Legal status of Covid measures still uncertain
Dismissal of charges against four men in Golfgate case has brought little clarity
Using complex data to answer a simple query: how do judges decide on sentences?
A painstaking study aims to address a glaring information gap on sentencing practices
‘Shocking’ that just three portraits of women lawyers hang in King’s Inns
More portraits of women ‘vital’ 100 years after first female judges called to Bar
Greater diversity needed in Royal Irish Academy in order to be ‘relevant’
Review finds RIA considered by some to be ‘old fashioned’ and ‘an old boys club’
Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ double-voting controversy rears its ugly head again
Fianna Fáil was hoping no one would mention the War of the Buttons two years later
Philip Nolan among newly elected intake of Royal Irish Academy
Prominent Nphet official among 27 new members elected to academic body
Royal Irish Academy commissions diversity review to boost female participation
The review also aims to increase ethnic diversity in the RIA in line with Irish society at large
The Irish Times view on gender equality: a manifesto for change
The Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations on gender equality go well beyond the pious and perfunctory formulas that so often shape discussion in the area
‘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
Chief Justice Frank Clarke: ‘Judges are not immune from the human condition’
He did not discuss the Séamus Woulfe issue, in an interview at the Ireland’s Edge festival
McEntee Woulfe controversy: What has happened now, what will the minister be asked and how did we get here?
Coalition say Minister met obligations by contacting colleagues with single name
Legal profession views Woulfe affair damaging to perception
Judiciary relieved conclusion arrived at and ready to operate around ‘workplace dispute’
Judges may resign if Woulfe survives on Supreme Court as Golfgate fallout escalates
Séamus Woulfe's position is ‘untenable, but it may also be unimpeachable’
Appointment of judges remains a haphazard, opaque process
Even most Ministers tend not to see how a Government arrives at selections for judicial roles
Taoiseach faces calls for Level 2 ‘with tweaks’ after lockdown ends
Families need clarity on Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Chrismas, party meetings told
Constitution ‘vague’ on removing judges as it is a political act, says expert
Dáil and Seanad can only begin impeachment due to ‘stated misbehaviour or incapacity’
Woulfe vs Clarke: What are the key points of disagreement?
Decision to publish transcript and different views of judicial independence central to row
Woulfe told to resign by Chief Justice three times since last Thursday
Woulfe’s ‘did not appreciate the genuine public concern’ about golf society dinner
Woulfe tells Chief Justice he does not intend to resign
Criticism of attendance at ‘Golfgate’ dinner based on ‘misunderstanding’, judge claims
Colleague pressure on a judge would raise questions about independence – academic
Judicial independence means judges are independent from government – and each other, says Patrick O’Brien
Supreme Court judges to hold meeting on Séamus Woulfe controversy
Judge faces informal process after attending golf society dinner amid Covid restrictions
Fourth planned meeting between Séamus Woulfe and Chief Justice cancelled
Process to resolve controversy over judge’s attendance at golf dinner ‘back in limbo’
Chief Justice’s statement appears to put extra pressure on Woulfe
Analysis: Clarke very concerned about the ‘damage’ caused by continuing process
‘Golfgate’ has damaged public’s view of Supreme Court, say legal academics
Controversy over judge’s attendance at Clifden golf dinner has ‘changed the narrative’
Varadkar denies he pushed for Dara Calleary’s resignation
Tánaiste reacts to suggestion made by Séamus Woulfe’s in Golfgate transcript
Woulfe complained of ‘mood of hysteria’ and being ‘prejudged’
Coverage of golf dinner ‘completely fake, overblown’, Denham was told at meeting
Woulfe’s actions create problem for Supreme Court despite ‘fool’s pardon’
Some lawyers feel judge should have quit even after Denham’s ‘Golfgate’ verdict
The Irish Times view on the Denham report fallout: assessing the damage
Questions about the events of recent weeks will hang over the Supreme Court for years to come
Woulfe to receive ‘dressing-down’ from Chief Justice following Denham report
Supreme Court says it fully accepts finding judge’s resignation over ‘Golfgate’ would be ‘unjust’
Delays in fully implementing 2019 Judicial Council Act brought into focus by Woulfe
Analysis: Still no clear structure for addressing issues concerning conduct of judges
The Irish Times view on Seámus Woulfe: a question of judgment
Denham report raises serious questions about judge’s understanding of responsibilities
Judicial conduct code must be introduced as ‘matter of urgency’ – Denham
‘Highly unlikely’ Woulfe situation would have occurred if guidelines had been in place
Denham report: Judgments of politics are harsher than the law
Outcry after golf dinner centred on idea that attendees flouted rules which everyone else had to observe
Séamus Woulfe did ‘nothing involving impropriety’ to justify resignation, Denham report finds
Calling for judge to stand down from Supreme Court over golf dinner ‘unjust and disproportionate’
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