Parents face bill of €600,000The parents of a profoundly brain-damaged and wheel-chair bound girl are facing an estimated legal bill of €600,000, following…Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Rapist has life term reduced to 10 yearsA life sentence imposed on a Dublin man for the rape of his teenage nephew has been cut to 10 years by the Court of Criminal …Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Judge stresses role of search warrant rulesWhile dismissing a man's appeal against a 10-year sentence for drug offences, the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday sent a strong…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Court orders retrial in rape caseA man jailed for 7½ years for the rape of his wife's niece, then aged 15, had his conviction overturned at the Court of Criminal…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Woman wins right to pursue Neary actionIn a decision with implications for several other actions initiated against Co Louth consultant obstetrician, Dr Michael Neary…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Man wanted in Britain loses appeal for releaseAn Englishman wanted by the British authorities on charges alleging heroin smuggling and grievous bodily harm in 1995 and 1996…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment in home birth s challengeThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on a challenge by four women to the refusal by a health board to provide them directly…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Stay put on order to pay Howlin's costsThe Morris tribunal has been directed by the High Court to pay the costs of a successful challenge by Labour Party deputy, Mr…Tue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Brothers lose court case to restrict abuse inquiryIn a decision clearing the way for the commission inquiring into child abuse to proceed with its work, the High Court yesterday…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Judgment reserved on Neary caseThe High Court has reserved judgment on an application to prevent a woman, who claims her left ovary was wrongfully removed by…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Woman claims ovary wrongfully removedA woman told the High Court yesterday that, when she asked Co Louth obstetrician Dr Michael Neary why he had removed her left…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Case against health board for girl's birth defects lostThe mother of a profoundly brain-damaged girl wept yesterday after the High Court dismissed the child's action for damages taken…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Hyperactive youth sues State over educationThe outcome of a High Court action taken by a youth suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) could have…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Howlin wins court challenge to tribunalLabour Party TD, Mr Brendan Howlin, has won his High Court challenge to a ruling of the Morris tribunal requiring him to provide…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
O'Brien fails to have hearing in privateThe multimillionaire businessman, Mr Denis O'Brien, has lost a Supreme Court application to have heard in private proceedings…Sat Oct 11 2003 - 01:00
O'Brien wins appeal over tax residency statusThe businessman, Mr Denis O'Brien, has successfully appealed a Revenue Commissioners' challenge to his tax residency status, …Sat Oct 11 2003 - 01:00
Farmers and co-op settle actionA legal action by a number of Cork farmers arising from the closure of Midleton mart last year has been settled at the High Court…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
€1.2m settlement for injured Kerry girl approvedA brain-damaged girl, who sued former Kerry GAA footballer Denis "Ogie" Moran for damages arising from injuries sustained in …Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Archbishop critical of 'rush to law' for solutionsPeople today "rush to law" expecting it to provide "clean and clinical solutions" when they are not prepared to engage with deeper…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
Court adjourns Lennon case against ASTIThe High Court has adjourned to October 20th legal proceedings by Mr Charlie Lennon, general secretary of the Association of …Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
No recollection of request - HarbisonThe State Pathologist, Prof John Harbison, told the Morris tribunal yesterday that he had no recollection of having received …Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Officer queried over informant's callCounsel for the Morris tribunal queried yesterday whether a phone call from an informant made the day after the death of Mr Richie…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Baby girl died after procedure at Crumlin hospitalA verdict of "medical misadventure" was returned by the Dublin City Coroner yesterday in the case of a 15-month-old girl who …Tue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Minister adamant about Garda restrictionsThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has said he will "not be deflected" from proceeding with controversial new laws restricting…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Use of plain English in legal system advocatedThe Minister for Justice is backing a campaign to make the legal system more accessible to some 500,000 Irish adults with literacy…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Obstetrician critical of resources at hospitalNeary's defence: Dr Michael Neary, who has been struck off the medical register, strongly defended his decisions to carry out…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Further inquiry into Neary expectedThe Medical Council believes the Minister for Health will agree to its call for a further inquiry into events surrounding the…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Court to be asked to confirm Neary banThe High Court will be asked today to confirm the Medical Council's decision to strike the name of consultant obstetrician Dr…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Taxes on 'common litter problems' likelyA new campaign aimed at stopping more than 500 tons of chewing gum being discarded annually on Irish streets was unveiled yesterday…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
NIB to get interim inspectors reportNational Irish Bank will shortly receive a copy of the report from the High Court inspectors investigating overcharging and tax…Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Professor wins vaccination inquiry appealA retired UCD professor who was involved in the conduct of vaccination trials in 1960 and 1961 on 58 children in five institutions…Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Managing director says tax issues made him illThe managing director of three financial institutions based in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has claimed…Wed Jul 30 2003 - 01:00
Son offered to buy his mother 'substantial house'A son who was sued by his 91-year-old widowed mother over his alleged failure to provide adequate accommodation for her following…Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
Russian-Irish couple granted deportation challengeA High Court judge has found that a Russian woman who married an Irish man last year has established a serious case that she …Sat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
Date set for Eircom's High Court actionA legal challenge by Eircom to a decision by the communications regulator to reduce the charges imposed by the firm on competitors…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Boy who halted train back in courtAn out-of-control teenage boy whose case has been before the High Court for some years this week ran on to train tracks at Malahide…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Court questions why DPP had agreed to bailA High Court judge has demanded an explanation from the DPP about why the Director had consented, earlier this week, to bail …Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
McFarlane trial in Special Criminal Court blockedThe High Court yesterday granted Belfast prison escaper Mr Brendan McFarlane an order preventing his trial before the non-jury…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Lidl takes action against Tesco over advertising campaignThe German supermarket chain Lidl has taken High Court proceedings claiming Tesco is engaged in a misleading advertising campaign…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Claimant seeks to halt his trial for Tidey kidnapThe Belfast prison escaper, Brendan McFarlane, has asked the High Court for orders preventing his trial before the non-jury Special…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Judgment reserved on appeal by GilliganThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on the appeal by John Gilligan against his conviction on drug charges.Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Children ordered to be returned homeThe Supreme Court has directed that an Irish mother, who left England with her two children in September 2001 and returned to…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Court told of Gilligan's threatsJohn Gilligan effectively admitted his role as leader of a drugs gang in a number of threatening letters written to former accomplices…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Appeal dismissed over Inishbofin fire deathsA Co Down man yesterday lost an appeal against his conviction and 14-year sentence for the manslaughter of three elderly sisters…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Counsel calls jailing of Gilligan 'unacceptable'It was "simply unacceptable" for the non-jury Special Criminal Court to put John Gilligan away for 28 years on the basis of evidence…Sat Jul 05 2003 - 01:00
Gilligan lawyers says key evidence paid forA Court of Criminal Appeal judge has said lawyers for John Gilligan are effectively claiming that key witnesses were bribed to…Fri Jul 04 2003 - 01:00
'Poisoned' process alleged over Gilligan's trialJohn Gilligan never received a fair trial because the Special Criminal Court (SCC), as a result of admitting evidence from compromised…Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Security tight as Gilligan starts appeal against 28-year sentenceJohn Gilligan, who was acquitted of the murder of Veronica Guerin, but jailed for 28 years on drugs offences, yesterday began…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Nurse secures leave to halt misconduct inquiryA nurse has secured High Court leave to seek orders preventing the holding of an inquiry by the Fitness to Practise Committee…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
