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# family-law - This month May 2025

Court orders girl will spend today with her mother ahead of her first Holy Communion
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Court orders girl will spend today with her mother ahead of her first Holy Communion

May 17th 2025, 12:08 PM 90,759 Views 27 Comments

# family-law - Last year 2024

It's official: The Family referendum has been defeated
# Official Result
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It's official: The Family referendum has been defeated

Mar 9th 2024, 7:02 PM 29,425 Views 10 Comments

# family-law - All time

Surrogacy: Hannah McCarthy travels to Kenya and finds a growing number of surrogate cases there
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Surrogacy: Hannah McCarthy travels to Kenya and finds a growing number of surrogate cases there

Aug 7th 2023, 7:30 AM 17,209 Views 0 Comments

Josepha Madigan: Covid has forced many couples to the point of separation. How they handle it is key
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Josepha Madigan: Covid has forced many couples to the point of separation. How they handle it is key

Apr 19th 2021, 7:30 PM 25,706 Views 16 Comments

Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
# Opinion
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Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now

Jul 6th 2020, 7:00 AM 22,111 Views 25 Comments

'Archaic conditions are leading to violence': Call for new Family Law Court to be urgently developed
# Courting Disaster
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# Courting Disaster

'Archaic conditions are leading to violence': Call for new Family Law Court to be urgently developed

Dec 10th 2019, 7:51 AM 11,460 Views 2 Comments

Court decides child in foster care can go to Church of Ireland school against wishes of Catholic parents
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Court decides child in foster care can go to Church of Ireland school against wishes of Catholic parents

Jul 8th 2019, 6:20 AM 40,193 Views 91 Comments

Thousands of cases of women being beaten, choked, threatened with weapons and smothered in 2018
# Women's Aid
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Thousands of cases of women being beaten, choked, threatened with weapons and smothered in 2018

Apr 10th 2019, 6:00 AM 13,765 Views 32 Comments

Our systems are not working to prevent child sexual violence, even after it is reported
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Our systems are not working to prevent child sexual violence, even after it is reported

Apr 2nd 2019, 7:00 AM 10,330 Views 12 Comments

Childcare court case worries: Families 'cheek-by-jowl' with prisoners, and a huge volume of cases
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Childcare court case worries: Families 'cheek-by-jowl' with prisoners, and a huge volume of cases

Mar 11th 2019, 6:15 AM 12,251 Views 5 Comments

'It's a complete disaster': Getting a divorce in Ireland could get a lot harder post-Brexit
# British Spouses
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# British Spouses

'It's a complete disaster': Getting a divorce in Ireland could get a lot harder post-Brexit

Sep 23rd 2017, 9:30 PM 47,702 Views 45 Comments

'People were forced to live in the same house for years': Two decades of divorce in Ireland
# Breakdown
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# Breakdown

'People were forced to live in the same house for years': Two decades of divorce in Ireland

Jan 4th 2017, 6:30 AM 25,728 Views 118 Comments

If you're fighting over a €250k house, you could lose it all in legal fees
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# Where There's A Will

If you're fighting over a €250k house, you could lose it all in legal fees

May 2nd 2016, 10:00 PM 29,310 Views 10 Comments

I get annoyed when it is assumed that older people in rural Ireland will vote No
# Opinion
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I get annoyed when it is assumed that older people in rural Ireland will vote No

May 21st 2015, 8:00 AM 508 Views 205 Comments

The rights of unmarried fathers are being changed – but is it enough?
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# Opinion

The rights of unmarried fathers are being changed – but is it enough?

Mar 20th 2015, 8:00 AM 5,564 Views 52 Comments

Same-sex couples will have the legal right to adopt
# Explainer
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# Explainer

Same-sex couples will have the legal right to adopt

Feb 17th 2015, 11:35 AM 43,791 Views 405 Comments

Parents 'at a loss to understand' why their children were taken into care
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Parents 'at a loss to understand' why their children were taken into care

Dec 21st 2014, 8:15 AM 22,501 Views 0 Comments

The Family Law Court is getting its own building in Dublin
# Valuable Resource
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The Family Law Court is getting its own building in Dublin

Dec 12th 2014, 2:20 PM 5,706 Views 5 Comments

Opinion: Legislation is urgently needed following Supreme Court ruling on surrogacy
# Reproduction
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Opinion: Legislation is urgently needed following Supreme Court ruling on surrogacy

Nov 7th 2014, 6:10 PM 549 Views 149 Comments

Opinion: Our most important family law reform for a generation isn't child friendly
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Opinion: Our most important family law reform for a generation isn't child friendly

Aug 6th 2014, 8:00 AM 722 Views 22 Comments

Over 80% more people sought legal advice for housing issues last year
# FLAC
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Over 80% more people sought legal advice for housing issues last year

Jul 7th 2014, 8:40 PM 5,707 Views 2 Comments

Column: Radical change on the way for (some) unmarried fathers
# Fathers
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# Fathers

Column: Radical change on the way for (some) unmarried fathers

Mar 16th 2014, 7:30 PM 222 Views 90 Comments

Confused about separation or divorce? New videos aim to offer simple advice
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Confused about separation or divorce? New videos aim to offer simple advice

Feb 4th 2014, 8:14 AM 5,917 Views 12 Comments

Column: Tragic case of newborn boy highlights unmarried fathers' lack of rights
# Childbirth
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# Childbirth

Column: Tragic case of newborn boy highlights unmarried fathers' lack of rights

Jan 16th 2014, 4:32 PM 2,327 Views 254 Comments

Column: Behind the veil – a new era has begun for family courts
# Opinion
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Column: Behind the veil – a new era has begun for family courts

Jan 15th 2014, 1:00 PM 442 Views 54 Comments

Column: Our new in-camera Family Court legislation is a sham
# Opinion
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Column: Our new in-camera Family Court legislation is a sham

Jan 14th 2014, 1:00 PM 2,613 Views 120 Comments

Family law and child care court cases can now be reported, but under strict conditions
# In Camera
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# In Camera

Family law and child care court cases can now be reported, but under strict conditions

Jan 13th 2014, 12:23 PM 8,905 Views 28 Comments

'Entirely improper' for mother to contact TD, says judge
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'Entirely improper' for mother to contact TD, says judge

Nov 7th 2013, 10:57 AM 15,352 Views 4 Comments

Conversation between two judges on family law case had 'no effect' on ruling
# Courts
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Conversation between two judges on family law case had 'no effect' on ruling

Nov 4th 2013, 7:12 PM 9,181 Views 16 Comments

Fathers' rights group protests outside Taoiseach's home
# Courts
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Fathers' rights group protests outside Taoiseach's home

Jun 17th 2013, 8:21 PM 11,658 Views 141 Comments

Children's Minister 'constantly amazed' at lack of basic services
# Interview
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Children's Minister 'constantly amazed' at lack of basic services

May 7th 2013, 6:45 AM 6,884 Views 17 Comments

Column: Decisions in the family courts will be open to scrutiny now the veil has been lifted
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Column: Decisions in the family courts will be open to scrutiny now the veil has been lifted

Apr 9th 2013, 7:00 AM 712 Views 29 Comments

The Evening Fix... now with added Mr Burns endorsing Romney
# Need To Know
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# Need To Know

The Evening Fix... now with added Mr Burns endorsing Romney

Nov 2nd 2012, 8:05 PM 11,635 Views 3 Comments

Reporting to be allowed on family law and child care court cases
# Courts
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Reporting to be allowed on family law and child care court cases

Nov 2nd 2012, 4:54 PM 7,328 Views 40 Comments

In full: The two versions of the letter Alan Shatter sent to the Taoiseach
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In full: The two versions of the letter Alan Shatter sent to the Taoiseach

Oct 28th 2012, 10:48 PM 22,595 Views 65 Comments

Second Shatter statement rejects 'inaccurate' Sunday Independent story
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Second Shatter statement rejects 'inaccurate' Sunday Independent story

Oct 28th 2012, 9:55 PM 14,280 Views 142 Comments

Shatter says newspaper article is “dishonest and inaccurate”
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Shatter says newspaper article is “dishonest and inaccurate”

Oct 28th 2012, 1:39 PM 11,832 Views 95 Comments

Free legal advice service sees demand increase
# Legal Advice
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Free legal advice service sees demand increase

Jun 19th 2012, 2:10 PM 2,249 Views 16 Comments

High Court rules boy, 6, with brain injury should not be resuscitated
# Courts
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# Courts

High Court rules boy, 6, with brain injury should not be resuscitated

Jan 11th 2012, 2:00 PM 4,072 Views 29 Comments

Judge who beat daughter won't be charged
# Texas
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# Texas

Judge who beat daughter won't be charged

Nov 4th 2011, 2:33 PM 1,713 Views 27 Comments

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