Man who claims he was hit by car in row over disabled space has case dismissedJudge said David McNamara’s sense of wrong appears to have become inflated to being convinced the car drove into himThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:45
Judges can depart from personal injury guideline valuations, Supreme Court toldThe Judicial Council Act provides for departure from guidelines if judge feels an award is “simply wrong”, State saysWed Mar 01 2023 - 17:34
Dublin plant hire firm says rezoning of adjoining site will disrupt business, court hearsPat O’Donnell & Co ‘extremely anxious’ about the prospect of neighbouring residential developmentTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:31
Jury finds against solicitor who claimed false imprisonment on cruise ship after suicide commentCaroline Fanning (49) sued Trailfinders Ireland after arguing trip more ‘Guantanamo Bay‘ than luxuriousTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:17
Court dismisses appeal seeking to remove woman from child’s case over deep fat fryer burnsToddler allegedly suffered scalding injuries to skin in accident on May 16th, 2015Tue Feb 28 2023 - 17:49
Environmental group lodges legal action over emissions cuts ‘picked from the sky’Friends of the Irish Environment take issue with provision in Government plan for 2026-2030Mon Feb 27 2023 - 22:07
Afghan asylum seeker who claims he is a minor brings court case over being left homelessThe male says he did not have documentation to prove he is 17 when he applied for international protection earlier this monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 21:38
Judgment amended in case involving former Davy employees Mr Justice Michael Twomey has amended his ruling from last monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 04:00
High Court proposes to strike out woman’s case against catering company due to prior €15,000 settlementJudge held Anne Marie Corrigan compromised action against Aramark Ireland by agreeing to settle claimFri Feb 24 2023 - 16:10
Bank allowed to make offer to woman who claims it disclosed data to estranged fatherWoman claims her father used the confidential bank transaction data to track her down abroadThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:11
High Court permits urgent mastectomy for woman who may lack capacity to give consentHSE brought ‘very unusual’ application in relation to woman’s medical treatmentThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:04
‘Serious’ flaws in ombudsman’s decision on Covid interruption claim, court rulesInsurance claim turned largely on whether Arklow Marine Services was exempt from restrictions due to providing an ‘essential service’Thu Feb 23 2023 - 12:23
Court finds Spanish firm not liable for €900,000 tax over sale of shares in Irish motorway operatorRevenue’s appeal against finding turned on whether the shares in an Irish firm derive their value from “land in the State”Tue Feb 21 2023 - 13:56
Supreme Court refuses to hear further appeal from two brothers challenging murder convictionsDean and Jason Bradley, of Liscarne Gardens, were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for the murder of Neil Reilly (36)Mon Feb 20 2023 - 21:03
Court sets aside leave in one of two challenges to access of late Frank Dunne’s stud farmChallenge related to local councils' declaration that refurbishment works on electricity line exempt developmentFri Feb 17 2023 - 17:48
Afghan asylum seeker who was homeless since January arrival offered hostel accommodationThe court heard the man reached the top of a queue for accommodation and the offer would have come independently of the proceedingsFri Feb 17 2023 - 16:01
Social housing construction firm enters liquidation after rescue package falls throughLender’s withdrawal made it clear examiner would be unable to secure a scheme of arrangement for Blacklough Construction within the statutory timeframeFri Feb 17 2023 - 15:05
Cruise ship takes threats of self-harm ‘very seriously’, says captainRoyal Caribbean cruise ship captain said sarcastic claim wouldn’t have mattered to responseThu Feb 16 2023 - 19:13
DPP wants arrest warrant for convicted brothel keeper reinstated by Supreme CourtMartin Morgan jailed for three years in 2008 for organising prostitution and running brothel at Dublin apartmentThu Feb 16 2023 - 17:05
Award to supermarket worker over broken ankle reduced by €20,000Court of Appeal says High Court was entitled to find Dunnes Stores liable for the incident involving Gunta KadegeWed Feb 15 2023 - 19:00
Afghan asylum seeker takes High Court case after being left homelessMan seeks urgent injunction forcing State to provide him with accommodationWed Feb 15 2023 - 15:58
Receiver appointed over properties linked to alleged leading figures in Drogheda gangCourt told brothers Owen and Brendan Maguire are members of Price-Maguire organised crime groupWed Feb 15 2023 - 12:53
Court reserves decision in council’s appeal over Sandymount cyclewayDublin City Council contended High Court’s findings will have ‘enormous implications’ for road authority operationsTue Feb 14 2023 - 18:47
High Court strikes out man’s 1995 case alleging sexual assault at schoolDelay and loss of Garda file caused significant prejudice to defendant school, said judgeMon Feb 13 2023 - 17:57
Insolvency plans allowing property developer couple to write off €12m debts approved by courtSecured creditor Pepper Finance Corporation was withdrawing its objection to the plans on condition they will soon be alteredMon Feb 13 2023 - 15:44
Solicitor suing for alleged false imprisonment on cruise made second suicide ‘threat’, court toldSecurity officer gave evidence Caroline Fanning said: ‘I will commit suicide if not given a new balcony state room’Fri Feb 10 2023 - 18:19
Daughter of solicitor suing for alleged false imprisonment ‘mortified’ during cruise ship experienceCaitlin Fanning said the experience was 'something I never thought could happen to me'Thu Feb 09 2023 - 17:52
Permission for five apartments overturned due to effect on neighbour’s kitchen Gary Solan claimed the development would block access to his kitchen doorThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:11
High Court gives man time to amend defamation case against GoogleMan’s case relates to material alleging his involvement in disappearance of child and drugging women for sexual gratificationWed Feb 08 2023 - 18:42
Supreme Court to hear appeal by woman charged with sexual assault of disabled sonsWoman acquitted in Circuit Court in 2021 after forensic psychologist’s evidence excluded from trialWed Feb 08 2023 - 12:57
Solicitor ‘imprisoned’ on cruise ship says suicide comment was ‘pure sarcasm’In emails Caroline Fanning (49) referred to someone resolving bill issue with a phone company after mentioning ‘suicide’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 17:48
€100,000 for oil contamination investigator who got ‘not a single cent’ from petrol station settlementCouple who got €500,000 settlement must pay sum to specialist who investigated oil contaminationFri Feb 03 2023 - 12:58
Supreme Court reduces sentence of man convicted four years ago for 1978 indecent assaultsMan, now in his 60s, groomed and sexually abused boy (11) who visited alone more than 40 years agoThu Feb 02 2023 - 20:01
‘Unusual’ court orders granted to enable woman with severe disabilities to attend neurology appointmentWoman a ward of the court due to serious concerns about mother’s lack of engagement with recommended medical treatmentThu Feb 02 2023 - 19:57
Google prepared to furnish some information about tree planting firmSearch giant is resisting providing other categories of information sought due to data protection concernsThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:51
Alleged false imprisonment on cruise ship ‘felt like Guantánamo Bay’, woman claimsSolicitor Caroline Fanning says events on 2015 cruise an ‘attack’ on dignity and humanityWed Feb 01 2023 - 17:43
Supreme Court to hear appeal by man alleged to have stabbed fellow patientPatient suffered paralysis due to assault in hospital in 2010 and died eight months laterWed Feb 01 2023 - 12:41
Council reaches settlement with developer in High Court dispute over Drogheda apartmentsDeveloper claimed the council believed an administrative default prevented it from issuing a certificate of readiness for the 24 homesTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:30
Woman claims false detention on cruise ship after making ‘sarcastic’ suicide commentCaroline Fanning and daughter were later disembarked from ship and given no refund or assistance getting homeTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:12
Application for €600m Galway ring road to be considered afresh by Bord PleanálaFinal orders made on three judicial review actions that challenged planning board’s permission for 18km projectMon Jan 30 2023 - 21:11
Settlement in case alleging asset transfers by man found liable for Omagh bombingMichael Colm Murphy, a discharged bankrupt, was accused of signing property, land and shares over to relativesMon Jan 30 2023 - 16:04
Tenant allegedly threatened with eviction by masked men settles action against landlordsLuke Barnett sued Michael Smith and Ian Lumley in High Court after incident which he alleged left him ‘scared’Fri Jan 27 2023 - 16:49
Supreme Court to hear second appeal from Angela Kerins over 2014 PAC appearanceHigh Court previously dismissed her application for documents 'intimately connected' with protected speechFri Jan 27 2023 - 14:35
Plan for 1,600 apartments in Drumcondra blocked by High CourtContentious development attracted more than 120 submissions, including from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonaldFri Jan 27 2023 - 13:40
Supreme Court to hear alleged dissident republican’s appeal against extraditionSeán Walsh is wanted in Northern Ireland to face charges of IRA membership stemming from a 2020 police surveillance operationThu Jan 26 2023 - 18:07
Court challenge to demolition of Georgian houses for office block Developer has approval for the six-storey development in DublinThu Jan 26 2023 - 17:49
Freezing order discharged against steel firm’s former financial controller as case settledCoen Steel had alleged the former employee misappropriated €727,000 of company fundsThu Jan 26 2023 - 14:57
EY agrees multimillion-euro settlement of Anglo Irish case The 2012 case sought €50m in damages over losses allegedly resulting from auditor’s failingsWed Jan 25 2023 - 15:03
Injuries case to proceed to full trial despite €21,000 payout over car rear-endingJudge said there are questions regarding potential duty on litigation handler to ensure Katarzyna Singh understood agreement termsWed Jan 25 2023 - 13:14
Bus driver stabbed with syringe awarded €64,000 by High CourtThe attacker could reach Patrick O’Brien because the driver’s protective screen was openTue Jan 24 2023 - 17:38
