Aaron Brady exhausts final chance of appeal over murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe
Supreme Court rejects all grounds under which Brady’s lawyers claimed trial was unfair
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Supreme Court refuses appeal over claim conservation status of man’s land lost him €1.5m
Harry McHugh was told that he would need minister’s permission to make changes to farming in area of Donegal
Trio accused of identifying Ana Kriégel’s killers to be tried before jury after losing Supreme Court appeal
Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media
Supreme Court to rule on ‘systemically important’ carer’s allowance case
Decision could have profound effect on State’s obligations to carers of severely disabled children
Supreme Court rejects ‘wafer thin’ arguments by women who refused hotel quarantine after Dubai trip
Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution
HSE denied Supreme Court appeal in case brought by Cavan surgeon over inquiry
Judges said the HSE can ventilate its points at a High Court hearing of the doctor’s case
GAA coach who ‘destroyed’ boy’s life refused Supreme Court appeal over sentence increase
Man’s original term of 10½ years extended by four years for ‘unusual, shocking and extremely disturbing’ crimes
Appeal attempt by Kremlin-owned firm rejected by Supreme Court
JSC did not participate in High Court case brought by liquidators of GTLK Europe DAC and GTLK Europe Capital DAC in case relating to 37 aircraft worth over €1.85bn
Supreme Court refuses to block man’s trial on charges of historic indecent assault
The accused failed to establish there has been such a fundamental denial of justice that no trial should take place
Salary scales for special care staff set to increase, Supreme Court hears
Disclosure comes in a mother’s appeal seeking to hold Tusla in contempt of court order for her son’s detention
Twenty new judges to be appointed following introduction of legislation
Six are to be assigned each to the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court, with two additional judges to go to the Court of Appeal
‘Very unusual’ for President to suggest concerns around Planning Bill without referring it to Supreme Court
Statement from President suggests a dedicated case taken to the Supreme Court would be more appropriate than a referral under his own constitutional powers
Supreme Court reserves decision in appeal by three accused of identifying Ana Kriegel murderers
Fourteen-year-old murdered at disused Lucan, Co Dublin farmhouse in May 2018 by two boys when aged 13
Supreme Court dismisses man’s appeal against conviction for murder
Mark Crawford pleaded not guilty to murder, but unanimous jury rejected his claim that he acted in self-defence in 2018
Private college graduates to be excluded from extension of Seanad election voting rights
Minister says legislation is ‘genuine attempt’ to start reform as university Senators claim Bill is ‘disgrace’, and will keep Upper House as ‘rubber stamp’
Sentencing of juveniles for murder ‘more and more severe’, Supreme Court told
Families of murder victims Cameron Blair, Urantsetseg Tserendorj in court for important appeals over sentencing of children for serious crimes
Misconduct by judges: Only one of 232 complaints against judges found admissible
Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime
Legal costs bill arising from tribunal of inquiry cut by almost 40% when challenged, report shows
Annual report from Office of Legal Cost Adjudicators shows significant cuts in fees being claimed in range of case types
Prof Philip Nolan refused Supreme Court appeal over pre-trial employment status
Three top judges found no apparent urgency, as matter is to be heard by Court of Appeal next month
Judges to receive specialist training in dealing with sexual violence cases
Prison visits among other judicial training initiatives
Fiddler in band deemed an employee rather than contractor in significant labour ruling
Landmark ruling is based on recent Supreme Court ruling changing the principles on assessing status of workers in the gig economy
Man who claims wife forged his signature for loans secures Supreme Court appeal over repayment order
The top court said Brian Murray’s appeal raises issues of “significant” public importance
Planned abolition of juries in defamation law reform ‘undemocratic’, says retired judge
Claims in support of abolition of jury cases involve ‘factual and legal dishonesty’ says judge who presided over defamation cases
Absence of ‘serious-harm’ test in new defamation law ‘unjustified’, says employers’ body
ISME welcomes some reforms in new Bill but says more ‘material’ reform is required
Refusal to renew Bangladeshi man’s taxi driver licence quashed over breach of personal data rights
System under which gardaí accessed information about man’s immigration status involved ‘deliberate’ breach of rights, says judge
Elaine O’Hara may ‘at last, rest in peace’ after Supreme Court rejection of Graham Dwyer’s appeal
Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
Supreme Court finds decision to reinstate school principal was wrong
Labour Court made order in relation to Aodhagán Ó Suird and Gaelscoil Moshíológ in Gorey and High Court directed his return to role from last August
Graham Dwyer loses final appeal against conviction for murder of Elaine O’Hara
Ms O’Hara’s father says he is “pleased” and “relieved” that “long journey” is finally over
Supreme Court to rule on Wednesday on Graham Dwyer’s conviction appeal
Dwyer has been serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2015 for the murder of Elaine O’Hara
Drink driving conviction correctly quashed due to garda’s technical error, Supreme Court rules
Majority of five-judge panel agreed that court bound by a 2014 ‘letter of the law’ decision
Property developer Michael O’Flynn spurned €1 postal order from ex-business partner as debt dispute persists
High Court to hear Cork developer’s objection to John O’Driscoll’s personal insolvency arrangement
‘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’
Minister’s power to issue binding planning conditions constitutional - court
Oireachtas ‘fully entitled’ to ensure local authority powers are exercisable in a way that conforms to national policy standards, judges said
New process to strip Irish citizenship is passed by Oireachtas
Minister for Justice says new procedure ‘just and fair’ in process used less than 10 times since 1956
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