Sex abuse victim awarded €88,000A young man who was sexually abused by a neighbour now serving a jail sentence on a charge relating to another person, has been…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Autistic boy awarded High Court legal costsA severely autistic boy with serious behavioural problems has been awarded the legal costs, estimated at up to €300,000, of his…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Man who threw daughter from bridge challenges his detentionA man who has been detained in the Central Mental Hospital for 16 years following a verdict that he was guilty but insane of …Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Landowner and his company to pay for illegal dump reportThe High Court has held that a landowner and his company should pay an estimated €210,000 cost of an investigation to be carried…Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Final witness says data not 'at all likely' to move Fyffes share priceAn investments expert has told the High Court that confidential information on Fyffes plc which was available to DCC plc chief…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
State proposal for autistic boy upheldA High Court judge has decided that the State has advanced an "objectively adequate" and "constitutionally appropriate" proposal…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Martin restrained over Gama reportThe High Court has granted an injunction restraining the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, from …Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
€3.75m for disabled girlA young girl who has cerebral palsy and is severely disabled is to receive €3Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Cork Opera House challenges refusal of drink licenceCork Opera House has brought High Court proceedings challenging the refusal of the Revenue Commissioners to grant it a drinks…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Portmarnock not discriminating against womenThe High Court has declared that Portmarnock Golf Club, which does not permit women to join as members, is not a "discriminating…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
High Court dismisses organ retention caseThe High Court has dismissed an action for damages brought by a couple over the retention by the National Maternity Hospital …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Extradition deferred for detox programmeA woman whose extradition to Northern Ireland is sought on murder charges has consented to return there but has asked the High…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Operators of Leas Cross win order against RTEThe High Court signalled yesterday that the courts were likely to favour the granting of orders restraining publication of material…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair and pilot are advised by judge to settle outside of courtThe High Court judge hearing an action brought against Ryanair by one of its senior pilots has suggested both sides examine the…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Judge criticises aquatic centre lease dealA High Court judge yesterday said it was "nothing short of astonishing" that a valuable State asset, the €62 million National…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Gardai knew of Curtin issues, court toldGardaí were aware some months before Judge Brian Curtin's appointment in 2001 as a Circuit Court judge of the "matters now being…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Judge slams lease of National Aquatic CentreA High Court judge today said it was "nothing short of astonishing" that a valuable State asset such as the National Aquatic …Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair intimidated pilots in training row, court toldRyanair told its pilots that if it was forced to negotiate with a pilots' trade union within five years of the pilots undergoing…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Donegal garda seeks to prevent prosecutionA detective sergeant charged with planting a firearm six years ago at a Travellers' campsite in Co Donegal in order for it to…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Judge asks why firm got €62m State assetA company which secured the lease for the €62 million National Aquatic Centre in north Dublin two years ago failed to pay any…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Ruling against release of adoptee's fileThe High Court has overturned a decision of the Information Commissioner directing a health board to disclose to a woman edited…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Documents sought over Gilmartin's claims about AhernDeveloper Tom Gilmartin made "preposterous" and "spurious" allegations in private to the Mahon tribunal that Cork property developer…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Right to withhold school reports upheldA Dublin school principal has won by a 2/1 majority his appeal against a decision of the Information Commissioner to release …Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Some inaccuracies in DCC expert's modelA model devised by a US expert to support his view that the stock market would have been able to predict Fyffes plc trading difficulties…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Data could have shown ongoing pressure on FyffesDocuments available to DCC prior to the sale of its Fyffes stake could have suggested that the company faced continued pressures…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Reports available to DCC chief 'were not insider information'Information available to DCC chief executive Jim Flavin prior to the controversial sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes in early 2000…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Rights Act does not apply retrospectively, court rulesThe Supreme Court has ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights Act (ECHRA) 2003 cannot be applied retrospectively - …Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
DCC witness cross-examinedIt is a matter "of opinion" whether the rise in the Fyffes share price from mid-December 1999 was due to market interest in a…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Fyffes share price rise due to 'dotcom mania'The sharp rise in the Fyffes share price in the early half of 2000 was due to it being valued principally as a dotcom stock "…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Papers available to Flavin not considered 'price sensitive'Two documents available to DCC chief executive Jim Flavin prior to the controversial €106 million sale of DCC's stake in Fyffes…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Resident takes case on nursing home chargesAn 80-year-old woman with chronic medical difficulties has started a High Court action with potential implications for thousands…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Order on Ice House withdrawnAn interim order preventing the husband of a woman, who was murdered last month, from selling the family home in Dundalk was …Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Lotus Green 'took no advice on insider trading'A director of a Dutch-registered DCC subsidiary told the High Court yesterday that he had been nominated to accept €106 million…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Flavin did not shape evidence, says BarrettThe managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers has said his evidence in the DCC insider trading trial has not been influenced…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Flavin did not negotiate sale of DCC stake in Fyffes - BarrettThe managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, Roy Barrett, has told the High Court that DCC chief executive Jim Flavin did …Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
High Court allows leave to challenge building of new prisonA local man has secured leave from the High Court to challenge the construction of a new prison on lands at Thornton, Co Dublin…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
DCC witness fails to recall sale detailsThe DCC executive responsible for regulatory matters has told the High Court that he cannot recall several aspects of the controversial…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
'Strong culture of compliance' fostered in DCCA "strong culture of compliance" was fostered within DCC since the group was founded in the 1970s by its chief executive, Jim…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
DCC told share transfer to Lotus not notifiableA solicitor has told the High Court he advised DCC plc that, while a provision of the Companies Act 1990 read "on a strictly …Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Judge refuses to order NIB to name directorsThe Director of Corporate Enforcement has failed to get a High Court order directing the inspectors appointed to investigate …Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Senior AIB executive settles 'scapegoating' actionA senior AIB executive who had sued the bank alleging he was being "scapegoated" for its foreign exchange overcharging scandal…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Accountancy firm's tax advice to DCC 'aggressive'Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) described as "aggressive, from a tax point of view" advice given by them to…Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
CFO denies that DCC minutes were 'untrue'DCC chief financial officer Fergal O'Dwyer has denied before the High Court a suggestion that a Dutch-resident DCC subsidiary…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Draft announcement faxed to Fyffes before saleA draft stock exchange announcement relating to the sale of part of DCC's stake in Fyffes was faxed from DCC to Fyffes chairman…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Lotus Green decision not to get advice defendedThe chief financial officer of DCC has denied that it was "highly unusual" for the board of a Dutch-registered subsidiary of …Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment on rape appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an appeal by a former soldier against eight life sentences for the rape…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Brain-damaged girl's appeal dismissedThe Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court's dismissal of an action for damages brought by a profoundly brain-damaged …Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
DCC executive admits letter he requested gave 'wrong impression' on board meetingDCC's chief financial officer (CFO) has agreed that a letter which he had requested a Dutch director of a DCC Dutch-registered…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Flavin 'not anxious' to ensure Fyffes stake saleThe chief executive of DCC Jim Flavin was "not enthusiastic or anxious" to ensure the sale of its stake in Fyffes, the High Court…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
DCC set up Lotus Green to ensure €8m tax savingDCC set up a Dutch-based subsidiary, Lotus Green, in 1995 to ensure tax savings of more than €8 million on the future disposal…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
