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’
Rossa Fanning
Rossa Fanning attorney general appointed December 2022
Tributes paid to barrister and former Irish Times journalist Peter Hamilton
A junior counsel since 2021, Hamilton died unexpectedly on Monday
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
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
Consumer class actions legislation requires work to be effective, conference told
Question of who will pay for litigation remains unclear, Irish business conference hears
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
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
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
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
Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Nursing home charges advice ‘sound, accurate and appropriate’, Attorney General concludes
Rossa Fanning argues that litigation is by nature ‘adversarial’
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
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
Ryanair’s case against trade union settled at High Court
Judge had ruled searches be carried out on Michael O’Leary’s messages
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
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