Darragh O’Brien falls into the urgency trap at Dublin Airport
Passenger cap is not a more important problem than housing or critical infrastructure
Rossa Fanning
Rossa Fanning attorney general appointed December 2022
Aer Lingus proposes ‘legislative approach’ to solve Dublin Airport passenger cap
Airline’s suggestions for dealing with the issue said to be unconnected to possible legislation for lifting cap
Legislation being examined as way to deal with Dublin Airport cap ‘once and for all’
Potential for EU-US trade war has added to need for action on passenger cap
Office of DPP has played ‘pivotal role’ in criminal justice system for 50 years - Taoiseach
Independence of service is embedded in society, but is not a shield from scrutiny, says Director of Public Prosecutions
Burke family pays Facebook to promote its video of their Washington DC protest
Family member Josiah Burke has spent more than €45,000 since April 2019 promoting family campaigns on Facebook, data shows
New system for appointing judges is an ‘important safeguard’ for judicial independence – Chief Justice
Commission of judges and lay members to begin public work this week
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
An unfortunate incident of photobombing at the Áras highlights big problem for our democracy
It’s hard to see how super juniors bringing “their own memos” to cabinet meetings for decision by Government can be lawful
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Appointment of first full ambassador from Palestine approved by Government
Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid to become full envoy after carrying out role of ‘ambassador — head of mission’
Tributes paid to barrister and former Irish Times journalist Peter Hamilton
A junior counsel since 2021, Hamilton died unexpectedly on Monday
What is the Occupied Territories Bill, why did it stall and can it be revived now?
Proposed legislation introduced by Senator Frances Black long before current wars in Gaza and Lebanon began
Consequences of making AI central to legal decision-making ‘terrifying’, says human rights commissioner
Public acceptance of court outcomes depends on humans deciding them, Attorney General says
Consumer class actions legislation requires work to be effective, conference told
Question of who will pay for litigation remains unclear, Irish business conference hears
Legislation banning conversion therapy unlikely in Government’s lifetime
Roderic O’Gorman says aspects of proposed law have proven ‘extremely complex’, and engagement with Attorney General ongoing
Planning law must not frustrate housing objectives, Attorney General tells lawyers
Conference told of ‘groundbreaking work’ by new planning court amid 145% increase in planning cases since October 2022
Moral, legal, and political efforts to end the suffering in Gaza are reaching a crescendo
Ireland’s efforts to defend the humanity of Palestinians are an important contribution
Two judges, law professor Ireland’s candidates for next European Court of Human Rights position
One of three candidates approved by Government will be elected by Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice
Rossa Fanning told Government of legal uncertainty over whether ‘strive’ would be more forceful than ‘endeavour’ in care vote
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory breaches international law, Ireland tells ICJ
UN member states and EU must not enter into economic agreements that would support Israel's settlement activity in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Attorney General says
Dedicated High Court list for medical negligence cases could reduce costs, lawyers say
Report by Medical Protection Society found medical negligence cases take longer and cost more in Ireland than in many countries
New planning and environmental court to be operational from Monday
The new court, a division of the High Court with three specialist judges assigned to it, replaces High Court’s commercial planning list
Sport becomes for the ‘privileged few’ when confined to paid-for TV, Attorney General says
‘Cashing in’ short term can cause a sport’s audience to dwindle, conference hears, as Fanning lauds Wimbledon’s example
State’s commitment to protect families will not be ‘diluted’, says Attorney General
Judge says Rolls Royce’ commercial court system should be merged with a ‘Rolls Royce’ family court system
Planning board should concede meat plant case on AG’s guidelines, applicants say
The board does not accept that it should concede in this case and wants an opportunity to respond to the applicants’ latest points
First-ever statement of litigation principles to guide State is long overdue and extremely important
Views may differ over what is in ‘the public interest’
Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system, ‘corporatisation’ and too many barristers
‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’
Why is the Attorney General Rossa Fanning in the news again?
The high profile of the office of its chief law officer is a valuable asset from the Government’s perspective
Ireland’s economic success is not ‘leprechaun economics’, says Attorney General
Government is keen to promote Ireland as location for international commercial dispute resolution, Dublin conference told
Rapid technology changes signal ‘busy times ahead’ for lawyers, AG says
Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association launches as AI and online safety regulation evolve
Minister for Agriculture’s St Patrick’s trip ‘producing more CO2 than average Irish house in a year’
Energy company reveals likely carbon emissions impact of flights by Irish Ministers
Fintan O’Toole: At every stage of this extraordinary saga, the State knew it was acting unlawfully
Attorney General’s report on nursing home charges masks basic question of how a democracy should respond to violation of constitutional order in layers of evasion
Nursing home charges issue: Public interest and public purse not the same thing
Attorney General Rossa Fanning’s report moves outside remit of legal advice and into political justification
Justine McCarthy: The Attorney General would say that, wouldn’t he?
Time and again this State has used public money to intimidate and crush the vulnerable in court
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