Case brought over Enterprise train fleet contract settledSpanish firm CAF had sued Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways challenging the legality of the contract tender processFri Feb 13 2026 - 17:39
Teacher who claimed garda broke her arm settles case shortly before verdictJury asked to decide whether fracture was caused by ‘unreasonable force’ from garda Thu Feb 12 2026 - 17:23
High Court judge dismisses appeal over garda’s unlawful seizure of alleged cocaineJudge finds it was correct to conclude search was illegal because garda was not ‘accompanied by’ colleague named on search warrant Thu Feb 12 2026 - 16:35
Man loses Supreme Court challenge to law allowing summary disposal at Children’s CourtPlaintiff alleged to have participated in the robbery of a shop in April 2019, when he was 17 years oldWed Feb 11 2026 - 08:00
Vulnerable minor who should be in special care absconded from private accommodationTusla has not complied with court order to detain child because of lack of bedsMon Feb 09 2026 - 22:15
Retired garda doesn’t deny injuring woman in station as he can’t recall incident, court hearsDenise Callinan (28) claims her arm was broken in the act of being restrainedFri Feb 06 2026 - 20:08
Kenny Jacobs agrees to €480,000 DAA paymentPayment to outgoing CEO is about half the €968,000 he stood to receive in mediation deal last yearFri Feb 06 2026 - 05:00
Man settles case against local authority over father’s exhumationCouncil did not alert son to sister’s application for exhumationThu Feb 05 2026 - 19:00
Kenny Jacobs to step down as DAA CEO after High Court action settledKenny Jacobs initiated the action against DAA after he was suspended by the company in DecemberThu Feb 05 2026 - 11:10
Woman awarded more than €170,000 for injuries sustained in parking space incidentJudge described Josephine Higgins’s €1.75m claim for a loss of earnings as ‘excessive’Wed Feb 04 2026 - 19:56
Two resignations from panel convened to hear Enoch Burke appeal, court told Jailed teacher says he had not seen correspondence on resignations and sought adjournment to allow consideration of issueWed Feb 04 2026 - 13:19
Retired judge fails in effort to strike out lawsuit alleging sexual assaultJames O'Connor denies the allegation he assaulted a woman at a hotel in Killarney in 2017Fri Jan 30 2026 - 19:29
Judge dismisses father’s application for child’s return to Poland after concerning nanny cam videoMan brought proceedings when child’s mother refused to return her from Ireland after summer holidayFri Jan 30 2026 - 19:00
Husband of Sinn Féin leader settles defamation case against Shane Ross following apologyMartin Lanigan had sued the former government minister in the High Court over his 2022 biography of Mary Lou McDonaldWed Jan 28 2026 - 17:01
North Dublin neighbours in bitter court dispute over construction of wall at coastal siteDoctor and company director accuse businessman and accountant of seeking to halt build to preserve their viewTue Jan 27 2026 - 19:36
Cork farmer who alleged gardaí Tasered him twice settles High Court actionCork man claimed he was ‘unlawfully assaulted’ by members of the Armed Support Unit on his farm Tue Jan 27 2026 - 14:48
South Dublin residents challenge permission for new 192-unit apartment complexHigh Court allowed group of 15 individuals to pursue the case challenging An Coimisiún Pleanála’s grant of permissionMon Jan 26 2026 - 17:24
Ireland’s largest mosque to reopen in time for Ramadan after nine-month hiatusJudge recuses himself in court case related to Islamic Cultural Centre’s operatorFri Jan 23 2026 - 18:55
Hearing date set for Kenny Jacobs’s High Court action against DAAChief executive of the State airport operator is seeking to have his suspension liftedFri Jan 23 2026 - 15:48
Gardaí set to give information to delayed inquest in North about man killed by Real IRAKieran Doherty’s body was found outside Derry, but near Donegal border, almost 16 years agoThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:59
Cork property was bought using proceeds of ‘sinister’ romance fraud, court rulesThomas Humphreys did not deny the allegations of criminality made against him by the Criminal Assets Bureau, Mr Justice Liam Kennedy saysThu Jan 22 2026 - 19:00
X permitted to appeal High Court dismissal of challenge to regulator’s online safety codeSocial media platform says Coimisiún na Meán engaged in ‘regulatory overreach’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 16:08
Tusla’s efforts to recruit secure care unit staff result in just one extra bed, court toldKate Duggan ‘apologised unreservedly’ to families of two children for failure to comply with orders on placement of minorsTue Jan 20 2026 - 20:33
State’s refusal of spouse’s pension unconstitutional, court findsMan argued he was discriminated against by refusal to allow him benefit from his late partner’s contributions to a Civil Service pension schemeMon Jan 19 2026 - 21:03
High Court orders immediate reimprisonment of Enoch BurkeTeacher was arrested at Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath on Monday morningMon Jan 19 2026 - 13:46
High Court appoints provisional liquidator to Co Galway automation equipment firmMegadale blames US tariffs for creating uncertainty for its clientsFri Jan 16 2026 - 15:51
Opposition TDs to apply for legal costs following failed ‘super junior’ challengeAttorney General Rossa Fanning says State will oppose deputies’ application Thu Jan 15 2026 - 19:00
Court reserves judgment in residents’ action over south Dublin school’s rugby pitch planResidents challenging planning exemption granted to St Mary’s College to redevelop pitch in Victorian-era squareWed Jan 14 2026 - 19:08
Retired surgeon ordered to pay costs of High Court case over South Dublin Islamic centreDr Abdel Basset El-Sayed made allegations arising from dispute over operator of Clonskeagh facilityTue Jan 13 2026 - 19:03
Garda helicopter deployed in incident involving minor who should be in special care, court hearsJudge says Tusla non-compliance with special care orders ‘completely and utterly’ unacceptable Tue Jan 13 2026 - 14:12
Permission for Luas extension to Finglas now facing three legal challengesProposed route would run from the current Green line terminus at Broombridge to CharlestownMon Jan 12 2026 - 21:20
Man dies after Christmas Day collision between e-scooter and car in WaterfordSome 188 people have died on Irish roads so far in 2025Thu Dec 25 2025 - 16:55
First Christmas babies of 2025 arrive at Ireland’s maternity hospitalsNewborns bring festive joy to familiesThu Dec 25 2025 - 16:44
Opposition TDs lose legal challenge over ‘super junior’ ministers sitting at CabinetCourt holds Constitution does not restrict attendances at Cabinet meetings to the 15 members of GovernmentFri Dec 19 2025 - 17:15
Judges deserve more ‘credit’ for their handling of planning cases, says High Court presidentIncreased Garda presence sought at Four Courts after recent increase in hostile litigants attending courtFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Judge calls for crackdown amid rise in ‘violent’ behaviour in courtHigh Court president says litigants who engage in disruptive behaviour risk facing criminal prosecutionFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Contempt ruling sought against Tusla for failing to place children in special care Child and family agency has not complied with court orders as no beds available in secure care unitsThu Dec 18 2025 - 22:30
Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hearsCriminal Assets Bureau says house in Youghal was bought in 2015 using money from ‘elaborate’ scamWed Dec 17 2025 - 21:34
Ireland’s new apartment guidelines to be referred to European court after challengeInterpretation of EU’s Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive a key issue in caseWed Dec 17 2025 - 19:00
Court to reconsider inquest into death of infant born at Bessborough mother and baby homeWilliam Gerard Walsh died in December 1960 in a Cork hospital, at 37 days oldTue Dec 16 2025 - 23:45
Litigants left to pay disproportionate costs in ‘minor’ cases dealt an injustice, judge saysMr Justice Michael Twomey made the remarks after woman incurred legal fees of over €50,000 in losing claim worth €16,500Tue Dec 16 2025 - 21:20
Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the StateJudge directed the easing of stringent reporting restrictions in the proceedings, noting the significant public interest issues Mon Dec 15 2025 - 22:01
Enoch Burke fails in effort to temporarily halt disciplinary hearingAppeal court judges satisfied that schoolteacher would suffer no prejudice from the hearing going aheadFri Dec 12 2025 - 19:00
High Court case over disputed control of Islamic centre in South Dublin is withdrawnAction should never have been brought and statements contained ‘ludicrous’ claims, says judgeWed Dec 10 2025 - 20:58
Bob Vylan issue defamation proceedings against RTÉ over Glastonbury controversyBand courted controversy at the festival this summer when they led chants of ‘death, death to the IDF’Tue Dec 09 2025 - 13:01
Businessman launches High Court challenge to Baggot Street Hospital primary care centreEamonn Hoey granted permission to pursue case against planning permission for facility on site of protected structureMon Dec 08 2025 - 21:15
High Court action brought over Dart extension resolvedCompany controlled by Sean Reilly’s McGarrell Reilly property development group filed proceedings in October to quash permission for Dart+ Coastal North Mon Dec 08 2025 - 15:18
Permission granted for MetroLink judicial review in advance of proposed mediationGroup of 19 Ranelagh residents are challenging grant of permission for 18.8km rail lineMon Dec 08 2025 - 13:36
Italian companies locked out of Meta accounts fail in bid for temporary High Court ordersFirms also claimed Facebook parent unlawfully retained about €5 million in prepayments Fri Dec 05 2025 - 19:11
High Court hears dispute over new Government apartment guidelinesJudge canvasses possibility of case being referred to European Court Fri Dec 05 2025 - 11:32
