President Michael D. Higgins yesterday warned that barriers to access to justice in Ireland are damaging “the very fabric of our society, entrenching and exacerbating inequality”.
The president mounted a strong defence of legal aid in his speech at the officially opening of legal rights group FLAC’s new Dublin headquarters.
He said: “We know that a right to justice is fundamental to human rights protection, a primary element of an individual’s entitlement as an equal citizen of any state.
“It is simply not acceptable, in a state that claims to be a democracy, that the most vulnerable section of our society is unable to access our legal system or is prevented from doing so in a timely manner. That is a situation which damages the very fabric of our society, entrenching and exacerbating inequality.
“At the very roots of democracy lies a respect for all citizens and a refusal to foster a culture of privilege and advantage for those who can afford it. If we are to achieve a Republic in its fullest sense, both institutional and experiential, it must be founded on a profound spirit of generous humanity and a necessary inclusiveness.”

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 A nine-year-old who will not be able to grow her nails long as a result of an accident has been awarded €55,000.
Letterkenny Circuit Court heard the girl lost the tip of her finger after it became caught in a door at a Donegal primary school in April 2017. The finger tip could not be replaced.
Fiona Crawford BL, for the girl, said her client was using a classroom door when it had closed back on her finger. She was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital and was then transferred to Galway where an operation was performed on her finger by a surgeon.
Ms Crawford told Judge John Alymer that as a result of the crush injury, the child was sensitive to cold weather and would not permit anyone to touch the affected finger.
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The first garda on the scene when DJ Bobby Ryan's body was found noticed that the accused man's hands were "extremely clean" considering he had been working with slurry that morning.
Farmer Patrick Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby 'Mr Moonlight' Ryan on a date between June 3, 2011 and April 2013. Mr Ryan's body was found in a run-off tank on the farm leased by the accused at Fawnagown, Tipperary in April 2013.
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If you have suffered harm due to a delayed or misdiagnosis while under medical care, you should call us to obtain expert legal advice. This area of practice is headed byJohn McCabe, who specialises in this area of law. John has several years’ experience in a medical negligence and personal injury law firm. 

One of the first steps you will need to take is to call us for a consultation. Then it will be necessary to obtain your medical and radiology records from the hospital or care facility you were treated under Freedom of Information or Data Protection Acts.

To further progress the matter and before issuing High Court proceedings, it will usually be necessary to then furnish your medical records to an expert in the United Kingdom to obtain an independent report on liability and causation - that is to say who is liable for the harm suffered and is that harm or injury 'on the balance of probabilities' caused by the negligence act of the doctor or hospital that treated you. 

We assist clients in the following areas:

• Cancer Misdiagnosis

• DePuy hip implant recall
• Orthopaedic injuries
• Pharmaceutical/dispensing of medication negligence
• Cosmetic/plastic surgery errors
• Injuries at Birth
• Joint replacement
• Vaginal Mesh Surgery
• Brain Injury
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Dental complaints 

*In contentious matters a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or portion of any award or settlement.

The UK voted to leave the European Union on June 23rd 2016 by a majority of 51.9 to 48.1 per cent, with a turnout of just under 72 per cent. This set the UK on course to leave the EU, but left all the details of its exit still to be decided.

The timetable was set the following March 29th, when British prime minister Theresa May took the formal step, required under EU law to start the exit process, of triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Under the two-year process the UK will leave the EU on March 29th, 2019.

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