Longford and Byrne and Anor

In the matter of *Longford and Byrne and Anor*, heard by Judge Harman, the court considered orders concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for two children, X and Y. The proceedings involved the mother, Ms Longford, and the father, as well as the paternal grandmother, Ms Byrne, who was the second respondent. The core of the dispute revolved around the children's future contact and communication with their father, and the nature and extent of their contact with their paternal grandmother.

The court was required to determine several key issues. These included the appropriate allocation of parental responsibility for the children, where the children should live, and the extent to which the children should spend time with or communicate with their father. Additionally, the court had to consider the terms and conditions under which the children would spend time with their paternal grandmother, and what restrictions, if any, should be placed on the father's communication with the children and his publication of information about them.

Judge Harman ordered that the mother, Ms Longford, have sole parental responsibility for the children, and that they live with her. Crucially, the father was ordered to have no time with the children and their communication was severely restricted, limited to specific occasions and subject to the mother's discretion. The father was also enjoined from publishing any photographs, references, or comments concerning the mother, children, or proceedings online or by any other means, and was required to remove any existing such material. The paternal grandmother, Ms Byrne, was granted specific, supervised contact with the children for a limited period, with costs to be borne by her, and was restrained from facilitating any contact between the children and the father.