Graham Dwyer, ‘Mr Moonlight’ and Leaving Cert grades: Big Irish court cases in 2021In court: the Kevin Lunney assault, Michael Lynn’s trial and Cervical Check claimsSat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
Supreme Court defers sale of couple’s home until after their deathsJames Kenny must put holiday home up for sale to pay off some of €663,000 judgments owedMon Dec 21 2020 - 22:50
Fund seeks judgment for €61m against property company Balmoral and 50 associated companiesEveryday says there was a dispute between the parties as to whether outstanding amounts of loans were repayable on demandMon Dec 21 2020 - 21:47
Wards of court to get Covid-19 vaccine in line with flu vaccine procedure, court toldDepartment was replying to queries raised by High Court president, Ms Justice Mary IrvineMon Dec 21 2020 - 21:13
Supreme Court asks EU court to decide issues affecting free movement rightsTwo men took legal proceedings after Minister for Justice refused application for residencyMon Dec 21 2020 - 17:08
Topshop and other Arcadia companies in Ireland to be wound upGroup employs 487 people across 14 shops and concessions in the RepublicMon Dec 21 2020 - 12:07
Woman gets barring order against ex over ‘most damaging’ behaviourMan had ‘remarkably’ sought to justify striking wife during their marriage, judge saidFri Dec 18 2020 - 11:24
Insulation installer to appeal ruling on chemical exposureCouple sustained life-altering injuries due to negligence in foam spraying, judge decidesThu Dec 17 2020 - 18:52
Referendum lowered bar for State intervention in child welfare, court hearsAmendment key to Supreme Court case about care of catastrophically injured boyThu Dec 17 2020 - 16:35
Public servant who slipped on leaves in unlit car park awarded €75,000Shirley Farrell sued Minister for Agriculture after fracturing ankle at offices in Co KildareThu Dec 17 2020 - 16:06
Hospital not seeking to ‘accelerate’ child’s death, Supreme Court toldBoy is in a ‘dire’ situation with no prospect of a meaningful recovery, judges hearWed Dec 16 2020 - 16:44
Court urges ‘open minds and hearts’ in appeal over treatment of brain-injured boyCase raises significant issues about when State may intervene on medical decisions about childrenTue Dec 15 2020 - 19:03
Court appoints interim examiner to Dublin cold storage companyJudge agrees to appoint Neil Hughes as interim examiner to VF Cold Stores LtdMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:32
Court confirms two-month suspension of well-known vetTimothy Brennan pleaded guilty in 2018 to having unauthorised animal medicationsMon Dec 14 2020 - 16:42
Widow secures €282,500 over husband’s death in farm accidentTwo men killed six years ago when a punctured tractor tyre became overinflatedMon Dec 14 2020 - 16:35
Family of woman who died of sepsis secures €68,000 in court actionCourt heard claim that Rose O’Malley’s death was due to having PEG feeding tube removedMon Dec 14 2020 - 14:03
High Court president writes to Holohan over Covid-19 vaccine for wards of courtJudge says she is concerned wards will get vaccine, on direction of their clinicians, without undue delayFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:09
Farmer fails in bid to compel developer pay €1m due under €4m land sale contractMan sold lands in Co Donegal at a ‘remarkable’ €204,000 an acre, court toldFri Dec 11 2020 - 15:53
Investors cleared to pursue AIB over Belfry fund lossesPlaintiffs allege bank was negligent in operation of funds investing in property in UKThu Dec 10 2020 - 18:30
Sean Dunne’s High Court application heard in privateBankrupt businessman applied to vary order to pay €7,000 per month to creditorsThu Dec 10 2020 - 17:48
Court overturns finding relating to recognition of marriages of refugeesSupreme Court disagrees with High Court ruling over section 56.9 of International Protection Act 2015Tue Dec 08 2020 - 17:45
Vegan cafe owner challenges validity of prosecution for selling hemp productsPlaintiff granted leave to bring judicial review proceedingsMon Dec 07 2020 - 17:35
Supreme Court to rule later on constitutionality of workplace disputes processCase centres on administration of justice which is reserved to judgesMon Dec 07 2020 - 16:27
Criminal’s character can be taken into account in compensation claim, court rulesPaul Doyle’ inability to access information deemed a breach of constitutional rightsFri Dec 04 2020 - 23:59
Sexual assault accused fails in challenge over change of pleaMan had been on trial pleading not guilty to assaulting two womenFri Dec 04 2020 - 23:44
Judge hopes ruling on treatment of boy may also help determine law for othersHospital says boy has no hope of making any meaningful recovery from injuries sustained in road accidentFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:53
Judge overturns refusal of permission for 81-bed hotel in Co GalwayJudge says he proposed to return planning application to board for reconsiderationFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:29
Ruling due in May on Leslie Buckley bid to have INM inspectors withdrawnJudge says he needs time to consider large volume of material brought before courtFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:09
Dunnes secures injunction preventing Mr Price selling food productsCarlow retailer is allowed to sell ‘groceries’ pending full hearingThu Dec 03 2020 - 18:04
Supreme Court to hear urgent appeal over treatment of profoundly injured childParents challenging permission for hospital to potentially withhold invasive interventionsThu Dec 03 2020 - 15:12
Judge approves further €2m settlement for severely disabled boyEoghan Dunne (9) sued over failures in his care at Portiuncula Hospital in Co GalwayThu Dec 03 2020 - 12:49
Attorney General says workplace resolution case raises ‘profound issues’Supreme Court told a finding of unconstitutionality would have ‘immense’ implicationsWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:23
Examiner gets go-ahead for investment agreement for Cara pharmaciesRevenue concerned it was being ‘left in the dark’ over examiner’s applicationWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:09
High Court rules liquidator must repay fee of €861,484Gary Lennon guilty of misfeasance in relation to the affairs of Chempro Investment, judge saysWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:38
Senior Department of Education official to be cross-examined in case over gradesStudent claims decision to exclude historical schools data from Leaving Cert calculated grades process was unlawfulTue Dec 01 2020 - 16:56
Constitutionality of workplace dispute process challengedSupreme Court hears challenge relating to dismissal of Costcutter managerTue Dec 01 2020 - 16:43
Judge rejects examinership application for Ina’s Kitchen DessertsCase initiated by director and shareholder Barry BroderickTue Dec 01 2020 - 13:01
Provisional liquidators appointed to Arcadia fashion group’s Irish subsidiariesPhilip Green’s fashion group collapses into administration in the UK, placing 13,000 jobs at riskMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:40
High Court lifts injunction against Homesavers shops in WaterfordCouncil claimed chain was operating shops without appropriate planning permissionMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:07
High Court to rule on application to suspend well-known equestrian vetVeterinary Council of Ireland sought two-month suspension of Timothy BrennanMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:06
Judge considers order deferring sale of home of woman and two childrenSale order obtained by woman’s estranged, previously abusive, husbandMon Nov 30 2020 - 16:29
Alleged €400m fraud leaves Wirecard’s Irish firm unable to pay debtsLiquidators appointed as gardaí investigate whether escrow account actually existedMon Nov 30 2020 - 11:46
Promontoria barred from pursuing doctor over Ulster Bank loanAppeal court ends 12-year battle over bank use of savings to offset disputed €1.6m debtFri Nov 27 2020 - 18:36
Court proposes to overturn permission for apartment development in HowthResidents claim board failed to adequately address concerns about risk of subsidence and landslideFri Nov 27 2020 - 13:35
Director of calculated grades office rejects claims about criticism of data exclusionAndrea Feeney says she made no ‘scathing criticisms’ of exclusion of historical school dataThu Nov 26 2020 - 17:54
High Court president meets HSE to ensure best services for wards of courtMs Justice Mary Irvine expressed concerns over wards amid Covid-19 pandemicThu Nov 26 2020 - 17:45
Calculated grades: Draft suggested ‘negative consequences’ of excluding historical dataHigh Court told of document circulated by director of Leaving Cert calculated grades officeWed Nov 25 2020 - 17:24
Settlement of €9.4m for girl (12) with paraplegiaAimee Brennan had spinal operation at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, CrumlinWed Nov 25 2020 - 12:42
Court protection petition for chocolate company prepared ‘in secret’High Court hears arguments for and against approval of examinership for Ina’s Kitchen DessertsTue Nov 24 2020 - 20:11
Leaving Cert calculated grades memo deemed confidential, High Court hearsDocument neither relevant nor necessary for action by student claiming unfair disadvantageTue Nov 24 2020 - 17:06
