Constitutional Law

A proposed constitutional amendment would remove religious and gendered language from the judicial oath of office. Barry Ward SC, a barrister and a Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, yesterday presented the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judicial Oath of Office) Bill 2025 to the D&a

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to consider a preliminary issue as to whether the exercise of the executive power concerning the external security and relations of the State was justiciable. Delivering judgment for the High Court

Legislation is to be brought forward to give effect to the Supreme Court decision extending access to the widow's, widower's and surviving civil partner's contributory pension to unmarried couples. The court ruled just over a year ago in John O'Meara & Ors v The Minister for Social Protection, I

Another legal challenge has been brought against the government's appointment of so-called "super junior ministers". People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy is asking the High Court to issue an injunction preventing the newly-appointed ministers from attending Cabinet meetings.

The High Court has granted leave for Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly's challenge to the government's appointment of so-called "super junior ministers". Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until this year, is seeking a declaration that the appointment by the Taoi

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has launched legal action against the government over the attendance of so-called "super junior ministers" at government meetings. Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until yesterday, is taking the High Court action against the Ta

Canada's outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau is facing a legal challenge over his decision to prorogue the country's parliament for three months while his party picks a new leader. Two Canadian men, David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos, yesterday launched legal proceedings in the Federal Court with

People who lack the right to vote should be excluded from calculations to determine how many TDs should be elected by each Dáil constituency, a legal academic has proposed. An upcoming article co-authored by Seth Barrett Tillman, an associate professor at Maynooth University School of Law and

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a mother whose carer’s allowance was reduced on a means-tested basis when her son’s father began residing with their family. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Maurice Collins emphasised that the Supreme Court&rsqu

Legislation to extend the franchise for Seanad's university seats is to be introduced in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year. Mr Justice Gerard Hogan ruled in April 2023 that there was a constitutional obligation on the Oireachtas to extend the franchise as a result of the Seventh Amendment

The UK government is planning to banish the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords in the biggest parliamentary change in 25 years. The 92 hereditary peers will lose their right to sit in the Lords under proposals put forward today.

Legislation reforming the oversight of the Defence Forces could be referred to the Supreme Court over concerns about its constitutionality.

The High Court has refused the trial of a preliminary issue as to whether the exercise of the executive power concerning external security and external relations was justiciable by the courts. Delivering an ex tempore judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan considered inter alia that th

The High Court has upheld the constitutionality of emergency measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 which imposed criminal sanctions for certain gatherings and leaving home without reasonable excuse. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan stated: &ld

The Housing Commission has failed to reach a consensus on a proposed referendum on housing, with the issue to be examined further by a new inter-departmental group. Housing minister Darragh O'Brien yesterday published a number of reports prepared by the Housing Commission, which was established in 2