Majority of creditors approve rescue plan for Rathwood, High Court hearsCarlow-based Rathwood entered examinership in April and has liabilities of €21m, according to figures provided to the courtThu Jul 23 2026 - 16:43
Three Burke family members banned from attending court hearingsOrder applies to hearings in Enoch Burke’s dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School and related litigationWed Jul 22 2026 - 12:18
Court of Appeal reserves judgment in student’s case against UCD over allowances after alleged rapeHigh Court had rejected medical student’s claim that UCD failed to make adequate allowances for studiesTue Jul 21 2026 - 19:00
Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Regency Hotel getaway driver over convictionJason Bonney (55) convicted of facilitating the Hutch criminal organisation in carrying out 2016 murder of David ByrneTue Jul 21 2026 - 16:55
Hospitality entrepreneur denies alleged €270,000 debt over hotel lease agreementCounterclaim to bankruptcy petition will say he is owed money from sale of premises, High Court hearsMon Jul 20 2026 - 18:37
High Court approves winding up of firm linked to Garda vetting forgery scandalDirector of company Judith Kundodyiwa was owed more than €700,000 as part of buy-out dealFri Jul 17 2026 - 19:04
Denis O’Brien’s appeal over €823,500 defamation award struck outHigh Court jury last year found O’Brien and his spokesman had defamed two lawyersFri Jul 17 2026 - 15:39
Teenager who declined cancer treatment has capacity to make decisions on medical care, court rules Tusla went to High Court in May after concerns were raised regarding welfare of girl diagnosed with stage 4 vaginal cancerFri Jul 17 2026 - 08:00
Fintech firm ordered to disclose the source of its funding in High Court actionPublic interest in determining if lawsuit taken by Irish-registered fintech firm is being unlawfully funded by third partyWed Jul 15 2026 - 18:16
Enoch Burke owes €208,000 in fines arising from Wilson’s Hospital School dispute, court rulesSchoolteacher has ‘paid a very heavy price’ for his refusal to obey court orders, judge saysWed Jul 15 2026 - 12:51
Ten accused left unrepresented in court challenge legality of their imprisonmentHigh Court claims arise amid dispute over Minister for Justice’s new criminal legal aid modeTue Jul 14 2026 - 18:28
Seven accused left unrepresented amid solicitor dispute challenge legality of their detentionJudge Mary Rose Gearty orders inquiry into legality of detention of seven people unrepresented at District CourtTue Jul 14 2026 - 06:00
Facebook parent Meta launches legal challenge to Coimisiún na Meán investigationsMeta Platforms seeking court order halting inquiries started in May, relating to recommender feeds on Facebook and InstagramMon Jul 13 2026 - 19:07
Accused persons unrepresented due to solicitors’ dispute challenge legality of detentionBail terms for woman charged with robbery agreed following discussions between legal teamsFri Jul 10 2026 - 19:43
High Court challenge to new legal aid model set for this monthUnder new arrangement, solicitors receive flat fee of €520 irrespective of court appearances Thu Jul 09 2026 - 18:03
Kneecap suing indigenous leader over allegedly defamatory statement opposing Canada gigsStatement concerning Irish rap group first appeared on website of pro-Israel organisation, Indigenous Embassy JerusalemWed Jul 08 2026 - 17:07
Early hearing date sought in High Court dispute over new legal aid modelFlat €520 District Court fee triggers backlash from solicitors, affecting work in criminal justice systemTue Jul 07 2026 - 19:27
RTÉ directed to provide covert footage from nursing homes documentary to health watchdogBroadcaster does not consent or object to order sought by Health Information and Quality Authority Tue Jul 07 2026 - 18:29
Mother takes High Court challenge over potential years-long delay to autistic son’s careHealth Service Executive not in a position to provide certain services for four-year-old boy until 2033, says parent Mon Jul 06 2026 - 18:43
Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield settles RTÉ defamation action over Joe Duffy commentsWarfield and then-host Joe Duffy clashed during an on-air 2023 discussion about the group’s song Celtic SymphonyMon Jul 06 2026 - 15:55
Challenge to Slane bypass permission can go to Court of Appeal, judge rulesJohn Rogers of Crewbane, Slane, has argued the proposed bypass would impact his landsFri Jul 03 2026 - 18:19
Man’s action alleging sexual assault by high-profile solicitor father can proceed, Supreme Court rulesStephen Beatty claims Walter Beatty snr, a former Law Society president, assaulted him when he was 15Fri Jul 03 2026 - 09:00
Solicitor launches High Court challenge to new criminal legal aid model, claiming it has ‘upended’ systemModel has led to severe backlash from solicitors and impacted work in the criminal justice systemThu Jul 02 2026 - 17:57
Investment deal to save Rathwood expected this week, court toldCourt previously heard that survival ‘entirely contingent’ on external investmentWed Jul 01 2026 - 20:57
Supermac’s awarded €96,000 over breach of franchise agreementAbout 60% of the chain’s restaurants in Ireland are operated by franchiseesWed Jul 01 2026 - 18:31
High Court orders Enoch Burke’s release from prisonBurke has spent more than 700 days in jail across different spells Wed Jul 01 2026 - 11:45
Supreme Court to hear appeal potentially significant to wards of court awaiting dischargeSenior judges agree case raises issues of public importance and will make it priority hearingTue Jun 30 2026 - 20:41
Defamation case against Irish Examiner by ex-planning institute director struck outOrla Purcell claimed two articles published in January 2023 on report compiled by consultancy firm EY had defamed herTue Jun 30 2026 - 16:16
Dalkey couple seek injunction over neighbour’s alleged unauthorised developmentCouple claim property owner has begun works without complying with certain conditions attached to planning permissionMon Jun 29 2026 - 20:31
Court directs 13-week plan for removal of 29 modular homes built without permission in DublinOwners and developer of site near Brittas ordered to lodge €150,000 bond pending remediationMon Jun 29 2026 - 19:36
Hoxton hotel leaseholders reach resolution with Yamamori Izakaya venueTrinity Hospitality had sued seeking an injunction to stop nightclub causing alleged noise nuisanceFri Jun 26 2026 - 17:07
Yamamori Izakaya ‘not providing a cultural institution to Dublin’, Hoxton tells High Court Nightclub disputes hotel’s claims, linking problem to construction and insulation, in ongoing noise caseThu Jun 25 2026 - 20:23
Solicitor with ‘extensive and appalling’ disciplinary record struck off by High CourtDisciplinary tribunal made findings against Ian McSweeney, including that he misappropriated client fundsWed Jun 24 2026 - 17:34
High Court to consider releasing Enoch Burke despite refusal to purge contemptEnoch Burke has spent more than 700 days in jail across different spells over his contempt of court ordersWed Jun 24 2026 - 14:10
Advocates for children’s rights in court bring challenge to new Government regimeAssociation says new scheme compromises the independence of guardians ad litemTue Jun 23 2026 - 18:46
Defamation action against Irish Examiner by planning executive resolved, court hearsFormer Irish Planning Institute executive sued over two articles published by newspaper in 2023Tue Jun 23 2026 - 16:00
Dermot Desmond defamation action against The Irish Times can be struck out, court toldCase concerned 2016 article relating to so-called Panama papers documentsTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:33
Residents seek injunction to force DAA to comply with Dublin Airport passenger capCase comes just days after Government announces intention to proceed with legislation to scrap 32m capMon Jun 22 2026 - 17:49
Sinn Féin MEP sues Government over EU-Canada trade deal lawLynn Boylan previously criticised investor court provision in pact for leaving State liable to being sued by big businessesFri Jun 19 2026 - 18:00
Cavan solicitor struck off by High Court after misappropriating client fundsLaw Society’s application to strike off Ronan O’Brien arose from a complaint by two clientsThu Jun 18 2026 - 17:28
Cab pursuing James ‘Mago’ Gately to make up alleged losses in value of seized houseHutch gang member removed fixtures and fittings from three-bedroom house at Clonsaugh, Dublin 17Thu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Galway Ring Road facing several High Court challenges to planners’ approvalA number of residents launched lawsuits against An Coimisiún Pleanála, citing impact to homes and environmental concernsWed Jun 17 2026 - 18:43
Permission for 104-unit apartment complex quashed over lack of playgroundHigh Court says children would be deprived of play area that development plan had ‘solemnly represented’ they would get Wed Jun 17 2026 - 17:12
Hearing of Teaching Council inquiry into Enoch Burke allegations set to be postponedHigh Court judge tells jailed teacher he will not ‘bow’ to his demand during a lengthy and repetitive over-and-backTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:37
Charlene Masterson suing convicted sex offender father over abuse David Masterson pleaded guilty in 2021 to six offences relating to abuse perpetrated against his daughterTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Enoch Burke claims Teaching Council inquiry biased as he seeks High Court injunctionPanel scheduled to consider allegations of professional misconduct against jailed teacher on WednesdayMon Jun 15 2026 - 19:30
Man wanted in Germany over alleged kidnapping arrested in Cork massage parlour, court hearsKhalid Kurshid (57), a German-Pakistani national, is remanded in custody after gardaí say his daughter is ‘high-risk missing person’Fri Jun 12 2026 - 19:27
Berlusconi children succeed in Dublin court application tied to Italian bank Judge gives permission to Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest children to bring late notification to Central Bank over acquisition of bank shareholdingThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:47
Bord na Móna seeks imprisonment of individuals over alleged interference at Laois bogSemi-State company tells High Court that individuals were allegedly trespassing in contempt of court ordersTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:58
Woman jailed for stealing €500k from Dublin private school is adjudicated bankruptMary Higgins was jailed for stealing €500,000 from Mount Sackville school, where she workedMon Jun 08 2026 - 20:52
