I had the privilege this week of taking a lovely group of visitors through the Four Courts.  As there were no handouts, I said I would put the content of the tour up online, together with some illustrations, so here… Continue reading

From the Irish Independent, 30 April 1910, this account of the character of Dickens’ ‘Miss Flite,’ the elderly, eccentric lady litigant from ‘Bleak House,’ as encountered by English and Irish lawyers and judges in real life: “MISS FLITE AND MISS… Continue reading

Irish barristers don’t just practice in Dublin – they also practice around the country. Circuit practice has always been a feature of the Irish Bar. The actual Circuits and their names have changed over the years – once upon a… Continue reading