Other Supreme Court vacancy likely to be filled in next few months

Either the Government does not take its responsibilities in this area seriously or is not levelling with the public

Ex-government insiders indicate taoiseach would usually discuss candidates for role

Some coalition TDs think Minister for Justice should draw a line under controversy

Minister says she adhered to ‘a very clear process’ before bringing his name to cabinet

Legal academics say Coalition’s concerns over such a Dáil session are overstated

Coalition to deny Opposition request and resist Dáil debate on McEntee’s role in nomination

Dysfunctional system for appointing Supreme Court judges is in desperate need of an overhaul

Even most Ministers tend not to see how a Government arrives at selections for judicial roles

At least three judges wrote to Government seeking job taken by former attorney general

But by mis-identifying the problem, the government came up with the wrong solution

It is time to go back to the drawing board even if that provokes the resignation of Shane Ross

Shane Ross wants reform of selection process as he believes bench is marred by ‘cronyism’

The Government should face up to the fact that the Bill is not fit for purpose

If the Government was serious about fixing serious problems in the legal sector, it would be looking elsewhere

Flanagan says providing explanation for those rejected for bench roles ‘legally problematic’

Fianna Fáil opposed the Office of Judicial Appointments which will cost €700,000

Judges want to replace political interference with judicial dominance, Minister says

Letter regarding planned reforms carries more weight than usual channel partly because it’s so rare

June letter claims Minister’s proposals would fail to depoliticise judicial appointments