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A gang member serving life for the murder of a man in Limerick in 2008 has lost the appeal against his sentence in the Supreme Court. The man contended that his confession was inadmissible on three distinct grounds, however the Court was satisfied that the appeal must fail on all issues considered,

The Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for urgent legislation to clarify the rights of accused persons to access legal advice and to access a solicitor while being questioned in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in DPP v Doyle. Speaking yesterday, Liam Herrick, executive director

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland's new Legal Services Regulatory Authority will be fully-functioning by the end of Summer 2017, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone has secured Government approval for her proposals to reform the current guardians ad litem system.

Lord Dunlop Joint rule of Northern Ireland by the UK and Irish governments is incompatible with the Good Friday Agreement, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland has said.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has not ruled out future reform to allow multi-party action or class action procedures in the Irish courts.

Finian McGrath, minister of state for disability "Considerable progress" has been made to overcome the barriers to Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a Government minister has said.

The in camera rule in family law cases is "sufficiently robust" and not in need of review, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said. Responding to a question in the Dáil, Ms Fitzgerald said she was satisfied with the changes made under the oversight of her predecessor, Justice Minister Alan Sha

Michael Johnston, managing partner of Carson McDowell Carson McDowell saw its turnover increase by 25 per cent to £13.5 million in 2016 following a successful year across all business areas, the firm has announced.

Alexander Ward, president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Lawyers from across the Commonwealth will come together this March to discuss legal issues in a globalised world at the Commonwealth Lawyers Association's (CLA) 20th biennial conference.

A man remanded into custody as a result of breaking the conditions of his suspended sentence has lost a constitutional challenge to his sentence in the Court of Appeal. The man had argued that since subsections 99 (9) and (10) of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 had been declared unconstitutional in Mo

Minister of State Dara Murphy The Department of Justice is examining the impact of a High Court ruling in which a bank's application for summary judgment against a farmer and his wife was refused due to EU rules on unfair contracts.

Willie O'Dea Opposition party Fianna Fáil will propose legislative measures to prevent solvent businesses winding up defined benefit pension plans, the Irish Independent reports.

Sir Gerald Howarth, MP for Aldershot The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) has firmly rejected accusations of bias made by a Conservative MP.

The Courts Service of Ireland is now hand-delivering letters to addresses in Limerick where repossession orders are to be made, the Irish Independent reports. Eight letters have reportedly been hand-delivered in Limerick by an appointed messenger since the start of the year.