Laura Cahillane

Authors of ICCL report welcome progress on issues but suggest Act requires further work

Introduction of system seen as key to increasing, and maintaining, public confidence

Ethics, bias and sensitivity training will help judges who feel ‘thrown in the deep end’

Constitutional experts side with Michael D Higgins over his concerns about Oireachtas

Lessons learned from Eighth Amendment on abortion over unintended consequences

Dáil and Seanad can only begin impeachment due to ‘stated misbehaviour or incapacity’

Judicial independence means judges are independent from government – and each other, says Patrick O’Brien

Process to resolve controversy over judge’s attendance at golf dinner ‘back in limbo’

Controversy over judge’s attendance at Clifden golf dinner has ‘changed the narrative’