Irish Supreme Court Review, Volume 7 2025

The Irish Supreme Court Review is published annually by Clarus Press on behalf of the School of Law, Trinity College, Dublin. It is a peer-reviewed legal journal, publishing articles that consider major themes in the work of the Court and its leading cases in the previous legal year. Articles are drawn from papers presented at the annual Conference of the Irish Supreme Court Review, including keynote contributions reflecting on the role of the Supreme Court, especially as it debates matters with other international and apex courts.

Volume 7, 2025 contains the following articles:

• Disagreement on Finer Points of Theory: Conway v An Bord Plenála, by Conor Casey and Oran Doyle
• Putting Mutuality of Obligation in its Place: The Revenue Commissioners v Karshan (Midlands) Ltd T/A Domino’s Pizza, by Anne Davies
• With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends? HA O’Neil Ltd v Unite the Union and Others, by Alan Eustace
• Of Principles and Principals: Reasonableness and Remedies in Unfair Dismissal: An Bord Banistíochta, Gaelscoil Moshíológ v The Labour Court, by Desmond Ryan
• Mandatory Orders, Statutory Duties, and Constitutional Rights: In re M McD, by Conor O’Mahony
• Maintaining Mandatory Retirement: Mallon v The Minister for Justice and Others, by Mark Bell
• Limitation of Executive Discretion and Judicial Appointments: Re Art 26 & Re Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, by Laura Cahillane
• Democracy, Constitutional Tradition and the Rule of Law: Delaney v The Personal Injuries Assessment Board, by Donal Coffey
• A Battle of Will and Judgment? O’Meara v The Minister for Social Protection, by Saoirse Enright
• Subsequent Legal Developments and Admissibility of Evidence: DPP v Smyth, by Róisín Costello and Liz Heffernan
• Sentencing Multiple Offences: How Much is Enough? DPP v Faulkner, by Niamh Magui