Majority rate independence of Irish courts and judges positively

Natasha O'Brien speaking at the No Justice No Peace Rosa protest in Limerick on Saturday. Picture: Eamon Ward

Three out of four people rate the independence of Irish courts and judges positively, according to a new survey commissioned by the EU. 

It comes as Judge Tom O’Donnell became embroiled in controversy after passing down a suspended jail sentence to a soldier convicted of beating Limerick woman Natasha O'Brien unconscious. Public protests continue to take place in the wake of Judge O'Donnell's decision to fully suspended a three-year sentence for Cathal Crotty for the unprovoked attack