Major study of children on wayA major study aimed at identifying the factors that affect the wellbeing of Irish children will get under way in November, it…Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Tsunami victims died of drowningThree of the four Irish people who lost their lives in Thailand during the December 2004 Indian ocean tsunami died as a result…Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
De Valera recast by history as dictator, conference toldHistorians here have distorted the historical record for the past 30 years by propagating the State's "reinterpretation" of its…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Girl (5) died after liver biopsy - coronerA five-year-old Dublin girl who contracted a rare parasitical disease on holiday in southern Europe died months later, not directly…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Coroner links fall to woman's deathThe Dublin city coroner has said he is satisfied that a fall from her bed at St Colman's Hospital, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, contributed…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Derelict castle site to be turned into parkCarlow County Council yesterday took possession of Ducketts Grove, a derelict castellated Gothic mansion.Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Body recovered after light aircraft crashes into seaA body has been recovered off the Pembrokeshire coast following the crash of a light aircraft which left Weston Aerodrome in …Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Right to appeal ComReg directions won by EircomEircom has won a High Court challenge to the procedure adopted by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) in seeking…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Court quashes conviction for murder of wifeIn a judgment sharply critical of "grave, obvious and deliberate" breaches of Garda regulations on the treatment of people in…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
CSID knew of aquatic centre plan, court toldPaddy Teahon, the former chairman of the company that awarded the lease for the operation of the €62 million National Aquatic…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Firm unaware of pool receipts dealAn agreement of April 30th, 2003, appeared to contemplate that all pool receipts from the €62 million National Aquatic Centre…Thu Jul 28 2005 - 01:00
Pool lease blatantly breached, court toldThe owners of the €62 million National Aquatic Centre have claimed before the High Court that, on the same day they assigned …Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Five Shell protesters to remain in jailThe five men jailed for their protests against the proposed pipeline from the Corrib gas field, in Co Mayo, will remain in jail…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Liquidator appointed to plastic mouldings firmThe High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to a company which makes precision plastic moulded casings, including television…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Case against Gilligan was proven, court toldThe prosecution proved John Gilligan's leadership of a drugs gang at his trial and that he was the "main wholesaler" in the drugs…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
O'Brien inquiry challenge concludesThe High Court is expected to give judgment next month on a challenge by businessman Denis O'Brien to a decision by the Moriarty…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Trial 'shocking', says counsel for GilliganThe total conduct of the prosecution of John Gilligan was "so deliberate and so shocking" that society could only properly be…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Judge reserves judgment in Fyffes/DCC caseThe legal action by Fyffes plc alleging insider dealing in connection with the €106 million sale of the DCC stake in the fruit…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
'Coincidences' prompted tribunal inquiryDifferent versions of events surrounding the purchase of Doncaster Rovers football club, some of which appeared to involve "multiple…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
DCC finalises legal submissions in Fyffes hearingDCC yesterday concluded its legal submissions in the long-running action by Fyffes alleging insider dealing in connection with…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Fyffes did not believe data was sensitive - DCCThe "cancer" at the core of the action by Fyffes alleging insider dealing by DCC is that Fyffes expected DCC chief executive …Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Lowry involved in deal, court toldA document read to the High Court yesterday stated that an English businessman, whose wife's family trust sold shares in Doncaster…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Moriarty lawyer rejects O'Brien's claims of lack of sufficient evidenceA solicitor for the Moriarty tribunal has said he "emphatically rejects" claims by businessman Denis O'Brien that a private investigation…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Transcripts of Flavin's calls must be treated with caution - DCCCounsel for DCC has urged the High Court to "treat with caution" transcripts of telephone calls between DCC chief executive Jim…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
O'Brien challenges decision on hearingsBusinessman Denis O'Brien has brought a High Court challenge to a decision of the Moriarty tribunal to hold public hearings into…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Lotus Green dealt shares, DCC claimsDCC chief executive Jim Flavin did not deal in the €106 million sale of Fyffes shares in early 2000 and no profit accrued to …Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
New attempt to be made to have five men freedA proposal which could lead to the release of five men jailed after they refused to give undertakings not to obstruct installation…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Prisoner in Cork seeks end to 'slopping out'A remand prisoner has secured leave from the High Court to bring proceedings arguing that conditions at Cork Prison, particularly…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
DCC argues Flavin did not deal in Fyffes shares during sales periodDCC has begun its closing legal submissions in the long-running action by Fyffes plc alleging 'insider dealing' in connection…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
High Court hears DCC was 'calling the shots' in sale of Fyffes sharesDCC was "calling the shots" and making the decisions about how its Dutch-registered subsidiary, Lotus Green, proceeded in connection…Sat Jul 09 2005 - 01:00
Music uploaders face legal action from record firmsPeople who copy music from the internet without paying artists or recond companies face the prospect of legal action following…Sat Jul 09 2005 - 01:00
Fyffes figures 'must have jumped off page'Fyffes maintained yesterday in the High Court it was "not credible" to suggest that DCC chief executive Jim Flavin did not realise…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Asylum tribunal must disclose findingsA High Court judge has ruled that the refusal of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal to allow lawyers for asylum applicants access to…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Garda Commissioner and State to pay retired detective's costsA High Court judge yesterday awarded substantial costs against the Garda Commissioner and the State after finding "gross and …Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
DCC defence rests on 'blinkered' marketDCC has to persuade the High Court that the stock market was "so blinkered" about dotcom stocks in early 2000 that it would have…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Legality of deal with pharmacies is upheld by courtThe Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge by two pharmacies to the legality of a 1996 agreement between the Irish Pharmaceutical…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Fyffes lawyers discuss 'price-sensitive' questionLawyers for Fyffes have begun closing legal submissions in the long-running action by the fruit distributor alleging insider …Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
BT, Eircom will not block firms in file-sharing caseThe High Court was told yesterday that Eircom and BT are not opposing the "substantive" proceedings by four music companies aimed…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Tara protester to contest M3 legalityAn environmental activist has secured leave from the High Court to bring proceedings aimed at securing the rerouting of the M3…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Delays in trial lead to court challengeA Dublin man has secured leave to bring a High Court challenge aimed at preventing his trial on a charge of murderTue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Court action next week to seek release of jailed menA bid to secure the release of five men jailed earlier this week after they refused to undertake not to obstruct construction…Sat Jul 02 2005 - 01:00
Johnston and 'Star' agree on costsAn agreement has been reached between Government press secretary Mandy Johnston and the Star newspaper over the costs Ms Johnston…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Five jailed for contempt over Mayo pipelineFive Mayo men, including a retired schoolteacher, were jailed indefinitely by the High Court in Dublin yesterday after they refused…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Man injured in speed stunt loses damages claimA man alleged to have agreed with a driver that the latter should drive a car at speed so a photo of the speedometer registering…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Court rejects all but one of Caldwell's actionsThe High Court yesterday rejected all but one of the grounds of a challenge by a Dublin solicitor, John Caldwell, to the Mahon…Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
Pool firm in €1m arrears paid €4.5m to subsidiaryA High Court judge has said it is "difficult to see" how €4Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
McBrearty 'confession' not addressedAn admission of liability by the State in an action for damages by Frank McBrearty jnr, arising from his wrongful treatment at…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Brain-damaged boy awarded €3mA boy brain damaged after a road accident which occurred when he was aged six will be paid €3 million and costs under a settlement…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Pension whistleblower claims she was bulliedA senior employee of the Educational Business Society has secured an interim High Court injunction restraining her dismissal.Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Gama wins order to prevent publication of inspector's reportThe High Court has made an order quashing the report of a labour inspector into allegations against two Gama firms of underpayment…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
