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One woman’s recollection of abuse in Cork school cuts through the talk
Leaders’ Questions dominated by ordeal of women abused as children by principal and predator Leo Hickey
‘You weren’t safe’: Women call for redress over abuse in Co Cork school
Nineteen women ‘forced to sue State’ to get redress for historical child sexual abuse at Cork school
Meath couple face application for costs of demolition of illegally built home
Chris and Rose Murray are disputing court’s contempt finding against them
This May Day it is important to remember the vital role protest plays in a vibrant democracy
Individuals must be free to spontaneously assemble, express discontent and demand change
Legal or illegal, Ireland’s emissions failure will damage the world
Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change
Council of Europe chief: Independence of ECHR ‘must be protected’ amid migration reforms
Council of Europe general secretary Alain Berset urges ‘new democratic pact’ amid threats and challenges
European court refuses couple’s application to intervene in Meath house demolition row
Preliminary application was made before dismantling of illegally built five-bed property in Bohermeen
Spanish Catholic group draws backlash over vote to exclude women in Easter procession
Members carry religious floats during Holy Week celebrations
How a dream family home in Co Meath became a 20-year nightmare
Couple built Co Meath house in 2006 twice the size of that for which permission was refused months earlier
Judge told Meath couple have ‘lost everything’ as demolition of home continues
Solicitor for couple urges judge to stall works pending European court application
X, C, A, B, MZ: I’m thinking of the lonely alphabet of brave, anonymous women and girls
No one knows who they are, what they went through or the landmark legal change they secured, but we owe them a debt
Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan tells Dáil International Protection Bill will be amended following comments by TDs
What is in the new Defamation Bill and how will it change rules on press freedom?
Key reforms include abolition of juries in defamation cases and more protections for journalists
‘Political priority cannot be a judge’s priority’- European Court of Human Rights president
Political pressure on jurisdiction of court ‘impossible to accept’, says Mattias Guyomar
Minister intervenes in Spanish cancer patient’s European case amid concerns over impact on Irish medical negligence cases
Involvement comes due to concern court judgment could cause an increase in Irish medical negligence cases
‘A black legal hole’: Europe criticised for leaving young citizens trapped in Syria
Western countries accused of washing their hands of their own citizens held in Syria
European court stance limits Ireland’s ability to deport criminals, O’Callaghan says
Ireland shares concerns over challenges posed by convention on human rights in relation to migration and deporting criminals, Minister tells meeting
Sharing of counselling notes in rape trials is ‘outdated, misogynistic process’, protest hears
Hazel Behan tells TDs and senators about injustice of defendants having access to such records
Ireland’s judge on Europe’s human rights court says court facing ‘serious test’
Event marking 50 years of Law Reform Commission hears of ‘chilling’ cases before human rights court
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migration
Radical policy shift a response to series of fatal attacks and to rise of far-right AfD
‘I’m angry that my abuse as a child does not count’ – State must pay for school sexual abuse
Worryingly, the inter-departmental group seem to be completely unaware of the European Court decision on Louise O’Keeffe’s case
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
Remove statute of limitations to encourage churches and orders to pay sex-abuse redress - expert
It is in the interest of religious organisations to contribute to schemes as way of reducing costs, says Prof Conor O’Mahony of Child Law Clinic
The law is deeply flawed when a retailer who asks a customer for ID can be sued for defamation
On legal advice, many retailers now operate a “no challenge” policy towards suspected shoplifters. This has to change
Irish woman allegedly raped by suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance takes human rights case
Hazel Behan’s application to European court alleges inaction by Portuguese police in identifying and prosecuting Christian Brückner
Case of Afghan boy (15) allegedly forced back out to sea on raft ruled inadmissable by human rights court
Child‘s statements ‘contradictory and inconsistent at times’ while he failed to prove he was in Greece at time of alleged events
ECHR to examine case of Irishman Oisín Osborn, shot dead by Hamburg police in May 2019
Osborn family believe killing of son resulted from excessive police force
Consequences of making AI central to legal decision-making ‘terrifying’, says human rights commissioner
Public acceptance of court outcomes depends on humans deciding them, Attorney General says
Every child who experienced sexual abuse in schools should be compensated
Redress is owed to those people now; it has been owed to them for over 10 years already. It need not and should not wait until the completion of any Commission of Investigation Report
The Irish Times view on the Defamation Bill: a long overdue reform
The Bill goes some considerable way towards addressing unacceptable restrictions on journalistic inquiry
Russia committed multiple human rights violations in Crimea, European court finds
Separate court issues arrest warrants for former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and leading army general Valery Gerasimov
Judge queries Irish courts’ engagement with European human rights convention
Irish courts ‘will not creatively extend or amend existing legislation’, says Ms Justice Síofra O’Leary
Supreme Court hearings to be broadcast this year but extension to other courts ruled out
Chief Justice says Four Courts building is ‘beyond bursting point’ at event to mark centenary of independence of courts
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