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Article: Constitutional challenge to Supreme Court rejected
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- June 22, 2009
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SUPREME COURT: Judgment was delivered on May 27th by the Chief
Justice, Mr Justice Murray; Mrs Justice Denham, Mr Justice Hardiman,
Mr Justice Geoghegan and Mr Justice Fennelly concurring
JUDGMENT
A number of appeals by Mr O'Riordan against a High Court ruling
rejecting his challenge to the Supreme Court sitting in divisions,
to members of the High Court sitting occasionally in the Supreme
Court, and to the constitution of the Court of Criminal Appeal, were
rejected.
BACKGROUND
Mr O'Riordan was a frequent litigant with numerous appearances
before the Supreme Court, who on more than one occasion objected to
the fact that his appeals were heard by the Supreme Court consisting
of less than ...