Laura Cahillane
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Constitution ‘vague’ on removing judges as it is a political act, says expert
- Crime & Law
- November 11, 2020, 18:19
The removal of a judge by the Oireachtas is more a political than a legal act, according to an expert on constitutional law. It is for this reason th(...)

Colleague pressure on a judge would raise questions about independence – academic
- Crime & Law
- November 5, 2020, 15:24
If judges were putting pressure on a colleague to resign it would raise questions about judicial independence, according to a legal academic who spec(...)

Fourth planned meeting between Séamus Woulfe and Chief Justice cancelled
- Crime & Law
- October 16, 2020, 01:18
There is currently no plan for a meeting between the Chief Justice and Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe, after one scheduled for Thursday was cancell(...)

‘Golfgate’ has damaged public’s view of Supreme Court, say legal academics
- Crime & Law
- October 8, 2020, 01:00
The absence of a statutory system for reprimanding judges probably means that Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe cannot be reprimanded without his consent, acco(...)

Delays in fully implementing 2019 Judicial Council Act brought into focus by Woulfe
- Irish News
- October 1, 2020, 20:45
The controversy surrounding the attendance of Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe at the Oireachtas golf dinner has brought into sharp focus the serious(...)

Brainstorm: Where academics write interesting articles in plain English
- TV, Radio, Web
- May 26, 2018, 05:00
One of the most surprising things about the last nine months has been the lack of tweed. I’ve met hundreds of academics and researchers since I starte(...)

How Peter Sutherland tried in vain to stop the Eighth Amendment
- Social Affairs
- January 13, 2018, 01:01
Peter Sutherland, whose funeral took place this week, was a central figure in the drama surrounding the introduction of the Eighth Amendment of the Co(...)

Constitutional article on women in home could be used to give support
- Crime & Law
- November 13, 2017, 09:42
The constitutional article on the special position of women in the home has “never truly been tested” in the courts as a “protective guarantee” requir(...)

NUJ calls for ‘unacceptable secrecy provisions in Judicial Council Bill to be revisited
- Crime & Law
- August 26, 2017, 11:21
The National Union of Journalists has called on the Government to redraft “unacceptable secrecy provisions” in new legislation which will protect the (...)