Court overturns rape convictionsA Kilkenny man who had been jailed in 2001 for a total of 10 years after being convicted of falsely imprisoning and raping a …Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
Findings of 'utmost gravity' made at NIBThe inspectors investigating the affairs of National Irish Bank have made findings "of the utmost gravity", a High Court judge…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Request on autistic boy's tuition hours is declinedLawyers for a four-year-old autistic child told the High Court yesterday his parents were concerned the boy would suffer as a…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Boy told to comply with care planA High Court judge has described as "extraordinary" a troubled boy's failure to co-operate with a "comprehensive and expensive…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Adverse findings against two ex-NIB staffTwo former senior NIB officials - Mr Patrick Byrne and Mr Barry Seymour - are among those against whom adverse findings have …Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Judgment in Desmond's planning case reservedThe High Court has reserved judgment in the case involving Mr Dermot Desmond and the restoration of the one-time home of the …Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Action against Neary is statute barredLouth consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, have won their Supreme Court challenge…Wed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
Directors clash over rescue of restaurant firmA legal row has erupted between directors of an Irish company, whose primary asset is a troubled theme-restaurant business in…Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
NIB refused copy of inspectors' report by High CourtThe High Court will decide tomorrow if the final report of the six-year investigation by court-appointed inspectors into the …Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Coman's pub dispute goes to High CourtLegal proceedings arising from a bitter row within the Coman family over ownership and control of their multi-million euro pub…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Desmond firm takes case over restoration of houseBusinessman Mr Dermot Desmond has incurred huge unnecessary costs as a result of Dublin Corporation's handling of an application…Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Council's claim on visitors' centre is upheldIn a judgment clarifying the power of the courts in relation to planning permissions, the Supreme Court has upheld a claim by…Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Tax fraud accused challenges warrantsThe Supreme Court is hearing a challenge by a Clare man, who is facing trial in Britain regarding an alleged £100 million (€150…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Inquiry to go on as Curtin drops key elementsThe Joint Oireachtas Committee inquiry into the conduct of Judge Brian Curtin may proceed with its work after Judge Curtin yesterday…Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Court upholds ruling not to jail rapist (15)The Court of Criminal Appeal has said judges in rape cases must start from the basis that a custodial sentence is the norm.Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Firms want no detailed evidence in challenge to tobacco ads banNew regulations restricting the advertising of tobacco products, due to come into effect in December, are designed to prevent…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Attempt to stop trials for sexual offences failsThree men charged with sexual offences against the same girl when she was aged 13 have lost their High Court attempt to stop …Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Tribunal breached rights, court rulesThe High Court has declared that the refusal of the planning tribunal to give Cork property developer Mr Owen O'Callaghan access…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
High Court hearing on Curtin evidence allowed to go aheadLawyers for Judge Brian Curtin lost a bid yesterday to stop the Government proceeding next week with a High Court application…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
Manslaughter sentence reduced to eight yearsA Dublin man jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of a young electronics engineer has had his sentence reduced to eight years…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
Bid to avoid extradition for sexual offences failsAn English man who came to Ireland after jumping bail on charges of attempted rape and indecent assault in England over a 17-…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
State to pay boy's #40,000 school billA boy with severe language difficulties has to attend a special school in England, at an annual cost of £40,000, because of the…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Rotunda required parents' consent, says ex-masterA former master of the Rotunda Hospital has told the High Court it was that hospital's practice in the 1980s to have parents …Wed Jun 30 2004 - 01:00
Order settles dispute with abuse inquiryA legal dispute between the Christian Brothers Congregation and the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been resolved.Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
Court adds four years to sentence for rapeThe Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) has, at the request of the DPP, increased from 10 to 14 years a sentence imposed on a man …Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
Counsel stresses absolute urgency in Curtin caseThe Government has asked the High Court to decide whether it has any entitlement, given the separation of powers, to grant orders…Sat Jun 26 2004 - 01:00
High Court asked to decide on Curtin evidenceThe Government has asked the High Court to decide whether it has any entitlement, given the separation of powers, to grant orders…Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
Competition body's claims 'contradictory'A former member of the Competition Authority has described as inconsistent and contradictory" the authority's claim that the …Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
State's appeal against judgment allowedIn an important judgment dealing with the law-making powers of the Oireachtas, the Supreme Court yesterday unanimously allowed…Thu Jun 24 2004 - 01:00
Credit union league accused of anti-competitive practicesThe Competition Authority has claimed before the High Court that the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) has engaged in anti…Wed Jun 23 2004 - 01:00
Ahmad case adjourned as contempt motion is withdrawnA High Court judge remarked yesterday that a businessman, said to now owe up to €500,000 to another businessman, has conducted…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Court approves will as dispute resolvedThe High Court has admitted to probate the will of a Dublin man, who left an estate of €1Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Farmer seeks to challenge High Court decision on landfill siteA Wicklow farmer is seeking leave to appeal against a decision of the Commercial Court - a division of the High Court - refusing…Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Neary appeals case to Supreme CourtFormer Co Louth consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda have appealed to the Supreme…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
High Court freezes assets in CAB caseThe Criminal Assets Bureau has secured High Court "freezing" orders against a man and his partnerTue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Troubled teenager offered semi-independent careA troubled teenager has been offered a flat to live in and professional help after he took court action against a health board…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Revenue to see confidential informationThe Revenue is to get access to a large amount of confidential information accumulated by the Ansbacher Bank inspectors.Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Man in Anabel case granted bail by appeal courtA Dublin man who was due to begin serving a nine-month sentence next Monday for violent disorder, which arose from incidents …Tue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Lecturer seeks order to prevent holding of local pollsA Limerick lecturer is seeking a High Court injunction to restrain the holding of the local elections on June 11thTue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Waste report allowed as evidenceThe High Court has rejected claims by a waste company, which is facing prosecution for alleged breaches of the Waste Management…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
'Common sense' urged on video evidenceA High Court judge yesterday urged a "common-sense" approach to requiring gardaí to preserve all evidence which might be remotely…Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
CAB left man 'in dark' over right to appeal tax rulingThe Criminal Assets Bureau had left a Dublin man "in the dark" over his right to appeal tax assessments and failed to act in …Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
At-risk boy offered place in unregistered unitA psychologist and court-appointed guardian to a troubled boy, who claims years of failure by health boards and the State to …Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
At risk boy takes case to High CourtA troubled and at risk boy whose seriously dysfunctional family has been monitored by health boards since he was two years old…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
EUR425,000 for Neary womb removal patientA woman who was aged 20 when her womb was removed by consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary during the birth of her first and…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Court told of vaccine test doubts of officialA report by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on the carrying out of vaccine trials on vulnerable infants in institutions run by…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
Family of man who died after medical errors awarded €76,000The family of a 21-year-old man who died following a litany of medical failures and errors are to donate to charity the total…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Decision to hold inquiry on surgeon's removal overturnedThe High Court has overturned a decision of the Minister for Health and Children in August 2003 to appoint a committee to inquire…Sat May 08 2004 - 01:00
Retired professor challenges order to child abuse inquiryProf Irene Hillary, a retired professor of microbiology, has been treated "shabbily, if not shamefully" arising from the Government…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Peamount staff have 'safety concerns'A legal action brought against Peamount Hospital by the two most senior medical personnel there is motivated not by money but…Wed May 05 2004 - 01:00
