality at third levelMon Nov 29 2021 - 00:56
Law firms more optimistic about 2022 after tough year, survey revealsRemote working a significant issue as companies struggle to recruit and retain staffMon Nov 29 2021 - 00:05
Woman’s wedding ring missing after she finds man hiding in homePSNI appeal for information after elderly woman’s ‘distressing ordeal’Sun Nov 28 2021 - 19:30
Claims amendment racist are ‘threadbare and offensive’, McDowell saysSenator rejects criticism of citizenship constitutional amendment he championedSun Nov 28 2021 - 15:44
Rehabilitation of underage sex offenders vital to justice system, judge saysJudge John O’Connor’s PhD focuses on role of welfare and sentencing in juveniles’ futureSat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00
Supreme Court has signalled ‘new direction’ for claims under ECHR - Chief JusticeDonal O’Donnell addresses Immigration, Asylum & Citizenship Bar Association conferenceFri Nov 26 2021 - 20:03
Retired District Court judge John F. Neilan diesJudge Neilan sat mainly in the midland countiesThu Nov 25 2021 - 18:19
A UK move to override European court would be ‘direct attack’ on rule of law, says former chief justiceIssues over member states recognition of primacy of EU law ’must be addressed’, Frank Clarke saysTue Nov 23 2021 - 18:17
