Parental Rights of Same-Sex Couples in Ireland
As we celebrate pride week this week, it is important to cast an eye over the development of the recognition of parental rights for same-sex couples in Ireland over the last number of decades and to the difficulty which many same-sex couples...
Virtual Reality/Virtual Insanity – Courtroom Trial and Error
COVID-19 has led to a near shutdown of the Courts with only ongoing criminal trials and urgent matters being heard. This has led to a delay in the administration of justice and a congested judicial system. Virtual courtrooms were first announced in Ireland in January 2020 as part of the Court Service ten-year strategy document. Plans to modernize the Court service and develop virtual courtrooms have been accelerated in response to COVID-19...
Assessing Children’s Disability Needs in a Time of Crisis
Last week, up to 100 people gathered at the round hall of the Four Courts in protest at emergency COVID-19 measures passed by the Oireachtas. The legislation challenged includes the Health Preservation and Protection and Other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act of 2020...
Is Humanity Disposable? Government Struggles with Homelessness and the Importance of Public Law in a time of Crisis
Is Humanity Disposable? Government Struggles with Homelessness and the Importance of Public Law in a time of Crisis. Earlier this year, a canal clean-up operation at Wilton Terrace took a horrific turn when a tent that was being removed was, in fact, occupied...
PIAB PORTAL AND STATUTE PRACTICALITIES AMIDST COVID-19
Ailbhe Hanmore, Associate Solicitor at KOD Lyons and Rory Knight, legal intern, look at how personal injury applications have been affected by the Covid19 public emergency. The primary concern of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)...