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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.

of witnesses in hearings before it”. The case also raised “important questions of freedom of speech in Parliament, the separation of powers and the extent to which the court may intervene in the affairs of the Legislature”.

Finalists for the sixth AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards have been announced, following a 36 per cent increase in entries this year. A judging panel chaired by notary public and solicitor Dr Eamonn G. Hall will now review each submission against the category criteria before an awards ceremony in

Pictured (l-r): Sinead Kearney, ByrneWallace; Denise Kirwan, Comyn Kelleher Tobin; Children's Ombudsman Dr. Muldoon (attending separately), Josepha Madigan TD; Keith Walsh, Chairperson, Child & Family Law Committee; Carol Ann Coolican, Legal Aid Board Children's rights must be front and centre i

Pictured: Manan Kumar Mishra, senior advocate and Chairman of the Bar Council of India, and UCD President Professor Andrew J Deeks University College Dublin (UCD) has signed an historic accreditation agreement with the Bar Council of India.

Salaries for legal professionals in Northern Ireland are performing strongly in the face of Brexit uncertainty, a survey has revealed. The regional Salary Survey Report from Abacus Professional Recruitment, published this week, is based on survey data from 100 partners, senior associate solicitors,

Women in Northern Ireland could face criminal investigation if they include reference to a previously unreported rape in their tax credit application, a charity has said. From today, new rules restrict child tax credits to a woman's first two children except under specific circumstances, such as a s