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
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
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
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
Electrical contractor has €2.7m of €2.9m debt written-off under insolvency dealJudge says terms, including a near halving of mortgage debt, ‘a good deal’ for Thomas Fahy (61) from ClaregalwayMon Jun 12 2023 - 11:51
Prosecutions and inquests face big delays due to longer toxicology turnaroundWaiting time for human toxicology analysis extended by State Laboratory to almost six months due to ‘significant increase’ in sample numbersSat Jun 10 2023 - 11:48
Prosecution approach in Gerard Hutch Regency attack case ‘mystifies’ lawyersCourt’s refusal to award Hutch his legal costs may dilute criticism of the DPP but decision to prosecute on a single charge divides opinionFri Jun 09 2023 - 13:36
Judge grants DPP application to access court recording of Enoch Burke appeal hearing Recording sought for Simeon Burke’s appeal against his conviction for public order breach after chaotic appeal court scenesFri Jun 09 2023 - 11:55
Gerard Hutch fails in bid to get State to pay legal costs following acquittal in Regency trialSpecial Criminal Court declined to order the State pay Mr Hutch’s costs for 52-day trial, likely to top €500,000Wed Jun 07 2023 - 17:05
Golf tournament spectator knocked unconscious by golf ball withdraws appeal over damagesColm Campbell lost case after six-day High Court hearing about shot in Rosses Point tournamentWed Jun 07 2023 - 12:30
Two facing trial in connection with alleged accommodation fraud in south DublinTwo accused charged with 15 counts of theft relating to propertyWed Jun 07 2023 - 10:24
Porn, phones and crime: Extreme pornography is now routine factor in child sex offender casesThe trend has led to strong warnings from judges and barristers of the connection between unsupervised smartphone use and sexual offendingSun May 28 2023 - 05:00
Three judges nominated for appointment to Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly first openly gay judge nominated to Supreme CourtTue May 23 2023 - 16:21
Retrial urged for Patrick Quirke at Supreme Court over ‘Mr Moonlight’ murder chargeCourt to rule on later date on what happens next after it ruled Quirke’s computer was unlawfully searchedTue May 23 2023 - 12:50
Supreme Court to decide on Patrick Quirke conviction after ‘unlawful’ computer searchCourt to rule on what should happen regarding 2019 conviction for ‘Mr Moonlight’ murderTue May 23 2023 - 06:40
Ranelagh attack: “Mum was terrified, she kept saying - he put me in a bin and he tried to kill me ’’ Jack MacGowan describes impact of physical attack on mother Marie (86) by Alex Bailey in Dublin but hopes some good can come from itSat May 20 2023 - 05:00
Enoch Burke was validly suspended by Wilson’s Hospital school, judge rulesMr Burke ‘was the author of his own misfortune’ says judge, ordering that he pay €15,000 in damages to the schoolFri May 19 2023 - 16:43
Two Roma women awarded €6,000 after being asked to leave Dunnes StoresIncident involved discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin in breach of Equal Status Acts, judge rulesThu May 18 2023 - 18:18
Up to 100 cases taken over HSE cyberattack, judge toldEuropean court to decide key liability issues over data breach but question mark hangs over HSE liability for ‘non-material’ damage such as stressThu May 18 2023 - 05:00
Data on 44 unidentified human remains published to help identify missing persons New database includes information about the ‘Kerry baby’ and dead baby girl found in recycling centreTue May 16 2023 - 13:38
Woman (59) has €3.6m debt written off for €3,000 payment under personal insolvency dealOver €400,000 of Winifred Swaine’s total €4.16m debts to be paid under arrangementMon May 15 2023 - 13:48
Judge refuses to allow man bring fresh case against brother after 10-year legal battle over fieldLitigation between Joseph and Thomas Slattery has incurred ‘extraordinary’ legal costs compared to value of 4.5 acre land near LahinchSun May 14 2023 - 19:00
Who is Paul Murphy? Regency-attack getaway driver changed name by deed pollTaxi driver Paul Murphy has long work history and minor convictions from a young ageFri May 12 2023 - 15:48
Who is Jason Bonney? Former champion boxer never came to Garda attention before Regency attackJason Bonney was getaway driver for Regency attacker Kevin ‘Flatcap’ MurrayFri May 12 2023 - 15:48
Regency hotel trial: Two men convicted of facilitating attack each sentenced to more than 8 years in prisonPaul Murphy (61) and Jason Bonney (52) found guilty of providing getaway vehicles in 2016 killing of David ByrneFri May 12 2023 - 11:56
Four years, five courts, 29 judges... the Burkes of Castlebar and their never-ending legal battlesPersistent legal challenges and disruptive court appearances by members of the well-known Co Mayo family have raised questions about how the courts should handle these unconventional litigantsFri May 12 2023 - 11:53
