Supreme Court reserves judgment in Dunnes Stores case on appointment of authorised officerA three-year legal battle arising from the appointment by the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Ms Harney, …Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner to challenge State's call on transferA British citizen serving two life sentences here for murder has secured leave from the High Court to challenge the State's failure…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Boy in need of care, court is toldA young boy who has Attention Deficit Disorder and no parental support has been in a State detention centre since MarchSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Date set for Abbeylara inquiry challengeA three-judge High Court on July 17th will hear the challenge by gardai to the continuing inquiry by an Oireachtas sub-committee…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Ballydowd special care unit tackles staff crisis by recruiting abroadA successful recruitment campaign for staff for the special-care unit for disturbed children at Ballydowd, Dublin, has been conducted…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
High Court appoints examiner to Modern NetworkThe High Court has appointed an examiner to Modern Network Limited (MNL), the company at the centre of an Oireachtas inquiry …Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Case against nuns cannot proceed - judgeAn action by a woman who claimed she suffered three nervous breakdowns following "appalling mental and physical torture" allegedly…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment in children's units caseThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the State's appeal against a High Court judge's order directing it to finance the …Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
State appeals order on care unitsThe State has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a High Court judge's order directing it to adhere to its own time scales for…Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
No suitable place for disturbed boy to get therapyA disturbed boy who urgently requires therapy cannot receive it because he is inappropriately placed in a remand centre and there…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Girl who had `ghastly' childhood alleged she was used for prostitution, court toldAn extremely disturbed young girl has tried to end her life a number of times after a "ghastly" childhood, the High Court heard…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Denis Riordan appealJudgment was reserved by a three-judge Supreme Court yesterday on an appeal by Co Limerick lecturer Mr Denis RiordanThu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Plan for one organic inspection body challengedThe High Court is hearing a challenge to the Minister for Agriculture's plan to have the inspection of organic farming carried…Thu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Services are promised for disturbed childrenA scheme to ensure disturbed children detained at the Ballydowd special care unit receive the psychiatric and psychological services…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Kelly's liquidator runs out of timeThe High Court yesterday refused to grant the official liquidator of Kelly's Carpetdrome an extension of time in order to prove…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court ruling has implications for assault casesIn a decision with implications for other persons charged with assaults in 1997, the Supreme Court yesterday granted orders restraining…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Court told of troubled boy's progressA troubled 13-year-old boy has made some progress since being moved from premises run by a private company, with whom he was …Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Judge not satisfied with new special care unitA High Court judge yesterday remarked on what he saw as a situation of near chaos surrounding provision of psychiatric and psychological…Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Judge says treatment of boy in care is a disgraceIt was a "disgrace" that a disturbed 11-year-old boy suffering from a rare form of cancer has had no therapeutic services while…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Man granted leave to challenge convictionA man jailed for failing to give an account of his movements on the day Det Garda Jerry McCabe was shot dead in Co Limerick has…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Goodman lawyers to present defenceLawyers for beef baron Mr Larry Goodman will next week outline Mr Goodman's defence to actions taken against him by the founder…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Foley secures Aer Lingus restraint orderAer Lingus chief executive Mr Michael Foley has secured an interim High Court order restraining Aer Lingus from taking any further…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Goodman `less than frank' with inquiryBeef baron Mr Larry Goodman gave 103 "less than frank" answers to the 1989 Fair Trade Commission inquiry into the ownership of…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Deportation law under Supreme Court scrutinyHundreds of legal challenges by asylum-seekers have been temporarily suspended pending a Supreme Court decision on the interpretation…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Law firm accused in Goodman caseLegal firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice pretended it was acting for Mr Zakaria el Taher, a 50 per cent shareholder in the Master …Thu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Gardai granted judicial review of Abbeylara inquiryThirty-six gardai have been given leave by the High Court to challenge the continuing inquiry by an Oireachtas sub-committee …Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
High Court told whereabouts of at-risk teenage boy are unknownA teenage boy described as a very serious risk to himself and others has been at large for months with his whereabouts unknown…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
14 Garda sergeants sue the State over lack of allowances when transferred to TemplemoreFourteen Garda sergeants are taking High Court action because they were not granted normal subsistence allowances during their…Fri May 11 2001 - 01:00
Brother wins order preventing trialA perpetual injunction preventing the trial of a Christian Brother on 43 charges of sexual offences against two boys, former …Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Mother seeks `secure place' for disturbed sonAn out-of-control teenage boy, who suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, is living rough in a Dublin park and urgently needs…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Judge orders baby not to be removedA High Court judge has granted an interim order directing that a baby due next week to a vulnerable teenage girl should not be…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Lecturer challenges savings planThe Government's new Special Savings Scheme will use up to £1 billion of taxpayers' money to make the wealthy even wealthier, …Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Girl resists move to put unborn child in careA vulnerable teenage girl is resisting moves by the Northern Area Health Board to take her unborn child into careFri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court rejects appeal on boy's detentionA 15-year-old boy remains in Mountjoy Prison today after the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the legality of his detention…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
CAB Act a criminal law dressed in civilian clothing, says counselThe legislation under which the Criminal Assets Bureau operates is essentially a criminal law dressed up in civilian clothing…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Man `very annoyed' Christian Brother not to be tried on 43 child sex abuse chargesA man who alleges he was sexually abused as a child by a Christian Brother in an industrial school told the High Court yesterday…Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
Judge approves placement of abused boy in English care centreA disturbed teenage boy who was sexually abused and is alleged to have sexually abused three young people is to receive therapy…Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
High Court told O'Hare is qualified for early releaseThe Minister for Justice has specified Dessie O'Hare is a "qualifying prisoner" for early release under the terms of the Belfast…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Eircell does not have market dominanceEircelL did not have a dominant position in the marketplace, a High Court judge found yesterdayFri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Court upholds right to Irish version of lawsThe Supreme Court has strongly criticised the State's failure to provide official Irish translations of laws and important legal…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Progress made by teenager delights judgeThe "extraordinary" progress made by a disturbed teenage girl showed what could be achieved when the appropriate facilities were…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Judgment is reserved on Sinnott case appealThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by the State against a landmark High Court judgment in the cases of an autistic…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Teacher taking court challenge to halt indecent assault prosecutionA teacher has taken a High Court challenge aimed at preventing him being prosecuted on 523 offences of indecent assault on 23…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Corporation fined for contemptGalway Corporation was fined £50,000 by the High Court yesterday for "extremely serious contempt" of a court order relating to…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Troubled girl will be under supervision while she gives birthA vulnerable 15-year-old girl who is pregnant by an older man and due to give birth shortly is to be put under 24hour supervision…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Funds to educate disabled refused, court toldDespite being told by the Department of Education that constitutional rights were at stake, the Department of Finance refused…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Education cut-off at 18 `would hit those who need it most'If the State succeeded in imposing age 18 as the cut-off for entitlement to free primary education, the main group who would …Thu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
State tells court free education only for childrenThe State's constitutional obligation to provide free primary education applies only to children up to 18 and does not extend…Wed Mar 28 2001 - 01:00
Seven judges to hear State appeal in the Sinnott caseA seven-judge Supreme Court will today begin hearing an appeal by the State against a landmark High Court decision in favour …Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
Judge remembers `tragic' youthA High Court judge has expressed the hope that a troubled youth who died last week, six years after taking legal proceedings …Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
