Judgment expected in October on challenge to new legal aid payment model
Some solicitors have withdrawn their services in protest at the new arrangement, which came into effect earlier this month
Jim O'Callaghan
‘I want this fixed and to get back to work’: Solicitors split on criminal legal aid reform
Most unhappy at single flat-fee payments, but adjustments to address concerns have pleased others
Taoiseach may consider statutory inquiry to produce answers for Creeslough families
Ten people died in 2022 Donegal explosion at an Applegreen filling station after suspected gas leak
O’Callaghan’s amended offer in legal aid dispute ‘obviously unsustainable’, solicitor says
Michael Finucane says solicitors continue to seek ‘real and meaningful discussions’ with Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan
Families of those who died in Creeslough disaster to meet Taoiseach today
‘We’re going into four years, there’s no answers whatsoever,’ says mother of 14-year-old Leona Harper, who died in the explosion
E-scooters: What is available to buy and how difficult will the new rules be to enforce?
Amazon and AliExpress stopped selling vehicles not in compliance with speed limits but fast models remain on sale elsewhere
‘Studying in Ireland was the hope I was holding on to’: Palestinian teacher ‘dying inside’ since visa refused
Teacher of English was accepted onto Master’s programme at UCD’s Belfield campus starting in September
Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute
Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president says
Lawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid dispute
Jim O’Callaghan expected to hold firm line in talks on criminal legal aid reform
Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms
Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’
Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law court
High Court to rule on legality of detaining District Court accused without solicitors
Several people remanded in custody after appearing in court without representation due to ongoing legal aid dispute
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials
Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute
‘Significant’ car bomb linked to dissident republicans seized in Co Monaghan
Gardaí believe the device was being moved across the Border with the intention of using it in the North
Jim O’Callaghan v solicitors on legal aid reform – who will blink first?
In the News podcast: Lawyers reject new payment model which will reduce their earnings
Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges
Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption
Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country
The Irish Times view on bail reform: time for action
Onus on Jim O’Callaghan to move on a system nobody believes is fit for purpose
Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina
Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission
Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September
E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government
What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland
Six easy steps, plus appendix, to root out foreign intelligence assets operating in Ireland
Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister
Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system
Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin
Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks
Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence
E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them
Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year
What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters
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O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme
At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes
‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says
Estonian minister agrees increased exports from Ireland to Russia reinforces country’s call for alumina to be included in sanctions
Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says
Ahmed Al Saqar, who gardaí believe left Ireland immediately after US woman’s killing, is currently being detained in Jordan
Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register
Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021
Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break
The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases
Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown
If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working
There is a lot of money to be made from prostitution. The legal twilight world we have created suits the purposes of unscrupulous figures
Dunderrow sexual abuse survivors secure mediation process with Government over redress
Group of 19 women in their 60s and 70s plan legal action against the State
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