Up to each judge to assess evidence of solicitor-referred medics, says High Court judge‘Guns for hire’ can be exposed through cross-examination and questioning, court hearsWed Mar 15 2023 - 18:30
Developer can defend challenge to planning permission after Bord Pleanála concedes, court rulesBallyboden Tidy Town Group’s action concerns approval for 241 apartments near the Dublin mountainsTue Mar 14 2023 - 17:42
Human rights body seeks to join test actions on shelter for asylum seekersCases brought by two Afghan men are being fast-tracked and will be heard by High Court later this monthMon Mar 13 2023 - 18:00
Further hearing required in High Court case over permission for South Circular Road developmentUS property group Hines had said it “looks forward to the swift conclusion of the proceedings”Mon Mar 13 2023 - 15:26
Full trial of dispute between Enoch Burke and school to open this monthMr Justice Brian O’Moore has been managing the case to ensure an ‘unsually early trial’Fri Mar 10 2023 - 18:27
Man’s trouble finding alternative accommodation does not block possession order, court rulesOrder for possession of Mullingar dwelling was secured by man’s sisters following death of their father in 2019Fri Mar 10 2023 - 15:58
U2 should not have to answer questions in alleged unlawful use of song case, High Court hearsMaurice Kiely claims he wrote the song ‘A Man and a Woman’ in the 1990s before it was used on U2′s albumFri Mar 10 2023 - 15:22
Industrial action involving engineering company’s employees to proceed H A O’Neil, part of Jones Engineering, says no valid disagreement exists between it and Unite membersThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:31
Court reserves decision in case considering ‘reasonably mistaken’ defence in sexual act with minorThe appeal primarily concerns the extent to which, if at all, the prosecution must prove the accused had a “guilty mind” regarding the age of the childWed Mar 08 2023 - 21:14
High Court awards man €142,000 over ‘vicious’ unprovoked assault in pub bathroomIvor Broderick (49) alleged he was jumped on and punched and kicked in the head during a 2017 assaultWed Mar 08 2023 - 13:10
Firms seeking derogation from EU sanctions on Kremlin-controlled company’s interest in vessels overcome legal hurdleNorwegian companies have applied to Irish Central Bank for sanction derogationsTue Mar 07 2023 - 18:01
HSE acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in care of assailant of Sligo man (20) who died after crowbar attackJimmy Loughlin (20) was killed in his rented home in Sligo in 2018 after the stranger attacked himTue Mar 07 2023 - 13:22
Ugandan asylum seeker wants Irish court to prevent return to UK due to Rwanda policyUK cannot be deemed a safe third country due to relocation scheme, says applicantMon Mar 06 2023 - 19:02
Woman (96) wants new regulation in bid to receive non-contributory State pensionEileen Hackett refused means-tested payments due to her late husband leaving €170,000 in savings in 2014Mon Mar 06 2023 - 17:10
Developer challenges Dublin City Council’s decision to restrict build-to-rent schemesLioncor’s planning application for development of 364 rental units on former Terenure College playing fields was refused by An Bord PleanálaMon Mar 06 2023 - 16:15
High Court asked to declare that asylum seekers left homeless had rights breachedTwo Afghan males who brought legal proceedings now staying in State-provided accommodationFri Mar 03 2023 - 17:14
Man wants court to quash Tusla’s provisional finding on claims he sexually abused childHe also wants court to restrain Tusla from further investigating allegationsFri Mar 03 2023 - 16:14
Couple lose appeal over sale of life assurance policy that excluded MSFinancial Services and Pensions Ombudsman awarded couple €15,000 after ruling they were ‘mis-sold’ policyThu Mar 02 2023 - 17:26
Man who claims he was hit by car in row over disabled space has case dismissedJudge said David McNamara’s sense of wrong appears to have become inflated to being convinced the car drove into himThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:45
Judges can depart from personal injury guideline valuations, Supreme Court toldThe Judicial Council Act provides for departure from guidelines if judge feels an award is “simply wrong”, State saysWed Mar 01 2023 - 17:34
Dublin plant hire firm says rezoning of adjoining site will disrupt business, court hearsPat O’Donnell & Co ‘extremely anxious’ about the prospect of neighbouring residential developmentTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:31
Jury finds against solicitor who claimed false imprisonment on cruise ship after suicide commentCaroline Fanning (49) sued Trailfinders Ireland after arguing trip more ‘Guantanamo Bay‘ than luxuriousTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:17
Court dismisses appeal seeking to remove woman from child’s case over deep fat fryer burnsToddler allegedly suffered scalding injuries to skin in accident on May 16th, 2015Tue Feb 28 2023 - 17:49
Environmental group lodges legal action over emissions cuts ‘picked from the sky’Friends of the Irish Environment take issue with provision in Government plan for 2026-2030Mon Feb 27 2023 - 22:07
Afghan asylum seeker who claims he is a minor brings court case over being left homelessThe male says he did not have documentation to prove he is 17 when he applied for international protection earlier this monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 21:38
Judgment amended in case involving former Davy employees Mr Justice Michael Twomey has amended his ruling from last monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 04:00
High Court proposes to strike out woman’s case against catering company due to prior €15,000 settlementJudge held Anne Marie Corrigan compromised action against Aramark Ireland by agreeing to settle claimFri Feb 24 2023 - 16:10
Bank allowed to make offer to woman who claims it disclosed data to estranged fatherWoman claims her father used the confidential bank transaction data to track her down abroadThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:11
High Court permits urgent mastectomy for woman who may lack capacity to give consentHSE brought ‘very unusual’ application in relation to woman’s medical treatmentThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:04
‘Serious’ flaws in ombudsman’s decision on Covid interruption claim, court rulesInsurance claim turned largely on whether Arklow Marine Services was exempt from restrictions due to providing an ‘essential service’Thu Feb 23 2023 - 12:23
Court finds Spanish firm not liable for €900,000 tax over sale of shares in Irish motorway operatorRevenue’s appeal against finding turned on whether the shares in an Irish firm derive their value from “land in the State”Tue Feb 21 2023 - 13:56
Supreme Court refuses to hear further appeal from two brothers challenging murder convictionsDean and Jason Bradley, of Liscarne Gardens, were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for the murder of Neil Reilly (36)Mon Feb 20 2023 - 21:03
Court sets aside leave in one of two challenges to access of late Frank Dunne’s stud farmChallenge related to local councils' declaration that refurbishment works on electricity line exempt developmentFri Feb 17 2023 - 17:48
Afghan asylum seeker who was homeless since January arrival offered hostel accommodationThe court heard the man reached the top of a queue for accommodation and the offer would have come independently of the proceedingsFri Feb 17 2023 - 16:01
Social housing construction firm enters liquidation after rescue package falls throughLender’s withdrawal made it clear examiner would be unable to secure a scheme of arrangement for Blacklough Construction within the statutory timeframeFri Feb 17 2023 - 15:05
Cruise ship takes threats of self-harm ‘very seriously’, says captainRoyal Caribbean cruise ship captain said sarcastic claim wouldn’t have mattered to responseThu Feb 16 2023 - 19:13
DPP wants arrest warrant for convicted brothel keeper reinstated by Supreme CourtMartin Morgan jailed for three years in 2008 for organising prostitution and running brothel at Dublin apartmentThu Feb 16 2023 - 17:05
Award to supermarket worker over broken ankle reduced by €20,000Court of Appeal says High Court was entitled to find Dunnes Stores liable for the incident involving Gunta KadegeWed Feb 15 2023 - 19:00
Afghan asylum seeker takes High Court case after being left homelessMan seeks urgent injunction forcing State to provide him with accommodationWed Feb 15 2023 - 15:58
Receiver appointed over properties linked to alleged leading figures in Drogheda gangCourt told brothers Owen and Brendan Maguire are members of Price-Maguire organised crime groupWed Feb 15 2023 - 12:53
Court reserves decision in council’s appeal over Sandymount cyclewayDublin City Council contended High Court’s findings will have ‘enormous implications’ for road authority operationsTue Feb 14 2023 - 18:47
High Court strikes out man’s 1995 case alleging sexual assault at schoolDelay and loss of Garda file caused significant prejudice to defendant school, said judgeMon Feb 13 2023 - 17:57
Insolvency plans allowing property developer couple to write off €12m debts approved by courtSecured creditor Pepper Finance Corporation was withdrawing its objection to the plans on condition they will soon be alteredMon Feb 13 2023 - 15:44
Solicitor suing for alleged false imprisonment on cruise made second suicide ‘threat’, court toldSecurity officer gave evidence Caroline Fanning said: ‘I will commit suicide if not given a new balcony state room’Fri Feb 10 2023 - 18:19
Daughter of solicitor suing for alleged false imprisonment ‘mortified’ during cruise ship experienceCaitlin Fanning said the experience was 'something I never thought could happen to me'Thu Feb 09 2023 - 17:52
Permission for five apartments overturned due to effect on neighbour’s kitchen Gary Solan claimed the development would block access to his kitchen doorThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:11
High Court gives man time to amend defamation case against GoogleMan’s case relates to material alleging his involvement in disappearance of child and drugging women for sexual gratificationWed Feb 08 2023 - 18:42
Supreme Court to hear appeal by woman charged with sexual assault of disabled sonsWoman acquitted in Circuit Court in 2021 after forensic psychologist’s evidence excluded from trialWed Feb 08 2023 - 12:57
Solicitor ‘imprisoned’ on cruise ship says suicide comment was ‘pure sarcasm’In emails Caroline Fanning (49) referred to someone resolving bill issue with a phone company after mentioning ‘suicide’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 17:48
€100,000 for oil contamination investigator who got ‘not a single cent’ from petrol station settlementCouple who got €500,000 settlement must pay sum to specialist who investigated oil contaminationFri Feb 03 2023 - 12:58
