Revenue granted legal costs of obtaining €2.5m tax and interest judgment against Dublin landlordMr Justice Michael Quinn says result of case is ‘very clear’ and defence of it delayed collection of taxesTue Feb 06 2024 - 16:51
Sipo agrees to order quashing its refusal to provide The Ditch with political donation statementPublisher brought case after being refused a copy of Leo Varadkar’s 2022 annual donation statement last AugustTue Feb 06 2024 - 15:29
Prisoner fails to secure release of dog that allegedly bit garda during arrestKevin O’Keeffe was arrested at his home in January 2023, when, it is alleged, his dog bit one of the gardaí presentSat Feb 03 2024 - 09:56
Potato farm liable for €88,000 damage to orchard caused by herbicide drift, court rules Judge found employee of potato farm acted negligently in spraying herbicide on windy dayFri Feb 02 2024 - 15:42
High Court orders businessman not to interfere with contract for asylum seeker accommodationCompany has paid the businessman €1.47 million on foot of May 2022 contracts with the State, court hearsThu Feb 01 2024 - 20:28
Monaghan jeans manufacturer ‘dishonestly’ copied Diesel trademark since 1979, judge rulesItalian-based Diesel SPA is entitled to register the trademark in Ireland, the High Court has foundThu Feb 01 2024 - 19:50
District Court directs pub group JD Wetherspoon to pay €6,500 to Traveller woman refused serviceFormer minister Mary Hanafin and retired garda gave evidence in support of discrimination caseWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:47
Tusla to meet contempt allegations ‘head-on’, High Court toldTusla’s lawyers say it is ‘not clear’ what role case can play in resolving boy’s situationWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:04
Widow sues local authority over alleged personal injuries arising from husband’s death at workVincent O’Brien died on December 31st 2019 while conducting maintenance work at a water treatment facilityWed Jan 31 2024 - 16:29
O’Connell Street hotel expansion proposal that would close popular beer garden challenged in High CourtLast November, An Bord Pleanála upheld permission for an additional 97 hotel rooms at the Holiday Inn ExpressTue Jan 30 2024 - 16:17
Father who won case regarding widowers’ pension calls for clarity on referendum wordingJohn O’Meara says he will be voting in favour of changing the family definition and would encourage everybody to ‘get out and vote’Sat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
State to argue obligations to homeless asylum seekers met by providing €113.80 weekly allowanceWatchdog alleges Government failure to provide suitable reception conditions to meet basic needs of asylum seekersFri Jan 26 2024 - 17:31
Firm contesting man’s personal injuries action alleging he caught Covid-19 in meat factoryDeputy Master of High Court John Glennon says this is first such action that has come before himThu Jan 25 2024 - 18:11
State disputes human rights body’s ability to pursue aspects of case over homeless asylum seekersThe case is Irish human rights watchdog’s first invocation of its statutory powers under section 41 of the IHREC ActThu Jan 25 2024 - 14:59
State withdraws ‘academic’ appeals against findings two Garda applicants were discriminated against due to ageEquality body said men’s cases prove there is ‘no place for age discrimination in workplace in Ireland today’Thu Jan 25 2024 - 14:40
Banks’ ability to enforce surcharge interest clauses an ‘important legal issue’, court hearsAction seeking €213,000 surcharge interest against man’s estate is considered a ‘lead case’Wed Jan 24 2024 - 17:39
Tumblr takes High Court action against Ireland’s media regulatorSecond technology giant to take judicial review against Coimisiún na Meán after being designated a ‘video-sharing platform’Wed Jan 24 2024 - 10:51
Dublin hospital board apologises for ‘unacceptable failure’ in reporting woman’s cervical sampleNurse Oonagh McEvoy (36) died from metastatic cervical cancer in 2011, four years after a negative smear resultTue Jan 23 2024 - 15:03
Michael Flatley’s pool, spa and cinema affected by toxic chemical residue, court toldDamage to Castlehyde, Co Cork, will cost €30m to repair, Commercial Court hearsMon Jan 22 2024 - 16:19
Fisherman who alleged wife forged signature on €240,000 of loans found liable to repay bankJudge did not accept it is unfair to hold Brian Murray accountable for the full borrowings from which he received a benefitFri Jan 19 2024 - 18:18
Court challenge to permission for 165 homes in Enniskerry resolved Judicial review was initiated by local interest group and manager of neighbouring housing complexThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:13
Tusla facing contempt of court application over alleged failure to comply with special care order for at-risk teenager State’s child and family agency agency said it is not allowed to offer salaries high enough to attract and retain enough specialist staff to operate its three special care units units at full capacityThu Jan 18 2024 - 19:58
Nigerian man who feared he would be killed over failure to join cult has asylum application rejection upheldInternational Protection Appeals Tribunal found the man was ‘subjectively credible’, but his fears of persecution were ‘objectively unfounded’Wed Jan 17 2024 - 18:16
High Court grants divorce to former couple who continue to live in same houseMan and woman can be considered as living apart while underneath same roof provided they are not in intimate relationship, judge saysWed Jan 17 2024 - 15:06
Businessman claims developer offered €50,000 if he dropped planning appealTwo Galway residents allege they were subjected to ‘campaign of relentless pressure’ to withdraw planning appealsTue Jan 16 2024 - 16:15
Personal injuries action over fall from playground monkey bars dismissedHigh Court judge said risk of falling from climbing frame ‘cannot be entirely removed’Tue Jan 16 2024 - 11:54
Insurers of Michael Flatley’s Co Cork estate want dancer’s €25m damages claim referred to mediationJudge questions basis for claim remediation works will cost €25mMon Jan 15 2024 - 17:59
Magniers allege Barne Estate breached agreement by considering offers from new bidderMagnier family add new claims to case centring on alleged breaches of exclusivity agreementMon Jan 15 2024 - 15:43
Settlement secured in court dispute over uncompleted sale of Kerry site to Peter McVerry TrustIt was claimed the charity intended to build a shelter facility for children and young people on the Killarney town centre siteFri Jan 12 2024 - 13:27
Grafton secures order overturning permission for Offaly manure-to-gas plantStrategic Power Projects wanted to develop an anaerobic digestion plant on a site outside TullamoreThu Jan 11 2024 - 17:45
Court refuses to halt Georgian man’s transfer to France where protection request failedThe judge said the risk to the man does not outweigh the 'very strong arguments' for refusing to stop his deportationThu Jan 11 2024 - 15:31
International Protection Office making faster decisions amid application surge, says directorNew figures show 13,227 sought international protection in State last year, slightly fewer than in 2022Wed Jan 10 2024 - 14:43
Ryan Tubridy returns to airwaves, delighted ‘to say goodbye to 2023’Former RTÉ presenter begins new show on Virgin Radio UK which is being broadcast also on Q102Tue Jan 02 2024 - 15:12
A year of change – fast and slow – in unblocking the legal logjam in planningA new High Court division aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs and lead to the speedier resolution of challengesFri Dec 29 2023 - 07:00
Glenveagh waiting more than 600 days for An Bord Pleanála decisionsMore than 22,000 homes in strategic housing developments that are designed to fast track delivery of homes remain stuck in the planning process due to backlogs at the boardTue Dec 26 2023 - 00:00
Provisional liquidators discharged from green fuel firm as judge dismisses winding-up petitionCourt says non-disclosure and failure to establish insolvency are reasons for rejecting petitionFri Dec 22 2023 - 17:20
Human rights watchdog challenges Government over failure to provide supports for asylum seekersA spokesman for Mr O’Gorman said his department “continues to make every effort to provide accommodation and material reception conditions to those seeking international protection”.Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
State’s failure to accommodate international protection applicants challenged in High CourtIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission invokes powers to take legal action over person’s human rightsThu Dec 21 2023 - 18:21
John Magnier to receive slightly redacted sale contract from Barne Estate partiesMr Justice Denis McDonald was asked to decide whether three paragraphs in the document should be sharedThu Dec 21 2023 - 15:34
Garda ‘clearly knows’ suspension is due to serious ‘squaring’ allegations, says judgeJudge says three-year suspension without conclusion to investigation ‘very concerning’Wed Dec 20 2023 - 17:49
Paddy Cosgrave and Web Summit vow to ‘robustly defend’ claims on impact of Israel tweets Judge allows for additional discovery in relation to potential damage to company arising from tweets made by Web Summit founder after Hamas attack in OctoberWed Dec 20 2023 - 15:10
High Court refuses to halt trial of former sports coach charged with indecent assault in 1970sJudge satisfied he will not be unfairly prejudiced by case taking place 50 years on from alleged eventsTue Dec 19 2023 - 15:04
Brown envelopes and the Barne Estate: John Magnier’s battle to buy one of Co Tipperary’s most prized farmsCourt documents contain an allegation that the billionaire businessman handed over €50,000 in cash to expedite the sale of the 751-acre farmTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
John Magnier gave brown envelopes in cash to farmer over disputed estate, court documents allegeBillionaire businessman alleged to have offered €50,000 to Richard Thomson-Moore and sister Alexandra over sale of Barne EstateTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Input of European court needed to rule on whether State must pay damages to homeless asylum seekersThe State argues the breaches occurred due to unforeseen extraordinary circumstancesMon Dec 18 2023 - 20:39
Barne Estate owners seek damages in counterclaim against John Magnier and family membersThe Magniers allege the defendants intend to repudiate an agreement to sell their estate in Co Tipperary to Mr Magnier for €15 millionMon Dec 18 2023 - 15:15
Orders to detain teens in special care ‘impossible’ for Tusla to comply with, Supreme Court toldAgency not permitted to pay amounts that might attract people to work at special care units, court hearsFri Dec 15 2023 - 17:58
‘Serious questions’ about HSE and disability officer’s understanding of autistic boy’s rights, says judgeWoman was told supposed therapeutic services her toddler needed would not begin for more than three yearsThu Dec 14 2023 - 19:06
Supreme Court quashes man’s first-of-its-kind conviction for infecting two women with HIVCourt noted flaws with how trial judge guided jury on scientific evidence and testimony of complainantsThu Dec 14 2023 - 14:13
Apology from information commissioner for claim a request had ‘nothing to do’ with environmentCourt hears commissioner had ‘no reason to doubt’ Mary and Jim Redmond requested information as committed environmentalistsWed Dec 13 2023 - 15:36
