Shatter’s case takes a bashing in the High CourtIn excoriating 71-page judgment, ex-minister accused of initiating a ‘collateral attack’ on Guerin reportThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Battle over Bert and Ernie a closely-watched test of equality lawsKey legalities mean a different verdict could have been given in the RepublicWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
State to introduce parts of Children and Family Relationships ActLaw on adoption and donor-assisted reproduction overhauled by provisionsWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Refugees to be given integration courses before being resettled around IrelandUNHCR will declare 300 as refugees before they arrive hereTue May 19 2015 - 10:05
Prospect of rewriting Belfast pact triggers alarm bells in DublinLondon plan to shelve Human Rights Act risks a constitutional battle with ScotlandFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
State may still favour opposite-sex parents if vote passes - judgeReferendum Commission chairman says laws treating couples differently will be ‘scrutinised’Fri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Flanagan stresses London’s obligations to Belfast AgreementMinister emphasises governments’ duty to safeguard human rights dimension of pactFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Marriage referendum Q&A: What you need to knowReferendum Commission chairman Mr Justice Kevin Cross on Yes/No vote legal implicationsThu May 14 2015 - 21:05
Government concern about UK plan to scrap Human Rights ActDublin to warn Tories it may breach Belfast Agreement terms and threaten stabilityThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer appeal may be heard by end of yearAppeal to centre on issues raised by lawyers during trial for Elaine O’Hara’s murderMon May 11 2015 - 16:37
Differences betwen unions run deepQuestion: What is the difference between marriage and civil partnership?Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Scottish vote: Once-safe Labour seats tumbled like cardsEven the SNP itself initially seemed taken aback by the scale of its featFri May 08 2015 - 19:34
Scottish National Party redraws political map of BritainNicola Sturgeon says never in her ‘wildest dreams’ would she have imagined her party could win 56 out of 59 seatsFri May 08 2015 - 16:59
Where the election was won and lost: key battlegroundsThe Lib Dems went into the election with seven seats in London – by this morning they had only oneFri May 08 2015 - 16:30
Tories have best election result in Wales in over 30 yearsUpset as Conservatives narrowly win Gower constituency held by Labour for over 100 yearsFri May 08 2015 - 14:19
Scotland results: SNP landslide to realign UK politicsResult casts fresh doubts on future of union with Labour decimatedFri May 08 2015 - 11:10
UK election: An hour-by-hour armchair guide to the resultsFor those planning an all-nighter there will be declarations coming thick and fastThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
SNP surge divides opinion in Celtic and Rangers heartlandsScottish National Party set for gains in one-time Labour strongholdsThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
English border town braces itself for impact of an SNP triumphBerwick watches unfolding Scottish political drama with a mixture of alarm and hopeWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
Safest Tory seat in Britain: no campaign and no suspenseA small number of voters will decide the election but what about everyone else?Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Immigration dominates debate in ‘UK’s most Polish town’Conservatives struggle to fend off Ukip challenge in Boston, LincolnshireMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
No jobs, no shops: forgotten Welsh valleys struggleSouth Wales region tops league tables for poverty, ill-health and education inequalitySat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Welsh nationalists look to emulate SNP with breakthrough in southHistory, demographics and a ‘soft nationalist’ Labour Party working against Plaid CymruFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Istanbul’s Armenians mark genocide centenaryIn 1915 1.5m were killed and now the small community struggles to keep identity aliveMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Higgins notes ‘silence’ that hung over Gallipoli deadPresident says ideas of ‘true Irishness’ led to battle victims being overlookedFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Migrant crisis: Granting of asylum to those in need an obligationAsylum given to those who can show they are fleeing persecution and in need of protectionMon Apr 20 2015 - 20:32
Supreme Court decision offers gardaí ‘get-out clause’Michael O’Higgins SC thinks decision relaxing criminal evidence rules has huge implicationsFri Apr 17 2015 - 13:58
Supreme Court judge criticises ruling on evidence in trialsAdrian Hardiman says ruling gives Garda ‘effective immunity from judicial oversight’Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:01
Landmark decision rewrites evidence rulebookDivisions emerge as judges relax controls on use of evidence obtained in breach of rightsThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
School funding not affected by referendum stance, says HowlinConcern that lack of same-sex marriage support will affect funding is a ‘red herring’Wed Apr 15 2015 - 10:25
Sinn Féin promises ‘vigorous’ campaign for same-sex marriageMany people have a family member, friend or colleague who is gay, says Gerry AdamsWed Apr 15 2015 - 09:11
Mary Lou McDonald stands over Ansbacher commentsSinn Féin TD denies she abused Dáil privilege by naming former politiciansTue Apr 14 2015 - 14:02
Q&A: The same-sex marriage referendumEverything you need to know ahead of vote on constitutional change on May 22ndMon Apr 13 2015 - 23:14
Status of marriage will remain unchanged if amendment passedReferendum Commission guide to be sent to 2 million households at end of monthMon Apr 13 2015 - 15:50
Removing surrogacy from Bill ‘a breach of faith’, says Alan ShatterConcern over generating controversy key to dropping surrogacy from children’s Bill, says former ministerMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:40
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . the Israeli electionA sharp veer to the right has secured a fourth term as PM for Binyamin Netanyahu. What does it mean for a peace deal with the Palestinians?Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
Brian O’Donnell appeal hearing adjourned until TuesdayJudgement expected by end of next week as court very anxious to ‘finalise this matter’Fri Mar 20 2015 - 19:18
Court extends order to vacate Gorse HillO’Donnells want court to overturn decision granting trespass order to bankFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Brian O’Donnell and wife granted 24-hour reprieve by appeal courtStay extended on Gorse Hill departure order pending outcome of couple’s legal challengeThu Mar 19 2015 - 19:43
Brian O’Donnell gets six-day reprieve on Gorse HillCourt of Appeal grants solicitor stay on south Dublin mansion pending appealSat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
Israel election: French corner of Israel turns spotlight on immigrant constituencyFrench-speaking estate agents in town of Netanya see a boom in businessFri Mar 13 2015 - 21:32
O’Donnells granted six-day stay on order to leave Gorse HillJustice Sean Ryan says stay granted so Mr O’Donnell can present appeal next ThursdayFri Mar 13 2015 - 11:39
Brian O’Donnell to find out if he can appeal court orderO’Donnell may be able to appeal High Court order requiring vacation of Gorse Hill homeFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
O’Donnell to call banking experts for bankruptcy challenge‘Two weeks to go through two feet thick of documents is not reasonable,’ says Brian O’DonnellThu Mar 12 2015 - 22:16
Tech millionaire Naftali Bennett positions himself to lead Israeli rightCharismatic former Netanyahu aide’s views on Palestinians place him far from mainstreamThu Mar 12 2015 - 22:14
Isaac Herzog, the Irish-Israeli aiming for a St Patrick’s Day election surprisePolls show the scion of the ‘Israeli Kennedys’ has momentum in campaign’s final daysThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Israeli election: liberal atheist settlers bring price boom to ArielA place that exemplifies normalisation of settlements in Israeli life draws young peopleWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Government decision in 2010 shut down ‘head shops’ overnightNumber of pending cases affected by fallout from Court of Appeal’s decision thought to be smallTue Mar 10 2015 - 21:24
Bibi or Bougie? Israelis go to polls in an election that could redraw the political mapA campaign dominated by housing and the cost of living has left the peace process sidelinedMon Mar 09 2015 - 20:00
Doctors’ group objects to anonymous donor banObstetricians warn TDs that plan could ‘drive donor conception underground’Mon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
