Máire Whelan
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Some wonder is it really so bad if politicians appoint judges?
- Crime & Law
- June 24, 2017, 01:00
Critics had many different motivations for denouncing the appointment of former attorney general Máire Whelan to the Court of Appeal. Opposition pol(...)

Chief Justice highlights independence of Attorney General
- Crime & Law
- June 21, 2017, 17:42
The Chief Justice has highlighted the independence and “weighty national importance” of the office of the Attorney General, particularly in the contex(...)

Flawed judicial appointments system has had its day
- Editorial
- June 20, 2017, 00:05
In normal circumstances, it takes a few weeks for a judicial nominee to be formally appointed at Áras an Uachtaráin. But the wheels of Government bure(...)
Water controversy: election threat lifted for now
- Editorial
- April 13, 2017, 00:05
The end of the long-drawn-out wrangle at the Oireachtas committee on the future of water services has come as a relief. Whether the majority report fr(...)

Taoiseach defends Attorney General’s role in Callinan controversy
- Oireachtas
- April 11, 2017, 16:05
The Taoiseach has defended the role of Attorney General Máire Whelan in the events leading up to the resignation of former garda commissioner Martin C(...)

AG’s position ‘untenable’ after Fennelly findings - Shatter
- Crime & Law
- April 7, 2017, 09:12
Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has said the Attorney General’s position is ‘untenable’ following the report of the Fennelly commission. Th(...)

Vera Cosgrave remembered at her funeral in Dublin
- Politics
- September 19, 2016, 17:44
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among the mourners at the funeral on Monday of Vera Cosgrave, wife of Liam Cosgrave, who was taoiseach from 1973 until 1977. (...)
An à la carte approach weakens Enda Kenny as collective Cabinet responsibility is parked
- Editorial
- July 4, 2016, 21:00
Rules are important. When their discipline vanishes, those who are expected to apply them and to obey them are left without a compass. That has alread(...)

Minister seeks to repair loophole in law on hit-and-runs
- Crime & Law
- February 2, 2016, 01:00
Another loophole in road traffic legislation, this time in a law dealing with hit-and-runs, will have to be repaired, it has emerged. Minister for T(...)

Law commission to examine defamation laws to protect reporters
- Crime & Law
- February 1, 2016, 14:55
The Law Reform Commission is to examine whether defamation laws should be changed to protect court reporters who make honest mistakes. Donncha O’Conn(...)