High Court grants €82,000 judgment for damage caused to south Dublin home by jacuzzi leakJudge found issue caused by inadequate tighting of the pipe connection during installationWed Feb 21 2024 - 13:29
High Court begins hearing lead cases arguing UK is not a safe third country due to Rwanda policyFollowing Brexit, the Minister for Justice designated the UK as a 'safe third country' to which asylum seekers can be returnedTue Feb 20 2024 - 17:42
Dispute between shareholders in Walls Construction set for mediation, court hearsProposed scheme would recognise and incentivise next generation of management, chief executive of building firm saysMon Feb 19 2024 - 16:18
High Court judge not convinced man’s trip in supermarket was accidentalIvan Bubak alleged that he caught his foot on the wheel of a trolley and fell, sustaining injuriesFri Feb 16 2024 - 16:24
High Court prohibits State from transferring Algerian asylum seeker to Spain until legal action resolvedJudge acknowledges ‘serious prejudice’ to State, but said Minister for Justice should not benefit from her failureFri Feb 16 2024 - 14:25
Court hears man’s appeal against conviction for murdering drinking companionMark Crawford is serving a mandatory life sentence for murdering Patrick ‘Pa’ O’Connor (24) in 2018Thu Feb 15 2024 - 21:00
Permission for 131 rental apartments in Clontarf overturned by High CourtJudge found flaws in An Bord Pleanála’s consideration of proposed open space and local transport capacityThu Feb 15 2024 - 14:54
Supreme Court to consider whether alleged sexual violence victims have certain privacy rights Man accused of historic offences wants access to a range of material about every incident in which complainant alleges she has suffered abuseWed Feb 14 2024 - 13:05
Sipo says complaint about Varadkar not part of its remitPaul Murphy’s lawyers said reasoning for rejecting his complaint ‘legally inadequate’Tue Feb 13 2024 - 18:30
Financial fund loses appeal over €4.68 million debt write-off for salesmanThe Court of Appeal rejected all grounds raised by Promontoria Aran LimitedTue Feb 13 2024 - 15:49
Leitrim council issues proceedings over plan to house asylum seekers in hotelHotel owner has brought separate but related case over council’s decision to invalidate its building compliance certificateMon Feb 12 2024 - 19:22
Gayle Killilea, ex-wife of Seán Dunne, asks court to dismiss 2014 case against herA US jury found in 2019 that Mr Dunne had fraudulently transferred millions of euro in assets to Ms KillileaMon Feb 12 2024 - 18:03
Case brought by builder Joe Cosgrave’s widow over shareholding in companies to be mediated, court hearsThe defendants maintain they have acted properly and in the best interests of the groupMon Feb 12 2024 - 17:43
Reducing man’s maintenance payments would place ‘intolerable’ burden on ex-wife, says judgeThe mother could not work due to her caring obligations to the former couple’s childrenFri Feb 09 2024 - 18:45
Supreme Court refuses to allow Dublin City Council make further appeal over Johnny Ronan tower heightsCourt of Appeal held last June that An Bord Pleanála was entitled to permit height increases for Dublin dockland apartment schemesFri Feb 09 2024 - 12:47
Woman who required above-knee amputation settles High Court personal injuries caseFrances O’Brien alleged she was seen by multiple doctors who failed to carry out a vascular examination of herThu Feb 08 2024 - 18:48
HSE recruitment freeze delaying handling of child disability complaints, court hearsMs Justice Niamh Hyland said there are a handful of new cases each week concerning the handling of child disability assessments which is a “very bad use of court time and of legal costs”Wed Feb 07 2024 - 15:49
High Court temporarily halts HSE’s disciplinary inquiry into claims against surgeonConsultant raised a fair issue to be tried that warranted restraining the investigation as currently convened, judge findsTue Feb 06 2024 - 21:19
Revenue granted legal costs of obtaining €2.5m tax and interest judgment against Dublin landlordMr Justice Michael Quinn says result of case is ‘very clear’ and defence of it delayed collection of taxesTue Feb 06 2024 - 16:51
Sipo agrees to order quashing its refusal to provide The Ditch with political donation statementPublisher brought case after being refused a copy of Leo Varadkar’s 2022 annual donation statement last AugustTue Feb 06 2024 - 15:29
Prisoner fails to secure release of dog that allegedly bit garda during arrestKevin O’Keeffe was arrested at his home in January 2023, when, it is alleged, his dog bit one of the gardaí presentSat Feb 03 2024 - 09:56
Potato farm liable for €88,000 damage to orchard caused by herbicide drift, court rules Judge found employee of potato farm acted negligently in spraying herbicide on windy dayFri Feb 02 2024 - 15:42
High Court orders businessman not to interfere with contract for asylum seeker accommodationCompany has paid the businessman €1.47 million on foot of May 2022 contracts with the State, court hearsThu Feb 01 2024 - 20:28
Monaghan jeans manufacturer ‘dishonestly’ copied Diesel trademark since 1979, judge rulesItalian-based Diesel SPA is entitled to register the trademark in Ireland, the High Court has foundThu Feb 01 2024 - 19:50
District Court directs pub group JD Wetherspoon to pay €6,500 to Traveller woman refused serviceFormer minister Mary Hanafin and retired garda gave evidence in support of discrimination caseWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:47
Tusla to meet contempt allegations ‘head-on’, High Court toldTusla’s lawyers say it is ‘not clear’ what role case can play in resolving boy’s situationWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:04
Widow sues local authority over alleged personal injuries arising from husband’s death at workVincent O’Brien died on December 31st 2019 while conducting maintenance work at a water treatment facilityWed Jan 31 2024 - 16:29
O’Connell Street hotel expansion proposal that would close popular beer garden challenged in High CourtLast November, An Bord Pleanála upheld permission for an additional 97 hotel rooms at the Holiday Inn ExpressTue Jan 30 2024 - 16:17
Father who won case regarding widowers’ pension calls for clarity on referendum wordingJohn O’Meara says he will be voting in favour of changing the family definition and would encourage everybody to ‘get out and vote’Sat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
State to argue obligations to homeless asylum seekers met by providing €113.80 weekly allowanceWatchdog alleges Government failure to provide suitable reception conditions to meet basic needs of asylum seekersFri Jan 26 2024 - 17:31
Firm contesting man’s personal injuries action alleging he caught Covid-19 in meat factoryDeputy Master of High Court John Glennon says this is first such action that has come before himThu Jan 25 2024 - 18:11
State disputes human rights body’s ability to pursue aspects of case over homeless asylum seekersThe case is Irish human rights watchdog’s first invocation of its statutory powers under section 41 of the IHREC ActThu Jan 25 2024 - 14:59
State withdraws ‘academic’ appeals against findings two Garda applicants were discriminated against due to ageEquality body said men’s cases prove there is ‘no place for age discrimination in workplace in Ireland today’Thu Jan 25 2024 - 14:40
Banks’ ability to enforce surcharge interest clauses an ‘important legal issue’, court hearsAction seeking €213,000 surcharge interest against man’s estate is considered a ‘lead case’Wed Jan 24 2024 - 17:39
Tumblr takes High Court action against Ireland’s media regulatorSecond technology giant to take judicial review against Coimisiún na Meán after being designated a ‘video-sharing platform’Wed Jan 24 2024 - 10:51
Dublin hospital board apologises for ‘unacceptable failure’ in reporting woman’s cervical sampleNurse Oonagh McEvoy (36) died from metastatic cervical cancer in 2011, four years after a negative smear resultTue Jan 23 2024 - 15:03
Michael Flatley’s pool, spa and cinema affected by toxic chemical residue, court toldDamage to Castlehyde, Co Cork, will cost €30m to repair, Commercial Court hearsMon Jan 22 2024 - 16:19
Fisherman who alleged wife forged signature on €240,000 of loans found liable to repay bankJudge did not accept it is unfair to hold Brian Murray accountable for the full borrowings from which he received a benefitFri Jan 19 2024 - 18:18
Court challenge to permission for 165 homes in Enniskerry resolved Judicial review was initiated by local interest group and manager of neighbouring housing complexThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:13
Tusla facing contempt of court application over alleged failure to comply with special care order for at-risk teenager State’s child and family agency agency said it is not allowed to offer salaries high enough to attract and retain enough specialist staff to operate its three special care units units at full capacityThu Jan 18 2024 - 19:58
Nigerian man who feared he would be killed over failure to join cult has asylum application rejection upheldInternational Protection Appeals Tribunal found the man was ‘subjectively credible’, but his fears of persecution were ‘objectively unfounded’Wed Jan 17 2024 - 18:16
High Court grants divorce to former couple who continue to live in same houseMan and woman can be considered as living apart while underneath same roof provided they are not in intimate relationship, judge saysWed Jan 17 2024 - 15:06
Businessman claims developer offered €50,000 if he dropped planning appealTwo Galway residents allege they were subjected to ‘campaign of relentless pressure’ to withdraw planning appealsTue Jan 16 2024 - 16:15
Personal injuries action over fall from playground monkey bars dismissedHigh Court judge said risk of falling from climbing frame ‘cannot be entirely removed’Tue Jan 16 2024 - 11:54
Insurers of Michael Flatley’s Co Cork estate want dancer’s €25m damages claim referred to mediationJudge questions basis for claim remediation works will cost €25mMon Jan 15 2024 - 17:59
Magniers allege Barne Estate breached agreement by considering offers from new bidderMagnier family add new claims to case centring on alleged breaches of exclusivity agreementMon Jan 15 2024 - 15:43
Settlement secured in court dispute over uncompleted sale of Kerry site to Peter McVerry TrustIt was claimed the charity intended to build a shelter facility for children and young people on the Killarney town centre siteFri Jan 12 2024 - 13:27
Grafton secures order overturning permission for Offaly manure-to-gas plantStrategic Power Projects wanted to develop an anaerobic digestion plant on a site outside TullamoreThu Jan 11 2024 - 17:45
Court refuses to halt Georgian man’s transfer to France where protection request failedThe judge said the risk to the man does not outweigh the 'very strong arguments' for refusing to stop his deportationThu Jan 11 2024 - 15:31
International Protection Office making faster decisions amid application surge, says directorNew figures show 13,227 sought international protection in State last year, slightly fewer than in 2022Wed Jan 10 2024 - 14:43
