Two principals a possible ‘solution’ at Wexford Gaelscoil as Department of Education is called to hearingJudge calls on department to attend hearing to give views on situation involving unfairly dismissed former principal Aodhagán Ó SuirdMon Jul 31 2023 - 20:17
Life as a judge’s tipstaff: ‘If you want to see real life, come into a courtroom’Judges’ personal aides see a lot: verbal attacks, judgments flung across rooms, and occasionally ‘very violent’ incidentsSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Supreme Court judgment on Patrick Quirke will not be good news for Graham DwyerDecision affirming Quirke’s murder conviction looks set to be the go-to judgment around the law on unconstitutionally obtained evidenceFri Jul 28 2023 - 20:00
Ruling that dismissed school principal be reinstated leaves successor ‘terrified’ of losing job, court hearsJudge ‘dismayed’ with board of management response to decision that former principal should be reinstalledFri Jul 28 2023 - 16:46
Pair to be arraigned in October over alleged €15,000 south Dublin accommodation fraudMan and woman face theft charges over alleged fraud affecting international studentsThu Jul 27 2023 - 16:49
Couple set to lose three buy-to-let properties after repaying €950,000 on initial €1.12m loan Judge has ‘considerable sympathy’ for couple who still owe €1.4m under loan facilityMon Jul 24 2023 - 20:14
Sister claims brothers’ handling of late mother’s shares in family company means she may not get €250,000 inheritanceJames and Patrick Dooley dispute sister’s claims concerning their handling of property assetsMon Jul 24 2023 - 20:00
Supreme Court to rule on effect of decision on Patrick Quirke murder convictionLawyers for Quirke asked court to order his retrial for murder of DJ Bobby RyanMon Jul 24 2023 - 18:59
Unfairly dismissed Gaelscoil principal intends returning to lead school after ‘savage injustice’Eleven-year fight to clear name was ‘like being caught in quicksand,’ says Wexford school principal on battle with school’s board of management to get job backThu Jul 20 2023 - 16:23
Unfairly dismissed principal who endured ‘terrible injustice’ over 11 years must be reinstated, judge rules‘Disastrous and unreasonable misjudgments’ by board of management damaged ‘great progress’ school had made, High Court hearsWed Jul 19 2023 - 06:00
Bill to expand legal advice services for victims of crime, but tighten eligibility for legal aidMinister for Justice says ‘proper assessments’ must be carried out for criminal legal aidWed Jul 19 2023 - 00:00
Cars, cash and watches seized by CAB in operation targeting drugs gangBureau says operation a ‘significant development’ in investigation into organised crime gangTue Jul 18 2023 - 19:44
Daughter disputes capacity of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ father who left adult children €5,000 each out of €610,000 estateSiblings to bring case over estranged father’s alleged failure of moral duty to themTue Jul 18 2023 - 15:13
State’s commitment to protect families will not be ‘diluted’, says Attorney GeneralJudge says Rolls Royce’ commercial court system should be merged with a ‘Rolls Royce’ family court systemFri Jul 14 2023 - 17:25
Barristers step up protests over ‘pitiful’ criminal legal aid fees Some barristers withdrew legal services on day of action over failure to reverse fee cutsFri Jul 14 2023 - 12:39
Top psychiatrist withdraws from legal aid scheme over ‘unmanageable’ workload and ‘derisory’ feesProf Patricia Casey says fees do not take into account the skills and emotional energy requiredTue Jul 11 2023 - 06:15
Future of country solicitors at risk as trainee solicitors concentrate in cities, survey finds Major survey of solicitors shows 11 counties had just one, or no, trainee solicitor last yearMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
Legal services outside major urban areas face uncertain future, says Law Society chiefSurvey of solicitors raises prospect of ‘legal deserts’ as pressures mount on small firmsMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
Free Legal Advice Centres chief warns it cannot meet ‘huge’ demand for legal servicesFormer chief justice says NGOs may be part of the solution to legal aid gaps but adequate funding necessaryMon Jul 10 2023 - 01:00
Nephew seeks facts about uncle’s estate, including valuable art, after unpublicised deathFamily not contacted ahead of cremation and no notice posted on RIP.ie, says Ciaran LyonsSun Jul 09 2023 - 13:00
‘Freeloaders in RTÉ' lambasted by judge dealing with people who failed to pay TV licenceJudge, who deals with non-payment cases, says those on large salaries in RTÉ should ‘reflect on their position and do the right thing’Fri Jul 07 2023 - 14:10
Duo facing charges of €15,000 theft related to alleged accommodation fraudCharges follow investigation into alleged crime perpetrated on international students seeking living quarters in south DublinTue Jul 04 2023 - 15:52
Enoch Burke’s appeal against school dismissal decision to be held on FridayTeacher will be accompanied by mother Martina, sister Ammi and brother Isaac at Athlone hearingTue Jul 04 2023 - 12:04
Court to decide on how many siblings should share mother’s estateBrother opposes sister’s application to sanction division of money between seven siblingsMon Jul 03 2023 - 19:50
Public Accounts Committee has power to compel Dee Forbes, Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to attendCommittee this week got extension of its remit to include RTEFri Jun 30 2023 - 17:15
‘No good reason’ why cuts to criminal legal aid fees not reversed, says Minister for Justice Judicial Appointments Commission Bill ‘has been debated long enough’, Minister tells Bar council dinnerFri Jun 30 2023 - 14:29
Court order obtained by Minister does not equate to ‘mass surveillance’ of citizens, says Department of JusticeOrder requires telecoms firms to retain mobile phone metadata for State security reasons for one yearFri Jun 30 2023 - 08:47
Insurers urged to immediately lower premiums after Oireachtas passes new law restricting occupiers liability to visitorsLaw change means ‘fair allocation of personal responsibility across society’ says insurance reform campaignersThu Jun 29 2023 - 15:26
New law on phone data retention likely to be challenged in courtData privacy campaigner concerned law permits Minister to get ‘mass surveillance’ orders after private court hearingThu Jun 29 2023 - 09:00
Graham Dwyer case: Judges to consider whether to hear another appeal against murder convictionCase must raise a matter of law of general public importance or be necessary in the interests of justice, to be heard by Supreme CourtThu Jun 29 2023 - 08:55
One in five solicitors working for corporate firms or large public sector bodies, says regulatorFive law firms had more than 1,500 solicitors working for them last yearWed Jun 28 2023 - 21:14
Minister urged to cut ‘extortionate’ €300 fee for Irish residence permitIrish fee is substantially more than in other European countries and amounts to ‘tax on migrants’, campaigners claimWed Jun 28 2023 - 09:52
Proposed law change will not stop data privacy complainants speaking out - Department of Justice Amendment will make disclosure of information deemed ‘confidential’ by Data Protection Commission an offenceMon Jun 26 2023 - 19:29
Online safety commissioner ‘had to ask’ some social media platforms to take down Navan schoolboy attack videoCommissioner asked platforms to report to her about their handling of video shared more than five million timesMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
‘Last minute’ law change bid to ‘muzzle’ critics of Data Protection Commission - ICCLComplainants to Commission could face €5,000 fine for disclosing ‘confidential’ information to media or other third partiesMon Jun 26 2023 - 00:01
McEntee to seek private hearing of court application under law dealing with Dwyer data challenge, digital rights group claimsDepartment of Justice has ‘no comment’ on allegation by Digital Rights IrelandFri Jun 23 2023 - 21:47
Chinese gang leader used ‘unfortunates’ to launder ‘colossal’ sums for Irish criminals, court hearsCriminal money used to buy luxury handbags, backpacks and scarves in Brown Thomas for export to China, court toldFri Jun 23 2023 - 19:00
New litigation principles call for State to act honestly and in the public interest in legal battlesGovernment has approved 15 principles for conducting litigation drafted by Attorney General following criticism of State’s past strategiesWed Jun 21 2023 - 20:53
First-ever statement of litigation principles to guide State is long overdue and extremely importantViews may differ over what is in ‘the public interest’Wed Jun 21 2023 - 20:24
Abolishing jury trials of defamation cases is ‘inherently undemocratic’, says retired judgeBar council says proposed reforms could drive up defamation awards and legal costsTue Jun 20 2023 - 20:04
Former Dublin lord mayor among five new judges nominated for High Court An Bord Pleanála interim chair Oonagh Buckley to take up post of secretary general of Department of Environment, Climate and CommunicationsTue Jun 20 2023 - 15:54
Legal services regulator upholds 53 of almost 1,500 complaints against lawyers Most complainants alleged misconduct and inadequate services with many alleging poor communicationTue Jun 20 2023 - 09:51
District Court president says ‘unimagined billions at our disposal’ offers ‘best chance’ to properly protect children in careJudge Paul Kelly and Minister O’Gorman praise work of child law project as it marks tenth anniversaryMon Jun 19 2023 - 22:21
Man’s €1.1m debt written off for €857 under arrangement approved by High Court Fergal Shine’s debts arose after failure of construction company during financial crisisMon Jun 19 2023 - 13:57
Ireland’s legal system ‘broken’ by big firm takeover, says retired judgeThe State has a role to play by behaving as a ‘model litigant’, says Justice Deirdre MurphyMon Jun 19 2023 - 06:00
Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system, ‘corporatisation’ and too many barristers‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’Mon Jun 19 2023 - 06:00
New online system for creating enduring powers of attorney ‘too complex’, say solicitorsDecision Support Service says ‘digital first’ service has seen ‘encouraging level of engagement’Sun Jun 18 2023 - 09:00
‘Go-away money’: When property developers and objectors do dealsViews differ on the ethics of locals seeking or being offered payments from builders to avoid costly litigationSat Jun 17 2023 - 08:18
Garda Commissioner apologises to ex-minister Pat Carey over leakFormer minister sued Garda Commissioner, State and Independent Newspapers over articles about investigation into allegations of child sexual abuseSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Former minister Pat Carey receives apology from Garda Commissioner and damages over newspaper articlesFormer Fianna Fáil TD Pat Carey understood to have received €250,000 after suing over breach of privacy and confidentialityFri Jun 16 2023 - 11:03
