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  • ‘Courting Disaster’ coalition calls on Government to urgently allocate funding for a dedicated Family Law Court

    10 December 2019

    Vulnerable members of society without the most basic of facilities in Family Court, campaign group says


  • Council of The Bar of Ireland address Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on access to justice and legal costs

    27 November 2019

    Council of The Bar of Ireland welcomes the opportunity to address the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on access to justice and legal costs today as for any legal system to operate at its optimum level, access to justice must be available to all.


  • Appointment of John Bruton to lead the Promotion of Irish Law Implementation Group welcomed by the Council of The Bar of Ireland

    30 October 2019

    Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan TD announces former Taoiseach John Bruton as Chair of the Group.  


  • Council of The Bar of Ireland welcomes priority review of Ireland’s family law system by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality

    24 October 2019

    In responding to today’s Report on Family Law Reform by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, Council of The Bar of Ireland reiterates support for measures that improve the expedient resolution of family law proceedings arising from relationship and marital breakdown which are in...


  • Statement by the Chairman, Council of The Bar of Ireland on the death of Noel Whelan SC

    11 July 2019

    Statement by Micheál P. O'Higgins SC, Chairman, Council of The Bar of Ireland on the passing of Noel Whelan SC. 


  • The victim’s voice takes centre stage at The Bar of Ireland Conference ‘Laws & Effects’

    24 May 2019

    The Bar of Ireland’s Chairman’s Conference ‘Laws & Effect’ takes place in Co Laois tomorrow, Saturday May 25th.


  • Joint North South Council Meeting

    05 April 2019

    The Bar of Ireland will today host a delegation from The Bar of Northern Ireland for the seventh annual Joint North South Bar Meeting. A key focus of today’s meeting will be the impact of Brexit on the legal and justice sectors in each jurisdiction as clarification is still awaited on...


  • Washington Celebration of Brexit initiative

    15 March 2019

    Council of The Bar of Ireland are delighted to attend an event in the Irish Embassy, Washington DC this evening to celebrate the Government backed legal services initiative to make Ireland a global hub for international litigation and arbitration post-Brexit.


  • Government approval of Legal Services Brexit Initiative welcomed by the Council of The Bar of Ireland

    04 January 2019

    The Council of The Bar of Ireland has welcomed Government approval today of a legal services initiative to make Ireland a global hub for international litigation and arbitration post-Brexit......  


  • Statement re Family Court Incident

    20 December 2018

    The shocking events in the Family Court in Phoenix House this morning and other recent high profile incidents involving assaults on barristers are of utmost concern to The Bar of Ireland. Issues of safety.... 

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