judges impose restrictions of own motions or of application on the parties

Irish Press literal interpretation adopted - constitutional provision qualified administration of justice in public - required legislation to impose restrictions - Common law power to impose restriction did not survive constitution - any restrictions required legislation

Wright v Gorey Board of Management - 2 teens suspended for using substances, challenged sanctions - barrister sought order to disguise identities and name of school to not be identified - court no statutory permission for court to impose restriction for the type sought

Roe plaintiff used infected blood provided by board, sought to sue defendant, wanted fake name - didn't want case heard in private, just wanted to keep her identity private - judge against - public disclosure of identities essential for civil action - public right to same information as the judge and parties in the proceedings

Claimant v Board of St James unidentified plaintiffs sought to sue for contracting HIV, wanted to hide names and addresses - president of HC refused - no precedent or law justified departure from rules being administered in public

Irish Times v Ireland previous high profile drug trial had collapsed due to reporting of trial, CC judge imposed reporting restrictions, order appealed - HC and SC - restrictions to much - SC harmonious approach - judge should have ability to implement restrictions - right to fair trial- should go for less then outright restrictions

HSE - parents sought permission to publish reports, child died in violent circumstances - DC judge did have power to allow in camera rule to be lifted for certain information - entitled to impose restrictions for access to documents

s 212 Companies act 2014 - bind minority shareholders - fight between shareholders and company - don't want sensitive business information being disclosed

DF v Commission of Garda Siochana - s27 Civil Law Miscellaneous- could restrict reports due to medical condition - publication of person person having medical information - would cause undue stress and administration of justice would not be impaired - Man arrested, autism, sued for false imprisonment, protected identity - SC - as long as it meets terms of statute - order should be made

can't publish reports which tend to interfere with fairness of trial

Cullen v Toibin person convicted, sought to appeal conviction to Court of Criminal Appeal, evidence against was an accomplice, magazine published her view during trial - SC - dislikes magazine publishing during litigation, but nothing wrong - judge deciding on issues of law not questions of fact

Kelly v O'Neill applicant convicted of 3 gross offences, sentencing postponed, article published claiming involved in other crimes, already convicted - sentencing by judge- SC - matter no longer before jury - sentence still had t o be carried out - should have delayed publication not an outright ban

DPP v Independent man charged with murder of sister, evening herald published articlesdescribing nature of assault and way she died - reporting took place before trial - SC - test not if real risk to the trial, but if publication was calculated to interfere with the trial - didn't matter if there had been prejudice - fade factor irrelevent