Stardust owner seeks to block off possibility of ‘unlawful killing’ verdicts
Eamon Butterly wants to prevent inquests into deaths in fire from making him ‘target’
Coroner refuses to exclude ‘unlawful killing’ verdict in Stardust inquest
Manager of Dublin nightclub where 48 died in 1981 made application to rule out possible finding
Charlie Bird joins families of Stardust victims marking 41st anniversary of fire
Veteran journalist uses new software technology to praise ‘heroes’ following motor neurone disease diagnosis
Miriam Lord: Who will commemorate the Partition of Clifden in 2120?
In 100 years, there could be deep divisions around marking the centenary of Golfgate
Stardust owner seeking to exclude possible ‘unlawful killing’ verdict from inquests
Eamon Butterly could not commit to position on document in proceedings until ruling made
Retired chief justice Frank Clarke on his life in law: 'I think I found the hole that suited my peg'
The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university
Zappone controversy and its handling has sent tremors through Fine Gael
Insiders fear what the controversy says about the party after 10 years in power, and where it is going
The Irish Times view on the Zappone affair: questions of judgment
That the controversy now implicates Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has raised the stakes, and with it the determination in Fine Gael to close the story down
Irish Times view on Katherine Zappone’s appointment as UN special envoy
Episode provides an unflattering insight into opaque decision-making processes
The Irish Times view on the Judicial Council: getting there
New guidelines on judges’ conduct and discipline cannot come soon enough
Stardust families’ rights breached by ‘unlawful’ failure to provide legal aid
Solicitor will seek judicial review if inquest delays over funding not resolved in coming weeks
Advisory committee to help with appointment of chief justice
Helen McEntee proposal will assist in selecting successor for Frank Clarke
‘We really need to be able to deliver the entire legal system online’
Outgoing director general of the Law Society, Ken Murphy, says courts system needs ‘massive investment’ to fund a required transformation
‘Why were our children brought into a fire trap?’: Stardust families seek answers
Families of 48 people killed in nightclub fire 40 years ago have high hopes for new inquests
Stardust fire inquests delayed over legal aid row
Department has not released any funding, solicitor for bereaved families says
‘Stardust took me over. It turned me into a victim too’
After her parents died in the 1981 fire, Lisa Lawlor became known as the ‘Stardust baby’
‘Nothing is being ruled out’ in relation to tightening incoming travel rules
Introduction of mandatory quarantine would likely survive constitutional challenge
Right to information complicated by constitutional right to privacy of some mothers
Woulfe warned Zappone referendum needed for unrestricted access to birth information
Miriam Lord: We've put 2020 behind us, now we can look forward to year ahead
In May Labour Party leader Alan Kelly explodes during Leaders’ Questions. ‘It’s what he would have wanted,’ says a constituency colleague
Do you remember this? What happened in 2020
2020 in review: Megxit, Weinstein, missing paddleboarders, Black Lives Matter: it wasn’t all Covid-19
'Irish Times' view on Judicial Appointments Commission: Minimalist plan for change
New rules on transparency or accountability for politicians involved in the process are entirely absent
How Ireland's judges are made: a glimpse inside a closed system
The unorthodox process for choosing Séamus Woulfe has shone a light on a defective system
Varadkar says he did not instruct McEntee on Woulfe appointment
Minister for Justice’s recollection on rolling controversy ‘similar to mine’, claims Tánaiste
Fine Gael’s rising star Helen McEntee faces most serious crisis of her career
Minister for Justice is a skilled politician, but questions remain over Woulfe appointment
Miriam Lord: The Dáil's answer to John Wayne overcooks the ham slice, by slice, by slice
Kelly vows to get justice – or at least the Minister for Justice – into the Dáil
The Irish Times view on judicial appointments: serious questions for Helen McEntee
Micheál Martin’s claim that Dáil questioning on judicial appointments may breach the separation of powers is baseless
Miriam Lord: Unity and common purpose in spades but not for Covid fight
Taoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questions
Opposition withdraw from Dáil business committee as McEntee row deepens
TDs not satisfied with Minister for Justice’s refusal of full Q&A session over Woulfe appointment
Taoiseach refuses to bow to pressure for McEntee to address Dáil on Woulfe
Uproar in House after 90 minute row and three votes over questions on judge’s appointment
Fintan O’Toole: Our Government should be a fox. It is actually a snake
In a fast world, our slow government gradually digests issues it swallowed years ago
Miriam Lord: Chastened celebs mortified in Montrose
RTÉ social distance, McEntee in Dáil, Woulfe pack, pints in public and moving statues
Ministers notified of two jobs when they approved of Woulfe
Other Supreme Court vacancy likely to be filled in next few months
The Irish Times view on judicial appointments: Government’s credibility on the line
Either the Government does not take its responsibilities in this area seriously or is not levelling with the public
Séamus Woulfe’s selection for Supreme Court 'differed from normal practice'
Ex-government insiders indicate taoiseach would usually discuss candidates for role
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