John McManus: Time to do a Trump on the planning process?
After a decade of tinkering around the edges, it must surely be time for more drastic measures to be considered, including emergency powers for government
Supreme Court
Man who tried to murder woman he met through a dating app when he was 15 could be released without supervision, judge warns
Defendant, who cannot be named because he was a minor, was sentenced to 11 years with a review after five years
Practice of reviewing children’s sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
Judgment arises from appeal brought by young man convicted of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj in Dublin in 2021
Supreme Court rules man convicted of murdering Cameron Blair is entitled to anonymity
Judgment overrules landmark decision by Court of Appeal provisionally permitting the naming of the young man
Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’
A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challenges
‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform
John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died
Plans to extend widow’s and widower’s pensions to non-marital surviving partners to go to Cabinet
Changes to triple lock for troop deployments, €100 million for Ukraine and proposal for LNG facility also due to be discussed by Ministers
Garda civilian driver to appeal revoked re-engagement order to Supreme Court
Judge previously refused to continue an interim order requiring Garda Commissioner to re-engage Tom Ronan as a civilian driver
Case involving Gript, X and the State is grist to the conspiracy theorist mill
If a search warrant had been executed against the Gript office then it would have known about it; but an order to an internet firm demanding private messages is invisible
Woman loses Supreme Court appeal over Ireland-born child’s right to passport
In a unanimous decision on Friday, a five-judge Supreme Court dismissed the appeal
Women to face trial for refusing to enter quarantine on return from Dubai during Covid-19 pandemic
Dubliners Kirstie McGrath (33) and Niamh Mulreany (28) travelled to UAE to undergo cosmetic surgery but ultimately did not
Appeal to be heard over ownership of Bewley’s Harry Clarke windows said to be worth €1m
Court of Appeal had ruled that stained glass fixtures belonged to landlord
Supreme Court refuses to hear father’s appeal over life term for rape and sexual assault of his three children
Man argued ‘unjustified’ disparity between life sentence and 18.5-year term for co-accused
Woman who spent €300,000 on legal fees wants Supreme Court to limit ex-partner’s ability to take more cases
Supreme Court will consider novel issues including the courts’ powers to deal with serial and disruptive litigants
‘Super junior’ ministers are politically convenient but constitutionally dubious
If the demands of a modern state require more than 15 members of cabinet, let the government put it to the people as a constitutional amendment
Glen of the Downs protests: ‘Young people are too busy or too distracted to protest now’
The eco-protesters lost their final Supreme Court appeal 25 years ago at end of January 2000. Where are they now?
Patrick MacEntee was the ‘outstanding criminal lawyer of his generation’, funeral service told
Well-known defence counsel was ‘brave to the end’ , retired judge tells large congregation
Farmer convicted of making false report about missing cattle fails to secure Supreme Court appeal
Inquiries led gardaí to a shed belonging to Gerard Harrington’s neighbour where six of the animals were found
Two women who refused to enter hotel quarantine after Covid-19 Dubai trip plead not guilty
Kirstie McGrath (33) and Niamh Mulreany (28) lost Supreme Court challenge to constitutionality of mandatory hotel quarantine
Use of ‘route to verdict’ document may have helped clarify legal issues for Phelan jury
An RTV is a written aid containing questions, focusing on the law, issues and evidence in the case, aimed at leading the jury to a legally justified verdict
Judge throws out 30 speeding cases after slamming ‘unjust speed zone’ on Kildare road
Judge Andrew Cody urges council to review Clogheen zone speed limit, saying speeding vans are ‘shooting fish in a barrel’
Supreme Court dismisses appeals brought by Malaysian students refused entry to study online course
Meaning of the word ‘or’ a material factor in the Supreme Court case
Supreme Court refuses to halt civil trial against former Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton
Plaintiffs fell ‘considerably’ short of threshold that would convince court it should dismiss his case before a hearing
Supreme Court allows locals challenge €174m wind farm
Appeal relating to planned Kilkenny development centred on interpretation of ‘within eight weeks’ phrase
Drivers must wait for checkpoint drug test result, Supreme Court rules
The High Court previously found gardaí were not entitled to detain drivers while awaiting result
Negative views of lawyers rely on ‘cliches and tropes’, says Bar council chairman
In wake of Simeon Burke controversy, Seán Guerin defends the legal profession’s under-fire pupillage system as ‘very modern’ and ‘invaluable’
High Court dismisses couple’s ‘vexatious’ bid to prevent demolition of Meath home built without planning permission
Chris and Rose Murray built their 588 sq m home 18 years ago, despite being refused planning permission
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
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
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