27th March, 2024 The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, and...
Wards of Court system abolished in 2023
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Budget 2023 – a summary
28th September, 2022 Budget 2023 was announced yesterday, 27 September 2022. The Budget is generally announced in...
Living with your partner – inequalities for cohabitants
27th July, 2022 For those people who live together without obtaining legal recognition ( e.g. entering civil...
Access to Birth Information in Ireland
7th July, 2022 BIRTH INFORMATION AND TRACING ACT 2022 No. 14/2022. An Act to make further and better...
Largest award ever for unfair dismissal
5th July, 2022 In a recent Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) decision — A Sales Executive -v- A Software Company —...
Prosecuting Gardai to have right to appear in District Courts
7th June, 2022 Emergency legislation is shortly to be brought to Cabinet to allow for Gardai to appear in District...
Sick Leave Bill 2021
21 April, 2022 The news has carried reports on the recently published Sick Leave Bill 2021. It intends to legislate...
Use of court “poor box” increases
2dn February, 2022 The use of the ‘court poor box’ under which those accused of offences, including illegal parking,...
Late bars and nightclubs get financial relief
25th January, 2022 Nightclubs and late bars need to obtain a special exemption order i.e. SEO) from the District Court...
Access to birth information for adoptees
12th January, 2022 The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 will give new rights to people who were...
Penalties for motorists parking on footpaths to be doubled
7th January, 2022 Penalties for motorists caught parking on footpaths, cycle tracks and bus lanes will be doubled from...
Trusts of all kinds (including charitable trusts) need to be aware of obligations to register
19th October, 2021 Trustees should be aware of their obligations to register details of the beneficial ownership of...