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Judge warned €1.5m spend on temporary courthouse could become latest in series of ‘OPW disasters’
Cost of solution provided after Roscommon Town courthouse closed would be ‘laughable if it wasn’t so serious’, James Faughnan wrote
Domestic violence register will not breach perpetrators’ rights, Minister for Justice says
Scheme would publicise details of people found guilty of sexual and domestic violence
Personal injury award levels fell by 45% to about €150m last year, Courts Service says
There were some 25,000 applications for protection from domestic violence in 2024, with 314 for anti-stalking orders
Court-appointed liquidations triple as Revenue ends debt warehousing scheme
Second quarter saw almost 20% rise in overall insolvencies compared with the first, bringing the first six months in line with last year
Woman went without food for days as husband refuses to give money for essentials, court told
Protection order granted to woman who has a disability
Driving bans could not be implemented on almost 80% of disqualified motorists
Drivers continue to evade punishment by failing to present licence in court
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’
Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’
Policing short-term lets to become a legal nightmare
Plan suggested for deciding penalties on errant platforms seems promote bureaucracy over efficiency
Consultation promised as judge plans shift from ‘gravely inadequate’ Munster courts to better-equipped centres
Cold, hygiene and rat infestations among reasons existing courts are not suitable, judge says
Judge Marie Quirke obituary: District Court judge who treated everyone the same
She wore her legal expertise lightly and dealt with everyone who appeared before her with courtesy, common sense and good humour
New law needed to allow video statements as trial evidence in domestic abuse cases, Garda Inspectorate says
Almost half of domestic abuse victims dissatisfied with Garda handling of reports, says oversight body
Loophole used by some drivers to avoid penalty points due to be closed by end of month
Number of motorists were allowed to get 24-hour disqualifications instead of endorsements on their licence
Man (47) jailed for sexual exploitation of teenage girl in foster care
Court told gardaí estimate that at least 20 incidents occurred
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
Woman who claims ‘pillar of community’ husband is a ‘tyrant’ at home gets protection order
‘It’s like he puts on a mask’ when outside the house, woman tells domestic violence court
Amid all of the toxic masculinity, no one mentions the toxic femininity that supports it
When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself
DPP to examine use of artificial intelligence in response to increasingly large caseloads
Number of court dates before the Central Criminal Court, which hears cases of rape and murder, have increased by 149%
Media regulator announces €5.7m in new funding for local news and court reporting
Coimisiún na Meán awards majority of grants to local media outlets
Mother who fled home with children on Christmas Day gets protection order against husband
Drink, drugs and mental health issues are factors in many applications under Domestic Violence Act
Independent prosecution service ‘must be protected’ says Director of Public Prosecutions
Comments come in wake of criticism of DPP decision not to prosecute MMA fighter Conor McGregor
Entrepreneur tells court extra charges were brought with ‘malicious intent’
Businessman Illan Power faces almost 90 charges for revenue, forgery and reckless filing of company information offences
Solicitor shocked to overhear conversation between barristers on floor below via hearing aid
The Courts Service turns off loop induction system after concerns raised
Decision not to replace court ushers ‘profoundly misunderstood’ role, says High Court judge
Mr Justice Mark Sanfey was speaking on the retirement of his usher, Ian Barclay, who started in the job in 2006
Probation Service paid comedian more than €2,000 per episode to host podcast series
Comedian Colm O’Regan earned €13,530 for his role on series intended to be a ‘valuable public resource’
Entrepreneur to face jury trial after DPP reappraisal of case
Illan Power denies being reckless about information filed to the Companies Registration Office
More than 220 charged for arriving into State without passport or failing to produce one
Traffickers telling passengers to destroy fake passports upon arrival in Ireland, says Border Management Unit head
Judges to receive specialist training in dealing with sexual violence cases
Prison visits among other judicial training initiatives
Character references for sex offenders must now be given on oath under new law
Complainants in sexual assault cases will now also receive anonymity during the court process
‘I cried all the way home’: retired judge recalls ‘heartbreaking’ case of brain-dead pregnant woman
The retired Supreme Court judge looks back on an extraordinary career that included ruling on the difficult case of a pregnant woman on life support, as well as divorcing ‘half of Cork’
Taxi driver jailed for 13 years for raping child ‘could not care less’ about impact on her, judge says
Raymond Shorten (50), from Dublin 22, to be sentenced on Thursday for separate rapes of two young women
‘Kicking and screaming’ landlord Marc Godart pays outstanding damages to ex-Dublin tenants
Court hears businessman has paid just over €13,000 in damages which had been outstanding since 2022
Commercial Court hears of dispute between owners of Wicklow country house wedding venue
Mr Justice Michael Twomey agreed to admit the proceedings to the fast-track commercial list
Defence Forces, Courts Service asked to withdraw from Pride parades after Cathal Crotty suspended sentence
Staff in Courts Service group ‘upset’ and ‘frustrated’ with exclusion, saying there is a misunderstanding about their duties
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