Man secures protection order against adult daughters after living in fear, court hears
Father tells court he ‘should have done it years ago’
District Court
Four men appear in court after Garda chase connected to burglary investigation
Volvo was observed on M50 and an operation to contain the vehicle was initiated, court heard
Legal fees of up to €30,000 for some barristers and solicitors amid legal aid strike
Applications made as criminal legal aid solicitors refuse to represent clients over changes to how they are paid
Iranian man accused of carrying out arson attack at Dublin mosque sent forward for trial
He told gardaí he was opposed to sharia law and did not care if children died in fire, it is alleged
Man charged over theft of two cans of Coca Cola ‘denied fair hearing’ in District Court
Sean O’Hanlon had his bail revoked at Dundalk District Court in the absence of fair procedures
Man accused of threatening to kill partner sent her 708 voice notes in 48 hours
Defendant and complainant are in long-term relationship and share children together, defence solicitor says
Man concerned over his children’s welfare gets protection order against wife
Woman has gone ‘off the rails’ and has placed listening devices around their house, court told
Law society proposed compromises aimed at resolving dispute over criminal legal aid payments
Letter sent to Jim O’Callaghan setting out measures that could end row ‘under consideration’ by Department of Justice
Woman accused of stabbing man (45) leaving him in serious condition refused bail
Blessed Mercy Mtwali (27) alleged to have caused harm to her friend during incident outside his home
Moroccan with no passport arrested in Dún Laoghaire shortly after arriving by ‘boat from UK’
The court heard that the man claimed to have ‘landed in Ireland yesterday on a boat from London’, having previously been in France and Spain after leaving Morocco
Judge opens inquiries into alleged unlawful detention of men due to legal aid dispute
Detailed written evidence and legal submissions had been put forward by both counsel in a marathon nine-hour sitting
High Court judge throws out man’s bid for bail after solicitor refuses to act for him at District level
Judge would not ignore the fact the alleged unlawful detention arose because solicitor acted as he did due to dispute over fees
Jim O’Callaghan vs the solicitors: Minister under siege as criminal legal aid dispute escalates
Withdrawal of services could affect cartel leader Daniel Kinahan, who faces extradition in the coming weeks
Five-star Castlemartyr Resort convicted of polluting river and killing more than 100 fish
Hotel fined €10,000 in connection with discharge from a pump house handling sewage into river on its estate
High Court rules 11 people entitled to ‘immediate release’ over lack of legal representation
Judge Mary Rose Gearty ruled that several accused persons suffered a ‘fundamental denial of justice’
Gardaí withdraw first-ever obstructing deportation charge against ‘decuplet’ defendant
Prosecution related to case of Nigerian man who claimed his identity had been confused with one of nine brothers
Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute
Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case
Chinese national charged over €1.6m cannabis stash refused bail as a flight risk
Xiaochen Han (30) ‘came here illegally and if given bail would leave here illegally’, Garda says
Man charged over stabbing at Waterford church declines psychiatric assessment
Court told that gardaí objected to bail in case involving Niall Cummins (36)
Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’
Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law court
High Court to rule on legality of detaining District Court accused without solicitors
Several people remanded in custody after appearing in court without representation due to ongoing legal aid dispute
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials
Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute
Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges
Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption
Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country
Weeping woman gets barring order against ‘abusive, extremely controlling’ partner
Illegal cannabis vapes being used by adult sons, parents tell domestic violence court in separate cases
Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister
Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system
Male teenager dies following serious assault in Navan last month
Man (36) charged with assault causing harm set to appear at Trim District Court
O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme
At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes
No jail for man who missed daughter’s wedding after ‘gun and bomb’ joke at Dublin Airport
The court heard that the scare happened when he and his party were travelling abroad for his daughter’s wedding
Father and son refused further appeal over Covid movement penalty notices
Supreme Court says there was no question of any injustice being visited on the appellants
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases
Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown
Man (42) charged with murder of Anthony Long in Dublin
Darren McNamee, with an address at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, appeared at Blanchardstown District Court
Irish cancer patients paid up to €50,000 for unauthorised treatments advertised on social media
Medicinal watchdog became aware of website which was unlawfully providing advanced therapy medicinal products
More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in
Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement
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