Órla O'Donnell is a Legal Affairs Correspondent at RTE. She specializes in covering crime and justice, with a focus on the judicial system. Órla's insightful reporting has been featured in various prominent media outlets, highlighting her expertise in these critical areas.
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Orla O'Donnell's coverage primarily focuses on legal proceedings, court cases, and crime-related topics within Ireland. She frequently reports on evolving stories, breaking news, government announcements, and legal policy regulation related to crime and the judicial system.
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The High Court has approved a settlement of almost €1 million for an 11-year-old year old girl whose life expectancy has been shortened after being operated on using uncertified springs at Temple Street hospital.
By: Barry Lenihan, Órla O Donnell
A High Court challenge to the new criminal legal aid payments scheme is likely to be heard at the end of this month.
By: Órla O'Donnell
A woman who was refused bail in a hearing where she did not have a solicitor due to the current dispute over legal aid has taken High Court proceedings challenging the lawfulness of her detention.
Teacher Enoch Burke owes almost €210,000 in fines for breaching court orders in what the High Court has described as a "senseless and misguided campaign".
The court of appeal has refused to backdate Jozef Puska's life sentence for the murder of Ashling Murphy for a further 22-months, bringing an end to legal proceedings relating to his conviction.
Solicitors working in the criminal legal aid system in Dublin are expected to begin a two-day work stoppage today in an escalation of the dispute over a new payment scheme which came into effect at the start of the month.
The High Court will give its ruling next week in 11 cases where people have challenged their detention in prison because they did not have solicitors due to the current dispute over legal aid.
A UCD medical student has withdrawn her appeal against the High Court's rejection of her claim that the university did not support her adequately after she alleged she had been raped by a fellow student.
By: Órla O Donnell
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the three-year sentence imposed on convicted garda killer, Aaron Brady, for perverting the course of justice was too lenient.
The High Court has found the Child and Family Agency Tusla is in contempt of court for failing to provide secure placements for vulnerable children despite being directed to do so.
