Golfgate

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe will sit on the Supreme Court for the first time today and on the Court of Appeal next month. The former Attorney General was appointed to the Supreme Court last summer but has never heard a case because of the fallout around the 'golfgate' dinner he attended in spite

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has committed to bringing forward plans to reform the judicial appointments process as she insisted that ministers had acted appropriately over the appointment of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court bench. A row which first concerned the conduct of the

The Dáil is expected to reject a motion proposing the removal of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe from the Supreme Court bench by a large margin. A removal motion submitted by socialist TDs Paul Murphy and Bríd Smith is due to be debated this week, but both government and opposition par

The government will not support the removal of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe following a row over his attendance at a controversial golf dinner, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General has come under pressure following the publication of letter

The Board of the Judicial Council will meet today after bringing forward its meeting due to the ongoing controversy around Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's future on the Supreme Court bench. There are no specific agenda items for today's meeting. The 11-member Board will have a "general discussion"

The fate of embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe remains unclear as party leaders have failed to agree on whether or not to seek his removal by the Oireachtas. The debate over his future on the bench moved into the political arena last week after it emerged in published corr

Government ministers were not told that a number of sitting senior judges had expressed interest in the vacancy on the Supreme Court before agreeing to appoint Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe, it has emerged. According to The Irish Times, at least three judges applied for the position, but ministers

Andrew McKeown BL, law lecturer and practising barrister at The Bar of Ireland, considers the procedure for the removal of a judge under the Irish Constitution. As the controversy surrounding Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe continues, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD, the Ceann Comhairle, ha

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's future on the Supreme Court bench is likely to be decided by the Oireachtas following the publication of letters showing the Chief Justice wants him to resign, experts have said. The release of the letters "has now moved the debate on the future of the judge into th

Embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe has finally met with the Chief Justice following the Denham report into his controversial attendance at a golf dinner. Former chief justice Susan Denham found in her report that Mr Justice Woulfe had failed to consider “the advisabi

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's thrice-postponed meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke to discuss the Denham report has been called off for medical reasons. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General was due to meet the Chief Justice to discuss the findings of former chief justice Susan

Chief Justice Frank Clarke has voiced "very serious concern" about the damage being caused by the ongoing golfgate saga after embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe postponed their planned meeting for a third time. The former Attorney General was originally due to meet Chief J

Sympathy in legal ranks for the predicament of embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe would appear to be ebbing, with a snap Irish Legal News poll finding most respondents now believe he should resign in light of golfgate. Sixty-three per cent of the 243 readers who took part

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe will not meet the Chief Justice to discuss the findings of the Denham report until next week after requesting a postponement on medical grounds. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General was originally due to meet Chief Justice Frank Clarke on Monday, but so

Irish Legal News is inviting views from the legal profession on Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's continued membership of the Supreme Court in light of golfgate. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General is due to meet the Chief Justice next week in the wake of last week's Denham report.