What is happening
See details of the proposed changes and the Law Society's response.
Letter to the Minister for Justice
The President of the Law Society has written to the Minister for Justice to propose the appointment of an independent mediator.
Campaign updates
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09 Sept 2026
Information meeting
Solicitors are invited to an in person meeting on Wednesday 16 September at the Law Society.
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06 Aug 2026
Letter to Minister
Law Society President Rosemarie Loftus has written to the Minister for Justice following a meeting with solicitors on 31 July.
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01 Aug 2026
Press release
The Law Society is seeking to resolve two key outstanding issues on Criminal Legal Aid and has proposed solutions to the Minister for Justice.
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28 Jul 2026
Latest statement
"The Law Society received correspondence from the Minister for Justice this afternoon which has been circulated to criminal law solicitors."
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20 Jul 2026
Action and advocacy
Recent weeks have seen the Law Society and hundreds of criminal law solicitors highlight their concerns about changes to the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
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19 Jul 2026
Collapse in criminal legal aid certificates
Just 174 certificates issued over the past two weeks.
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30 Jun 2026
Oireachtas engagement
Law Society President Rosemarie Loftus and members of the Criminal Law Committee attended a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to discuss concerns about the proposed changes to Criminal Legal Aid.
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30 Jun 2026
Statement from Law Society President Rosemarie Loftus
“!Any reform of criminal legal aid should be workable, fair and evidence based. This proposal is none of those things and the fundamental concerns the Law Society has outlined have not been addressed.”
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26 Jun 2026
Legal, Human Rights, Civil Society organisations raise concerns
Several national legal, human rights and civil society organisations came together to voice their shared concerns regarding a planned 20% cut to Ireland's Criminal Legal Aid Scheme and the potential consequences for access to justice.
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