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The president of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, said he was prepared to adjourn the matter for three weeks. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins

Law Society sues second company over alleged ‘claims harvesting’

November 21, 2016, 20:38

Proceedings taken against Accident Claims Helpline Ltd website

Susan Gleeson of Kilworth, Co Cork, on arrival to Cork Circuit Court where she received a suspended sentence for causing the death of Cork mother, Geraldine Clancy (58), and her daughter, Louise Ann (22), on December 22nd, 2015. Photograph: Cork Courts Limited

Owners ‘should be accountable’ if learners drive cars alone

Barry Roche
November 21, 2016, 20:11

Man who lost wife and daughter in crash caused by learner driver calls for legislation

Fiona Clancy, Noel Clancy and Declan Clancy at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where Susan Gleeson was given a three-year suspended sentence for dangerous driving over the car crash that killed Geraldine (58) and Louise (22) Clancy. Phorograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Cork Courts Limited

Kilworth crash: ‘Our home will never be the same again’

Barry Roche
November 21, 2016, 19:33

Noel Clancy says his heart broke when he saw coffins of wife and daughter side by side

Susan Gleeson of Kilworth, Co Cork who has been given a three-year suspended sentence for dangerous driving causing the death of Cork mother, Geraldine Clancy (58), and her daughter, Louise (22), in December 2015. Photograph: Cork Courts Ltd

Driver gets suspended sentence over Kilworth road deaths

Barry Roche
November 21, 2016, 18:15

Geraldine (58) and Louise Clancy (22) died when their car ended up in a flooded ditch

Leo Varadkar: “This brings to an end the profoundly unfair position since 2011 whereby local authority members paid PRSI but in return received no benefits”

Varadkar initiative to allow councillors access social welfare

Fiona Gartland
November 21, 2016, 17:33

Bill will also increase entitlements of self-employed to other benefits

Shane Ross said judges should have some input in the process but that the appointments ought to be controlled by independent, lay people.

Shane Ross says judges should not control judicial appointments

November 21, 2016, 14:38

Minister makes comments after Chief Justice Susan Denham criticises ‘misrepresentation’

Law firms are looking at flexible working conditions as well as remuneration as part of their strategy for keeping good staff

Survey finds sharp drop in optimism among law firms

Colm Keena
November 21, 2016, 05:40

Economy identified by almost half of respondents as key area of concern over next 12 months

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross: appeared to contradict views he expressed as to the judiciary’s attitude to a judicial council. Photograph: Alan Betson

Shane Ross accepts judiciary has sought reforms

Colm Keena
November 21, 2016, 02:16

Minister says the Chief Justice has pushed for judicial council ‘for a very long time’

Chief Justice Susan Denham. The judge said it had been stated that the judiciary were fighting change ‘when the opposite is the case’. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

State’s top judge denounces ‘inaccurate’ criticism of judiciary

Colm Keena
November 21, 2016, 01:30

Chief Justice appears to respond to controversial comments by Shane Ross

Johnson & Johnson chairman and chief executive Alex Gorsky.

Irish women to sue over alleged talcum powder link to cancer

Paul Cullen
November 21, 2016, 01:00

At least 20 women to take action against Johnson & Johnson over ovarian cancers

A woman has died and another woman was seriously injured after they were discovered on the side of the road early on Sunday morning in Co Galway.

Woman dies after falling out of moving van in Co Galway

November 20, 2016, 23:00

A second woman is in hospital after she suffered serious injuries when she fell from the vehicle

Marie O’Donnell with her granddaughter Millie at a memorial Mass for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, at St Michan’s Church, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

Road traffic victims remembered at Cork ceremony

Olivia Kelleher
November 20, 2016, 17:13

Mary Enright and her unborn daughter among those commemorated during service

A man was stabbed to death in a Roscrea during a domestic row in the early hours of Sunday morning, gardaí believe.

Man in his 40s found stabbed to death in Co Tipperary

November 20, 2016, 15:49

Woman arrested after gardaí called to apartment early on Sunday morning

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: If the money is freed, some of it could be used to fund his Open Russia movement, which advocates democracy. Photograph: Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg

Ex-Russian oligarch to seek release of €100m frozen by Garda

Colm Keena
November 19, 2016, 01:00

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was jailed by Putin, says money is linked to share dealings

22kg of cocaine seized in Dublin on Thursday.

Cocaine worth €1.5m seized from south Dublin house

Mark Hilliard
November 18, 2016, 22:48

Man arrested following planned raid by gardaí as part of ongoing Operation Thor

An M70 assault rifle similar to that seized by the Garda in Dublin this week. File photograph: Wikimedia Commons

Man to appear in court after seizure of M70 assault rifle

November 18, 2016, 21:37

Gardaí seize weapon following planned search of property in Fitzgibbon Street area

Victims’ rights campaigner Raymond McCord, who is challenging the constitutional authority of the British government to take Northern Ireland out of the EU . File photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Time

Northern Ireland Brexit challenge referred to supreme court

Alan Erwin
November 18, 2016, 13:04

Raymond McCord claims UK cannot leave EU without consent of people in North

Singer Christy Moore performs at an event for families of road crash victims at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Christy Moore ‘appalled and angered’ by texting truck drivers

Ciarán D'Arcy
November 18, 2016, 11:26

Dublin ceremony hears relatives speak of pain of losing loved ones in road incidents

Former Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey: Bail bond of €410,000 must be paid in order to leave Brazil. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Unclear how Hickey will raise €410,000 bail, lawyers say

Colin Gleeson
November 18, 2016, 01:01

Olympic Council of Ireland will not facilitate the payment required for him to leave Brazil

Probationer gardaí in the sports hall during the passing-out ceremony in the Garda College in Templemore. Photograph: Brian Gavin/Press 22

‘Critical’ Garda posts must be filled urgently, says O’Sullivan

Conor Lally
November 18, 2016, 01:00

Almost 150 new members of force take part in passing-out ceremony in Templemore

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Case of former solicitor who stole from clients to be re-heard

Circuit Court
November 21, 2016, 15:12

Judge realises a member of her wider family knows a relative of the accused

Ex-Russian oligarch seeks release of €100m frozen in Ireland

District Court
November 21, 2016, 14:10

Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Ireland only state that acted on his conviction

Joe O’Reilly cannot bring appeal over murder conviction, court rules

Supreme Court
November 18, 2016, 19:31

Supreme Court refuses bid by man found guilty in 2007 for killing wife Rachel

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