Judiciary
# judiciary - Monday 29 April, 2013
Gardaà ‘should be treated like judges’ in pay talks
The Garda Representative Association sees the situation of rank and file gardaà as similar to that of judges.
# judiciary - Friday 19 April, 2013
Column: Judges and ministers public spat will achieve nothing, but reform is needed
Tensions are high this week between the judicial and executive branches of government, writes Roderic O’Gorman, who says if we want a truly independent judiciary, we must be prepared to undertake radical reform.
# judiciary - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Judges happy that their concerns are ‘fully understood’
A row between the judiciary and the government seems to have fizzled out today with two separate developments.
Chief Justice: ‘There are currently issues of serious concern’
A forum for discussion about matters of “mutual concern” to the judiciary and government has been established, on the request of Susan Denham.
# judiciary - Monday 15 April, 2013
Shatter row: Judges’ group outlines concerns for judiciary independence
The Association of Judges of Ireland says there are a number of current matters that have implications for judicial independence.
# judiciary - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Report looks at ‘individualised and discretionary nature’ of Irish sentencing
The ISIS report examined the outcomes in 42 cases of manslaughter between 2007 and 2012.
# judiciary - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Sinn Féin publishes bill to end ‘political appointment’ of judges
The Bill seeks to reform the way in which individuals are selected for appointments to the judiciary by the Judicial Appointments Board.
# judiciary - Friday 25 January, 2013
Traveller group expresses ‘deep concern’ over judge comments
The Irish Traveller Movement said the reported comments by a District Court judge were “inflammatory and derogatory”.
# judiciary - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Commission: Legal services are still too expensive in Ireland
Ireland’s bailout partners also want a more efficient judicial system.
# judiciary - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Column: Heather Perrin’s conviction exposes flaws in the system
The system by which Ireland appoints its judges is now under scrutiny, writes Sarah McCabe – so how does it hold up?
# judiciary - Saturday 29 September, 2012
State paid judges €27 million in 2011
This figure is likely to be significantly lower in 2012 after the results of last year’s referendum on judges’ pay.
# judiciary - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Column: When is jailing a fraudster no cause to celebrate? When it’s in Ireland.
Our judicial system is selective and incoherent – and judges are so pampered they can’t even open doors for themselves, writes Aaron McKenna.
# judiciary - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Chief Justice launches report calling for independent judicial appointments
Court appointments should be independent, says a report by the European judges’ association launched by Justice Susan Denham.
# judiciary - Thursday 12 January, 2012
Hungary asks EU to explain legal threats over new constitution
While it continues preliminary talks on an EU-IMF bailout, the EU has also threatened legal action over Hungary’s new laws.
# judiciary - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
Bill to cut judges’ pay rubber-stamped by TDs
The bill, which emerged from last month’s referendum, was passed in the Dáil last night.
# judiciary - Saturday 15 October, 2011
What are the two referendums about? Your guide to the 27 October ballot
Two referendums are being voted on alongside the Dublin West by-election and the Presidential election: one concerns judges’ pay and the other concerns giving powers of inquiry to the Oireachtas.
# judiciary - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Government to block “bizarre proposal” restricting lobbying of judges
The government is to vote against John Crown’s bill which would require TDs and Senators to declare any contact with judges.
# judiciary - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
Du Plantier judge could be handed Ian Bailey’s personal diaries
Mr Bailey describes how he “tried to kill” his girlfriend in notes requested by the judge probing the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
# judiciary - Wednesday 22 June, 2011
Government lowers pay ceilings for semi-state chief executives
But the State’s next round of public CEOs will still earn as much as the next President, and more than the Taoiseach.
# judiciary - Tuesday 26 April, 2011
Chief Justice discusses pension concerns with taoiseach
The Chief Justice John Murray has met with Taoiseach Enda Kenny and voiced concerns about the impact a new cap on public sector pension funds might have on judges’ retirements.
# judiciary - Thursday 6 January, 2011
22 judges decline to sign up for voluntary pension levy
The Revenue Commissioners’ headline figures show that 125 of the country’s 147 judges have signed up to the scheme.
# judiciary - Friday 24 September, 2010
Comedian Stephen Colbert appears before Congress subcommittee
The Comedy Central host appears to testify about the brutal conditions of undocumented farm workers.
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