Ellen O’Riordan

Ellen O’Riordan

Ellen O’Riordan is a reporter with The Irish Times

Legal aid firm advised barristers to routinely assign multiple solicitors to single client

Practice permitted and commonly used by some law firms until this year, when Minister introduced reforms reducing criminal legal aid payments

More than 18,000 availed of €14,000 rent-a-room tax relief in 2024

Near doubling of people availing of scheme in six years, Revenue figures show

Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister

Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system

Just four green projects rejected since judge accused planners of undermining climate goals

An Coimisiún Pleanála says decision-making on renewable schemes now informed by Supreme Court ruling

Division in Irish Jewish community over endorsement of event to combat anti-Zionism

Jewish Representative Council of Ireland says members face situations where ‘language of anti-Zionism is used to mask or justify hostility towards Jews’

Ten accused left unrepresented in court challenge legality of their imprisonment

High Court claims arise amid dispute over Minister for Justice’s new criminal legal aid mode

Gardaí still investigating death of baby nine years ago in Longford

Doriana Kluska, from Co Longford, died on June 4th, 2017, after suffering a head injury

Housing body admits governance failings when experiencing cash flow issues

Circle owns or manages more than 2,600 homes in 16 local authority areas

Child of woman with severe mental health issues is lawfully in State care, High Court finds

Judge hears Tusla has ongoing serious concerns about mother’s mental health

Boy (15) who died after getting into difficulty in water in Westmeath is named

Social media post from boy’s mother notes ‘heart broken’ over death of ‘her poor baby’

Met Éireann issues further heat warning as night-time water restrictions imposed in some counties

Areas under a weather warning in Ireland will likely see temperatures of over 27 degrees

Millionaire fugitive seeks solicitor change in extradition proceedings, court hears

Jason Cardiff was arrested at his Dublin home in mid-June following extradition proceedings instigated by US

Failed ticket sales platform Tickets.ie owes €1.4m to event organisers, High Court told

Liquidators say they are investigating status of €1m in trading account of company behind platform

‘Spiralling’ costs of medical negligence claims must be tackled urgently, doctors say

Clinical claims make up 81 per cent of State’s outstanding liability of €5.46 billion

‘No safety barrier’: Sligo binman died after fall from defective lorry, court hears

Inquest jury finds death was due to severe brain injury following workplace accident

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