Judge rules against €500m Clonshaugh wastewater plantPlanning consent must be quashed for Irish Water scheme to augment Ringsend facilityTue Nov 24 2020 - 14:51
An Taisce seeks to overturn permission for Co Kilkenny cheese plantNational trust highlights environmental effects of milk production in court actionTue Nov 24 2020 - 10:00
Family who founded Ina’s Kitchen Desserts ask court to appoint examinerPetition by Broderick family opposed by majority shareholder Starkane LtdMon Nov 23 2020 - 19:43
ESB urges court to find UCC has some liability for flood damage to buildingsSome of the damaged buildings were built on a site ‘notorious for flooding’, court toldMon Nov 23 2020 - 15:35
Parents of brain injured boy to appeal orders allowing hospital to withhold interventionsBoy suffered catastrophic injuries in a road accident and court told no prospect of meaningful recoveryFri Nov 20 2020 - 17:18
Model would have seen some Leaving Cert grades fall 70%, court hearsHigh Court hearing submissions in lead challenge of 30 cases over calculated gradesFri Nov 20 2020 - 16:31
Cycling campaign wins case against permission for 741 Dublin apartmentsJudge says An Bord Pleanála erred by not assessing 135 car parking spaces as part of applicationFri Nov 20 2020 - 15:36
Legal profession views Woulfe affair damaging to perceptionJudiciary relieved conclusion arrived at and ready to operate around ‘workplace dispute’Fri Nov 20 2020 - 06:28
Couple lose appeal over AIB judgment linked to Slovakian investmentLimerick-based poultry farmer and nurse had alleged reckless lendingThu Nov 19 2020 - 16:48
Residents seeking to challenge Dublin housing development permissionCase involves development of 416 housing units on a site on South Circular RoadThu Nov 19 2020 - 15:29
Hospital can withhold invasive treatments to avoid ‘unimaginable suffering’ to boyJudge concludes orders were in best interest of boyWed Nov 18 2020 - 16:54
Way clear for Séamus Woulfe to start on Supreme Court early next year‘Constitutional protection of judiciary’ best served by no further Coalition stepsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:13
Woulfe on track to begin work as Supreme Court judge in FebruarySources rule out judicial resignations: ‘The judges are adults and will behave like adults’Tue Nov 17 2020 - 20:27
Barrister should get appeal costs against District Court judge, Supreme Court rulesMatter dates back to separate lengthy litigation between lawyer and Campion PropertyTue Nov 17 2020 - 18:09
Mother and daughter pub-owning partnership in court row over insurance policyDuo own White Country Inn in Banteer, Co CorkTue Nov 17 2020 - 17:48
State wins appeal over order it pay half legal costs of murder victim’s familySéamus Ludlow’s relations say gardaí failed to pursue an important line of inquiryMon Nov 16 2020 - 14:56
Medical student recruitment company sues College of SurgeonsDispute revolves around €5,000 commission in relation to fees for Saudi Arabian studentsFri Nov 13 2020 - 20:12
High Court overturns permission for 167 homes in DuleekLocal residents claimed An Bord Pleanála had no jurisdiction to grant permissionFri Nov 13 2020 - 15:50
Residents seek to challenge approval for Hellfire Club visitor centreProject being developed by Coillte and Dublin Mountains Partnership at cost of €15mFri Nov 13 2020 - 13:39
Cork city flood relief planning permission challenged in High CourtLeave granted for action by Save Cork City Community Association over certain worksThu Nov 12 2020 - 14:48
Judge in divorce case criticises husband’s ‘mean-spirited’ behaviourHigh Court told of man’s ‘volatile’ behaviour and cruelty towards his former wifeWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:37
Lead challenge over Leaving Cert grades may be heard next monthFormer Belvedere College student Freddie Sherry one of 20 complainants over results processWed Nov 11 2020 - 14:41
Ombudsman’s direction to insurer to pay income protection to woman overturnedWoman with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis claimed inability to workTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:14
Shareholder in Dublin chocolate company opposes ‘deeply hostile’ examinershipIna’s Kitchen Desserts Ltd employs 107 people in TallaghtTue Nov 10 2020 - 13:21
Government seeks legal advice over stand-off between judgesMr Justice Woulfe resists call from Chief Justice to resign over golf dinner attendanceTue Nov 10 2020 - 12:53
Woulfe told to resign by Chief Justice three times since last ThursdayWoulfe’s ‘did not appreciate the genuine public concern’ about golf society dinnerMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:25
Energy trading company brings High Court challenge to operation of electricity marketElectroroute Energy Trading claims recent change will adversely impact its activitiesMon Nov 09 2020 - 17:42
N7 workers fail to get order for enforcement across EU of damages judgmentsMore than 50 Portuguese people worked on the motorway in 2007 and 2008Mon Nov 09 2020 - 16:37
Shannon gas terminal permission is overturned by High CourtOrders arise from recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European UnionMon Nov 09 2020 - 14:44
Judge warns lawyers and doctors about ‘paternalistic’ treatment of some familiesHigh Court president makes remarks when reviewing case of girl with history of eating disorderFri Nov 06 2020 - 15:27
Residents challenge permission for 300 apartments in south DublinCase in Monkstown includes claims relating to bats and winter birdsThu Nov 05 2020 - 20:20
Chief Justice and Séamus Woulfe meet regarding Oireachtas golf dinnerMeeting part of informal resolution process recommended in Denham reviewThu Nov 05 2020 - 17:42
Group seeks to overturn permission for 496 apartments in BallybodenCommunity group cites concerns over height and density of developmentThu Nov 05 2020 - 17:40
Court clears way for disabled man to sue paediatrician and hospital operatorAndrew Mangan (25), suing by his mother Lorraine, initially brought personal injuries case in 2008Wed Nov 04 2020 - 21:06
Perrigo loses action to overturn €1.64bn Irish tax assessmentAction brought by drug firm against Revenue closely watched for implications beyond caseWed Nov 04 2020 - 14:12
Local resident loses bid to overturn permission for 512 apartments in HowthPlanning board decided contravention of council plan justified to deliver on housingTue Nov 03 2020 - 13:15
Fees of €300,000 approved for liquidators of firm behind Dublin care facilitySt Mary’s Centre (Telford) wound-up due to regulatory difficulties and inability to meet redundancy costsTue Nov 03 2020 - 11:39
Solicitor must be struck off over ‘extremely serious’ misconduct, court rulesKathleen Doocey allowed €169,000 deficit to build on client accountMon Nov 02 2020 - 19:57
Supreme Court judges to hold meeting on Séamus Woulfe controversyJudge faces informal process after attending golf society dinner amid Covid restrictionsMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:19
Data Commissioner faces large costs bill in ‘most unusual’ Facebook caseDespite acting entirely correctly, judge says the DPC must bear the majority of the costsSat Oct 31 2020 - 11:19
107 jobs at risk as Broderick’s shareholder considers examinershipChocolate goods group has lost €5.5m so far this year and has had financial problems for a number of years, court toldFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:33
Award of €189,000 for woman with ‘shark bite’ scarStore supervisor hurt after girder fell on leg, leaving her with physical and metal traumaFri Oct 30 2020 - 15:23
High Court to rule on €1.64bn Perrigo tax case next weekJudgment could have major implications well beyond the drug companyFri Oct 30 2020 - 13:25
Facebook challenges plan to suspend data transfers to its US parentLegal action to quash draft decision by Data Protection Commission will be heard in DecemberThu Oct 29 2020 - 16:18
Third challenge to permission for 657 apartments on Raheny landsArea earmarked for development is a key breeding ground for birds, High Court hearsThu Oct 29 2020 - 15:19
Liquidators appointed to Irish arm of WirecardElectronic payments provider is subject to investigation in Germany over alleged fraudWed Oct 28 2020 - 19:10
Traumatised woman must remain a ward of courtHigh Court judge says discharging the young woman could put her life at riskWed Oct 28 2020 - 17:47
Husband loses appeal to overturn interim barring orderMan disputes wife’s claim of fearing an attack by him, saying she has martial arts trainingTue Oct 27 2020 - 17:52
Woman challenges permission for 358 student bed spaces in South DublinLocal resident opposes extension to student accommodation at Trinity Hall, DartyThu Oct 22 2020 - 16:38
Residents take court action over development of ‘The O’Rahilly’ siteGroup seeks orders overturning permission for 105 apartments on site that includes recently demolished home of 1916 Rising leaderThu Oct 22 2020 - 15:05
