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The High Court has been told that Denis O’Brien should not receive any of the estimated €1 million in costs of his failed case against the Dáil and State, The Irish Times reports. Sara Moorhead SC, for the Dáil, said that Mr O’Brien, a “very wealthy man” seeking to have a “chilling eff

Frances Fitzgerald The almost century-old ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday is due to be lifted by next year.

Just over a thousand repossession orders were granted by district courts last year and the number of legal proceedings initiated by banks has dropped by half in the last two years. And, in most cases, judges refused to grant orders.

Pictured at the launch of the Arthur Cox Employment Law Yearbook 2016 are its editors Seamus Given, head of employment law and Niamh Fennelly, associate, along with their colleagues in the Employment Law Group at Arthur Cox.

The company Forge de Laguiole may oppose the registration, at EU level, of the trade mark Laguiole in the area of, inter alia, knives and cutlery but may not oppose the registration of the trade mark Laguiole in areas in which it does not actually pursue a business activity, the Court of Justice of

The company Forge de Laguiole may oppose the registration, at EU level, of the trade mark Laguiole in the area of, inter alia, knives and cutlery but may not oppose the registration of the trade mark Laguiole in areas in which it does not actually pursue a business activity, the Court of Justice of

A doctor who argued that he was unsuccessful in an application for a permanent GP position due to Health Service Executive policies being in breach of EU Directive 93/16/EEC, has had his appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court. The doctor, who has since been successful in obtaining a permanent positio

Mr Justice Peter Kelly The Government is under pressure to loosen its moratorium on judicial appointments after two judges said the current shortage on the bench meant important cases were not being heard, the Irish Independent reports.

Jennifer DeWan Jennifer DeWan looks at how Ireland has failed its Roma immigrants.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is re-considering the case of a man who admitted sexually abusing boys to the police but who was never prosecuted. Retired church pastor Henry Clarke, 75, who now lives in Canada, admitted in 1985 that he had abused three boys at a care home.

David Stanton The Government will be supporting the Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016 introduced by Deputy Josepha Madigan, it has been announced.

Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced the closure of St. Patrick’s Institution with effect from today.

A man accused of murdering his former partner and mother of their two children has punched a prosecuting barrister in the face at the Central Criminal Court. Vesel Jahiri (35), originally from Kosovo but of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anna Finnegan (25) at Allendale Glen, Clo

Competition finalists, Back Row (L-R) Niall Carden, Shanara Wallace, Alanna Loftus (Highly Commended), Aisling Guckian and Darragh McDonagh. Front Row: (L-R) Jane McGlinchey (2nd), James Devanney (1st) and Niamh Lynch (3rd).

The Ruler's Guide by Chinghua Tang In 626CE Li Shimin murdered his brothers and forced his father to abdicate the throne of China’s nascent Tang dynasty, ushering in the country’s golden age and becoming Emperor Tang Taizong, the greatest of China’s Sons of Heaven.