Roaming free.
There’s a bit of carts and horses about this one.
Though almost all Covid restrictions have been lifted, there are still people being fined for violating them over a year ago. As reported in the Independent today, one 26 year old man has just been fined by Swords District Court. He was found guilty of travelling from Blanchardstown to Donabate beach with his girlfriend for […]
What we have, with surrogacy, is a legal severing of the natural ties between birth mother and child.
The number of foreign criminals deported for “serious criminal convictions” has reduced dramatically since Helen McEntee became Justice Minister, Gript can reveal. The figures were obtained as part of a Parliamentary Question submitted by Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD, who quizzed the Justice Department on how many criminal deportations there have been over the past […]
Nobody should predict what the US Supreme Court will, or will not do, as the Casey decision in 1992 demonstrates.
The decision by the body representing Irish barristers to present a human rights award to the Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland has led to some comment. This is mostly due to the fact that the spokesperson for MASI, Bulelani Mfaco, who accepted the award, has had his initial claims for asylum here refused as […]
A Galway restaurant has moved to take a High Court challenge against the domestic Covid cert on discrimination grounds, raising just under €80k in less than a week. Owners of the Italian restaurant Il Vicolo on Dominick Street Lower, Galway city, started the GoFundMe campaign last Friday – a mere six days ago – and […]
It should be a relatively straightforward principle that lawyers can not simultaneously represent both parties in a case. In this instance, the Attorney General’s day job is to represent the State. And his nixer is to represent Independent News and Media against the state
Companies should take note
We know that once euthanasia and assisted suicide are introduced, the grounds always expand.
Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has indicated that pro-life protests outside abortion centres will not be outlawed under new legislation, a move that has been welcomed by pro-life activists. Abortion campaigners had sought to ban peaceful and often prayerful outreaches outside GP offices or hospitals, despite Gardai saying that no issues had arisen. Pro-life groups said […]