Court rules that judge did not interfere in case

An urgent investigation into a newspaper report suggesting that a judge tried to interfere in a family law case has concluded that such interference did not occur because a ruling had already been made in the case.

The investigation was instigated by the presidents of the High Court and Circuit Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns and Mr Justice Raymond Groarke, respectively, on foot of a report in The Sunday Times.

The article suggested that a judge in the Circuit Court had “tried to meddle” in a family law case. The presidents said any allegation of this nature was “of grave concern”.