# judiciary - Thursday 15 July, 2021
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
Paul Murphy TD asked the Taoiseach about a case he was told about recently.
# judiciary - Wednesday 18 November, 2020
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
A new report comes as the government faces ongoing questions over the Seamus Woulfe affair.
# judiciary - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
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.
# judiciary - Friday 26 June, 2020
# Ruling The Roost
# Ruling The Roost
The People Before Profit TD claimed in a Facebook post a High Court decision was made by a ‘right wing’ judge.
# judiciary - Sunday 17 February, 2019
# Rape Myths
# Rape Myths
Leona O’Callaghan said the government and judiciary needs to stop pointing at each other and step up to make changes.
# judiciary - Sunday 24 June, 2018
# Banged Up
# Banged Up
A High Court judge called for the Irish Penal Reform Trust to take a look at the matter.
# judiciary - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
# Chief Justice Of Ireland
# Chief Justice Of Ireland
Mr Justice Frank Clarke will take over from the retiring Chief Justice Susan Denham next month.
# judiciary - Monday 26 June, 2017
# Law And Order
# Law And Order
Senior judges have written to Leo Varadkar over the “serious implications” the legislative changes could have.
# judiciary - Monday 19 June, 2017
# Attorney General
# Attorney General
President Higgins made the appointment official at a ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin this morning.
# judiciary - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
# Rio Tickets
# Rio Tickets
Mallon was arrested on the eve of the Olympic Games.
# judiciary - Tuesday 6 December, 2016
# Colourful Language
# Colourful Language
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”.
# judiciary - Monday 26 September, 2016
# Susan Denham
# Susan Denham
It’s all down to the lack of a judicial council.
# judiciary - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
# Canada
# Canada
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…”
# judiciary - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
# Column
# Column
Yesterday Magnus Meyer Hustveit walked free from court after admitting that he had repeatedly raped his former girlfriend when she was unconscious.
# judiciary - Thursday 16 October, 2014
# Legal Costs
# Legal Costs
One judge cost the state €45,222 in expenses.
# judiciary - Monday 6 October, 2014
# Chief Justice
# Chief Justice
Ireland has the lowest number of judges per capita in Europe.
# judiciary - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
Another male judge has been nominated for a vacancy that arises in the High Court later this year.
# judiciary - Sunday 22 June, 2014
# Legal Efforts
# Legal Efforts
Government and opposition TDs agree that the judiciary should be free of political influence.
# judiciary - Friday 30 May, 2014
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
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?
# judiciary - Friday 21 February, 2014
# On The Bench
# On The Bench
Independent TD Shane Ross says that “the system is rotten”.
# judiciary - Thursday 30 January, 2014
# Legal Matters
# Legal Matters
A committee of judges say that the changes are necessary to maintain the impartiality of the judiciary.
# judiciary - Tuesday 17 September, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
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.
# judiciary - Monday 29 April, 2013
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
The Garda Representative Association sees the situation of rank and file gardaí as similar to that of judges.
# judiciary - Friday 19 April, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
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.
# judiciary - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
# Meetings
# Meetings
A row between the judiciary and the government seems to have fizzled out today with two separate developments.
# Row
# Row
A forum for discussion about matters of “mutual concern” to the judiciary and government has been established, on the request of Susan Denham.
# judiciary - Monday 15 April, 2013
# Row
# Row
The Association of Judges of Ireland says there are a number of current matters that have implications for judicial independence.
# judiciary - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
# Courts
# Courts
The ISIS report examined the outcomes in 42 cases of manslaughter between 2007 and 2012.
# judiciary - Saturday 2 February, 2013
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
The Bill seeks to reform the way in which individuals are selected for appointments to the judiciary by the Judicial Appointments Board.
# judiciary - Friday 25 January, 2013
# Travellers
# Travellers
The Irish Traveller Movement said the reported comments by a District Court judge were “inflammatory and derogatory”.
# judiciary - Saturday 12 January, 2013
# Euroleaks
# Euroleaks
Ireland’s bailout partners also want a more efficient judicial system.
# judiciary - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
The system by which Ireland appoints its judges is now under scrutiny, writes Sarah McCabe – so how does it hold up?
# judiciary - Saturday 29 September, 2012
# Pay Cheque
# Pay Cheque
This figure is likely to be significantly lower in 2012 after the results of last year’s referendum on judges’ pay.
# judiciary - Saturday 26 May, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our judicial system is selective and incoherent – and judges are so pampered they can’t even open doors for themselves, writes Aaron McKenna.
# judiciary - Sunday 13 May, 2012
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
Court appointments should be independent, says a report by the European judges’ association launched by Justice Susan Denham.
# judiciary - Thursday 12 January, 2012
# Hungary
# Hungary
While it continues preliminary talks on an EU-IMF bailout, the EU has also threatened legal action over Hungary’s new laws.
# judiciary - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
# Judges Pay
# Judges Pay
The bill, which emerged from last month’s referendum, was passed in the Dáil last night.
# judiciary - Saturday 15 October, 2011
# Referendum Guide
# Referendum Guide
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.
# judiciary - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
# Lobbying
# Lobbying
The government is to vote against John Crown’s bill which would require TDs and Senators to declare any contact with judges.
# judiciary - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
# Toscan Du Plantier
# Toscan Du Plantier
Mr Bailey describes how he “tried to kill” his girlfriend in notes requested by the judge probing the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
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