The Irish Times

Former prisoner challenges HSE over refusal of community mental health services

Man (30s) has history of violent offending and fears relapse due to lack of services

Mon May 23 2022 - 16:11

Fingleton proceedings to be reconstituted due to health concerns

Court of Appeal expresses concerns over capacity to give legal instructions

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 15:43

Man challenges Child and Family Agency investigation of wife’s care of children

Man criticises agency’s failure to return children to his custody, High Court hears

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 17:35

Man who took court action over quarantine released on appeal

Case struck out after Colm Bates allowed to leave hotel to visit ‘critically ill’ father

Sat May 01 2021 - 13:57

Vaccinated healthcare worker joins two others in challenging legality of quarantine

Emma Kelly may be allowed to leave hotel if she tests negative for Covid, High Court told

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 20:41

High Court action over Leaving Cert grades to be heard on October 21st

Permission to bring additional two cases by students who sat the 2019 Leaving Cert should be made on notice to the Minister

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 14:33

Belevedere College student and St Kilian’s German school take Leaving Cert cases

High Court judge says ‘lead’ case concerning standardisation of grades will be heard next month

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 13:46

Home-schooled Leaving Cert student seeks to challenge exclusion from calculated grades

Elijah Burke says unless the court intervenes he cannot progress to third level for another year

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 15:48

Closure of courts sees income stream 'turned off' for many barristers

Stalled property market and the prospect of another economic downturn have badly hit solicitors

Tue May 05 2020 - 02:02

Scheme allows barristers give legal advice to designated groups

Bar of Ireland says Covid-19 is causing widespread legal uncertainty

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 12:29

Courts Service announces that only urgent cases will go ahead

There will be no new jury trials for the remainder of the court term

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 14:36

Mattie McGrath pushes ahead with legal challenge over Tipperary poll

Independent candidate says action will continue in absence of official confirmation

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 17:45

Current family law court facilities ‘archaic’, says campaign group

Courting Disaster calling on Government to fund a dedicated court in Dublin city centre

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 13:49

Garrett Cooney, elder statesman of legal profession, dies at 84

One of Ireland’s most prominent barristers, who fought high-profile constitutional cases

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 20:23

Student whose Leaving Cert results were wrongly totted up takes High Court action

Rebecca Carter (18) from Wexford in danger of losing place to study veterinary medicine this year, court told

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 16:34

Charleton Tribunal set up over Taylor’s false claims – Garda counsel

Tribunal hears Supt Dave Taylor ‘hawked around lies to politicians and journalists’

Thu May 17 2018 - 13:46

Former Garda press chief denies trying to ‘do down’ O’Sullivan

Supt David Taylor tells Charleton tribunal he never branded ex-commissioner ‘a liar’

Wed May 16 2018 - 16:15

Tribunal hears former Garda press officer ‘devastated’ by treatment

Former PAC chairman says suspended superintendent was worried for his family

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 18:43

Jury must be certain of guilt, trial of man accused of killing baby hears

John Tighe denies murdering his six-and-a-half-month old son Joshua

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 18:16

‘I did all I could,’ father said of child dying in his arms

John Tighe denies murdering his six-month-old son Joshua in Mayo

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 18:21

Baby had tissues from different boxes in throat, murder trial told

John Tighe from Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 6-month old son

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 10:13

McCabe was subjected to ‘hostility and enmity’ in Cavan-Monaghan

Charleton tribunal hears whistleblower was bullied and called a ‘rat’ on social media

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 18:44

Alleged child porn facilitator fights extradition to US

Eric Eoin Marques alleged to be owner and administrator of Freedom Hosting website

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 16:41

Pensioner jailed for failing to pay debt seeks damages

Man wants compensation for his imprisonment and a declaration on rights of debtors

Mon May 15 2017 - 19:18

Convicted murderer challenges detention conditions

Warren Dumbrell, who is serving life for stabbing, claims his rights are being breached

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 18:39

Water protester brings challenge aimed at halting prosecution

Judge puts stay on prosecutions pending outcome of High Court action

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 22:23

Test case opens over State’s liability for damages over slopping out

Some 800 prisoners could be in line to receive compensation over practice

Tue May 31 2016 - 17:42

High Court facing fallout from suspended sentence ruling

Judge deals with four cases affected by removal of courts’ right to revoke suspension

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 21:28

Prisoners challenge legality of detention after court ruling

Judge ruled law allowing for revocation of suspended sentences is unconstitutional

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 22:03

Regency suffers financial losses since shootings - court

Hotel director James McGettigan said viability of enterprise has been undermined since attack

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 07:28

Hotel suffered severe losses since gangland murder, court hears

David Byrne shot dead during boxing weigh-in at Regency Hotel in February

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 13:19

Fine Gael official denies ‘sinister corruption’ of party selection convention

John Perry TD claims serious irregularities in Fine Gael Sligo-Leitrim ballot

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 19:16

Drug addict jailed for driving wrong way up M50 loses appeal

In dismissing appeal, court also gave ‘serious consideration’ to increasing sentence

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 14:27

Challenge to order that man stay away from water meter installers

Counsel says ‘passionate water charges protester’ James Kelly having rights breached

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 17:38