Coronavirus Covid-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hamper the operation of courts all over the country questions have arisen as to whether non-minor crimes might be tried in non-jury courts outside of the usual permissible categories in light of the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19...
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...
Statutory Instrument No. 230/2018 European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (‘the Regulations’) transposed the ‘Reception Conditions Directive’ 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 (‘the Directive’) laying down standards...
The current public health crisis has cast us out into uncharted waters. For many people, this is coupled with boredom and crippling anxieties for the future. As many pick up the bottle to curb the monotony and uncertainty of their new lifestyle, we are must turn our attention to those in our communities...
As the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) does not consider itself to be an essential service, the Project’s reporters are not currently attending court sittings. Instead they are finalising reports and submitting observations on issues arising in the cases they have attended to date...
The Economic Migration Network recently published their research paper Migratory Pathways to Ireland for Start-ups and Innovative Entrepreneurs...
We are in extraordinary times. Over just a few short weeks, normal life has been suspended, schools and businesses have closed, public events have been...
At the present time, we are all living in an unfamiliar and challenging situation and attempting to cope with isolation, separation from families and a different working environment, for those who are working. How does it feel to be a child in the care system, who is removed from their parents in either a foster home or in a residential placement?...
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...
As has been highlighted throughout the various posts in the KOD Lyons COVID-19 blog series, there have been a number of unprecedented measures taken by various state bodies across society to ensure the prevention of the spread of coronavirus...
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