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Spend by DPP on criminal barristers in 2025 hit €30.27 million

Spend by DPP on criminal barristers in 2025 hit €30.27 million

The standard daily fee paid out to senior counsel in the Central Criminal Court last year was €1,855 and €1,237 to junior counsel.

Chloe Mitchell murder trial to go ahead despite strike by criminal barristers

Chloe Mitchell murder trial to go ahead despite strike by criminal barristers

The agreement came after a ‘constructive’ meeting on Sunday between Justice Minister Naomi Long and the Criminal Bar Association.

Ireland's top-paid lawyers: Jailed solicitor Cahir O'Higgins earned €200k from legal aid cases

Ireland's top-paid lawyers: Jailed solicitor Cahir O'Higgins earned €200k from legal aid cases

Cahir O'Higgins received €204,747 in legal aid fees during 2024

Criminal barristers in NI to withdraw services in legal aid dispute

Criminal barristers in NI to withdraw services in legal aid dispute

Criminal cases adjourned due to barristers' protest

Criminal cases adjourned due to barristers' protest

Government urged to engage with criminal law barristers as fresh protests held

Government urged to engage with criminal law barristers as fresh protests held

Criminal barristers to withdraw services again

Criminal barristers to withdraw services again

Criminal law barristers to strike in July over fees

Criminal law barristers to strike in July over fees

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Barristers will withdraw their services on a number of dates in July following similar action last October

Significant disruption at courts as barristers go on strike

Significant disruption at courts as barristers go on strike

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

Hundreds of criminal barristers across Northern Ireland went on strike over “long overdue payments”.

Dublin courts sit in reduced capacity as barristers undertake industrial action

Dublin courts sit in reduced capacity as barristers undertake industrial action

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

The court sat as usual at 10.30am, with all business completed by 10.45am