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Paul Murphy TD asked the Taoiseach about a case he was told about recently.
A new report comes as the government faces ongoing questions over the Seamus Woulfe affair.
Dr Laura Cahillane and Dr David Kenny say there may be a case for impeachment of the Supreme Court judge but that constutional path is fraught with risk.
The People Before Profit TD claimed in a Facebook post a High Court decision was made by a ‘right wing’ judge.
Leona O’Callaghan said the government and judiciary needs to stop pointing at each other and step up to make changes.
A High Court judge called for the Irish Penal Reform Trust to take a look at the matter.
Mr Justice Frank Clarke will take over from the retiring Chief Justice Susan Denham next month.
Senior judges have written to Leo Varadkar over the “serious implications” the legislative changes could have.
President Higgins made the appointment official at a ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin this morning.
Mallon was arrested on the eve of the Olympic Games.
He went on to say “I know it’s very difficult to change things… They’re very powerful people who don’t like things being moved”.
It’s all down to the lack of a judicial council.
Judge Robin Camp has apologised for comments such as “For a person who didn’t want have sex, she spends a long time in the shower with the accused…”
Yesterday Magnus Meyer Hustveit walked free from court after admitting that he had repeatedly raped his former girlfriend when she was unconscious.
One judge cost the state €45,222 in expenses.
Ireland has the lowest number of judges per capita in Europe.
Another male judge has been nominated for a vacancy that arises in the High Court later this year.
Government and opposition TDs agree that the judiciary should be free of political influence.
The current Anthony Lyons case has highlighted the problem of uniformity regarding criminal sanctions. Is there a way to improve consistency and fairness of sentencing?
Independent TD Shane Ross says that “the system is rotten”.
A committee of judges say that the changes are necessary to maintain the impartiality of the judiciary.
We have been led to believe that the Referendum is about the abolition of the Seanad – but does it also aim to give additional protection from sanction to our judiciary? asks Gerry Fahey.
The Garda Representative Association sees the situation of rank and file gardaí as similar to that of judges.
Tensions are high this week between the judicial and executive branches of government, writes Roderic O’Gorman, who says if we want a truly independent judiciary, we must be prepared to undertake radical reform.
A row between the judiciary and the government seems to have fizzled out today with two separate developments.
A forum for discussion about matters of “mutual concern” to the judiciary and government has been established, on the request of Susan Denham.
The Association of Judges of Ireland says there are a number of current matters that have implications for judicial independence.
The ISIS report examined the outcomes in 42 cases of manslaughter between 2007 and 2012.
The Bill seeks to reform the way in which individuals are selected for appointments to the judiciary by the Judicial Appointments Board.
The Irish Traveller Movement said the reported comments by a District Court judge were “inflammatory and derogatory”.
Ireland’s bailout partners also want a more efficient judicial system.
The system by which Ireland appoints its judges is now under scrutiny, writes Sarah McCabe – so how does it hold up?
This figure is likely to be significantly lower in 2012 after the results of last year’s referendum on judges’ pay.
Our judicial system is selective and incoherent – and judges are so pampered they can’t even open doors for themselves, writes Aaron McKenna.
Court appointments should be independent, says a report by the European judges’ association launched by Justice Susan Denham.
While it continues preliminary talks on an EU-IMF bailout, the EU has also threatened legal action over Hungary’s new laws.
The bill, which emerged from last month’s referendum, was passed in the Dáil last night.
Two referendums are being voted on alongside the Dublin West by-election and the Presidential election: one concerns judges’ pay and the other concerns giving powers of inquiry to the Oireachtas.
The government is to vote against John Crown’s bill which would require TDs and Senators to declare any contact with judges.
Mr Bailey describes how he “tried to kill” his girlfriend in notes requested by the judge probing the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.