High Court dismisses students' challenge to abortion referendumA legal challenge by two students to the Government's proposed mechanism for amending the Constitution in the forthcoming referendum…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
BNFL asks court to direct how action by Co Louth residents should proceedBritish Nuclear Fuels Ltd yesterday applied to the High Court for directions as to how an action by four Co Louth residents against…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
Father settles action on polio vaccineA man who contracted polio through contact with nappies of his infant daughter after she received the oral polio vaccine (OPV…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
No more dead children, judge warnsA High Court judge yesterday warned the State and a health board: "I don't want another dead child on my handsWed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Abbeylara inquiry 'behaved like a tribunal'An Oireachtas subcommittee inquiry into the fatal shooting of John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, in April 2000 behaved from…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Career risk to gardai at Abbeylara outlinedAny report by the Oireachtas sub-committee on the fatal shooting by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, could…Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Limits on Carway as company directorBusinessman Mr John Carway, his son Stephen and daughter Elaine have been restricted by the High Court from acting as company…Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Dail blamed for 'legal errors'The situation in which an Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the fatal shooting of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara has ended up…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Court ruling called 'attack on democracy'A High Court declaration that the Oireachtas has no inherent power to conduct inquiries through its committees which may have…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Court told Carthy inquiry legitimateAn Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the fatal shooting by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, is entitled…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Abbeylara inquiry role was advisory, says counselThe question whether the shooting dead by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford could reasonably have been avoided…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
AG says court ruling is paralysing work of Oireachtas committeesA declaration by the High Court that the Oireachtas has no inherent power to establish inquiries which may lead to findings or…Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Hearing on land claim put back over rezoningA company under investigation by the Flood tribunal over the rezoning of its lands at Carrickmines, Dublin, is to "vigorously…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Developer to appeal petition deferralTreasury Holdings Ltd, a property development company, is to appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision to adjourn Treasury…Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
Sex assault suspect fails to quash prosecutionA Judo instructor charged with buggery and indecent assault of two young brothers has failed to secure a High Court order restraining…Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
Gardai not given fair procedures by superiors, court rulesTwo garda∅ stationed at Arklow were entitled to have their complaints of discrimination dealt with under an agreed grievance …Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Children in care may be placed abroad by District Court, not health board, judge rulesThe Supreme Court has upheld a High Court decision that a child in the care of a health board may be placed with relatives or…Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Judge doubts if he can make detention orders for childrenA High Court judge yesterday expressed serious concerns whether the High Court had jurisdiction to continue to make orders to…Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Accountant's forecast disputedA prediction in a 1988 report by chartered accountant Coopers & Lybrand that the Master Meat Packers companies would experience…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Goodman paid for accountantThe founder of Master Meat Packers, Mr Paschal Phelan, told the High Court yesterday he had learned that an investigation carried…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
No warning on polio vaccine, says doctorA doctor told the High Court she was "absolutely sure" people bringing babies for polio vaccination in 1994 were not given a …Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Kelly found to have erred in making order against StateThe Supreme Court has overturned, by a four to one majority, a High Court order directing the State to adhere to its own time…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Duty of courts emphasisedThe courts are entitled, and indeed have a duty, to intervene where there has been a clear disregard by the Government of its…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Garda document on McBreartys to be withdrawnThree senior Garda officers have denied allegations by a Co Donegal publican, Mr Frank McBrearty, that they are among the conspirators…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Result due of State appeal against order to provide children's unitsThe Supreme Court will rule on Monday whether the High Court was entitled to order the State to adhere to its own timescales …Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
State failed to grant redress despite UN committee decision, court toldDespite a judgment by a United Nations committee that the decision to try a Dublin man before the non-jury Special Criminal Court…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Gardai unfairly treated, counsel claimsTwo garda∅ stationed in Arklow, Co Wicklow, have taken High Court proceedings alleging they have been unfairly treated by their…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Jailed drug addict seeks access to rehabA jailed heroin addict is being subject to "cruel and unusual punishment" as a result of the State's failure to place him on …Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Phelan had 'no reason' to doubt bona fides of Taher in meat plant dealThe founder of Master Meats, Mr Paschal Phelan, told the High Court yesterday he had "no reason" to doubt the bona fides of the…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Phelan's speech on beef led to offer from GoodmanA speech by Mr Paschal Phelan on changing trends in the European beef industry led to Mr Phelan being asked by beef baron Mr …Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Abbeylara decision could hinder signalling inquiryThe Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into cost overruns in the mini-CTC rail signalling project may be unable to complete its…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
Paschal Phelan prepares to take stand in Goodman actionPaschal Phelan, founder of several Master Meat firms, takes the stand today in the long-running High Court actions involving …Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
11-year-old must remain in therapeutic unit - judgeA boy, whose mother was an in-patient in a psychiatric hospital and whose father had abandoned him, is to remain in a therapeutic…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Injunction for Naas couple who claim lottery winA Co Kildare couple have secured a High Court injunction preventing the National Lottery from paying out some £1Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Principal had no authority to suspend boy indefinitelyThe High Court has told a school principal he had "no legal authority" to suspend indefinitely a boy who had admitted smoking…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
State will not appeal court finding on 'unjust' poll depositsIt is understood a High Court decision with major implications for the conduct of elections is not being appealed by the State…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Army in 'denial' about post-traumatic stressA clinical psychologist told the High Court yesterday there had been a "cover-up" and "denial" within the Army about Post-Traumatic…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Many soldiers 'could not handle' LebanonMany soldiers who were among the first Irish contingent to serve in Lebanon in 1978 wanted to go home because they "couldn't …Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Supreme Court dismisses coroner's appealThe Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Dublin City Coroner against a decision that he may not investigate whether the…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Professor fights suspension as UCC investigates car-park incidentThe head of the Department of Economics at University College Cork, Prof Connell Fanning, has asked the High Court to restrain…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Court rules Oireachtas Abbeylara inquiry ran contrary to natural and constitutional justiceA three-judge divisional High Court has upheld a challenge by 36 garda∅ to an Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the shooting…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Principal defends move to ban pupil over drugsA Co Wicklow school principal has defended his refusal to allow back into his school a boy who, with others, had smoked cannabis…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Bail refused in appeal by father who killed sonThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday refused to grant bail to a Co Limerick father pending his appeal against a year's imprisonment…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in appeal against murder convictionThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an appeal by a Co Dublin man, Francis Palmer, against his conviction for…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Vaccination system with warnings would have failed - GPIf doctors had been required in 1994 to warn people presenting babies for polio vaccination that all non-immunised contacts of…Sat Nov 17 2001 - 00:00
Court grants retrial to man who pleaded guilty to rapeIn a case described by the Court of Criminal Appeal as "unique", a Dublin man who was jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Irish Sugar in 'critical position'Irish Sugar plc has claimed at the High Court it is in an "absolutely critical" position due to "the IFA-organised" withdrawal…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Coroner seeks to investigate deathIn a case described as "of widespread importance" for the powers of coroners to investigate the causes of deaths, the Dublin …Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Ban on pickets at Don Tidey's homeA decision to end security at former kidnap victim Mr Don Tidey's home and a consequent dispute over redundancy payments for …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Court rejects health board challenge to couple on test for sonIn a case raising important constitutional issues for the powers and duties of the State to act for the benefit of children, …Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
