Person: Áine Hynes

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Court permits elderly woman to be tube fed after being told she is close to death

The woman, aged in her seventies, is said to have eaten virtually nothing except tiny amounts of ice-cream for some months.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

High Court places woman with dementia who accidentally set fire to own house in nursing home

Her home was badly damaged to the degree that the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, and her husband had to leave the property.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Two families live in fear of double killer’s return to community

The man who cheated death when double killer John Gallagher’s gun jammed in his face says he fears he will have to come face to face with him again soon.

Thu, 24 May, 2012

Minister’s legal capacity initiative welcomed

We welcome the Oireachtas Justice Committee initiative under Deputy David Stanton to hear from interested parties on legal capacity prior to publication of this important bill.

Wed, 02 May, 2012

Murder victims ‘link to domestic violence’

TWO-thirds of women murdered by their partners had previously suffered domestic violence, new research has shown.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2011