Green fuel distributor will strongly contest application for winding-up, court hearsProvisional liquidators were appointed to Green D Project Ireland last weekThu Nov 30 2023 - 18:00
Court grants €146m judgment against owner of Co Kerry hotel and islandsIrish judgment sought by MGG California so it could seek to enforce the amount against Jacob E Safra’s Irish assetsThu Nov 30 2023 - 17:14
High Court must reconsider fairness of insolvency deal permitting man to keep farmThe Supreme Court found Fergus O’Connor was insolvent for the purpose of insolvency legislationThu Nov 30 2023 - 15:23
Michael O’Flynn retained right to object to former business partner’s debt deal, Supreme Court rulesDeveloper’s attempt to object to John O’Driscoll’s PIA had been rejected by lower courts on basis of standingThu Nov 30 2023 - 11:39
High Court dismisses Sinn Féin constituency organiser’s defamation claim against newspaper and reporterLiam Lappin’s contended meanings for article that did not name him were ‘strained’ and ‘utterly unreasonable’, judge saidWed Nov 29 2023 - 19:42
Minister wants retail investors to bear costs of proposed investigation into renewable energy firmInvestors claim they are together owed some €380,000 from EFW 21 Renewable EnergyWed Nov 29 2023 - 18:32
Lack of information from Garda commissioner about suspensions ‘difficult to comprehend’, says judgeMs Justice Siobhán Phelan said she hopes to give her ruling on the matter before ChristmasWed Nov 29 2023 - 16:36
Gardaí suspensions should be quashed due to delay, court hearsFour gardaí were suspended without pay three years ago over alleged ‘squaring’ of fixed charge penalty noticesTue Nov 28 2023 - 20:26
Developer’s claim for damages against pair designed to intimidate, court toldGlenveagh Homes alleges Pat Lynch and Denise Leavy unlawfully abused the statutory planning process to interfere with its businessTue Nov 28 2023 - 16:32
Judge approves €60,000 damages assessment for boy despite mother’s request to reject itBoy allegedly sustained injuries in 2019 car accident after he unfastened his seatbeltMon Nov 27 2023 - 18:28
Friends of the Irish Environment may seek to join Shannon LNG High Court caseThe judge was told the environmental organisation has a “bit of a history” with the LNG plant proposalMon Nov 27 2023 - 16:53
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to permission for Howth apartment schemePermission for more than 100 dwellings in Deer Park came despite local council’s preference for refusalMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:09
Web Summit co-founder seeks to include claims Paddy Cosgrave’s Israel posts damaged businessDaire Hickey, through his commerical entity, seeks to claim Mr Cosgrave’s conduct following October 7th occurred in disregard to interests of minority shareholdersFri Nov 24 2023 - 14:23
The air was thick with smoke and a double-decker bus was on fire - how gardaí struggled to contain the Dublin riotsStreet mayhem spills over from close to Parnell Street, where Garda car set ablaze and several officers injuredThu Nov 23 2023 - 22:27
Dublin riots: Violent clashes with gardaí and vehicles set alight after children injured in knife attackGarda Commissioner says ‘lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology’ behind violence which included multiple clashes with gardaíThu Nov 23 2023 - 21:59
Ditch media challenges Sipo decision not to release Leo Varadkar donation statement during reviewNews site says it wants to seek 2022 donation statements of other Oireachtas membersThu Nov 23 2023 - 17:26
‘Willy Wonka’ makes hundreds of information requests to Department of Agriculture30,000 environmental requests from ‘John Does’ costing department and Coillte significant resourcesWed Nov 22 2023 - 15:36
High Court dismisses environmental group’s challenge to permission for 320 Co Meath homesRejection of the case comes after the Court of Justice of the EU addressed questions of European law referred by the High CourtWed Nov 22 2023 - 14:06
Supreme Court affords Michael Fingleton another chance to try to halt case against himCourt to consider when it is appropriate to dismiss proceedings where a defendant is unable, due to ill-health, to defend a civil claimTue Nov 21 2023 - 12:38
Court discharges four people from wardship so decisions can be made under new schemeJudge expresses concern over how new system will protect finances and assets of people who lack capacity to make their own decisionsMon Nov 20 2023 - 16:57
Ulster Bank’s appeal against ruling in tracker mortgage dispute to proceed before Court of AppealCase set for February after Supreme Court declines to allow direct appeal to it from High CourtMon Nov 20 2023 - 16:09
Judge refuses man’s request to pass over sisters as executrices of father’s estateJudge says 'very sad to see' man has a history of making unfounded allegations against sistersFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:11
Co Leitrim turf cutters to argue in Supreme Court against prosecution under habitats protection lawDuo challenging legislation under which State officers sought to access their lands at Cloneen bog in Co LongfordFri Nov 17 2023 - 16:26
Supreme Court to hear mother’s appeal over means testing of carer’s allowanceThe case invokes article 41.2 of the Constitution, which refers to work performed by women in the homeThu Nov 16 2023 - 17:23
Supreme Court reserves decision on constitutionality of judicial appointments BillRecent controversies across the water are reminders of ‘vital importance’ of judicial independence, particularly in politically turbulent times, court hearsThu Nov 16 2023 - 13:40
Woman can seek court orders requiring council to procure emergency site for caravanMother of five wants local authority to provide basic sanitary and water facilities at emergency locationWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:21
Supreme Court to hear urgent appeals from Tusla over special care orders for vulnerable teenagersGirl and boy, both aged 16, at centre of case abuse drugs and regularly go missing from State careWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:27
High Court sanctions restructuring schemes for Solar 21 firmsJustice Michael Quinn was satisfied all of the requirements were met to allow him to sanction the proposalsTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:21
Supreme Court refuses to overturn deportation of Nigerian man who claimed it would affect childrenCourt was justified in concluding there was no evidence of a ‘real meaningful relationship’ between the man and the three childrenTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:58
High Court asked to compel Tusla to decide special care needed for troubled teenager The court heard the teenager has stayed in more than 20 different emergency accommodation placements since last FebruaryMon Nov 13 2023 - 20:09
Family of murdered Derek Coakley Hutch seeks State compensationNoeleen Coakley Hutch asks court to overturn compensation refusal due to son’s 'conduct, character and way of life'Mon Nov 13 2023 - 18:05
High Court permits Shannon LNG to challenge refusal of €650m Co Kerry gas terminalDeveloper claims An Bord Pleanála ‘slavishly’ adhered to Government policy on fracked gasMon Nov 13 2023 - 17:09
Owner of Kerry hotel and islands has ‘stateable defence’ to €175m claim, court toldMs Justice Eileen Roberts reserved her decision on the applicationFri Nov 10 2023 - 17:01
High Court awards €63,000 damages to ‘entirely blameless’ driver over crash injuriesSecond motorist uninsured, had a driving ban and wearing a leg cast at the time of 2016 collisionFri Nov 10 2023 - 14:58
High Court orders Co Galway quarry to halt operations while locals’ legal case is ongoingOperators of Killola Quarry in Oughterard are prohibited from ‘all quarrying and associated activities at the site’ until further orderThu Nov 09 2023 - 18:53
Owner of Co Kerry hotel and island contesting application for €175m judgmentMCG California LLC is asking the court to recognise and enforce a judgment it obtained from the New York supreme court against Irish-based Jacqui SafraThu Nov 09 2023 - 17:24
Peter McVerry Trust ‘just about’ meets threshold for further pause to sale completion order, judge findsAs part of her order, Ms Justice Niamh Hyland directed the charity to lodge €90,000 into an escrow accountWed Nov 08 2023 - 18:48
Mirror Group Newspapers apologises to former TD Maria Bailey and accepts it made false claimsPublisher apologises in court for distress caused by two 2019 articles relating to a personal injuries action Bailey took against a Dublin hotel over a fall from a swing seatTue Nov 07 2023 - 12:17
Mother takes High Court action over alleged delay in reviewing daughter’s needsWoman says the girl (12) is a flight risk and can be aggressive towards siblingsMon Nov 06 2023 - 16:14
Court refuses to direct boy’s return to mother who ‘set face against’ aiding father’s access Judge said it would not be in the child’s interests to delay decision to transfer him to live with fatherFri Nov 03 2023 - 17:06
High Court grants pause to order for Peter McVerry Trust to complete purchase of €300,000 siteHomelessness charity was last week given seven days to complete contract for lands in KillarneyFri Nov 03 2023 - 15:48
Larry Goodman’s €6m Barryroe rescue plan approved by High CourtMost shareholders to be wiped out in scheme that will mean explorer turns to renewable-energy opportunitiesFri Nov 03 2023 - 14:15
Court directs IBRC to clarify elements of claim against Michael FingletonMr Justice Denis McDonald said the plaintiff must be clear which of its claims are ‘actionable’ and which are ‘neutral’ paragraphsThu Nov 02 2023 - 16:50
Young man settles court case over alleged injuries from crash that killed friendJudge commends late boy’s mother for enduring difficult hearing in ‘dignified silence’Thu Nov 02 2023 - 16:10
Man (20) sues over alleged severe injuries sustained in fatal Co Carlow crashThe 16-year-old driver died when the car carrying five friends hit a wall near Myshall in February 2019Wed Nov 01 2023 - 18:40
‘Impermissible’ broad claim being pursued against former INBS boss Michael Fingleton, court toldFingleton’s lawyers submitted that a Court of Appeal decision said the case against him had significantly narrowedWed Nov 01 2023 - 16:59
‘Urgency’ in resolving challenge to survey licence for €1.5 billion offshore wind farm, says judgeCurrent State policy has decided this project is important to Ireland meeting its climate change commitments, said Mr Justice HumphreysTue Oct 31 2023 - 16:52
Guest house owner seeks injunction over property being used to house Ukrainian refugeesProperty should not have turned into accommodation for as many refugees as possible, owner claimsFri Oct 27 2023 - 16:39
High Court appoints interim examiner to HealthBeacon as it has ‘run out of cash’ Irish company is believed to have lined up a US investor to fund it through the examinership processFri Oct 27 2023 - 09:46
Minister wins appeal over decision to revoke man’s residency permitThe Court of Appeal ruled the High Court erred in fact and in law in deciding to quash the Minister’s revocationThu Oct 26 2023 - 16:37
