Six international divorce proceedings among cases before Dublin Circuit Family Court

Minister ‘grappling’ with legislation and says Constitution not place to address abortion

Local environmental group says plans ‘not child-friendly, not family-friendly’

Gap has increased by 2%, showing women’s educational strides are not translating to pay

Minister seeks ‘reminder of just how core this issue should be in ... Irish foreign policy’

Figures show more than 25% of men, over 15 per cent of women aged 18 to 24 engaged in binge drinking at least once a week in 2014

Three killed in storm while cost of repairs across country may run to hundreds of millions

Domestic violence survivors must be told mediation may not be suited to their cases

Luas cancelled and schools closed on Tuesday morning; Gusts continue but will fade overnight

Girls less likely to be hyperactive in class but suffer ‘internal chaos and restlessness’

Storm killed 11 in Ireland, including family of four whose car was crushed by a falling tree

Rail and bus services to be restored and colleges reopen but schools remain closed

Food fraud included mislabelling of meat and poultry and wine sold as prosecco

Judge warns bickering couple that court is ‘not a TV reality show’

Gender Equality Index 2017 shows ‘rather slow’ improvements across EU 28

People imagine that if you are a man ‘you got it from other sources’

Charities will reclaim portion of tax on goods and services purchased in preceding year

Donohoe announces tax on services used by 150,000 people last year to increase to 23%

Charter on dying, death and bereavement launched by Irish Hospice Foundation

Chief executive John O’Connor says some developments may not be right

Minister for Housing says ‘building cities outwards is a failed concept’

Mother suggests if father ‘stops all the religious stuff’ their teenaged son might see him

EU car regulations may include ‘intelligent speed assistance’ to help drivers slow down

Cope Galway sees increase in homeless children of almost 40 per cent

The two loopholes allowed thousands of drivers to avoid points for road traffic offences

Professor of psychiatry, Jesuit priest and Presbyterian minister also installed

‘It was absolutely ridiculous the way we have been treated,’ says passenger Anne Jackson

Nun made ‘huge commitment to use the self in the service of others’, says Mary McAleese

Man held as drugs found in truck that had disembarked from Holyhead ferry

Home in rural Ballytarsney has been preserved for technical examination

Mother tells court 10-year-old was very upset, father says she was ‘really proud’

‘Feeding them is a huge challenge every day,’ says Dublin mother

33% of females aged over 15 in the EU have experienced physical or sexual violence

Dr Geoffrey Shannon urges TDs to ‘take on vested interests’ and pass alcohol Bill

Proposed body could investigate and rebuke, but publication of decisions to be forbidden

Antoinette Corbally, who died in Ballymun shooting, recalled as family ‘hero’

Parties object to secrecy elements in proposed legislation on a judicial council

GPs’ association says numbers give ‘misleading impression’ of remuneration

Politicians should listen to experts more than to vested interests, says Simon Harris

Journalists’ union says proposed penalties for publishing details of hearings ‘draconian’

Publication of documents from investigations into judges could result in fine or jail

Analysis: Judicial Council Bill should deliver transparency as well as accountability

Government had stopped paying woman for her son’s care after desk-based case review

Woman required hospitalisation after being punched and kicked by her husband, court hears

Rising cost of rent is the main source of new homeless cases, new figures deeply worrying

Move follows concerns that such advisers are impeding courts and charging fees to litigants

Commission finds three applicants in discrimination case were ‘model’ tenants

More than 20% of women at Aoibhneas Dublin refuge went home after stay, says manager

Cheshire Foundation has registration to run facility cancelled following Hiqa inspection

Muhammad Mahmoud (17), whose parents are from Sudan, hopes to study medicine

Tax debts of €9.9m have triggered 12 bankruptcies since January 2017

Parnell Summer School told we need to ‘join the dots’ to protect most vulnerable

Woman also suggested workers were racist during visit to investigate abuse claim, court hears

Husband had allegedly cut her with glass and burnt her with a cigarette

Force’s audit committee says it was ‘totally unaware’ of the issue prior to media reports

A woman speaks out about domestic violence following the conviction of her ex-boyfriend

Archbishop Eamon Martin says conversation needed in Ireland about ‘good life’

The boy can be ‘quite violent’ and has severe emotional difficulties, court hears

Claims claims up 20% on last year due to rise in the number of judges and a hike in mileage

New civilian role part of organisation’s modernisation and renewal programme

Decision on whether to end contribution due by end of year, says Minister for Justice

IFPA survey finds one in four women have experienced crisis pregnancy in past

Overseer says John Hoey ‘abjectly failed’ to co-operate with bankruptcy process

Free Legal Advice Centres says charge for service causing financial barrier for people

Deferral to allow time to re-examine alternative options, says Legal Aid Board

‘We have a duty to ensure that access to justice is delivered to all members of society’

Woman claimed husband made son ride exercise bike for so long he would cry from pains

Mother referred to new communities unit although she had legal Irish residency

Tusla staff say they are not shown respect in court and are publicly blamed, study finds

Mohammed Alrawehneh from Firhouse was awaiting his Leaving Cert results

Dublin District Family Court hears man threatened to use angle-grinder on house

Of more than 100,500 leak notifications issued there were 7,723 repairs since 2015

Women who want partner to become stepfather no longer have to give up legal rights

Woman had to pay for surgical procedure to have piece of root left behind removed

Companies selling kits by post often not even dentists, complaints resolution service says

Delay in informing C&AG of financial irregularities ‘unacceptable’

Women’s Aid says domestically abused must not be exposed to additional dangers

Mediation case study: Abigail’s story

Employment expert Sandra Henke says such people more creative and less stressed

Average age of population now 37.4 years and numbers aged over 65 is up by 19%

Focus shift from setting up services to people using them welcomed by Irish Cancer Society

Foreign trained graduates ‘desperately needed’ to avoid ‘counter-productive delays’

Ireland and Canada 'strong and lasting friends', guests told

Canadian prime minister follows in footsteps of one of his predecessors, Jean Chrétien, who also visited the sculptures

Canadian prime minister is a direct descendant of Bernard family from Bandon

Measure would ‘prevent economic and social exclusion’ and increase tax take

Drop in costly fillings and root canals as State funding cut from €150m to €75m

Some patients who have medical cards still cannot afford treatment and face extractions

Adoption Authority of Ireland handled 95 domestic adoptions in 2016

Gardaí ask Noel Clancy for €1,940 for documents related to car crash in Co Cork

Failure on waiver directive from Garda HQ ‘an astonishing anomaly’ - Tommy Broughan

Rapporteur Geoffrey Shannon says new policy has both positives and downsides

Gardaí allegedly inconsistent on sharing videos despite efforts to minimise questioning

Many of the women’s partners or spouses work in law, politics and the gardaí

Applications for domestic violence orders up 6% last year to more than 15,000 cases

A story of domestic abuse

Fees for social activities for immobile resident dropped following complaint

Essential change to court summonses making requirement easier to enforce not made

Denis Naughten says materials used here are of ‘the highest possible standards’