Wicklow
- Jul 24
Irish solicitors' strike over flat legal aid fee disrupts courts as minister agrees to meet Law Society but refuses to reverse reforms
Criminal cases across Ireland have been adjourned as solicitors withdraw services over a new €520 flat fee per legal aid case, while Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan agrees to meet the Law Society but insists he will not reverse the 1 July reforms.
- Jul 23
Wildfires sweep across Ireland: Slievenamon blaze may be contained by weekend as Wicklow and Killarney also burn
Fires on Slievenamon mountain in Tipperary, in Wicklow Mountains National Park, and in Killarney National Park have burned hundreds of hectares since Monday, with a change in wind pushing flames into Coillte forestry on Wednesday.
