Girl’s High Court case alleging hit-and-run settled for €30,000 in light of ‘risks’Motor Insurers Bureau was sued because the alleged driver was unidentifiedWed Oct 26 2022 - 16:57
Property firm challenges council’s adoption of Waterford development planRuden Homes Limited claims the decision to adopt the plan was contrary to fair proceduresTue Oct 25 2022 - 16:43
Teacher claims evidence unlawfully obtained by former partner not admissible at fitness-to-practise hearingThe woman is the subject of an ongoing inquiry into her fitness to teachMon Oct 24 2022 - 21:06
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to €15m Hellfire Club visitor centreThe court said the case illustrates the complexity of planning law and judicial review procedures particularly when European law issues ariseMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:54
Consultant gynaecologist seeks orders compelling HSE to perform settlement agreementA court ruling last March found Prof Ray O’Sullivan was entitled to an order cancelling his suspension and reinstating him with immediate effectFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:40
Quarry firm challenges community group’s legal capacity to bring High Court caseBallyshannon Action Group asking court to allow it pursue challenge to planning permission granted for quarryThu Oct 20 2022 - 19:35
High Court reserves judgment in Ulster Bank’s appeal against tracker mortage decisionsLender challenged three decisions of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which found borrowers were entitled to compensationWed Oct 19 2022 - 17:21
Indian chef refused visa over lack of tandoori chicken cooking skills in ‘flawed’ decisionThe decision unfairly claimed the man was unable to provide basic recipes for dishes he would be required to cook in Ireland, said the judgeWed Oct 19 2022 - 15:19
Romanian woman not entitled to non-contributory State pension, court rulesJudge rules Cornelia Mocanu needed to have been dependent on her daughter while in Romania to qualifyWed Oct 19 2022 - 15:16
Angela Kerins to appeal ‘determinative’ disclosure ruling to Supreme CourtIf Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal, it would be the second time it considers an issue in her 2014 caseTue Oct 18 2022 - 14:16
Man who says sister was murdered due to albinism wins protection refusal appealMan’s claims centre on there being a significant market in his home country for body parts for people with albinismMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:07
An Bord Pleanála will not oppose challenge to permission for 115 Dundrum apartmentsIt is understood the board concluded that it erred in how it applied a section of the local planMon Oct 17 2022 - 13:16
Lawyers had no authority to appeal order after client was admitted to wardship, court rulesThe court struck out the appeal as having been improperly brought without instruction or lawful authorityFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:42
Tracker mortgage rulings can only be overturned on ‘serious and significant’ error, court toldUlster Bank challenge to decision in cases of three borrowers does not meet ‘high threshold’ required, says ombudsmanFri Oct 14 2022 - 17:58
High Court uses new guidelines to award €87,000 to carer knocked off her bikeThe cyclist fractured her wrist and clavicle in the 2019 accident in Summerhill, DublinThu Oct 13 2022 - 21:41
Decision in surrogacy case could have ‘unintended consequences’, court toldLawyers for the State argued that issues surrounding international surrogacy are ‘enormously complex’Thu Oct 13 2022 - 20:06
Girl (5) with autism sues State over alleged failure to provide school transportNearest school with suitable place was 18km away and parents had to borrow car, court toldThu Oct 13 2022 - 17:11
Court of Appeal finds no legal errors to undermine decision to refuse residence permission for Brazilian nationalAfter the appeal was heard, the court was advised the appellant had obtained Portuguese citizenshipWed Oct 12 2022 - 21:36
Couple pursuing High Court case over lack of surrogacy legislation waive anonymityWoman says her son does not stand in the same position as his sibling with regards to family entitlementsTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:28
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenges to permission for 1,000 homes in Dublin and KildareLocal residents took High Court cases over approval of apartment schemes in Killiney, Blackrock and ClaneMon Oct 10 2022 - 13:12
Court upholds finding it was unreasonable for insurer to refuse play centre’s Covid closure claimThe judge dismissed Hiscox S.A.’s appeal against a finding of the Financial Services and Pensions OmbudsmanThu Oct 06 2022 - 18:38
Dublin Circuit Court judge was wrong to refuse divorce application of couple who lived outside county, High Court rulesThe court had jurisdiction to deal with the proceedings on account of the husband’s work in Dublin, the High Court foundThu Oct 06 2022 - 14:55
HSE counsellors must alert Tusla when adult clients disclose historic child abuse, court rulesThe issue arose due to the altered statutory interpretation of the word ‘child’ in the Children First ActWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:28
High Court quashes permission for student accommodation in LimerickEnvironmental Trust Ireland succeeded in its challenge to the development on one groundWed Oct 05 2022 - 15:50
Woman sues children’s hospital over disclosure of test results to fatherHospital admitted negligence in sending results to both her parents as well as third-party consultantTue Oct 04 2022 - 16:52
DPP to appeal High Court ruling over presentation of evidence to District Court Following a High Court judgment, the cabinet approved emergency legislation allowing any Garda to conduct District Court prosecutionsMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:36
Mart must pay €75,000 to farmer attacked by bullCourt found Co Offaly mart operator was negligent in how it moved animals from a pen to a chuteMon Oct 03 2022 - 13:15
As it happened: The Budget Day that saw unveiling of a €4bn cost-of-living planRead back on our budget live blog coverage from the day Paschal Donohoe warned severe inflationary pressures are likely to continue next yearTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:03
Future of Irish wool may be in insulation rather than Aran jumpersNew markets for wool could provide solution for farmers struggle to meet shearing costsMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:30
Cost-of-living protest: Food shopping, rent and bills huge concerns among young and old‘I had to leave... I couldn’t afford to stay here,’ says teenager who left to work in ‘more affordable’ ManchesterSat Sept 24 2022 - 19:15
Cost-of-living protest: Thousands turn out for Dublin marchPrice of food, inflation and energy bills causing concern among members of public who turned out for protestSat Sept 24 2022 - 18:52
‘Scenes of utter lawlessness’ as Garda car is rammedGardaí appeal for witnesses to incident in Dublin to come forwardMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:45
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in numbers — from queue lengths to the corgisIt was expected some 1 million members of the public would be present for the procession in LondonMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:14
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral: Committal service ends as public events draw to a close ahead of private burial‘Her calm and dignified presence has given us confidence to face the future, as she did, with courage and with hope’Mon Sept 19 2022 - 18:13
Artists hopeful €105m basic income pilot will lead to sector-wide rolloutThe 2,000 artists selected randomly will receive €325 a week for three yearsTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:00
Body of man found in Dublin flatGardaí investigating all circumstances surrounding the discovery on Coleraine Street in the north inner cityMon Sept 12 2022 - 23:09
Speed limits on residential roads need to be reduced in order to save lives, councillors sayDun Laoghaire-Rathdown representatives call for 30km/hr speed limits across all local housing estatesMon Sept 12 2022 - 22:32
BT Young Scientist winners to compete at EU contestDublin students Aditya Joshi and Aditya Kuma will present their project in the Netherlands this weekMon Sept 12 2022 - 00:01
Almost one quarter of students graduated with first-class honours last yearNew figures show the overall student population increased by 0.3 per cent to 246,300 in the 2021-2022 academic yearMon Sept 12 2022 - 00:01
Aer Lingus comes in for criticism after wave of cancellationsSystems are back running but many remain stuck overseas and struggling to contact support desksSun Sept 11 2022 - 12:59
Status orange rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann for Cork, Kerry and WaterfordRest of country also likely to experience heavy downpours according to meteorological serviceSat Sept 10 2022 - 16:22
Charities highlight risks ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day“Every life lost to suicide shatters so many lives,” says charity founderFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:59
Appeal for witnesses to serious assault at Electric Picnic festivalMan in his 30s was transferred to St James’s Hospital for treatmentFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:10
Post-tropical storm Danielle will bring heavy rain, potential flooding on SundaySaturday will see spots of sunshine before wet weather sweeps across the countryFri Sept 09 2022 - 12:00
Stormont’s non-functioning ‘unacceptable’, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says Government will seek to work in partnership with new British prime ministerThu Sept 08 2022 - 17:43
Two men charged over €465,000 drug seizure in Galway villagePair are due before Ballinasloe court after cannabis plants were found at property in BallygarThu Sept 08 2022 - 09:42
Schools facing traumatic event should provide support and routine, says guidanceNational Educational Psychological Service assists schools in aftermath of a critical incidentMon Sept 05 2022 - 18:48
‘Poor little darlings’ - Tallaght community gathers to remember young family Over 200 people joined vigil on Rossfield Avenue to remember twins Chelsea and Christy Cawley (8) and their sister Lisa Cash (18)Mon Sept 05 2022 - 18:24
Tallaght schools will seek to become sources of support to community after tragedy, says principalKevin Shortall pays tribute to Lisa Cash as 'the most honest and genuine person,’ who was ‘a lovely big sister to her siblings’Mon Sept 05 2022 - 09:15
Judge refuses to order disclosure of Dáil records to former Rehab CEO Angela KerinsMr Justice Alexander Owens said it must follow that the claim for damages for misfeasance in public office is “not maintainable”Mon Aug 22 2022 - 20:41
