Scientist says environment safe from beet genetic testsA scientist with a UK company which is carrying out field trials of genetically engineered sugar beet in Co Carlow has told the…Fri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
Men abandon move to halt sex abuse trialsThree brothers facing more than 60 charges of sexual abuse of their two sisters and a young niece yesterday abandoned High Court…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Escape of genetically modified organisms `would be disastrous'Any escape of genetically modified organisms into the environment would be disastrous for the reputation of Ireland as a State…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Licence to grow modified beet challengedThe Environmental Protection Agency failed to implement sufficient procedures to be satisfied there could be no risk to human…Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Court told NIB staff must answer questionsEmployees of National Irish Bank have an "absolute duty" to answer questions put to them by the inspectors appointed to investigate…Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
NIB staff fear expectation of criminal caseA manager with National Irish Bank, representing more than 100 employees and former employees of the bank, told the High Court…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Judge quashes Minister's decision removing trade unionist from unit postA High Court judge yesterday quashed a decision of the Minister for Agriculture removing a former general secretary of the trade…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Two restrained from holding directorshipsTwo men who were directors of Eurokabin Ltd, a company wound up by court order with debts of more than £2 million, have been …Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Dispute over cheques sent for full hearingA dispute between Bank of Ireland (B o I) and the Educational Building Society (EBS) over countermanded cheques totalling more…Wed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Haugheys challenge constitutionality of tribunalThe Moriarty tribunal would direct its inquiries beyond the private financial affairs of former Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey …Wed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Legal Aid Board granted orders against man jailed for making threatsThe Legal Aid Board was yesterday granted a number of court orders restraining a man from threatening, inflicting harm on or …Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Court adjourns hearing of Murray caseThe hearing of a dispute over an alleged failure to discover documents in legal proceedings taken by a man who claims he was …Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
High Court places interim order on assets of trust fundsThe trustees of two Irish-registered non-resident trust funds were ordered by the High Court yesterday not to reduce the value…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
Minister told to refuse fish licenceThe Minister for the Marine has been directed by a High Court judge to refuse an application for a fish-farming or fish culture…Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00
FM104 seeks to prevent DJ appearing on rival stationRadio presenter Chris Barry was the "number one" presenter on Dublin's "number one" station, FM104, and the station will suffer…Thu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Inspectors appointed to investigate NIBFSLThe High Court yesterday appointed two inspectors to investigate the affairs of a National Irish Bank subsidiary relating to …Tue Jun 16 1998 - 01:00
Court to determine rules for NIB investigationA high Court hearing regarding the conditions under which employees and former employees of National Irish Bank may be interviewed…Fri Jun 12 1998 - 01:00
Prisoner living in fear of disease, court toldA prisoner who claims to be living in fear of contracting diseases such as hepatitis B or C because of "inhumane, degrading and…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Man takes damages action against maternity hospital after wife's deathA man who remains "obsessive" about the circumstances in which his wife died while undergoing treatment in the National Maternity…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Court restrains company from asset disposalAn order restraining a peat company from disposing of its assets below £1.8 million was issued by the High Court yesterdayWed May 27 1998 - 01:00
High Court rejects action to halt referendum on Belfast AgreementAn attempt to halt tomorrow's referendum on the Belfast Agreement has been rejected by the High Court.Thu May 21 1998 - 01:00
High Court to hear application today to prevent referendumThe High Court will today hear an application for an injunction to stop Friday's referendum on the Belfast Agreement.Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Bill threatens `corrupt alteration'The Constitution would be subject to a "corrupt alteration" if the Amendment Bill relating to the Belfast Agreement was put to…Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Legal challenge over EPA licence set for next monthA challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow field trials of genetically-engineered sugar beet in Co…Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Farmer faces legal costs of £1m as libel case against `Sunday Times' failsA Co Louth farmer who sued the Sunday Times for libel over a 1985 article in which he was described as the IRA's "Officer Commanding…Sat May 16 1998 - 01:00
Garda says Murphy senior IRA manThe jury will retire today in a libel action taken by a Co Louth farmer over a Sunday Times article dealing with an alleged IRA…Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Ex-IRA man was paid to give evidenceA former IRA man agreed in the High Court yesterday he would have had to return some £15,000 to the Sunday Times or face being…Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Libel claim farmer denies he supports IRA methodsA Co Louth farmer who claims he was libelled in a newspaper article about an IRA bombing campaign has told the High Court he …Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00
Court rules against couple over house priceA couple who agreed last October to buy a new house "off the plans" for £129,000 and were told last February the price had risen…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Murphy an IRA chief, court case toldA former IRA man told the High Court in Dublin yesterday that Co Louth farmer Mr Thomas Murphy was the most senior IRA man he…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Court told of passport find at home of IRA libel case manA passport bearing the photograph of Co Louth farmer Mr Thomas Murphy, but in the name of another man, was found during a Garda…Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
IRA libel case man `not entitled to one penny', claims O'CallaghanA Co Louth farmer, Mr Thomas Murphy, was not entitled to one penny in damages from his High Court action alleging he was libelled…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
IRA informer got £175,000 advance for book, court toldAn advance of £175,000 has been negotiated by convicted IRA killer turned informer Mr Sean O'Callaghan for his autobiography …Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Informer says he claimed murder of Cork man to have death investigatedA convicted murderer and former IRA activist turned informer, Mr Sean O'Callaghan, has told the High Court that he falsely claimed…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Libel trial told Adams, Doherty and McGuinness were at IRA meetingA Co Louth farmer, Mr Thomas "Slab" Murphy, was present at an IRA "Revolutionary Council" meeting in 1983 which was also attended…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Attempt by Haugheys to stop tribunal inquiring into their financial affairs failsAn attempt by Mr Charles Haughey and members of his family to prevent the Moriarty tribunal investigating their financial affairs…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Campaigner says politicians have failed to ensure fair playing fieldThe Irish people have the courts, and not the politicians, to thank for establishing standards of fairness in conducting constitutional…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
RTE found guilty of imbalance on referendumA High Court decision yesterday is expected to have significant implications for RTE's coverage of all future referendums, including…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Smith says tax rise may be needed to pay the billA "very significant hike" in taxes may be necessary to meet the cost of Army deafness claims, the Minister for Defence, Mr Smith…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Injunctions continued against directorsThe High Court yesterday continued temporary injunctions against the directors of a company which operated a bonded warehouse…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
Court refuses to restrain hotel development workA High Court judge yesterday refused to make an order restraining demolition and other works at a hotel and office development…Sat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
Cavan Crystal petition close to conclusionThe hearing of a petition for the appointment of an examiner to the Cavan Crystal Glass company, which employs 80 people and …Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Judge rules Special Criminal Court can try Guerin accusedThe High Court ruled yesterday that the trial of Mr Paul Ward for the murder of the journalist Veronica Guerin should proceed…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
Judgment reserved on orders sought by bank against RTEJudgment has been reserved on an application by National Irish Bank for orders restraining RTE from using information which the…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
SF drops legal action to prevent its suspensionSinn Fein's legal action to prevent its exclusion from the Northern Ireland negotiations will not proceed, the President of the…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Supreme Court rejects Telecom appeal against father's adoptive leaveA Telecom Eireann scheme providing adoptive leave for mothers only is "clearly discriminatory" against men, the Supreme Court…Thu Feb 05 1998 - 00:00
Builder granted court order against developerThe High Court yesterday issued orders against a Co Donegal developer after it was told he has failed to pay an arbitration award…Thu Feb 05 1998 - 00:00
Expert says abuse as serious as she's seenThe judge hearing the action by a woman who was sexually and physically abused by her father over years told her lawyers yesterday…Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Court grants application by Mir over Bula sharesThe High Court yesterday granted an application by Mir Oil to indefinitely adjourn the company's bid to lift a court order freezing…Tue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Priest's trial on alleged abuse to go onThe High Court yesterday ruled that the trial of a priest facing 66 charges of sexual offences against eight boys is to proceed…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
