Lack of lawyers in Ireland threatens top State legal cases

The State’s most senior legal experts have warned sensitive and high-profile cases, costing millions of euro, are being put at risk because of staff shortages and caps on how much they can pay lawyers and solicitors.

The office of the director of public prosecutions and Ireland’s chief state solicitor, which receive a combined €64m a year, made the claim to a cross-party Dáil group, warning key cases are under threat because resources are not being made available.