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26 July 2017
The announcement this week by the Legal Aid Board that it is to restrict referrals to the family law panel of the Private Practitioner District Court Panel to priority matters only will very negatively impact on those most in need of assistance and must be immediately reversed, according to...
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26 July 2017
The Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland Paul McGarry SC has extended his congratulations to Frank Clarke on his appointment by Cabinet today as Chief Justice.
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24 July 2017
The Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland have jointly written to the Taoiseach to express concerns
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12 July 2017
Paul McGarry SC has today been re-elected as the Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, the representative body for barristers in the Republic.
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01 June 2017
First conference co-hosted by The Bar of Ireland and the Irish Medical Organisation
Recent surveys show similar challenges experienced by women cross the professions
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11 May 2017
The Bar of Ireland’s pro bono programme - the Voluntary Assistance Scheme (VAS) - worked with the Ana Liffey Drug Project developing the draft legislation for the ‘Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017’, which was passed in Seanad Eireann...
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10 February 2017
The Bar of Ireland launches new ‘Denham Fellowship’ for aspiring barristers from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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10 February 2017
President Trump’s personal attacks on US judges for performing their duties has no place in a democracy based on the rule of law and is part of a sinister trend which should be condemned, according to Conor Dignam SC, Chairman of The Bar of Ireland Human Rights Committee.
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02 February 2017
Five barristers to receive bursaries to work with innocence organisations in the USA.
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14 December 2016
Human Rights Committee of The Bar of Ireland statement regarding Mr. Ibrahim Halawa