The complexity of the law is a mess, says Chief JusticeIreland has 99 different bodies with regulatory functionsWed Nov 01 2017 - 20:28
Deputy State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan: âThese are our patientsâThey are the silent witnesses to crime â and Mulligan enjoys working out the puzzlesTue Oct 31 2017 - 06:00
How forensics gets to the bare bones of the crimeForensic anthropologists and radiologists are increasingly vital to investigationsTue Oct 31 2017 - 06:00
Tom Humphries case: Members of judiciary âextremely unhappyâ at criticism of judgeMembers of bar and judiciary view 2œ-year sentence as generally correct in legal termsTue Oct 31 2017 - 01:00
GardaĂ arrest 27 in Kilkenny in large-scale operationTen suspects charged in major push against organised criminal gang in areaWed Oct 25 2017 - 21:58
Man charged with number of offences following Tallaght incidentsDublin man excpected to appear in court on Thursday morningWed Oct 25 2017 - 21:16
Legislating for abortion in rape cases very tricky, says expertNUIG law lecturer raises prospect of constitutional obstacles to any such legislationWed Oct 25 2017 - 20:05
Irish toddler drowns in swimming pool at Maldives resortMax Musgrave was on a family holiday with his parents Trevor and TaraWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:00
Irelandâs abortion regime âdamages mental healthâAngry pro-life TD Mattie McGrath leaves committee, âfor today at leastâWed Oct 25 2017 - 18:19
Sex-abuse campaigners condemn âleniencyâ of Humphries sentenceJudge showed âinappropriate empathyâ with former sports journalistWed Oct 25 2017 - 01:00
Mitigating factors: Why Humphriesâs sentence was so lenientPrecedent and legal distinctions contributed to judgeâs reduction of jail termTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:51
Tom Humphries: Abuser fell from âhigh-profile position, says judgeAggravating factors include nature of sexual abuse and victimâs suffering, says judgeTue Oct 24 2017 - 19:07
Tom Humphries left victim feeling suicidal and suffering flashbacksâDealing with sexual encounters with a man three times my age made me physically, mentally, emotionally ill,â victim saysTue Oct 24 2017 - 17:40
Tom Humphries jailed for 2œ years for grooming and sexual abuse of girlFormer sports writer exchanged at least 16,000 text messages with girlTue Oct 24 2017 - 14:49
DĂłnal Ăg Cusack quits Sport Ireland role after backlash over Humphries referenceFormer Cork hurler says âhe did not wish any controversyâ to detract from bodyâs workTue Oct 24 2017 - 13:48
Anti-racism charity âdupedâ into speaking at Scientology eventCharity and HSE worker spoke at opening of new Dublin complexTue Oct 24 2017 - 01:00
Irish man facing prison in Philippines feels âabandonedâ by StateEanna OâCochlain awaiting drug charge claims Government focused on Halawa caseFri Oct 20 2017 - 20:47
Ibrahim Halawa expected to return home within daysIrish manâs release comes a month after he was found not guilty on several chargesFri Oct 20 2017 - 15:07
âCouldnât be simplerâ to bring charges against tracker scandal banksCentral Bank says it has âdiscussedâ the matter of a criminal probe with gardaĂFri Oct 20 2017 - 01:00
Eastern European gang linked to midlands crime after âŹ1m drugs seizureShotgun, cannabis, cocaine and suspected amphetamines discovered during searchThu Oct 19 2017 - 20:24
Elderly man dies following house fire in Co MayoFirefighters remove 80-year-old from burning building in Ballymangan in early hoursThu Oct 19 2017 - 10:18
Two men arrested following high-speed chase in Co CorkSeveral cars damaged after men allegedly drove SUV in highly-dangerous mannerThu Oct 19 2017 - 09:39
Dublin man who died in Maldives was on honeymoonDepartment of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to 30-year-oldâs familyThu Oct 19 2017 - 07:40
Storm Ophelia - employers should consider paying those who missed workDepartment of Social Protection asks employers to âtake a long-term viewâWed Oct 18 2017 - 16:42
Storm Ophelia transport disruption: Roads and Luas worst hitLuas will not resume until Wednesday, while many roads remain blocked by treesTue Oct 17 2017 - 13:01
Courts face backlog after cases postponed due to Storm OpheliaDistrict Courts due to reopen, but blocked roads could cause further delaysTue Oct 17 2017 - 10:49
Storm Ophelia: Days of recovery ahead after wave of destruction brings State to standstillThree killed in storm while cost of repairs across country may run to hundreds of millionsTue Oct 17 2017 - 00:30
Storm Ophelia: a county-by-county damage reportSouth and West worst hit, but most counties see power outages and blocked roadsMon Oct 16 2017 - 20:56
Employers do not have to pay you if you miss work because of OpheliaMost large supermarket chains have closed with many other employees working from homeMon Oct 16 2017 - 07:54
Social welfare fraud detection falls despite Varadkar campaignGovernment sees significant drop in the number of cases uncoveredMon Oct 16 2017 - 01:00
Gay Byrne at âdifficult stageâ in cancer treatmentBroadcasterâs wife Kathleen Watkins says he has been moved on to new medicationSun Oct 15 2017 - 11:55
Fresh funding for new naval flagship vessel and military aircraftOver a quarter of defence spending to go on pensionsTue Oct 10 2017 - 19:07
Budget 2018: Extra 800 gardaĂ will bring force strength to 14,000Donohue says extra funds to develop âmodern police forceâ and drive Garda reformTue Oct 10 2017 - 18:51
Judgeâs departure reportedly leaves High Court president âin biblical rageâHeneghanâs resignation left Justice Kelly with âmassive administrative headacheâTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Restricting seizure of computer evidence could have huge consequencesSupreme Court decision could impact what gardaĂ can seize in child pornography raidsMon Oct 09 2017 - 01:41
Tensions flare at Oireachtas abortion committeeCommittee to decide whether to recommend repealing or replacing Eighth AmendmentWed Oct 04 2017 - 21:43
Committee may make Eighth Amendment decision by next weekSolidarity TD Ruth Coppinger to push for the Oireachtas group to make its views knownWed Oct 04 2017 - 14:57
High Court judge resigns unexpectedly after only two yearsMargaret Heneghanâs early departure causes headache for busy courtWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
Tom Humphries âexchanged thousands of textsâ with girlMany were sexually explicit and included obscene pictures from Humphries, court toldTue Oct 03 2017 - 12:16
Judgeâs Garda comments key to dropping of Jobstown chargesDPP was advised that convictions were unlikely after judge questioned evidence of gardaĂTue Oct 03 2017 - 01:30
Air-horn sounds the end of Jobstown prosecutionsProtesters promise to continue campaign calling for public inquiry into previous trialMon Oct 02 2017 - 19:38
Jobstown protesters call for public inquiry as charges are droppedOne supporter sounded an air horn in court after the judge formally discharged the groupMon Oct 02 2017 - 15:31
Government petitions Philippines over Irish nurseâs drugs caseEanna OâCochlain faces 12 years in jail for possession of a small amount of cannabisMon Oct 02 2017 - 05:24
Concern as Ireland fails to ratify UN protocol on places of detentionState pledged 10 years ago to establish inspection regimes for various holding centresMon Oct 02 2017 - 00:05
Nama sales of residential land failing to be reflected in housebuildingOn sufficient land for 50,000-plus new homes, only 3,670 units are being builtSun Oct 01 2017 - 20:43
Special interest groups could influence judicial appointments, says new Chief JusticeLay majority on appointments board is a concern, says Frank ClarkeSun Oct 01 2017 - 13:28
Venues cancelling meetings about abortion, both sides sayHotels withdrawing permission for pro- and anti- meetings over âintimidationâFri Sept 29 2017 - 01:45
Anti-abortion and pro-choice groups claim venues cancelling eventsGroup calls for full Garda investigation into alleged threats by pro-choice activistsThu Sept 28 2017 - 16:16
Rules must be changed to widen access to justice â Chief JusticeâHigh costs and outdated proceduresâ deter many people from taking legal actionWed Sept 27 2017 - 06:00
Pilot scheme plans for much court work to be done onlineVirtual courts: Chief Justice Frank Clarke lays out plan to drag colleagues into 21st centuryWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00