Mary Carolan

Mary Carolan

Mary Carolan is the Legal Affairs Correspondent of the Irish Times

Daughter challenges late father’s actions, leading to only son getting Raheny home

Widower James Horan had 10 daughters and one son

‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors

Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned

Child has ‘lifelong and life-limiting’ disability after Parnell Square stabbing, jury told

Prosecution case concludes in trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with attempted murder of three children

Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’

Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court

Riad Bouchaker told gardaí he was ‘mad’ over social welfare letter and had a knife

Accused denies attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square on November 23rd, 2023

New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments

More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens

Riad Bouchaker told gardaí after arrest that he ‘did not want to kill’, court hears

Jury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square

Salman Rushdie in Dublin: ‘What happens when language does not work any more?’

Award-winning novelist warns that people across the world ‘in danger’ of being unable to communicate

Woman who is ‘very scared’ of ex-partner gets barring order hours before earlier one expires

Man breached earlier order four times and hit her last month, woman tells judge

Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees model

Action by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody cases

Divorced elderly woman gets reprieve from family home sale order in assets dispute

Woman and ex-husband jointly hold substantial property and company assets

Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service

Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears

Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row

Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn

Plan to remove 29 Brittas dwellings without permission ‘completely inadequate’, court told

Proposed removal of one house per week more expensive but less environmentally damaging, developer argues

Dublin landlord Paul Howard loses appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid taxes

Supreme Court rules ‘uplift’ fee arrangement between Revenue and solicitors not unlawful in debt collection cases

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