New guidelines on personal injury awards do not change the law, says judgeHigh Court personal injuries judge says he is ‘underemployed’Thu Apr 22 2021 - 13:03
Court overturns €56,000 award to woman who lost fingertip after door shut on itDonegal bar owner succeeds in appeal over alleged negligence at premises in 2012Wed Apr 21 2021 - 17:43
State fails to overturn award to asylum seeker over unlawful detentionCourt rejects appeal over €7,500 damages paid to man held for 26 days in 2011Wed Apr 21 2021 - 14:20
Man receives €300,000 after suing defibrillator supplier over wife’s deathCourt approves settlement in relation to 39-year-old’s death following cardiac arrestWed Apr 21 2021 - 14:01
Women's challenge over mandatory hotel quarantine adjournedWomen had travelled to Dubai for cosmetic surgery in breach of Health ActTue Apr 20 2021 - 19:08
Man secures €46,000 settlement after metal shutter fell on his headHeavy metal shutter fell on part-time Dunnes employee, court toldTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:03
An Taisce fails to overturn permission for Kilkenny cheese plantJudge says conservation group’s real grievance is with government policyTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:34
Family of man (27) who died after hit and run secures €375,000 settlementMajority of sum being paid over death of Callum Grimes to go to Beaumont HospitalMon Apr 19 2021 - 17:15
Woman claims mother and baby home report should have identified her as ProtestantLegal action alleges commission did not properly convey her experiences in two homesMon Apr 19 2021 - 17:04
Boy scalded by spilt tea during flight settles case for €65,000Teen left with scarring to right leg after cabin crew ‘mishap’ on 2017 Turkish Airlines flightMon Apr 19 2021 - 13:06
Court of Appeal overturns ESB technician’s €83,000 damages for nervous shockEmployee came across 10,000 kilovolt electric cable while repairing a street lightSat Apr 17 2021 - 11:59
Judge whose ruling crucial in recognising rights of trans people retiresWilliam McKechnie’s career defined by commitment to fairness and access to justiceFri Apr 16 2021 - 20:30
Ryanair loses appeal over order to release air incident reportAirline ordered to release fuller version of report of inquiry into incident with 2012 flightFri Apr 16 2021 - 18:22
Cork council in row with Minister over plan for €100m retail centreCouncil challenging Minister’s order to annul change to its development planFri Apr 16 2021 - 17:32
Court approves €23.5m settlement for profoundly disabled girlAmount granted to Kameela Kuye is highest ever in an Irish personal injuries actionFri Apr 16 2021 - 11:48
Workplace Relations Commission to be subject to emergency legislationFuture hearings to be held generally in public following Supreme Court rulingThu Apr 15 2021 - 20:15
Man loses Supreme Court appeal over extradition to LatviaCourt upholds order for surrender to Baltic state of individual married to Irish womanThu Apr 15 2021 - 17:44
Supreme Court ruling will have significant impact on future operation of WRCCourt expects its observations ‘will be taken on board’Thu Apr 15 2021 - 16:36
Brothers lose appeal over other siblings controlling mother's financial affairsMother had registered power of attorney to two of her children, court toldWed Apr 14 2021 - 17:40
Bank of Ireland wins appeal over quashing of possession order for woman’s homeWoman alleges mortgage fraud against estranged husband and bank, court toldWed Apr 14 2021 - 17:23
Attending Mass a criminal offence under Covid-19 regulations, court hearsBusinessman Declan Ganley had challenged Government over Level 5 restrictionsWed Apr 14 2021 - 16:40
Leaving Cert student not appealing rejection of his lead case over calculated gradesLead case decision likely to impact some, or all of 70 further similar casesWed Apr 14 2021 - 13:41
Move to terminate Maplewood contractor led to deadlock in dispute with investment firmDirector claims Broadhaven’s €16.2m investment in joint venture is in jeopardyTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:06
Bord Pleanála will not appeal ruling over Cork incinerator, court toldCork environmental group seeks quashing of permission for €160 million projectTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:52
Boy injured after bookcase fell on him secures settlement of €80,000Child left with scar on scalp after he tried to climb bookcase in creche, court toldTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:43
Wife and partner of men who died in sewer incident secure settlements of €175,000Brothers perished after being overcome by toxic gas in Portmarnock sewer, court heardTue Apr 13 2021 - 15:13
Woman who returned from Dubai lodges ‘urgent’ case against mandatory quarantineEmma Kelly came home to support her mother after her father was diagnosed with cancerMon Apr 12 2021 - 22:36
Bóthar dispute with former chief adjourned for two weeks by High CourtBóthar claims Moloney misappropriated at least €465,000 from donations to the charityMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:57
Leslie Buckley must pay costs of failed bid to have INM inspectors revokedJustice Garrett Simons orders former INM chairman to pay substantial legal feesMon Apr 12 2021 - 18:26
Philomena Lee among five given leave to challenge mother and baby homes reportHigh Court hears a failure to allow submissions on draft report breached fundamental rightsMon Apr 12 2021 - 18:18
Court told anorexic woman in life-threatening conditionHSE secures court orders permitting if necessary sedation and other treatments for a ‘profoundly malnourished’ young womanFri Mar 26 2021 - 21:02
GRA take proceedings over extension of probationary periods for gardaíThe gardaí in question have completed their first term in TemplemoreFri Mar 26 2021 - 18:46
Judge to rule later on mother’s bid to let daughter in vegetative state to dieWoman with ‘no hope of recovery’ has been in a persistent vegetative state for 10 yearsFri Mar 26 2021 - 18:34
State must pay 65% of student’s costs of failed calculated grades actionCase by Freddie Sherry, a Belvedere Leaving Cert student, ran for five weeksFri Mar 26 2021 - 17:21
Woman in vegetative state for years has ‘no hope of recovery’High Court inquiry attempting to establish if tube feeding of woman should now ceaseThu Mar 25 2021 - 18:11
Court says parts of marathon flood case between UCC and ESB must be reheardDecision likely to leave 400 other cases against ESB on holdThu Mar 25 2021 - 16:10
Planning board consents to quashing permission for Cairn’s RTÉ site planAilesbury Road residents had challenged fast-track permission for developmentThu Mar 25 2021 - 15:34
Mother urges end of tube feeding so daughter can have ‘natural and dignified’ deathHigh Court hears woman in her 20s has been in a persistent vegetative state for almost 10 yearsWed Mar 24 2021 - 15:54
Ambulance service apologises to family of deceased teenager over delayDarren Gaughan (17), who had diabetes, died after becoming unwell in LimerickTue Mar 23 2021 - 18:32
State asked to clarify basis for Covid-19 restrictions on attending MassDeclan Ganley claims his Constitutional rights to practice religion being breachedTue Mar 23 2021 - 17:36
Settlement of €12.2m for two brothers with cerebral palsyMother sued gynaecologist and Coombe hospital for alleged medical negligenceTue Mar 23 2021 - 16:42
Quinn Insurance must provide security for PWC’s huge legal costs, court rulesQIL’s primary business now is the prosecution of its claims against PWCMon Mar 22 2021 - 19:56
Woman loses challenge over termination of 15-year tenancy in Dublin flatCourt upholds RTB tribunal ruling that notice to leave Ballsbridge property was validMon Mar 22 2021 - 13:01
Man loses challenge over refusal of widower's pensionCourt rules man was not legal spouse of woman as past divorce not valid in StateFri Mar 19 2021 - 22:27
Arklow Shipping tells court it did not pressurise captainCompany is seeking €1.4m from Drogheda Port CompanyFri Mar 19 2021 - 18:26
Local group wins legal challenge over €160m Cork incineratorEnvironmentalists opposed planning permission to Indaver facility in RingaskiddyFri Mar 19 2021 - 17:54
Woman in ‘chilling’ situation refusing nutrition, court hearsJudge permits order allowing feeding of patient with serious mental health issuesThu Mar 18 2021 - 16:26
Father who raped daughter (6) loses Supreme Court appealMan began assaulting girl day after her mother died and continued for four yearsThu Mar 18 2021 - 14:54
Dublin wastewater plant decision should not be ‘box-ticking exercise’, court hearsIrish Water wants planning application to be reconsidered after inspector compiles reportTue Mar 16 2021 - 17:24
Case over death of woman (19) in road crash settled for €90,000Aisling Dolan was a passenger in car struck by a jeep in Co Wexford in May 2018Tue Mar 16 2021 - 13:18
