Seán Dunne’s motions challenging bankruptcy officials’ appointments dismissed by High CourtJudge ruled motions by now bankrupt boom-time developer were procedurally flawedTue Dec 03 2024 - 15:40
Plan to house 1,000 male asylum seekers on Athlone site subject of High Court challengeCouncillor Paul Hogan’s case is supported by four other Athlone-based representativesMon Dec 02 2024 - 20:11
Barrister claims she is being bullied by ‘kleptocratic’ State agencies who want her propertyAngela Heavey’s north Dublin site is the subject of a CPO, with the council hoping to enhance views of Swords CastleMon Dec 02 2024 - 17:19
Wicklow-Wexford: the story of the countHotelier Brian Brennan wins seat for Fine Gael by topping pollSun Dec 01 2024 - 13:57
Wicklow-Wexford: Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (SF) Sinn Féin councillor for Gorey works as a special education teacherSun Dec 01 2024 - 13:15
Wicklow-Wexford: Brian Brennan (FG)First-time political candidate for Fine Gael takes seatSun Dec 01 2024 - 12:49
Wicklow-Wexford: Malcolm Byrne (FF)Marathon runner proves victorious for Fianna FáilSun Dec 01 2024 - 12:14
James ‘Mago’ Gately and partner given four months to vacate home funded by crime proceedsCharlene Lam asked the High Court to let her and her children stay in the home for another two yearsFri Nov 29 2024 - 14:26
Developer loses case over council’s refusal to extend planning permission for Dalkey schemeGrassridge claimed it spent €1.125 million on demolition and site-clearing worksThu Nov 28 2024 - 16:37
Council plan to build 109 social homes near Luas stop faces High Court challengeJudge hears council’s proposal is “exempted development” if works begin before year endWed Nov 27 2024 - 21:27
Hearing on legal costs in Nikita Hand’s case against Conor McGregor and James Lawrence pushed backMs Hand’s lawyers want to deliver ‘brief’ written submissions on the issue of legal costsWed Nov 27 2024 - 12:19
Airline challenges to Dublin Airport passenger cap likely to need European court input, judge saysMr Justice Barry O’Donnell said questions of EU law are ‘at the heart’ of the challengesTue Nov 26 2024 - 16:21
Glenveagh settles alleged ‘shakedown’ case against Co Meath planning objectorsPat Lynch and Denise Leavy denied the developer’s claims against themTue Nov 26 2024 - 15:04
High Court approves sale of certain Homebase assets to The RangeThe preferred bidder has already completed a purchase of up to 70 Homebase stores in the UKMon Nov 25 2024 - 17:34
Nikita Hand urges other victims to stand up for themselves ‘no matter who the other person is’Conor McGregor says in social media post he will appeal the decision to award €248,603 damages against him for assault in a Dublin hotelFri Nov 22 2024 - 18:37
High Court dismisses couple’s ‘vexatious’ bid to prevent demolition of Meath home built without planning permissionChris and Rose Murray built their 588 sq m home 18 years ago, despite being refused planning permissionFri Nov 22 2024 - 15:17
High Court approves transfer of man (60) to nursing home against his wishesCase was before court as man lacks mental capacity due to alcohol-related cognitive impairments and dementia-like conditionThu Nov 21 2024 - 18:03
Woman ordered to pay HSE’s legal costs after claim of delayed breast cancer diagnosis successfully defendedLawyers for Catriona Crumlish argued sides should pay own costs for High Court and Court of Appeal hearings as case raised important issueThu Nov 21 2024 - 14:03
High Court finds prohibition on asylum seekers working in public sector not disproportionateJudge said EU law does not require member states to provide asylum seekers with unqualified access to labour marketThu Nov 21 2024 - 12:54
Owner of Dundalk FC claims debt firm wrongfully appointed receiver over propertyJohn Temple alleges Mars Capital secured judgment against him by ‘surprise and/or mistake’Wed Nov 20 2024 - 20:46
Former shop of 1916 leader Tom Clarke illegally occupied by group intending to open communal kitchen, High Court hearsDublin City Council bought 55 Amiens Street in 2018 with plans to transform it into a museum and community centreWed Nov 20 2024 - 16:10
State appeals High Court judgment that found it breached homeless asylum seekers’ right to dignityAppeal lodged as nearly 3,000 international protection applicants await accommodation offer from StateTue Nov 19 2024 - 20:07
Hospital asks court to sanction man’s move to nursing home months after being fit for dischargeMan (60s) lacks capacity due to alcohol-related brain condition, court hearsTue Nov 19 2024 - 18:42
Man seeks to overturn decision which he claims bars him from living in home where he murdered his wifeDeclan Power convicted in 2003 after pleading guilty to killing wife Joan Power and publican Maurice Curran after suspecting they were having an affairTue Nov 19 2024 - 15:47
Former property developer has €4m debt written offCourt hears William Tynan got into financial difficulties following the downturn in the property sectorMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:48
New ministerial order for Thornton Hall accommodation centre to be made ‘in weeks,’ says Dept High Court told original ministerial order has been revoked after residents raised issue of noise protectionMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:13
Bord Pleanála wants to appeal court’s decision to quash planning refusal for Shannon LNG terminalCentral to the case is the relevance of the Government’s policy on importing fracked gasMon Nov 18 2024 - 17:56
Judge criticises ‘unacceptable’ delay submitting expert information in cases against Web SummitMr Justice Denis McDonald agreed to an extension by one working day but ‘no longer’Fri Nov 15 2024 - 16:25
Supreme Court to hear appeal from Swedish man allegedly involved in $700,000 credit card scamCourt of Appeal previously dismissed arguments in Harry Zeman’s appeal to stop money’s transfer to the StateThu Nov 14 2024 - 18:23
Cairn Homes asks High Court to quash development refusal of 329 dwellings in Co Wicklow The developer’s proposal had been given the green light by Wicklow County Council, but this was overturned on appealThu Nov 14 2024 - 16:09
Widow receives apology in High Court over ‘inadequate’ medical care provided to late husbandStephen McCarthy (56) died by suicide after he ‘suffered greatly’ from a rapid onset spinal conditionWed Nov 13 2024 - 18:26
High Court appoints provisional liquidators to company behind Homebase in IrelandCourt hears Homebase has suffered a UK and Ireland-wide ‘collapse’ of its businessWed Nov 13 2024 - 13:25
High Court makes orders for Bord Pleanála to reconsider Johnny Ronan’s plan for 45-storey towerRonan Group Real Estate has separately applied for alternative permission for 550 homes on the same siteTue Nov 12 2024 - 17:13
Mother and profoundly disabled son lose Supreme Court appeal over means-tested carer’s allowanceConstitutional reference to woman’s role in the home does not grant legally enforceable right to State support, court findsTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:16
Bankruptcy officials object to Seán Dunne’s challenge to their appointmentBankruptcy officials object to Seán Dunne’s challenge to their appointmentMon Nov 11 2024 - 18:54
Residents win permission to challenge rugby club’s pitch conversion over planning exemptionKenilworth Square residents believe Dublin City Council should not have ruled artificial grass change as exemptMon Nov 11 2024 - 18:37
Bitter row over Co Laois property allegedly used to accommodate international protection applicantsOne side alleges the occupants were assaulted, while the other claims the property is being run as an ‘illegal’ international protection accommodation centreMon Nov 11 2024 - 17:26
High Court refuses to strike out case against Seán Dunne’s ex-wife over asset transfer2014 proceedings concerned alleged fraudulent transfer of assets between Dunne and Gayle Killilea in bid to beat creditorsFri Nov 08 2024 - 17:12
Man with phobia of dentist required removal of 24 teeth following court orderYoung man with intellectual disability ‘significantly’ more comfortable after procedure, court hearsFri Nov 08 2024 - 16:23
Judge orders reconsideration of licence applications for €9m Cork salmon farmTwo farm licences previously ordered to be quashed due to inadequate screening for potential risks from proposed “seal-scarer” noise devicesFri Nov 08 2024 - 13:49
High Court halts further inquiry into Garda’s removal of Bluetooth speaker from seized vehiclePermitting a second inquiry into claims would be contrary to ‘res judicata’ principles - a matter already judged, court findsFri Nov 08 2024 - 12:40
Woman (70s) with dementia living in house with dog faeces requires hospital detention, court toldJudge hears woman is ‘very unhappy’ about being in hospital but would be at risk if returned homeThu Nov 07 2024 - 15:19
Solicitor struck off by High Court over €72,000 deficit in client funds and no books of accountStrike-off considered necessary to protect public and maintain confidence in profession, judge saysWed Nov 06 2024 - 16:20
‘Irrational’ for Bord Pleanála to refuse planning for site hit with zone tax, says developerJolview Limited says two decisions made contrary findings about capacity of services for the siteWed Nov 06 2024 - 12:03
Thornton Hall asylum seeker plan risks causing ‘significant nuisance’, local objectors sayCourt challenge has stalled plans to house 1,000 asylum seekers at State-owned north Dublin siteTue Nov 05 2024 - 16:41
Bord Pleanála’s concession not the end of court case over €40m midlands meat factoryDeveloper Banagher Chilling intends to defend the planning permission for its projectMon Nov 04 2024 - 17:43
High Court pauses Dublin Airport summer passenger cap to prevent ‘immediate, serious’ consequencesCentral to the application was the airlines’ argument that they have a right under EU law to certain take-off and landing slotsMon Nov 04 2024 - 14:39
Aer Lingus tells High Court Dublin Airport summer passenger cap will cause ‘irreparable harm’Airline expects to lose €84m revenue next year and up to €130m in 2026 due to Irish Aviation Authority imposition of cap on traveller numbersFri Nov 01 2024 - 17:35
Coolock: High Court refuses to halt plans for migrant housing on former Crown Paints siteJudge said three plaintiffs’ legal documents were ‘awash in meaningless conspiracy theories’Thu Oct 31 2024 - 16:42
Small number of people ‘making a mockery’ of taxpayer-funded courts with ‘hopeless claims’Judge calls for barriers against those who have ‘nothing to lose’ as they do not have funds to pay costsWed Oct 30 2024 - 18:07
