Letters

Dear Editor, Former minister for justice Alan Shatter, himself a retired solicitor, wrote to The Irish Times' letters page this week defending the reforms he initiated in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.

Dear Editor, I write regarding Wednesday's judgment (Costello J in Carrownagowan Concern Group & Ors -v- An Bord Pleanála & Ors [2024] IECA 234) chastising the use of “slang or colloquialisms in a formal judgment of the High Court”, in particular by reference to the terms

Dear Editor, Your article on the appointment of RDJ by Kerry Co-op on the 19th of August is far from accurate. First and foremost, Kerry Co-op is owned by all the shareholders, 20 per cent of which are milk suppliers.

Dear Editor, I very much enjoyed Graham Ogilvy’s review of the ‘Lavery on Location’ exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Dear Editor, I am the wife of a defence barrister. I stood on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice with barristers on the 2 March 2022, 4 April 2022, 2 May 2023, 14 July 2023 and 3 October 2023.

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.