Landmark cases — Ireland

The Ireland authorities every law student is expected to cite. Citations follow OSCOLA Ireland 2nd ed; full text on BAILII Ireland.

• Ryan v Attorney General [1965] IR 294Constitutional · 1965

  Recognised unenumerated personal rights under Art 40.3.1°.

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• Crotty v An Taoiseach [1987] IR 713Constitutional / EU · 1987

  Single European Act required referendum — sovereignty cannot be transferred to EU without amendment.

• Attorney General v X [1992] 1 IR 1Constitutional · 1992

  Right to travel and abortion exception in cases of risk to life of mother.

• DPP v JC [2015] IESC 31Criminal evidence · 2015

  Re-shaped the exclusionary rule on unconstitutionally-obtained evidence.