Shannon LNG granted short-term order restraining enforcement of potential €7m fineJudicial review proceedings brought by company against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and EirGridThu Oct 23 2025 - 18:19
Labour councillor’s challenge to Seanad election result dismissed by High CourtPolitician fails to prove Seanad returning officer unreasonable in not directing recountWed Oct 22 2025 - 19:00
High Court permits transfer of man in coma to hospital overseasDispute arose between hospital and HSE over arrangements around moving patient with severe brain injuryTue Oct 21 2025 - 17:34
Judge orders operator of unauthorised Carlow quarry to restore lands to prior conditionUnauthorised quarrying activity carried out on the lands since 2023, court hearsMon Oct 20 2025 - 18:51
High Court rejects challenge to Fine Gael’s direction to councillors in presidential raceBusinessman alleged instruction not to nominate independents was unconstitutionalMon Oct 20 2025 - 16:57
Doctor’s Irish registration suspended over UK charge of having indecent images of childrenMedic has never practised in State despite being registered with Irish authorities, court hearsFri Oct 17 2025 - 16:28
Garda will reconsider Palestinian man’s allegations against Airbnb over West Bank properties, court hearsGarda Commissioner is conceding to certain reliefs soughtFri Oct 17 2025 - 11:55
High Court actions over access to Castletown House settledCampaigners had claimed gates and fencing were blocking public vehicular access to house and groundsThu Oct 16 2025 - 19:51
Man who claimed he developed autism due to care at birth settles court action for €1.5mBrian Naughton (19), who has an intellectual disability and is non-verbal, sued HSE through his motherWed Oct 15 2025 - 17:30
Pat McDonagh service station impacted by High Court case brought against Uisce ÉireannFriends of the Irish Environment’s challenge is seeking to quash a wastewater connection agreement between Uisce Éireann and Supermac’s founderMon Oct 13 2025 - 19:22
New apartment planning standards to be challenged in High CourtEarly date for action aimed at quashing Minister’s new guidelines for developmentsMon Oct 13 2025 - 14:32
Judge permits doctors to amputate leg of man unable to make his own decision At the High Court, Justice Barry O’Donnell says case of patient with delirium presents ‘stark choice’ Fri Oct 10 2025 - 16:54
Hospital can detain anorexic man who ‘cannot absorb danger of situation’, judge rulesCourt hears adult teen lacks capacity to make decisions for his health and welfareThu Oct 09 2025 - 21:39
DPP to appeal High Court drink-drive ruling that could affect thousands of prosecutionsJudge ruled motorist entitled to have conviction overturned over blood specimen concernsThu Oct 09 2025 - 19:58
High Court approves rescue plan for troubled airline CityJetAirline sought court protection and the appointment of examiners in May, saying it had just €7.7 million to pay creditors seeking €13 millionWed Oct 08 2025 - 17:10
DPC order will cost TikTok $3bn in losses, court told Social media giant challenging decision over transfer of EU user data to ChinaTue Oct 07 2025 - 17:31
High Court awards €130,000 to mother of man who died after being hit by car in TallaghtStephen Lynch died at the scene after being struck by a Ford Focus at Brookwood Close in 2017Mon Oct 06 2025 - 20:20
‘Counterproductive’ to block 17% rise in personal injury awards, says Chief JusticeFailure to implement new rates ‘will put system of guidelines for damages at risk’Mon Oct 06 2025 - 16:40
Almost 20% increase in trial dates at Central Criminal Court, report findsProliferation of digital data is in many cases a major challenge for courts, says Director of Public ProsecutionsFri Oct 03 2025 - 18:14
Woman was left needing plastic surgery after alleged violent incident involving her husband, court hearsJudge grants woman order barring spouse from their homeSun Sept 14 2025 - 06:00
Mayo man walking barefoot across Europe in effort to set new world recordEamonn Keaveney is raising funds for youth mental health charity Jigsaw and Friends of the Environment Ireland Fri Sept 12 2025 - 16:17
Man (89) appears in court charged with 44 counts of indecent assaultSolicitor says his client is serving a prison sentence that is due to expire in 2027Thu Sept 11 2025 - 18:28
Landlord who changed locks forcing tenant to sleep in park is fined €34,800 One tenant was forced to sleep in a park after the landlord unlawfully changed locks, tribunal hearsThu Sept 11 2025 - 10:00
Plans for Kylemore train station in west Dublin unveiledIarnród Éireann says public consultation will run until OctoberMon Sept 08 2025 - 06:00
Woman who alleges ex-boyfriend threatened her life granted protection orderIn separate case, mother is granted temporary order banning adult son from her homeSun Sept 07 2025 - 06:00
James Lawrence sues Nikita Hand over civil court caseJury last year found that Dublin man did not assault Nikita Hand in 2018 on occasion when Conor McGregor was found to have done soFri Sept 05 2025 - 18:12
Creeslough explosion: Dispute over payout for apartment owners goes to High CourtExplosion at filling station and apartment complex in 2022 left 10 dead and buildings badly damaged Fri Sept 05 2025 - 10:00
Hire security to keep Enoch Burke away, judge advises school as he increases finesTeacher spared jail, which would make him a martyr to supporters and risk ‘whole rigmarole’ starting again, judge saysThu Sept 04 2025 - 12:55
Losing friends, bullying and tests: Concerns around starting secondary school UCD’s longitudinal Children’s School Lives project follows 4,000 across almost 200 schools Wed Sept 03 2025 - 07:00
‘She knows she’s being excluded’: Children with additional needs left without school placesRob McMahon says his 13-year-old son picks up his schoolbag each morning as he sees his twin sister get ready for schoolTue Sept 02 2025 - 18:41
‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her own ‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her ownFri Aug 29 2025 - 06:00
Girl (14) sexually exploited by men is placed in secure care unit by order of High CourtJudge says young teen being ‘exploited to an extraordinary extent’Wed Aug 27 2025 - 08:00
Adding Kneecap to Electric Picnic line-up an ‘important statement’, says festival directorA record crowd of 80,000 is expected to attend the event in Stradbally, Co Laois, this weekendTue Aug 26 2025 - 18:52
Man has ex’s car smashed up with hatchet, family court hears Protection order granted against man also accused of putting tracking devices on carSun Aug 24 2025 - 08:49
Inquiry into fisherman’s death found onboard safety culture below required standardCase one of several highlighted in Marine Casualty Investigation Board’s annual reportThu Aug 21 2025 - 18:47
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra ‘had a special way of lighting up every room she walked into’Mourners gather in Carlow town for funeral Mass of 33-year-old fashion designer who died in New York earlier this monthWed Aug 20 2025 - 13:59
154 vacant pubs earmarked for conversion into housing since need for planning permission droppedDepartment of Housing says 459 new homes could be created through the processTue Aug 19 2025 - 06:00
Child claims he was skipped in school waiting list after special education council decision, court hearsChild had sought to quash council’s purported designation directing another child be given a place at specialist school Thu Jul 31 2025 - 19:00
X wants to appeal High Court ruling dismissing Coimisiún na Meán caseCompany formerly known as Twitter alleged media regulator engaged in ‘overreach’ in approach to restrictions on some video contentThu Jul 31 2025 - 11:17
High Court refuses Gript’s application for stay on publication of Press Council decisionNews website challenging ruling that article breached code of practice on truth and accuracy, fair procedures and honesty, and privacyWed Jul 30 2025 - 19:13
Wexford man must pay €480,000 damages for ‘dodgy box’ copyright infringement, court rulesSky described David Dunbar as a ‘top level’ copyright infringerTue Jul 29 2025 - 21:08
X loses High Court challenge brought against Coimisiún na Meán safety codeJudge dismissed several arguments made by social media platformTue Jul 29 2025 - 18:26
Central Bank to question Gary Gannon’s right to challenge its role in sale of Israeli bonds Social Democrats TD’s court application to be heard in October Tue Jul 29 2025 - 16:59
State to oppose applications to bring cases over failure to hold Omagh bombing inquiryEmmet Tunney and Shawneen Conway argue in High Court papers that inquiry required to ensure effective investigation of 1998 atrocityTue Jul 29 2025 - 10:54
High Court blocks residents’ bid to challenge use of hotel for housing asylum seekersThey wanted permission to take case over Government’s decision to accommodate 98 people thereMon Jul 28 2025 - 19:32
Boy who suffered catastrophic injuries after fall at park settles case with €3.3m interim paymentChild needs round-the-clock care after accident and will be wheelchair user for life, High Court hearsFri Jul 25 2025 - 19:54
Michael Flatley intends to make presidential bid, his barrister confirmsDancer to move back to Ireland shortly and plans to run in presidential election this autumnFri Jul 25 2025 - 12:58
Data breach ‘distress’ case does not need personal injuries board approval, Supreme Court rulesPatrick Dillon seeking damages from Irish Life over sharing letters containing his personal and financial dataThu Jul 24 2025 - 19:00
Man who repeatedly raped foster daughter must pay her €328,000 in damages, court rulesStephen Murray, formerly of Vallymount, Co Wicklow, was jailed in 2022Wed Jul 23 2025 - 19:47
Omagh bombing survivor wants High Court to compel State to hold public inquiry into atrocityEmmet Tunney says Irish government’s failure to hold such a hearing breaches his rightsTue Jul 22 2025 - 21:07
