High Court judge says judgments should avoid Latin and ‘terms of art’Legal terms for costs orders would mean ‘double-Dutch’ to lay person, says judge in costs rulingThu Aug 07 2025 - 15:29
Developer fails in last-ditch bid to salvage approval for apartments near Royal Hospital KilmainhamProposed development was for five apartment blocks, including an 18-storey towerWed Aug 06 2025 - 17:18
Couple fails to stop demolition of Co Meath home built in ‘wilful’ breach of planning laws almost 20 years ago After 2006 planning application was refused, couple built house anyway, at twice the size Tue Aug 05 2025 - 18:30
Prominent criminal defence lawyer Martin Giblin dies aged 73Lawyer represented Ian Bailey in successful appeal against French extradition bidMon Aug 04 2025 - 15:19
Nikita Hand to sue Conor McGregor and two former neighbours over withdrawn claims in failed appealThe High Court action was filed on Thursday, shortly after the Court of Appeal dismissed McGregor’s applicationFri Aug 01 2025 - 09:17
Conor McGregor loses civil rape case appealNikita Hand says she has been ‘retraumatised’ by the appeal case but she can ‘finally move on and try to heal’Thu Jul 31 2025 - 23:47
Torture of woman by group of men in Dublin flat involved ‘truly barbaric’ violence, says judgeFive men jailed for terms of between 8.5 and 14 yearsThu Jul 31 2025 - 06:00
‘Numb’: Woman’s life ‘changed forever’ after being tortured by five men in a Dublin flat Judge Pauline Codd described the offending as ‘brutal, violent and sadistic’ Wed Jul 30 2025 - 17:03
Legal bid to compel Government to suspend military-related trade with Israel filed in High Court High Court case also alleges weapons to Israeli army are being unlawfully transported through Irish airspaceTue Jul 29 2025 - 16:46
Disqualification and €130,000 fine for former Irish Nationwide finance director confirmedCentral Bank sought sanction confirmation over John Stanley Purcell’s role in regulatory breaches at INBS before its collapseTue Jul 29 2025 - 16:22
Dispute over elderly Wexford man’s will leaving estate to 38 nieces and nephews goes to Circuit CourtNephew claims uncle promised farmhouse property to him before deathMon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
Wife and ex-partner of ‘controlling and dangerous man’ secure protection orders In separate case, mother gets barring order against mentally ill son who came into house with crowbar Sun Jul 27 2025 - 06:00
Judge rules diamond solitaire and two rings worth €25,000 are part of Foxrock woman’s estateHigh Court makes orders in administration of estates of Matthew and Elizabeth Connolly who died within six months of each otherSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Suspended solicitor says ‘nothing sinister’ in his handling of land transfer deal Judge to rule on later date on Declan O’Callaghan’s appeal over findings of professional misconductFri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Analysis: Brian O’Shea’s resignation was a rare case of a judge leaving on their own termsDistrict Court judge resigned from the bench this week to return to practise as a barrister in an unusual move Thu Jul 24 2025 - 13:26
Suspended solicitor weaving ‘wholly false’ narrative over nature of land deal, High Court toldAppeal by Declan O’Callaghan over professional misconduct findings opens at High CourtThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
Woman with black eye and newborn baby claims husband ‘kicked me and dragged me up and down’Three mothers with babies get emergency protection under domestic violence laws Sun Jul 20 2025 - 07:00
Behind the ‘perfect family’: How ‘great fear’ stopped Dublin sisters revealing abuse by brothers Mother silenced daughters, telling them: ‘Anything that goes on in this house is to stay within the four walls of this house’Sat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Woman believed to be Ireland’s oldest person dies days before 109th birthday Sarah Coyle was born in 1916 and survived two pandemicsTue Jul 15 2025 - 21:08
Brothers’ abuse of sisters was hidden in Dublin family for yearsThree sisters were sexually abused by brothers in Rathfarnham home Tue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Three sisters sexually abused by brother ‘deeply disappointed’ over ‘leniency’ of eight-year prison termRichard Brennan allegedly told one sister he would be unable to have sex when he became a priest and needed ‘a favour’Mon Jul 14 2025 - 18:54
Toddler died of fentanyl toxicity from uncle’s pain medication, inquest hears Mother says day of Christopher McDonagh-Marhsall’s death was `the day my world fell apart’Fri Jul 11 2025 - 17:43
Supreme Court upholds €75,000 award to businessman mistakenly identified as a tax defaulterQualified privilege defence not available over ‘materially inaccurate’ Limerick Leader article, court rulesThu Jul 10 2025 - 15:00
Legal costs almost halved by adjudicators in 179 cases last yearTotal of €17.2m claimed in 24 medical negligence cases was cut by more than €7mTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
Man detained after second seizure of cannabis at Dublin Airport within two daysMother and son charged over €1m seizure on Sunday, with man (30s) arrested over €462,000 on Monday Mon Jul 07 2025 - 20:16
Personal injury award levels fell by 45% to about €150m last year, Courts Service saysThere were some 25,000 applications for protection from domestic violence in 2024, with 314 for anti-stalking ordersMon Jul 07 2025 - 09:45
Wexford wind farm not appealing full closure order for three turbinesDefendants face potential €2.3m legal costs bill after couple’s successful legal challenge Mon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Woman who told court husband punched her in the head and threw glass jar at her gets barring order‘He has told me he will kill me and I believe he will do so,’ wife tells domestic violence courtSun Jul 06 2025 - 06:00
Court defers judgment on Conor McGregor’s appeal over finding of assault in civil rape caseDramatic withdrawal of ‘fresh evidence’ leads to appeal court’s decision to refer material to DPPThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor appeal: Court to ask DPP to consider possible perjury concerning fresh evidenceMixed martial arts fighter has appealed civil jury finding in favour of Nikita HandThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Court to refer withdrawn material in Conor McGregor appeal for consideration of possible perjuryCourt to refer matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions Wed Jul 02 2025 - 14:28
Conor McGregor withdraws ‘fresh evidence’ from Nikita Hand’s neighbours over alleged row with her ex-partnerMMA fighter appealing against High Court civil jury finding in favour of Ms Hand, who alleged he raped herTue Jul 01 2025 - 16:15
Nikita Hand faces cross-examination by Conor McGregor’s lawyers in civil rape trial appealCourt of Appeal to decide whether new evidence related to bruising on complainant is admissibleTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief saysAn evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan Sun Jun 29 2025 - 13:00
Stable hand who said he hurt back while emptying wheelbarrow loses injury claim against racehorse trainer Mark Lawless alleged he was injured while tipping a load of soiled hay on an inclineThu Jun 26 2025 - 17:07
Minister concerned 44% of women are dissatisfied with initial Garda response to abuseJim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issueThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
More than 140 complaints against lawyers upheld by regulatorNearly 60 complaints of alleged misconduct referred to Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal last yearThu Jun 26 2025 - 00:01
Siblings urged to seek mediation in dispute over care of mother with dementiaJudge rejects son’s objection to power of attorney granted by mother to two of his sistersWed Jun 25 2025 - 12:42
Dublin nursing home resident brings High Court damages case over alleged treatmentBeneavin Manor home featured in RTÉ Investigates documentaryWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00
Highest number of domestic violence disclosures in 50 years is ‘just tip of iceberg’, says Women’s AidMen ‘need to lead as allies’ in tacking male violence as almost 47,000 women reported abuse of women and children last yearWed Jun 25 2025 - 00:01
Woman to get two-thirds of funds from family home sale, High Court orders in divorce caseJudge says equal split would not constitute proper provision for woman and children while granting divorce of warring coupleMon Jun 23 2025 - 10:31
Wexford wind farm must pay almost €1m towards legal costs of couple who won noise nuisance caseBut operators to appeal High Court order to shut down three turbines fullySun Jun 22 2025 - 20:39
Man gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himYoung man separately gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Surveyor disputes ‘extraordinary’ claim that wind farm could devalue nearby property by 44%High Court will assess wind turbine noise nuisance damages for owners of two nearby propertiesThu Jun 19 2025 - 19:15
Man who failed to pay ex-wife €7.6m as ordered must now give her 75% of property sales proceedsJudge says she has ‘no confidence’ the man disclosed all his assets in Ireland and abroadThu Jun 19 2025 - 16:13
Man who suffered noise nuisance from Wexford wind farm seeks €1m damages for a new homeJudge begins hearing to assess damages for four people over nuisance impact of wind turbineWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:47
Ireland needs to tackle ‘stark gap’ between ‘rhetoric and reality’ of children’s rights, says child protection rapporteurNew report on children’s legal needs recommends specialist legal service for childrenTue Jun 17 2025 - 17:54
Supreme Court ruling on compensation for lands devalued due to electricity power lines could affect thousands of landownersESB argued compensation for land depreciation should not have been awarded by property arbitratorThu Jun 05 2025 - 18:33
Suspended solicitor’s appeal over professional misconduct finding to be heard in JulyDeclan O’Callaghan faces a strike-off application if he loses appeal against finding connected to Co Mayo land dealThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:27
Windfarm must shut down three turbines and pay €360,000 damages to couple, High Court ordersJudge slams defendant companies over their approach to noise and nuisance complaints over 12 yearsThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:08
