Ashling Murphy trial: Man was crouched over girl whose legs were ‘kicking very hard’, witness saysWitness agrees she picked out man on identity parade who was not accused man Jozef PuskaWed Oct 18 2023 - 12:43
Barristers paid more than €19m in fees by Chief State Solicitor’s Office last yearHighest fee paid was €613,070, most barristers got fees under €100,000Wed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00
Ashling Murphy trial hears that accused told gardaí: ‘I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer’ Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to murder of school teacher on the Grand Canal near TullamoreTue Oct 17 2023 - 12:15
Man pleads not guilty to murder of schoolteacher Ashling MurphyTrial of Jozef Puska before jury of nine men and three women opens on Tuesday at Central Criminal CourtMon Oct 16 2023 - 16:02
Supreme Court halts woman’s seven-year legal battle over father’s estate Galway woman claimed she did not get full share of estate after her father died in 1987Sun Oct 15 2023 - 06:00
‘If I wanted to get rich, I wouldn’t be doing criminal legal aid work - I want to get paid promptly for what I do’About 60 per cent of clients are vulnerable and crime needs to be looked at in ‘more rounded’ way says solicitorSat Oct 14 2023 - 07:00
President refers Bill for new judicial appointments system to Supreme CourtSeven-judge court will hear arguments next month, with Chief Justice absent after making statements on issueFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:40
Simeon Burke among almost 50 graduates called to the Bar in Supreme Court ceremonyChief Justice tells graduates being a barrister is about ‘persuasion and communication’ and ‘at least half of communication is listening’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 16:28
President’s power to refer Bill to Supreme Court is an ‘important safety valve’, expert saysChief Justice raised issues about judicial appointments Bill during consultations last yearWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Reversal of 10% criminal legal aid fee cuts welcomed by Bar council as ‘important and necessary first step’Budget 2024: New process announced to review structure and levels of barristers feesTue Oct 10 2023 - 17:36
Personal injury claimants and assessment board may benefit from court’s important clarificationSeparate judgment awaited on constitutionality of personal injury guidelinesMon Oct 09 2023 - 20:00
President refers controversial judicial appointments Bill to Council of State in rare moveFianna Fáil justice spokesman had raised concerns about proposed legislation’s constitutionality with Minister for JusticeMon Oct 09 2023 - 14:21
Buyer beware, especially when it comes to house purchases Analysis: Solicitors need to ‘really explain’ general and special conditions of sale says conveyancing solicitorThu Oct 05 2023 - 20:00
Politicians unhappy with media reporting urged to use ombudsman services as ‘powerful alternative’ to legal casePress Ombudsman Susan McKay has said there is nothing to stop a person making a complaint under the Code of Practice and following it up by going to law if they so wishWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
Sexual violence victims should get legal aid at all stages of legal process, Oireachtas committee toldBar council says failure to reverse cuts to criminal legal aid fees is 'a national issue'Tue Oct 03 2023 - 19:08
Criminal courts grind to a halt as barristers strike, with Ashling Murphy case impactedAlmost no criminal business happens as hundreds of cases adjourned in dispute over criminal legal aid fee cutsTue Oct 03 2023 - 12:29
‘Serious harm’ test should be considered for all defamation cases – Oireachtas committee reportJudge should have the final say on the amount of any damages, justice committee recommendsMon Oct 02 2023 - 20:49
Criminal barristers’ strike: what’s behind first-ever action and how courts will be affectedBarristers and solicitors pursuing restoration of pay rates cut more than a decade agoMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:42
Ashling Murphy murder: Trial of Jozef Puska to begin later this monthPretrial issues to open on Wednesday and are expected to last two weeksMon Oct 02 2023 - 14:51
Irish barristers set to strike for first time over failure to reverse recession-era cuts‘All systems go’ after Minister for Justice indicates any progress in criminal legal aid fees dispute will not come before BudgetSun Oct 01 2023 - 15:36
Country’s highest-ranking judge talks striking barristers, right-sizing the judiciary and judge conduct in rare interviewChief Justice Donal O’Donnell says judges are public servants and everyone coming into an Irish court ‘should be treated equally and listened to’Sat Sept 30 2023 - 07:00
Personal injuries award levels are down, but movement on insurance premiums has yet to followNew data from Courts Service contrast markedly with lack in cuts to the cost of insurance, says lobby groupSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Ashling Murphy murder trial and Graham Dwyer appeal among cases in new legal yearOther cases listed include Yousef Palani sentencing; Aaron Brady appeal; Michael Lynn trial; planning appeals; and moreFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:24
Personal injury cases down 40 per cent in four years, latest Courts Service annual report shows Murder, rape and domestic violence cases rose last year but the number of less serious criminal offences fellThu Sept 28 2023 - 11:04
Concern about constitutionality of Judicial Appointments Bill could see it referred to Supreme CourtFianna Fáil Justice spokesman told Minister proposed law may interfere with Government’s constitutional right to nominate judgesTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:00
No complaints made about judges last year under new system were admissible, report showsJudicial Council’s 2022 annual report shows 17 of 34 complaints did not fall under scope of relevant ActTue Sept 19 2023 - 00:01
Basketball Ireland did not know school removed Kenneally in 1987 after abuse allegations Coach was involved with other basketball teams until after 2013 media reports of Garda investigationWed Sept 13 2023 - 18:14
Jailed sex offender Bill Kenneally to be called before commission of investigationIrish Times journalist who broke story about sports coach gives evidenceTue Sept 12 2023 - 20:05
Man abused by Bill Kenneally regarded his family as ‘big powerhouse’ in WaterfordCommission examining State agencies’ response to allegations against Bill Kenneally begins public hearingsMon Sept 11 2023 - 20:09
‘It is bringing justice to the local population’: A daytrip to the Aran Islands with a District Court judgeJudge Mary Fahy travels by ferry to Inis Mór three times a year to hear cases in English and Irish relating to all of the islandsSat Sept 09 2023 - 07:00
Environmentalists want court to overturn Government emissions reduction plan as it is ‘too vague’ Failure to hit targets will disproportionately impact poor communities, Friends of the Irish Environment claimTue Sept 05 2023 - 14:01
New law removes potential obstacle to formal complaints about judges’ conduct of family law casesStatutory instrument signed by Minister concerns release of documents and information to complainantsMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:26
Chronically suicidal girl must get appropriate care place by next week, says High Court presidentSeparate proceedings may inquire into a lack of adequate special care places in a country ‘awash with money’, judge saysMon Sept 04 2023 - 20:17
Mother and children fled to refuge after ex-partner ‘arrived at home with meat cleaver’In separate case, woman tells court it is a ‘hard thing’ to seek protection order against son, ‘who is also suffering’Mon Sept 04 2023 - 06:00
State should pull drug trade from ‘monster’ gangs by decriminalising, say youth workers Coalition delay on measures allowing gardaí divert users to health programmes ‘inexcusable’, says Citizens’ Assembly chairmanSun Sept 03 2023 - 16:57
Estranged husband convinced wife ‘possessed by demons’, court toldJudge grants protection order after applicant expresses fear for own safety and that of her daughterFri Sept 01 2023 - 18:00
Solicitors for reinstated principal seek clarity on board’s appeal to Supreme CourtAppeal bid filed days after Gorey Gaelscoil board of management was dissolvedThu Aug 31 2023 - 19:00
Man looks set to win appeal over conviction for sex with minor after court strikes down provision of lawSupreme Court decision on ‘reasonable mistake’ about age may inform drafting of planned law on sexual offencesMon Aug 28 2023 - 20:00
Law on proof of ‘reasonable mistake’ about age in teen sexual offence cases struck downLaw creates ‘unnecessarily high risk’ of conviction for defendants who are genuinely mistaken about age, court saysMon Aug 28 2023 - 13:33
Séamus Woulfe: After ‘Golfgate’ he faced down calls to resign. How has he fared since?His relationship with some Supreme Court judges was ‘frosty’ during those months of the controversySat Aug 19 2023 - 06:00
Cost of legal dispute between siblings over Dublin family home reduces inheritanceThe executor incurred €106,000 legal costs in defending proceedings initiated in 2017Sun Aug 13 2023 - 15:15
Boy (14) who is not mentally ill must stay in psychiatric unit or he will be homeless, judge saysTeenager has been in unit for two months since alleged knife incident at home which led to him being TaseredThu Aug 10 2023 - 19:00
Mother’s €428,225 judgment against son ranks ahead of bank’s charge on home and lands over his €1.4m debtJudge rejects Bank of Ireland claim that now deceased 96-year-old widow’s charge did not apply to 132-acre farmWed Aug 09 2023 - 20:06
Chronically suicidal teenager must stay in inappropriate unit because no secure care place available, judge ordersGirl has been approved for secure care but staff recruitment problems means just 14 of 26 secure beds are availableTue Aug 08 2023 - 19:00
High Court bench does ‘not represent a fair cross-section of society’, says retired judgeJudge who ‘grew up with a silver spoon in my mouth’ says High Court judges do not represent a ‘fair cross-section of society’Mon Aug 07 2023 - 06:49
Daughter of deceased Meath farmer may sue over will leaving most of €3.5m estate to sonConcerns include whether farmer had capacity to make a will on the same day he diedSun Aug 06 2023 - 17:00
Noel Long to spend rest of life in jail after historic conviction for Nora Sheehan’s 1981 murderCorkman (74) convicted of sexually motivated murder of married mother of three in watershed case for Garda and legal system after unprecedented 42-year spanSat Aug 05 2023 - 06:00
Gaelscoil principal unfairly dismissed by school board must be reinstated by Friday, court orders Displaced sitting principal has reached ‘mutually satisfactory’ arrangement with Department of Education, judge toldThu Aug 03 2023 - 13:59
Two principals solution appears ‘off the table’ for Gorey Gaelscoil, High Court toldJudge offers time for ‘creative’ resolution to be found in case of unfairly dismissed Aodhagán Ó SuirdTue Aug 01 2023 - 17:37
Supreme Court to hear appeal over Dún Laoghaire apartments planning in case of public importanceDecision will have implications for An Bord Pleanála and some ten other challenges over strategic housing developmentsTue Aug 01 2023 - 12:00
