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Lady Chief Justice calls for broadcasting of sentencing decisions in NI

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for some court decisions in the region to be broadcast. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Tuesday, Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan ...

05 Sept 2023 at 18:50

Northern Ireland

Judge disappointed at delay in legislation to permit filming court sentencing

Northern Ireland’s top judge has said she wants sentences handed down in crown courts to be broadcast, but has expressed disappointment that the necessary legislation cannot be passed until at least 2027. Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan ...

05 Sept 2024 at 17:31

Northern Ireland

Community justice scheme hailed as alternative to short prison sentences

A pioneering justice scheme which enables the judiciary to sentence offenders within the community under supervision has been hailed by Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan as an alternative to short prison sentences. Enhanced combination ...

02 Jan 2023 at 11:09

Northern Ireland

PSNI chief ‘does not recognise’ comments about prevalence of Catholic judges

Northern Ireland’s police chief has said he “does not recognise” comments alleged to have been made by a senior officer that a prevalence of Catholic judges in the region was leading to “perverse decisions”. PSNI Chief Constable Jon ...

03 Oct 2024 at 15:27

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice calls for new governing system for Northern Ireland’s courts

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for a new governing system for court services as the absence of devolved government continues to create uncertainty. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Conference to examine role of trauma in offending in Northern Ireland

The role that trauma plays in criminal offending rates in Northern Ireland will be explored at a conference bringing together a number of criminal justice agencies. The event organised by Probation Board NI (PBNI) will highlight ...

26 Mar 2023 at 09:50

Government failure to order public inquiry into Sean Brown murder ‘cannot stand’

The Government’s failure to order a public inquiry into the murder of GAA official Sean Brown in 1997 was unlawful and “cannot stand”, the Court of Appeal in Belfast has ruled. Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan ...

03 Apr 2025 at 16:04

Northern Ireland

O’Neill writes to PM urging public inquiry into Sean Brown murder

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging his Government to grant a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown. Ms O’Neill said the family of the GAA official ...

07 Apr 2025 at 22:28

Northern Ireland

Sean Brown murder has left ‘indelible stain’ on British state, court hears

The three-decade long concealment of the truth behind the murder of a gaelic games official should be a source of “profound shame and embarrassment” for the British state, a court has been told. A barrister for the family ...

16 Jan 2025 at 22:13

Northern Ireland

Sean Brown murder has left ‘indelible stain’ on British state, court hears

16 Jan 2025 at 18:33

Double killer Hazel Stewart fails in bid to have sentence reduced

Double murderer Hazel Stewart has been refused leave to appeal against the length of her sentence for killing her policeman husband and the wife of her ex-lover. A panel of judges at the Court of Appeal in Belfast ...

25 Jun 2025 at 11:43

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice ‘reassured by momentum’ towards transparency in courts

Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice has said she is reassured there is “momentum” towards improving transparency at the courts. Dame Siobhan Keegan was speaking during her annual address following the official ...

05 Sept 2025 at 17:46

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