Supreme Court of Ireland

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The Supreme Court of Ireland is the country's highest judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the Irish Constitution.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
above Court of Appeal (Ireland) ⓘ
High Court (Ireland) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann ⓘ
apexCourtOf Irish court system ⓘ
appealsGenerallyRequire leave to appeal ⓘ
appointingAuthorityForJudges President of Ireland ⓘ
branchOf judiciary of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Irish judiciary
canHearAppealsFrom Court of Appeal (Ireland) ⓘ
High Court (Ireland) ⓘ
compositionDeterminedBy Oireachtas ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
decisionsAreBindingOn all lower Irish courts ⓘ
established 1937 ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
hasAppellateJurisdictionOver civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver questions as to the validity of any law having regard to the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
references of bills by the President of Ireland under Article 26 of the Constitution ⓘ
hasPosition Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
hasPower judicial review of executive actions ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
headOfCourt Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
hears appeals on points of law ⓘ
constitutional challenges ⓘ
interprets Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsOnAdviceOf Government of Ireland ⓘ
jurisdiction Ireland ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
leaveToAppealCriteria interests of justice ⓘ
matter of general public importance ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Four Courts ⓘ
locatedOn Inns Quay ⓘ
River Liffey ⓘ
location Dublin ⓘ
maySitAs constitutional court ⓘ
nativeName Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann ⓘ
numberOfJudges 9 ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.courts.ie/supreme-court ⓘ
oversees development of Irish constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ
partOf Courts of Ireland ⓘ
predecessor Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ
role final court of appeal in Ireland ⓘ
ultimate interpreter of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Justice of Ireland → memberOf → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Four Courts → houses → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State → replacedBy → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State → succeededBy → Supreme Court under the Constitution of Ireland 1937 ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Ireland
Irish judiciary → hasHighestCourt → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Courts of Justice → hasComponent → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Courts of Justice → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
High Court of Ireland → appealsTo → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann → presidesOver → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann → memberOf → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Hugh Kennedy → courtServedOn → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Donal O’Donnell → presidingJudgeOf → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Donal O’Donnell → memberOf → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Court of Appeal (Ireland) → canReferCasesTo → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Court of Appeal (Ireland) → subjectToReviewBy → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
High Court (Ireland) → appealsTo → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Council of State (Ireland) → relatedTo → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Presidential Commission (Ireland) → relatedOffice → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
subject linked to: Presidential Commission
Four Courts, Dublin → houses → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland → governs → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
Courts Service of Ireland → operatesIn → Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ