EU warns Ireland to make legal costs cheaper, and reform how judges are appointed

The Eu report recommends that Ireland 'ensure that the reform of the appointment and promotion of judges ... is taking into account European standards on judicial appointments'. Picture: Larry Cummins

Ireland must strengthen its public-life ethics rules, change proposed laws around how judges are appointed, and make legal costs more affordable, the EU has said.

The European Commission's third annual report, which was published on Wednesday, takes particular aim at the Judicial Appointments Bill, which is currently making its way through the Seanad.