State’s nitrates plan breaches environmental laws and should be struck down, An Taisce tells courtChallenger wants a reference to CJEU to determine validity of nitrate derogation granted to IrelandTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:02
Tidy towns group challenges permission for 400 apartments near Dublin mountainsAn Bord Pleanála upheld a local council’s permission for three apartment blocks in BallybodenMon Dec 11 2023 - 17:25
New planning court will enable fair and speedy decisions, High Court president saysDavid Barniville says facility will allow for further specialisation in ‘complex’ legal areaMon Dec 11 2023 - 16:36
DPP fails in High Court attempt to have miscarriage of justice finding quashed Judge said a miscarriage of justice may be certified on the distinct ground of a grave defect in the administration of justiceMon Dec 11 2023 - 14:18
Child protection legislation does not require historic abuse reporting where no child at risk, court rulesCourt of Appeal finds High Court erred in failing to place sufficient emphasis on the statutory definition of the word 'child'Fri Dec 08 2023 - 15:05
Man’s ‘imminent’ deportation delayed for short period amid appeal attemptJudge rejected man’s application seeking to challenge Minister for Justice’s order for his deportationThu Dec 07 2023 - 19:57
Appeal court overturns ‘wholly excessive’ award of €550,000 exemplary damages against receiver Ms Justice Caroline Costello said the High Court failed to afford Michael McAteer fair procedures and erred in awarding exemplary damages against himThu Dec 07 2023 - 16:09
Parties in Web Summit legal disputes want cases to proceed to trial, court toldAgreements have largely been reached on various motions due to be heard in court this weekWed Dec 06 2023 - 16:28
Motorcyclist awarded €74,000 after fall off bike when driver cut across himMs Justice Denise Brett said liability for the crash lies with the unknown driverWed Dec 06 2023 - 14:20
Supreme Court to decide meaning of word ‘or’ following clashing interpretationsIssue has arisen in appeals by two Malaysian students who were refused entry to land in the StateWed Dec 06 2023 - 10:18
Court hears of ‘immediate risk’ to life of boy (14) who is handling crack cocaineJudge says boy’s case is particularly urgent due to his age and because it has suffered from ‘false starts’Tue Dec 05 2023 - 18:12
Dundrum shopping centre owner challenges local area plan in High CourtCompany alleges the decision to make and adopt the plan is “vitiated by prejudgement”Tue Dec 05 2023 - 12:25
Man can sue Dublin boxing club as he did not have member status, judge rulesA club, as an unincorporated association of persons, cannot be sued by one of its membersMon Dec 04 2023 - 17:46
Ireland entitled to ask Sweden to take back man who applied for asylum there, court rulesThe Dublin Regulation provides that an asylum application should usually be dealt with in the country the applicant first seeks protectionFri Dec 01 2023 - 17:21
Green fuel distributor will strongly contest application for winding-up, court hearsProvisional liquidators were appointed to Green D Project Ireland last weekThu Nov 30 2023 - 18:00
Court grants €146m judgment against owner of Co Kerry hotel and islandsIrish judgment sought by MGG California so it could seek to enforce the amount against Jacob E Safra’s Irish assetsThu Nov 30 2023 - 17:14
High Court must reconsider fairness of insolvency deal permitting man to keep farmThe Supreme Court found Fergus O’Connor was insolvent for the purpose of insolvency legislationThu Nov 30 2023 - 15:23
Michael O’Flynn retained right to object to former business partner’s debt deal, Supreme Court rulesDeveloper’s attempt to object to John O’Driscoll’s PIA had been rejected by lower courts on basis of standingThu Nov 30 2023 - 11:39
High Court dismisses Sinn Féin constituency organiser’s defamation claim against newspaper and reporterLiam Lappin’s contended meanings for article that did not name him were ‘strained’ and ‘utterly unreasonable’, judge saidWed Nov 29 2023 - 19:42
Minister wants retail investors to bear costs of proposed investigation into renewable energy firmInvestors claim they are together owed some €380,000 from EFW 21 Renewable EnergyWed Nov 29 2023 - 18:32
Lack of information from Garda commissioner about suspensions ‘difficult to comprehend’, says judgeMs Justice Siobhán Phelan said she hopes to give her ruling on the matter before ChristmasWed Nov 29 2023 - 16:36
Gardaí suspensions should be quashed due to delay, court hearsFour gardaí were suspended without pay three years ago over alleged ‘squaring’ of fixed charge penalty noticesTue Nov 28 2023 - 20:26
Developer’s claim for damages against pair designed to intimidate, court toldGlenveagh Homes alleges Pat Lynch and Denise Leavy unlawfully abused the statutory planning process to interfere with its businessTue Nov 28 2023 - 16:32
Judge approves €60,000 damages assessment for boy despite mother’s request to reject itBoy allegedly sustained injuries in 2019 car accident after he unfastened his seatbeltMon Nov 27 2023 - 18:28
Friends of the Irish Environment may seek to join Shannon LNG High Court caseThe judge was told the environmental organisation has a “bit of a history” with the LNG plant proposalMon Nov 27 2023 - 16:53
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to permission for Howth apartment schemePermission for more than 100 dwellings in Deer Park came despite local council’s preference for refusalMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:09
Web Summit co-founder seeks to include claims Paddy Cosgrave’s Israel posts damaged businessDaire Hickey, through his commerical entity, seeks to claim Mr Cosgrave’s conduct following October 7th occurred in disregard to interests of minority shareholdersFri Nov 24 2023 - 14:23
The air was thick with smoke and a double-decker bus was on fire - how gardaí struggled to contain the Dublin riotsStreet mayhem spills over from close to Parnell Street, where Garda car set ablaze and several officers injuredThu Nov 23 2023 - 22:27
Dublin riots: Violent clashes with gardaí and vehicles set alight after children injured in knife attackGarda Commissioner says ‘lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology’ behind violence which included multiple clashes with gardaíThu Nov 23 2023 - 21:59
Ditch media challenges Sipo decision not to release Leo Varadkar donation statement during reviewNews site says it wants to seek 2022 donation statements of other Oireachtas membersThu Nov 23 2023 - 17:26
‘Willy Wonka’ makes hundreds of information requests to Department of Agriculture30,000 environmental requests from ‘John Does’ costing department and Coillte significant resourcesWed Nov 22 2023 - 15:36
High Court dismisses environmental group’s challenge to permission for 320 Co Meath homesRejection of the case comes after the Court of Justice of the EU addressed questions of European law referred by the High CourtWed Nov 22 2023 - 14:06
Supreme Court affords Michael Fingleton another chance to try to halt case against himCourt to consider when it is appropriate to dismiss proceedings where a defendant is unable, due to ill-health, to defend a civil claimTue Nov 21 2023 - 12:38
Court discharges four people from wardship so decisions can be made under new schemeJudge expresses concern over how new system will protect finances and assets of people who lack capacity to make their own decisionsMon Nov 20 2023 - 16:57
Ulster Bank’s appeal against ruling in tracker mortgage dispute to proceed before Court of AppealCase set for February after Supreme Court declines to allow direct appeal to it from High CourtMon Nov 20 2023 - 16:09
Judge refuses man’s request to pass over sisters as executrices of father’s estateJudge says 'very sad to see' man has a history of making unfounded allegations against sistersFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:11
Co Leitrim turf cutters to argue in Supreme Court against prosecution under habitats protection lawDuo challenging legislation under which State officers sought to access their lands at Cloneen bog in Co LongfordFri Nov 17 2023 - 16:26
Supreme Court to hear mother’s appeal over means testing of carer’s allowanceThe case invokes article 41.2 of the Constitution, which refers to work performed by women in the homeThu Nov 16 2023 - 17:23
Supreme Court reserves decision on constitutionality of judicial appointments BillRecent controversies across the water are reminders of ‘vital importance’ of judicial independence, particularly in politically turbulent times, court hearsThu Nov 16 2023 - 13:40
Woman can seek court orders requiring council to procure emergency site for caravanMother of five wants local authority to provide basic sanitary and water facilities at emergency locationWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:21
Supreme Court to hear urgent appeals from Tusla over special care orders for vulnerable teenagersGirl and boy, both aged 16, at centre of case abuse drugs and regularly go missing from State careWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:27
High Court sanctions restructuring schemes for Solar 21 firmsJustice Michael Quinn was satisfied all of the requirements were met to allow him to sanction the proposalsTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:21
Supreme Court refuses to overturn deportation of Nigerian man who claimed it would affect childrenCourt was justified in concluding there was no evidence of a ‘real meaningful relationship’ between the man and the three childrenTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:58
High Court asked to compel Tusla to decide special care needed for troubled teenager The court heard the teenager has stayed in more than 20 different emergency accommodation placements since last FebruaryMon Nov 13 2023 - 20:09
Family of murdered Derek Coakley Hutch seeks State compensationNoeleen Coakley Hutch asks court to overturn compensation refusal due to son’s 'conduct, character and way of life'Mon Nov 13 2023 - 18:05
High Court permits Shannon LNG to challenge refusal of €650m Co Kerry gas terminalDeveloper claims An Bord Pleanála ‘slavishly’ adhered to Government policy on fracked gasMon Nov 13 2023 - 17:09
Owner of Kerry hotel and islands has ‘stateable defence’ to €175m claim, court toldMs Justice Eileen Roberts reserved her decision on the applicationFri Nov 10 2023 - 17:01
High Court awards €63,000 damages to ‘entirely blameless’ driver over crash injuriesSecond motorist uninsured, had a driving ban and wearing a leg cast at the time of 2016 collisionFri Nov 10 2023 - 14:58
High Court orders Co Galway quarry to halt operations while locals’ legal case is ongoingOperators of Killola Quarry in Oughterard are prohibited from ‘all quarrying and associated activities at the site’ until further orderThu Nov 09 2023 - 18:53
Owner of Co Kerry hotel and island contesting application for €175m judgmentMCG California LLC is asking the court to recognise and enforce a judgment it obtained from the New York supreme court against Irish-based Jacqui SafraThu Nov 09 2023 - 17:24
