Judicial Appointments Advisory Board

Fine Gael’s rising star Helen McEntee faces most serious crisis of her career

Minister for Justice is a skilled politician, but questions remain over Woulfe appointment

The Irish Times view on judicial appointments: serious questions for Helen McEntee

Micheál Martin’s claim that Dáil questioning on judicial appointments may breach the separation of powers is baseless

Dáil row erupts after McEntee agrees to take questions on Woulfe appointment

Oireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before it

McEntee’s refusal of full Q&A on Woulfe ‘dangerous for democracy,’ SF TD says

Pádraig MacLochlainn asks if committee accepts ‘this precedent’ where would it stop?

Miriam Lord: Unity and common purpose in spades but not for Covid fight

Taoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questions

Ministers notified of two jobs when they approved of Woulfe

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

The Irish Times view on judicial appointments: Government’s credibility on the line

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

Séamus Woulfe’s selection for Supreme Court 'differed from normal practice'

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

Number of TDs feel McEntee should answer questions on Woulfe in Dáil

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

McEntee defends handling of Woulfe appointment

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

Government under pressure to have Minister answer questions on Woulfe appointment

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

Government will not seek rest of correspondence between Woulfe and Clarke

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

Deliberations on the appointment of Woulfe were highly circumscribed

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

Appointment of judges remains a haphazard, opaque process

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

Cabinet not told judges applied for post filled by Séamus Woulfe

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

Irish Times view on the judicial appointments Bill: How not to make law

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

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