Denis O’Brien ‘not trying to chill’ speeches made in DáilJudgement reserved in businessman’s action over comments about his banking affairsThu Dec 08 2016 - 13:43
Denis O’Brien action over Dáil speeches a tribute to his ‘self-regard’Citizens have no remedy for comments made about them in Oireachtas, counsel for State saysWed Dec 07 2016 - 17:19
Denis O’Brien aiming to ‘restrict’ Oireachtas speech, court toldState’s counsel says businessman’s case targets ‘future freedom’ of parliamentary debateTue Dec 06 2016 - 21:08
Pensioner must pay costs of failed symphysiotomy appealJudges say 77-year-old had ‘tough life by any standards’ but costs must go to winning sideTue Dec 06 2016 - 12:27
Sean Dunne bankruptcy extension hearing set for JanuaryDeveloper denies failing to co-operate since being made bankrupt in US and IrelandMon Dec 05 2016 - 18:34
Woman who fell down stairs of Dublin Bus not given damages by court‘Utterly unreasonable’ to require drivers to check passengers in seats before driving offMon Dec 05 2016 - 15:52
Mick Wallace seeks to save family home in bankruptcy hearingIndependent TD exploring alternatives to being bankrupted over €2m judgmentMon Dec 05 2016 - 12:12
Woman to benefit from will despite being wrongly named as ‘Rosemary’Catholic lobby group fails in court challenge over Dublin apartment bequest to Barbara BlackFri Dec 02 2016 - 18:00
Denis O’Brien case: ‘Appalling consequences’ if court can examine Dáil speechesTDs cannot operate under a shadow of uncertainty and possible court scrutiny, court toldFri Dec 02 2016 - 14:11
TDs cannot be made explain utterances or be sued over them, court hearsState’s counsel in Denis O’Brien case says article 15.13 gives TDs ‘powerful immunity’Thu Dec 01 2016 - 22:04
Denis O’Brien wants courts to ‘censure’ two TDs over Dáil statementsBusinessman tells High Court he received death threatsThu Dec 01 2016 - 21:58
Former chaplain claims ‘revenge’ behind girl’s sex assault allegationsEx-priest denies wrongdoing during Gambia school tripThu Dec 01 2016 - 19:50
Denis O’Brien got ‘chilling’ email about ‘slitting throat’, court toldBusinessman says letter ‘expressed the desire that we would die in our sleep that night’Thu Dec 01 2016 - 13:57
Liquidator appointed to Mayo Renewable Power as rescue plan failsMayo Renewable Power biomass-fuelled power plant project owes about €125mWed Nov 30 2016 - 21:00
Dáil committee failed to ‘police’ TDs, Denis O’Brien case toldBusinessman taking action over comments about his banking affairs in OireachtasWed Nov 30 2016 - 16:15
Denis O’Brien case ‘unique in the history of the State’Businessman argues statements by TDs in Dáil had effectively decided outcome of court proceedingsTue Nov 29 2016 - 20:17
Court rules convicted child abuser has served his sentenceMan given four years for sexual assault, but conviction for previous crime was quashedMon Nov 28 2016 - 22:07
IBRC liquidators get court approval for repayment processRemediation team says overcharged interest to borrowers could reach €100mMon Nov 28 2016 - 17:46
Harry Crosbie denies obstructing Nama efforts to recover debtAgency says businessman did not disclose income from Vicar Street venueMon Nov 28 2016 - 16:16
Gayle Dunne must produce papers on alleged property transfersOfficial administering Seán Dunne’s Irish bankruptcy seeks documents for proceedingsFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:07
State seeks to appeal High Court finding on word ‘unborn’Judgment considered the rights of a Nigerian father awaiting deportationFri Nov 25 2016 - 12:37
Supreme Court allows appeal against ruling on possession ordersCourt of Appeal ruling involved ‘unfortunate and unintended’ consequences for other casesThu Nov 24 2016 - 21:36
Woman denies delusions amid legal challenge of mother’s estateRetired judge Barry White questions his sister’s mental state in High CourtThu Nov 24 2016 - 18:55
Dundon brothers refused leave for new appeals against convictionsSupreme Court says neither brother showed any issue of general public importance aroseThu Nov 24 2016 - 15:40
Solicitor entitled to damages in Anglo caseJudge rules plaintiff was seriously misled and Anglo engaged in misrepresentationsWed Nov 23 2016 - 15:38
Private school teacher loses case over ‘little bitch’ commentParents of male student made complaint against teacher at south Dublin schoolWed Nov 23 2016 - 14:38
Judge calls for Syrian families not to be deported from EUFamilies argue EU-Turkey deal, agreed to by Enda Kenny, breaches human rightsTue Nov 22 2016 - 16:35
Brazilian man refused leave to challenge deportation orderMan argued he knew many illegals here who were given permission to remain in StateTue Nov 22 2016 - 15:21
Alan Shatter asks for amendment to ‘damaging’ Guerin reportCourt told sides agreed a wording that rules of natural justice were breachedTue Nov 22 2016 - 12:20
Denis O’Brien settles action with Topaz buyer over €4.7mSettlement subject to payment being made to O’Brien’s Kendrick Investments, court hearsMon Nov 21 2016 - 19:37
O’Flynns’ Nama case gets fast-tracked to Commercial CourtBrothers accuse Nama of leaking confidential information on their construction companyMon Nov 21 2016 - 17:09
Joe O’Reilly cannot bring appeal over murder conviction, court rulesSupreme Court refuses bid by man found guilty in 2007 for killing wife RachelFri Nov 18 2016 - 19:31
Galway car dealer to reopen after High Court rulingInterim examiner appointed to Kenny Galway to replace fund-appointed receiverFri Nov 18 2016 - 19:16
Woman’s case cannot continue after death, Supreme Court rulesSide for deceased argued claim of €90,000 for care services provided by son survivedFri Nov 18 2016 - 15:19
Court restrains two men from picketing judge’s houseMen made ‘groundless’ allegations designed to ‘undermine’ rule of law, court hearsThu Nov 17 2016 - 20:52
Judge criticises ‘unreasonable’ delay over visasMinister given six weeks to make decision after breach of ‘free movement’ directiveWed Nov 16 2016 - 20:11
Homeless family sues council over refusal to provide housing‘We are moving night on night, relying on the goodwill of friends, which is not sustainable’Wed Nov 16 2016 - 14:43
Garda Commissioner loses appeal over dismissal of sergeantOfficer convicted of assault secures Supreme Court order overturning proposed sackingTue Nov 15 2016 - 15:07
State apologises to man jailed in miscarriage of justiceCourt told compensation will be paid over wrongful manslaughter convictionTue Nov 15 2016 - 12:35
Man appeals against reversal of €900,000 damages awardMartin McDonagh brings case over ‘Sunday World’ article in 1999 to Supreme CourtMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:44
Belief that a woman ‘might’ be consenting to sex is not a defence, court rulesCourt issues guidance for judges after dismissing man’s appeal over rape of motherFri Nov 11 2016 - 17:38
Order allows HSE to clean disabled man against his wishesHealth body fears incontinent man with neurological condition is at risk of infectionFri Nov 11 2016 - 16:13
Life-saving brain surgery may be performed on mentally ill womanSurgery needed to save life and might cure or alleviate psychiatric difficulties, High Court toldThu Nov 10 2016 - 19:19
Alan Shatter wins appeal over findings in Guerin reportFormer minister for justice’s constitutional rights were in jeopardy, judge rulesThu Nov 10 2016 - 10:26
Former manager at Ranelagh store gets €47,000 over knee injuryWoman suffered cruciate ligament tear after slipping on water in Mortons shopWed Nov 09 2016 - 17:56
Two sisters asked to get off bus to Knock lose defamation caseHigh Court case arose over exchanges with driver about fares for group going to shrineTue Nov 08 2016 - 17:21
Man loses challenge to civil partner’s will made just before he diedWill changed from leaving house to Laaser to giving him half and the rest to siblingsTue Nov 08 2016 - 15:19
Vulnerable mute Eritrean man made a ward of courtMan had been found confused and wandering alone on Meath roadMon Nov 07 2016 - 20:05
‘Unique’ hearing over child born through surrogacy is adjournedAbsence of a genetic link first learned when couple sought to bring the child into IrelandMon Nov 07 2016 - 16:14
Syrian families held in Greece sue Ireland, EU over rights breachesCase says migration deal, which allows for return of migrants to Turkey, goes against European lawMon Nov 07 2016 - 14:56
