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Article 26 Of The Constitution Of Ireland
The Council of State () is a body established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of their discretionary, reserve powers. It also has authority to provide for the temporary exercise of the duties of the president if these cannot be exercised by either the president or the Presidential CommissionConstitution of Ireland, Article 14.4 (an eventuality that is very unlikely to occur, since it would require the simultaneous absence of the President and two members of the three-member Commission).Constitution of Ireland, Article 14.3 Members The Council of State consists of a number of government officials, who sit , as well as certain former office holders and up to seven individuals of the president's own choosing. The members comprise the attorney general as well as individuals from each of three branches of government: legislature, executive and judiciary. Unlike most of the president's other duties, which must be conducted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foras Na Gaeilge
(, " Irish Institute"; ) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the roles of the Irish language board (including the book distributor ), the publisher , and the terminological committee , all three of which had formerly been state bodies of the Irish government. Functions * Promotion of the Irish language; * Facilitating and encouraging its use in speech and writing in public and private life in the Republic of Ireland and, in the context of Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, in Northern Ireland where there is appropriate demand; * Advising both administrations, public bodies and other groups in the private and voluntary sectors; * Undertaking supportive projects, and grant-aiding bodies and groups as considered necessary; * Undertaking research, promotional campaigns, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona Murphy
Verona Murphy (born 1970/1971) is an Irish independent politician who has been Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since 2024, and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 2020. Originally from the Ramsgrange area of County Wexford, Murphy was involved in the road haulage business before unsuccessfully standing for election for Fine Gael in the 2019 Wexford by-election. After being de-selected by Fine Gael, she stood and was elected as an independent TD at the 2020 and 2024 general elections. Early life One of 11 children, Murphy was born and raised in Ramsgrange by parents who were farmers and livestock dealers. She dropped out of school at 15 to pursue work, before moving to England, where she worked at a Vauxhall Motors factory by day and a McDonald's franchise by night. She then returned to Ireland and bought her first truck and trailer at the age of 21. She later returned to education, doing her Leaving Certificate at 35 and graduating with a BA in law from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Ahern
Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, and as Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008. A Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011, he served as Leader of the Opposition (Ireland), Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997. He was also Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1986 to 1987, Tánaiste from November to December 1994, and Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance from 1991 to 1994. Fianna Fáil led #Governments, three coalition governments under Ahern's leadership; he is the second-longest serving Taoiseach, after Éamon de Valera. He resigned as Taoiseach on 6 May 2008, in the wake of revelations made by the Mahon Tribunal over payments received from developers; he was succeeded by Brian Cowen. Fianna Fáil proposed to expel politicians censured by the tribunal, but Ahern resigned his membership prior to the expulsion motion. In 2016, Fianna Fáil announced that it ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary McAleese
Mary Patricia McAleese ( ; ; ; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, having received the nomination of Fianna Fáil. She succeeded Mary Robinson, making her the second female president of Ireland and the first woman in the world to succeed another woman as president. She nominated herself for re-election in 2004 and was returned unopposed for a second term. Born in Ardoyne, north Belfast, she is the first president of Ireland to have come from either Northern Ireland or Ulster. McAleese graduated in law from Queen's University Belfast. In 1975, she was appointed Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, and in 1987 she returned to her alma mater, Queen's, to become director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. In 1994, she became the first female pro-vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president. Robinson had previously served as a senator in from 1969 to 1989, and as a councillor on Dublin Corporation from 1979 to 1983. Although she had been briefly affiliated with the Labour Party during her time as a senator, she became the first independent candidate to win the presidency and the first not to have had the support of Fianna Fáil. Following her time as president, Robinson became the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. During her tenure as High Commissioner, she visited Tibet in 1998 (the first holder of the office to do so) and criticised Ireland's immigration policy and the use of capital punishment in the United States. She extended her intended single four-year term as High Commissioner by one year to preside over the World Confer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossa Fanning
Rossa A. Fanning (born 1976) is an Irish barrister and legal academic who has served as the attorney general of Ireland since December 2022. His practice at the Bar has been primarily focused on commercial litigation and insolvency. Early life Fanning was born in 1976 and is from Leopardstown, Dublin. He attended secondary school at Blackrock College. He studied for a BCL law degree from University College Dublin and obtained a master's degree from UCD where he wrote a thesis on civil procedure. While at UCD, he was returning officer for the University College Dublin Students' Union and was auditor of the University College Dublin Law Society. He studied for an LLM degree at the University of Michigan Law School as a scholar of the Fulbright Program. He attended the King's Inns and was the individual winner of the Irish Times Debate while studying there. Legal career Fanning was called to the Bar in 1999 and devilled for David Barniville. He was appointed Senior Counsel in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barniville
David Barniville is an Irish judge who has served as President of the High Court since July 2022 and a Judge of the High Court since July 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2021 to 2022. He is also a former Chair of the Bar Council of Ireland. He is an member of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Early life Barniville is from Dublin. He was born to Geraldine and Harry (both international tennis players), while his grandfather Henry Barniville was a member of Seanad Éireann and surgeon. He attended secondary school at Blackrock College. He studied for a BCL degree at University College Dublin, graduating in 1988. He completed his studies at the King's Inns. Legal career Barniville was called to the Bar in July 1990 and became a Senior Counsel in October 2006. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2016. He is a Bencher of the King's Inns and of Middle Temple. His practice as a barriste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court (Ireland)
The High Court () of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. When sitting as a criminal court it is called the Central Criminal Court and sits with judge and jury. It also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court. It also has the power to determine whether or not a law is constitutional, and of judicial review over acts of the government and other public bodies. Structure The High Court is established by Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland, which grants the court "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and questions whether of law or fact, civil or criminal", as well as the ability to determine "the validity of any law having regard to the provisions of this Constitution". Judges are appointed by the President, as Article 35 dictates. However, as with almost all the President's constitutional powers, these appointments are made on "the advice of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Costello
Caroline Costello is an Irish judge who has served as President of the Court of Appeal since July 2024 and a Judge of the Court of Appeal since November 2018. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2018. Costello graduated with a BA in Classics and History from University College Dublin in 1982. She subsequently attended the University of Oxford and the King's Inns. She became a barrister in 1988 and a senior counsel in 2010. She had a commercial-oriented practice, focusing on commercial law, banking law, and insolvency law. She was appointed to the High Court in September 2014. She presided over High Court bankruptcy proceedings involving Seán Dunne. She served a term as chair of the judicial wing of INSOL Europe, a federation of insolvency lawyers. In 2018, she made a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union arising out of an action taken by Max Schrems regarding the EU–US Privacy Shield. She was appointed a Judge of the Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Statute Book
The Irish Statute Book, also known as the electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB), is a database produced by the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. It contains copies of Acts of the Oireachtas and statutory instruments.electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) . Office of the Attorney General from the original by . It also contains a Legislation Directory which includes chronological tables of pre-1922 legislation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Appeal (Ireland)
The Court of Appeal () is a court in Ireland that sits between the High Court and Supreme Court. Its jurisdiction derives from Article 34.4. It was established in 2014, taking over the existing appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in 2014 and replacing the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Courts-Martial Appeal Court (subject to transitional provisions). Appeals to the Supreme Court are at that Court's discretion. Establishment The superior courts provided under the Courts of Justice Act 1924 and the 1937 constitution were the High Court and the Supreme Court. By the 1990s, there was a large backlog of cases in which the Supreme Court was required to hear appeals from the High Court. The Supreme Court heard a greater number of cases than its counterparts in other common law states. A working group which reported in 2009 recommended introducing a new court to hear most appeals of High Court judgments, freeing up the Supreme Court to restrict itself to cases of constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal O'Donnell
Donal Gerard O'Donnell (born 25 October 1957) is an Irish jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of Ireland since October 2021. He has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since January 2010. He practised as a barrister between 1982 and 2010, specialising in commercial law and public law. Early life He was born in Belfast, in 1957. He was educated at St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, University College Dublin, King's Inns and the University of Virginia. While attending University College Dublin, he won the 1978 Irish Times Debate with Conor Gearty for the UCD Law Society. He graduated from Virginia in 1983, where he wrote a research paper comparing equality under the US and Irish constitutions, supervised by A.E. Dick Howard. Janet Napolitano was also among the class of 1983. His brother Turlough O'Donnell SC is former chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland. He comes from a legal family, his father, The Rt. Hon Turlough O'Donnell P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
