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A war of words has broken out between Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Transport Minister Shane Ross over the Judicial Appointments Bill.

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The Government is set to finally approve legislation which will radically overhaul the manner in which judges are appointed.

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Call for political appointment of judges and gardaí to end

Independent TDs have called for the political appointments of judges and gardaí to be stopped and for top posts to awarded on merit alone.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2014

‘End political interference in appointing judges’
‘End political interference in appointing judges’

The chief justice has called for a radical overhauling of the way in which judges are appointed, warning that “political allegiance should have no bearing on appointments.”

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