Woman tells hearing that son has drug problems and comes to her house ‘at all hours’

Dublin District Family Court told of sustained assault at knifepoint two weeks ago

Courting Disaster calling on Government to fund a dedicated court in Dublin city centre

Protection order granted as woman also says partner scares one of their children

Court hears the man ‘hit, kicked, punched and tried to strangle’ wife of 10 years

Court hears she and their two children were ‘terrified of him’ in their family home

He ‘bit me on the top of my head’, woman tells judge

Girl’s mother tells access hearing she nearly lost sight in an eye after attack by the man

Family court: Fearful father tells court he feels intimidated by son’s ‘violent tempers’

Mother before Dublin District Family Court for breaching access order

Those accessing State’s family courts have to avail of the ‘Cinderella service’ of the legal system, says Dr Geoffrey Shannon

Geoffrey Shannon compares regime to ‘Rolls Royce’ system for commercial law

Woman said she is ‘very frightened’ of adult daughter and granted interim barring order

Court told man made threats to kill after mother refused to let drug addict friend stay

Judge grants barring order after court told of menacing behaviour in the family home

Case was one of the emergency applications before Dublin family court on December 24th

Court told of physical fights in relationship and that man had also sustained injuries

Mother tells the court she ‘has not slept for two weeks’ following violent incident

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

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

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

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

It is clear boy does not want to visit you, judge tells father seeking increased access

Government to provide clarity on appointment of experts who report child’s view to court

Dublin bus strike, ‘criminal firm’ in Co Clare, ambulance explosion and €1m homeless helpline

Girl was soaking wet when she was discovered in her buggy in a park, court hears

Infant girl born to mother addicted to drugs was taken into care at birth

Dublin District Family Court grants mother temporary barring order

Domestic violence victims are denied dignity when they are most in need of it

Judge hears agency concerned about emotional abuse and parental neglect

Abuse allegations made against male relative carer, his friend and other relatives

Sibling who disclosed abuse on six-week waiting list for sexual abuse assessment

Dublin District Family Court hears how mother was ‘incoherent’ when gardaí called

Judge makes supervision order for six months

Estranged spouse broke into family home, but told court entitled to key to own property

Boys made allegations of sexual abuse against relative after being taken into care

Concerns raised about whether Irish court has jurisdiction in childcare case

Boy was without an allocated social worker for a number of years