Oonagh McPhillips (pictured) has been named as Secretary General at the Department of Justice and Equality for a seven-year term. The announcement follows a Public Appointments Service competition, on ...

District Court Judge Conor Fottrell (small picture) has flagged serious concerns about Tusla’s performance and the consequences for children in care. He described the agency’s failure to allocate ...

The Government has approved the publication of the general scheme of a bill that sets out new rules covering properties advertised for short-term rentals. The proposed legislation would oblige such ...

Lawyers at Pinsent Masons say that recent rulings by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) should prompt the Irish Government to hold a referendum on participation “as a matter of urgency”. Participation in ...

A report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has found that ten of Tusla’s service areas inspected by the body were “significantly challenged” by resourcing and staffing issues that ...

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brigid Delaney v Personal Injury Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General (9 April) confirms that an appeal against compensation ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Ireland has failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on the quality of drinking water. The action, taken by the European Commission, centred on the ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Graham Dwyer against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The judges ruled unanimously that evidence from mobile-phone data at his trial had been ...

Malawi achieved independence from Britain in 1964. Macdara Ó Drisceoil looks at the effects of colonialism on the country’s justice system. In Decolonising the Mind, Ngugi wa Thiong’o described ...

In an open letter to the Chief Justice and the presidents of the courts of record, Seth Barrett Tillman asks them to consider five aspects of potential reform. Dear Chief Justice and Presidents of the ...

The Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) has promoted five lawyers to the role of principal solicitor in the State property division. The CSSO division backs Government departments and offices, ...

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said that overcrowding is contributing to some of the issues with drugs in Irish prisons. Its executive director Saoirse Brady was commenting after 11 prisoners ...