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
Liffey Swim: Dispute over running of annual event resolved, High Court hears Leinster Open Sea had sought orders restraining Swim Ireland from holding both Liffey and Dún Laoghaire Harbour SwimTue Jul 22 2025 - 13:23
Kildare building site closed by court order to ‘reduce risk of injury, or worse’Inspections of development in Kilcock found ‘severe deterioration’ in safety situation over multiple visitsFri Jul 18 2025 - 18:31
Liffey Swim in danger of not going ahead this year due to legal disputeHigh Court judge implores organisations involved in court battle to resolve their differences to ensure event proceedsFri Jul 18 2025 - 17:28
Seanad election returning officer says he had no reason to doubt accuracy of count resultPolitical scientist ‘surprised’ Angela Feeney not granted recount after narrowly missing out on seat in Upper House, High Court hears Thu Jul 17 2025 - 19:00
Developer says 28 homes may face demolition to comply with council’s orderCourt hears housing units are being built as social homes for Waterford City and County CouncilWed Jul 16 2025 - 21:18
Former Seanad candidate wants full recount of agricultural panel vote, court hearsLabour’s Angela Feeney was eliminated on 23rd count in January election Tue Jul 15 2025 - 20:34
Butler brothers secure stay on order restricting them from acting as company directorsCourt allows men behind several high profile Irish franchise businesses four months to organise their business affairsTue Jul 15 2025 - 17:35
Hospice operator launches High Court challenge to BusConnects corridorChallenge arises from NTA’s plans to build a 22-space car park on lands owned by the hospiceMon Jul 14 2025 - 19:13
High Court reserves judgment in TDs’ cases taken over super-junior ministersCases brought by Pa Daly and Paul Murphy pointed to article 28 in Constitution limiting number of Government members to 15Fri Jul 11 2025 - 17:36
Ex-super junior treated as a ‘full minister’ despite status, High Court hearsFormer Independent TD Finian McGrath says he succeeded in blocking or amending cabinet decisions when in officeFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Super-juniors treated ‘identically’ to senior Ministers, ex-cabinet member Shane Ross tells High CourtFormer minister for transport, tourism and sport says such Ministers have ‘special influence’ over legislationWed Jul 09 2025 - 20:04
Government accepts ‘super junior’ Ministers are involved in decision-making at Cabinet with no constitutional basis, court hearsFour super-junior Ministers currently attend CabinetTue Jul 08 2025 - 19:00
Sinn Féin TD’s legal challenge to ‘super junior’ ministers seeks ‘unprecedented’ intervention by judiciary, AG tells courtSinn Féin’s Pa Daly taking constitutional challenge over Government’s CabinetMon Jul 07 2025 - 18:11
Supreme Court rejects final attempt by Ryanair to halt €200m Dublin Airport cargo underpassFacility needed to improve access and safety, according to DAAFri Jul 04 2025 - 17:30
Student accommodation developer challenges decision to rezone land near UCD to open spaceColbeam Ltd, which wants to build 698-bedroom complex, is challenging council in High CourtThu Jul 03 2025 - 21:35
Siblings unaware of council application to exhume father’s remains, court hears Brother says had he been aware of his sister’s intention, he would have objected `in strongest possible terms’ Tue Jul 01 2025 - 18:48
Garda Commissioner allegedly found Dublin Airport employee posed risk to State securityMan suspects failed security check arose from video supporting Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s election campaignMon Jun 30 2025 - 20:30
Judge dismisses case brought by young woman over schoolyard fallJudge noted ‘inconsistencies and inaccuracies’ in woman’s evidence Fri Jun 27 2025 - 16:23
Alleged Kinahan associate sent daughters to exclusive Swiss school despite no legitimate income, High Court hearsCiaran O’Sullivan is known to law enforcement agencies as transnational drug-trafficker, says Criminal Assets BureauThu Jun 26 2025 - 15:36
Brothers behind Irish franchises of Starbucks and TGI Fridays restricted from acting as company directorsColm and Ciaran Butler failed to show they acted responsibly in operating one of their 130-plus companies, High Court findsWed Jun 25 2025 - 21:56
Former Dublin county registrar drops appeal in neighbour extension caseRita Considine’s approach to dispute had been criticised as ‘unnecessarily aggressive, threatening and litigious’Tue Jun 24 2025 - 22:23
Kinvara residents seek to bring challenge against housing of asylum seekers at hotelUse of hotel as accommodation centre since 2019 has resulted in losses of up to €13.3m to the local area, residents claimTue Jun 24 2025 - 21:29
Court of Appeal remits charges against allegedly unlicensed taximan to District CourtNTA officer accepted during District Court trial that provisions for carrying out test purchase or ‘setting a trap’ were not set out under legislationFri Jun 20 2025 - 19:22
Sky alleges Co Wexford man may have made €450,000 a year from ‘dodgy box’ serviceSky investigator estimates David Dunbar to have up to 5,000 customers paying for his service.Thu Jun 19 2025 - 17:36
Castletown House campaigners being sued by companies in row over gates and fencing ‘blocking’ key access routeSave Castletown Committee is bringing own High Court action against the firmsThu Jun 19 2025 - 17:16
Aoife Quinn in tax dispute with Revenue over payments from Russian companiesAccording to documents, Ms Quinn received almost €540,000 from firmsWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:12
‘Behind each figure is a vulnerable child in care’: Court kept in dark about 395 children without social workersJudge Conor Fottrell said Tusla’s ‘unprecedented’ failure to alert the courts has broken trustFri Jun 13 2025 - 10:30
BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry AdamsFormer Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Inside Court 24: Gerry Adams’s witness box quips were often met with laughter, including from the juryGerry Adams welcomes jury finding that the BBC defamed him: ‘Tá mé an-sásta leis an verdict’Fri May 30 2025 - 19:36
Gerry Adams v BBC libel case: What the jury didn’t hearMr Justice Owens ruled that evidence of Denis Donaldson’s daughter was not relevant to questions to be decided by juryFri May 30 2025 - 16:47
Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 after jury finds he was defamed by BBC broadcast and articleFormer Sinn Féin leader claimed 2016 TV programme and related article falsely accused him of sanctioning British agent’s killingFri May 30 2025 - 13:27
Adams took libel case to 'put manners on the BBC'Ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 in damages after a jury found that the BBC defamed him in 2016. Video: Fiachra Gallagher/Colm KeenaFri May 30 2025 - 13:24
