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The former US president was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels

Trump asks for hush money conviction to be thrown out

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the judge who presided over his hush money trial to throw out his conviction, citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that a former US president enjoys broad immunity from prosecution.

Donald Trump • 12 Jul 24

The case related to the status of delivery drivers

Revenue urges firms to consider implications of ruling

Revenue has urged businesses to consider the implications of a Supreme Court judgement which ruled delivery drivers for a pizza company should be treated as employees and not contractors.

Business • 27 Oct 23

Justice Stephen G Breyer administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the West Conference Room, Supreme Court Building

First black woman sworn in on US Supreme Court

The United States made history as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

US • 01 Jul 22

Justices denied an emergency request by abortion and women's health providers for an injunction on enforcement of the ban

Biden vows to combat strict new Texas abortion law

US President Joe Biden said he is launching a "whole-of-government effort," including from the White House counsel, to combat a strict new Texas abortion law after an overnight Supreme Court decision let it stand.

US • 02 Sep 21

The Supreme Court annual report said its work was not delayed in any significant way by the Covid-19 pandemic

Wait for Supreme Court hearings at 'historic low'

Chief Justice Frank Clarke has said waiting times for hearings at the country's highest court are now at an historic low and "shorter than in living memory".

Courts • 14 Apr 21

Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (R)

Judge Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in at the White House after her appointment was confirmed by the US Senate.

US • 27 Oct 20

Chief Justice Frank Clarke (L) and Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe (R)

Woulfe said he raised golf event with Chief Justice

Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe told the review into his attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event that he raised the outing with the Chief Justice, Frank Clarke at the end of July.

Courts • 01 Oct 20

Taxing times for Donald Trump

Today's Supreme Court rulings are a mixed bag for Donald Trump.

News • 09 Jul 20

Four inmates challenged the lethal injection protocols

US Supreme Court rejects challenge by death row inmates

The US Supreme Court has paved the way for the Trump administration to carry out the first federal executions since 2003, turning away an appeal by four inmates challenging the lethal injection protocols due to be used.

US • 29 Jun 20

Sectoral Employment Orders set legally-enforceable terms and conditions for specific sectors of the economy

Unions warn of fallout from wage legislation ruling

A trade union has warned employers of an "industrial war" if they try to renege on pay and pension agreements with workers.

Business • 24 Jun 20

The court sat in Waterford for the hearing (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Appeal in Dwyer case referred to EU Court of Justice

The Supreme Court has said it intends to refer Graham Dwyer's case over the retention and accessing of his mobile phone metadata to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Courts • 24 Feb 20

The five judge Supreme Court unanimously ruled the murder conviction was unsafe

Supreme Court overturns Mayo man's murder conviction

A man who killed his mother in a knife attack has had his conviction for murder overturned by the Supreme Court.

Courts • 21 Dec 19

The Supreme Court decision could have implications for hundreds of separated people

Separated father wins Supreme Court housing case

A separated father of three has won his Supreme Court case over Dublin City Council's categorisation of him as a one person household on its housing list.

Courts • 19 Dec 19

The judge ruled that the evidence constituted "objective justification" that the Department, in the absence of a court order, did not have the right to access the information contained in the sealed box

Decision overturned in relation to release of documents

The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the Information Commissioner requiring the Minister for Health to disclose a record of a meeting held as part of a review concerning allegations of sexual abuse against retired surgeon Michael Shine.

Courts • 27 May 19

The court found the Oireachtas had 'crossed the divide' between constitutional separation of powers

Mandatory sentence under act declared unconstitutional

A law requiring a mandatory five-year sentence for some convictions under a section of the Firearms Act has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Courts • 15 May 19

The Applicant in the case argues that the procedures of the WRC deprive claimants of natural and constitutional justice

Constitutionality of WRC to be challenged in Court

A legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission is set to proceed after the Supreme Court ruled today that a claimant was entitled to take the case.

Courts • 20 Mar 19

Denis O'Brien appealed a High Court ruling over statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs

Supreme Court dismisses Denis O'Brien appeal

Businessman Denis O'Brien has lost his appeal over statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs.

Courts • 05 Mar 19

Denis Casey was sentenced to two years and nine months in jail in 2016

Denis Casey loses Supreme Court appeal in defraud case

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by Denis Casey the former Chief Executive of Irish Life & Permanent against his conviction for a €7bn conspiracy to defraud.

Courts • 21 Feb 19

The project is planned to provide a second high-capacity all-Ireland interconnector

Supreme Court upholds permission for interconnector

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court ruling over An Bord Pleanála's granting of permission for the planned North-South Interconnector.

Courts • 19 Feb 19

The Supreme Court said it is aware of the urgency of the matter

UK court to consider appeal in Brexit reversal case

Britain's Supreme Court said it would consider whether to hear an appeal from the British government which wants to stop Europe's top court from examining a case seeking to determine whether the country can unilaterally reverse Brexit.

Brexit • 16 Nov 18

The Supreme Court is to hear the appeal by the end of the year

Supreme Court to hear Facebook data transfer appeal

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Facebook over a High Court decision to refer to the European Court of Justice issues about the transfer of data from the European Union to the United States.

Courts • 31 Jul 18

Victor Murtagh was just 21 when he began his first tour of duty in the Lebanon in October 1986

State loses appeal over damages award to former soldier

The State has lost its appeal against a High Court decision that a former soldier should be awarded damages for a failure to diagnose and treat him for psychological injuries he sustained while in the Lebanon more than 30 years ago.

Courts • 30 Jul 18

Denis O'Brien is also appealing against an order directing him to pay the costs of his case

O'Brien begins Supreme Court appeal on Dáil statements

Businessman Denis O'Brien has begun his appeal against the High Court's dismissal of his action over statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs.

Ireland • 23 Apr 18

Angela Kerins is appealing against a High Court dismissal of her action against the Public Accounts Committee

Supreme Court hears PAC arguments in Kerins case

Lawyers for the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee have begun outlining their arguments to the Supreme Court in the case being taken by the former CEO of the Rehab Group, Angela Kerins.

Courts • 14 Mar 18

Angela Kerins wants to claim damages for personal injury, loss of reputation and loss of career

Kerins' case will resonate for years, court told

The case being taken by the former CEO of the Rehab group, Angela Kerins, against the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee is of singular importance and will have resonance for years, her lawyers have told the Supreme Court.

Courts • 13 Mar 18