Judiciary should reflect diversity of wider society, Dáil told
Need for State to be ‘proactive’ in terms of future appointments, says Andrews
Need for State to be ‘proactive’ in terms of future appointments, says Andrews
At last the Government has published a new Bill to reform this discredited system, but it could have gone further
Minister to ensure new Judicial Appointments Commission is reflective of society
All candidates for judicial appointment and promotion must be interviewed
Dáil Sketch: O’Connor bags a meeting with the Taoiseach as MacSharry forgets who’s who
IHREC recommends increasing number of judges on proposed new body
New rules on transparency or accountability for politicians involved in the process are entirely absent
The unorthodox process for choosing Séamus Woulfe has shone a light on a defective system
Government yielded to Q&A session after two weeks of Opposition pressure
Minister for Justice is a skilled politician, but questions remain over Woulfe appointment
Micheál Martin’s claim that Dáil questioning on judicial appointments may breach the separation of powers is baseless
Oireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before it
Pádraig MacLochlainn asks if committee accepts ‘this precedent’ where would it stop?
Taoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questions
Other Supreme Court vacancy likely to be filled in next few months
Either the Government does not take its responsibilities in this area seriously or is not levelling with the public
Ex-government insiders indicate taoiseach would usually discuss candidates for role
Some coalition TDs think Minister for Justice should draw a line under controversy
Minister says she adhered to ‘a very clear process’ before bringing his name to cabinet
Legal academics say Coalition’s concerns over such a Dáil session are overstated
Coalition to deny Opposition request and resist Dáil debate on McEntee’s role in nomination
Dysfunctional system for appointing Supreme Court judges is in desperate need of an overhaul
Even most Ministers tend not to see how a Government arrives at selections for judicial roles
At least three judges wrote to Government seeking job taken by former attorney general
But by mis-identifying the problem, the government came up with the wrong solution
It is time to go back to the drawing board even if that provokes the resignation of Shane Ross
Shane Ross wants reform of selection process as he believes bench is marred by ‘cronyism’
The Government should face up to the fact that the Bill is not fit for purpose
If the Government was serious about fixing serious problems in the legal sector, it would be looking elsewhere
Flanagan says providing explanation for those rejected for bench roles ‘legally problematic’
Fianna Fáil opposed the Office of Judicial Appointments which will cost €700,000
Judges want to replace political interference with judicial dominance, Minister says
Letter regarding planned reforms carries more weight than usual channel partly because it’s so rare
June letter claims Minister’s proposals would fail to depoliticise judicial appointments
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