Rossa Fanning

Rossa Fanning attorney general appointed December 2022

Appointment of first full ambassador from Palestine approved by Government

Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid to become full envoy after carrying out role of ‘ambassador — head of mission’

Tue Nov 05 2024 - 19:24

Tributes paid to barrister and former Irish Times journalist Peter Hamilton

A junior counsel since 2021, Hamilton died unexpectedly on Monday

Tue Oct 29 2024 - 17:37

What is the Occupied Territories Bill, why did it stall and can it be revived now?

Proposed legislation introduced by Senator Frances Black long before current wars in Gaza and Lebanon began

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 12:56

Consequences of making AI central to legal decision-making ‘terrifying’, says human rights commissioner

Public acceptance of court outcomes depends on humans deciding them, Attorney General says

Mon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00

Consumer class actions legislation requires work to be effective, conference told

Question of who will pay for litigation remains unclear, Irish business conference hears

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 18:02

Legislation banning conversion therapy unlikely in Government’s lifetime

Roderic O’Gorman says aspects of proposed law have proven ‘extremely complex’, and engagement with Attorney General ongoing

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 17:59

Planning law must not frustrate housing objectives, Attorney General tells lawyers

Conference told of ‘groundbreaking work’ by new planning court amid 145% increase in planning cases since October 2022

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 16:35

Moral, legal, and political efforts to end the suffering in Gaza are reaching a crescendo

Ireland’s efforts to defend the humanity of Palestinians are an important contribution

Mon Apr 01 2024 - 07:00

Two judges, law professor Ireland’s candidates for next European Court of Human Rights position

One of three candidates approved by Government will be elected by Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 15:11

Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice

Rossa Fanning told Government of legal uncertainty over whether ‘strive’ would be more forceful than ‘endeavour’ in care vote

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 20:21

Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory breaches international law, Ireland tells ICJ

UN member states and EU must not enter into economic agreements that would support Israel's settlement activity in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Attorney General says

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 14:56

Dedicated High Court list for medical negligence cases could reduce costs, lawyers say

Report by Medical Protection Society found medical negligence cases take longer and cost more in Ireland than in many countries

Wed Jan 31 2024 - 16:50

New planning and environmental court to be operational from Monday

The new court, a division of the High Court with three specialist judges assigned to it, replaces High Court’s commercial planning list

Thu Dec 07 2023 - 12:55

Sport becomes for the ‘privileged few’ when confined to paid-for TV, Attorney General says

‘Cashing in’ short term can cause a sport’s audience to dwindle, conference hears, as Fanning lauds Wimbledon’s example

Sat Dec 02 2023 - 10:50

State’s commitment to protect families will not be ‘diluted’, says Attorney General

Judge says Rolls Royce’ commercial court system should be merged with a ‘Rolls Royce’ family court system

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 17:25

Planning board should concede meat plant case on AG’s guidelines, applicants say

The board does not accept that it should concede in this case and wants an opportunity to respond to the applicants’ latest points

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 15:09

First-ever statement of litigation principles to guide State is long overdue and extremely important

Views may differ over what is in ‘the public interest’

Wed Jun 21 2023 - 20:24

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

Why is the Attorney General Rossa Fanning in the news again?

The high profile of the office of its chief law officer is a valuable asset from the Government’s perspective

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 11:10

Ireland’s economic success is not ‘leprechaun economics’, says Attorney General

Government is keen to promote Ireland as location for international commercial dispute resolution, Dublin conference told

Wed Jun 07 2023 - 20:46

Rapid technology changes signal ‘busy times ahead’ for lawyers, AG says

Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association launches as AI and online safety regulation evolve

Mon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00

Minister for Agriculture’s St Patrick’s trip ‘producing more CO2 than average Irish house in a year’

Energy company reveals likely carbon emissions impact of flights by Irish Ministers

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 16:32

Fintan O’Toole: At every stage of this extraordinary saga, the State knew it was acting unlawfully

Attorney General’s report on nursing home charges masks basic question of how a democracy should respond to violation of constitutional order in layers of evasion

Tue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00

Nursing home charges issue: Public interest and public purse not the same thing

Attorney General Rossa Fanning’s report moves outside remit of legal advice and into political justification

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00

Justine McCarthy: The Attorney General would say that, wouldn’t he?

Time and again this State has used public money to intimidate and crush the vulnerable in court

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00

Laois man whose nursing home costs claim was settled by State rejects AG’s report

Retired businessman Joseph Conroy says State settled with him because he had ‘a strong case’ and ‘a legal right’ to a State refund for his mother’s private nursing home fees

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 12:49

Attorney General does not address question at heart of nursing home controversy

The issue is did the Health Act require health boards to meet the costs incurred by people in need of nursing home care in circumstances where a public bed was not available?

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 18:42

Attorney General’s nursing home charges report fails to take into account State’s moral duty - Bacik

Labour Party leader calls for redress scheme for those affected by imposition of nursing home charges on medical card holders

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 10:34

Does Attorney General’s report bring nursing home charges controversy to an end? Not quite

Inside Politics: Coalition still has to justify its next steps not just legally or intellectually, but politically

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 07:52

Nursing home charges advice ‘sound, accurate and appropriate’, Attorney General concludes

Rossa Fanning argues that litigation is by nature ‘adversarial’

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 21:11

Cabinet to consider key Attorney General report into State nursing home legal strategy

Increased income and price limits for State-backed home loan scheme for people shut out of the traditional mortgage market also to come before Cabinet on Tuesday

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 08:36

Rossa Fanning profile: New AG a courtroom bruiser with straight-talking reputation

Rossa Fanning’s considerable legal experience and friendship with new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar helped put him in the frame as the Government’s new attorney general

Mon Dec 19 2022 - 05:27

Ryanair’s case against trade union settled at High Court

Judge had ruled searches be carried out on Michael O’Leary’s messages

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 16:04

Wisetek in legal row with shareholders over buyout terms

Irish tech firm says US investors paid €1.39m under agreed terms; they claim they are entitled to more

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 16:21