Letters

Dear Editor, As a criminal defence lawyer, I am very concerned about certain aspects of the proposed Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022.

Dear Editor, Colleagues and others are contacting me regarding the Claire Byrne interview [on Monday]. My colleague Seán Guerin SC made it clear that the Bar Council protest on the 3rd of October is for the restoration of fees to barristers who deal with indictable matters in the higher court

Dear Editor, This is a photograph of me taken recently on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin. I walked up these very steps as a newly qualified barrister in October 2015.

I have just read [Connor Beaton's] review of Prima Facie in Irish Legal News and I felt compelled to contact you with my thoughts. Apart from your introduction, I would disagree with your review and would like to offer an alternative interpretation which might add to your thoughts on the play.

Dear Editor, On 3rd June 2022, a petition signed by 88 senior counsel and 182 junior counsel was hand-delivered to the Department of Justice alerting the minister to the unacceptable state of the criminal justice system in District Courts throughout the State.

Dear Editor, I sought a reduction to my subscription as I do not use or need the DX system. This DX costs me approximately €1,000 per year. I sought the reduction to bring me more into line with country members. I was refused.