Vivienne Traynor

A High Court action by a number of Dublin City councillors against the Minister for Housing and Local Government over an issue that prevented them from being able to push ahead with plans to rename public spaces, including Herzog Park in Dublin, has been adjourned until October.

The High Court has heard that a four-year-old girl whose mother's concerns about meningitis were "repeatedly dismissed" by medical staff later died from sepsis.

A 31-year-old man has been convicted of the murder of a man he stabbed to death in what was described as a determined, murderous attack after a row at his home two years ago.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said he will meet the Law Society to discuss the dispute over the new legal aid payments system, which has led to widespread disruption in criminal courts.

A 42-year-old man who was convicted of incitement to hatred following an Instagram livestream has had his sentence adjourned after he told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court he wanted a solicitor.

A 31-year-old man Dublin has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man he stabbed to death in what was described by the judge as a senseless act of anger and aggression.

The High Court has ruled there was a fundamental denial of justice in the cases of a number of people who were refused bail while not legally represented in the District Court because of the current solicitors' dispute.

A High Court challenge to the new criminal legal aid payments scheme is due to get under way today.

A High Court challenge to the new criminal legal aid payments scheme has begun.

The dispute between the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and criminal legal aid solicitors is set to deepen after a nationwide meeting of solicitors agreed to continue a withdrawal of services under the new payment scheme.