Could COVID-19 drive important changes in the Irish Court System?

The COVID-19 crisis has been massively disruptive to court sittings as it has to many other essential activities. High Court personal injuries sittings have been suspended since mid-March. Some sittings have taken place in criminal cases, family law cases and other...

Family settle case over death of 88-year-old man in hospital

The family of an 88-year-old man who died 13 days after he was admitted to Sligo General Hospital has settled a High Court action over his death on confidential terms. Doireann O’Mahony BL told the court there was a “catalogue of errors” in the care provided to John...