# attorney-general - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
The US administration has been accused of undermining press freedom by secretly seizing journalists’ phone records.
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# attorney-general - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Aisling Brady McCarthy has been charged in connection with the death of a child who was found injured in her care.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
A row between the judiciary and the government seems to have fizzled out today with two separate developments.
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# attorney-general - Friday 12 April, 2013
Previously, the 34-year-old was charged with assault and battery relating to the death of a one-year-old girl allegedly in her care.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Individuals who posted material purporting to show the notorious Jon Venables and Robert Thompson face prosecution by the British government.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
The government has come under fire for failing to provide a full apology on behalf of the State for its role in the Magdalene Laundries.
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# attorney-general - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Government thought that using the word ‘Ireland’ would be problematic as unionists regarded it as referring to the 32 counties.
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# attorney-general - Friday 28 December, 2012
Although it almost brought the Government down, there was no hint of the double murder and massive manhunt that shocked Ireland in the summer of 1982 in the State Archives.
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# attorney-general - Friday 21 December, 2012
The decision was taken following talks between the Attorney General, the Prison Service and the Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter.
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# attorney-general - Monday 10 December, 2012
Dominic Grieve, the AG for England and Wales, has announced that he will apply to the High Court to have the original verdict in the deaths of 96 football fans 23 years ago quashed.
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# attorney-general - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Good morning. Here’s nine things to know before you start your day…
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# attorney-general - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
The attorney general blocked the letters saying it could be difficult for Charles to fulfil his duties as king if they are released.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
MacArthur was jailed in 1982 after he killed a nurse in the Phoenix Park and shot dead a farmer.
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# attorney-general - Thursday 19 July, 2012
The expert group on abortion isn’t looking to loosen the rules about abortion – merely to give effect to what the constitution already says, writes Fiona de Londras.
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# attorney-general - Friday 15 June, 2012
Former President Mary Robinson and novelist Edna O’Brien were among the 25 women celebrated last night.
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# attorney-general - Friday 27 April, 2012
Statements disappeared from the StabilityTreaty.ie site yesterday amid complaints they were biased towards a ‘yes’ vote.
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The barristers carried out work for the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, who represents the State in various courts.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said that new law for search warrants is a priority for government after the Supreme Court ruled the existing law was unconstitutional.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Here’s TheJournal.ie’s guide to Ireland’s referendum on the new fiscal treaty.
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# attorney-general - Sunday 26 February, 2012
Enda Kenny told the Dáil this week that he expects a decision on whether or not a referendum is needed shortly.
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# attorney-general - Thursday 23 February, 2012
The minister says he hopes to publish the results of internal and external inquiries into the error – depending on legal advice.
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# attorney-general - Thursday 2 February, 2012
The Fine Gael TD has harshly criticised the opposition party for its call on the government to hold a referendum on the EU fiscal compact.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
A spokesperson for the party said the Government was taking on board the advice of the Attorney General.
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# attorney-general - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Independent TD Richard Boyd Barrett has echoed other opposition parties’ calls for a referendum on the new EU fiscal compact.
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# attorney-general - Monday 30 January, 2012
Enda Kenny joins his European counterparts today to discuss the new intergovernmental treaty and job creation in Europe.
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# attorney-general - Sunday 29 January, 2012
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said the party would take the Government to court “if a credible legal challenge can be mounted”.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Thousands of Irish soldiers fled the Defence Forces to fight for the Allies in World War II. They were persecuted upon their return to Ireland.
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# attorney-general - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Enda Kenny said proposals for a competitive tendering process to cut costs have been rejected.
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# attorney-general - Friday 9 December, 2011
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny will seek the advice of his AG after the overnight deal in Brussels that it is hoped can put a halt to the turmoil in Europe.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
The Taoiseach would not be drawn on what concerns the AG has but the bill will now not be debated until after the budget.
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# attorney-general - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
Following the Attorney General’s decision to hold new inquests into the deaths of 10 people who were shot dead in west Belfast in 1971, the Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its support for the victims’ families.
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# attorney-general - Monday 24 October, 2011
Eight former attorneys general signed a public letter saying that the two constitutional amendments will endanger individual rights and judicial independence.
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# attorney-general - Monday 6 June, 2011
Costello passed away in Dublin following a long illness. He is credited with developing Fine Gael’s ‘Towards a Just Society’ policy in the 1960s.
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# attorney-general - Tuesday 12 April, 2011
McKillen can be consulted for input before his loans are acquired, the Supreme Court rules, rejecting his other complaints.
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# attorney-general - Thursday 31 March, 2011
The move follows violence at the fair earlier this month.
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# attorney-general - Tuesday 8 March, 2011
Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Labour’s cabinet consolation, Ireland’s personal debt crisis, and a cruel crime against Ireland’s cricketers.
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