The judiciary is ‘outdated and needs diversity’

VIRTUALLY nothing has been done to modernise the judiciary and open up the legal profession to people from different backgrounds, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said yesterday.

Branding it outdated, the ICCL said appointments to the bench must begin to reflect Ireland’s increasingly diverse society.

The rights watchdog warned greater access to the legal profession should be provided for ethnic minorities and those on low incomes to ensure future judicial appointments are more inclusive.