Flavin denies he controlled decision to sell Fyffes stakeDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin has denied that the decision to sell a stake in Fyffes for €106 million in February 2000 was…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
High Court extends order in Ryanair caseThe High Court has continued for two weeks an interim order restraining two members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association …Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Carrickmines Castle defender awarded costsThe High Court has awarded costs to a man for his unsuccessful High Court attempt last year to prevent roadworks on the controversial…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Chairman's view of DCC input into sale of shares 'incorrect'DCC chief executive Jim Flavin said chairman Alex Spain 'forgot' Lotus Green controlled Fyffes sharesSat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Top AIB executives reject Sheerin's scapegoating claimLawyers for Allied Irish Banks have told the High Court that senior bank executives strongly refute allegations by another executive…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
DCC wanted to ensure ISE had 'proper' dataDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court it was "unfair" to suggest that DCC had contacted Goodbody Stockbrokers…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Flavin denies any negotiation by DCC or Lotus on share sale priceDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court that "nobody" on behalf of the DCC group or its subsidiary Lotus Green…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief stresses sale was conducted by LotusDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has denied a suggestion from Fyffes' counsel that he had laughed after telling a stockbroker that…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Words can have an awful lot of different meanings, Flavin tells High CourtDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin's account of the meaning of certain recorded phone conversations between himself and stockbrokers…Wed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
High Court grants restraining order in tax caseThe Revenue Commissioners have secured a High-Court order restraining a Co Wicklow businessman, whom the Revenue suspect has …Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Garda takes court case over tapes stolenA Garda who has given evidence in the Morris tribunal into alleged Garda corruption in Co Donegal has taken High Court proceedings…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Flavin acted as 'conduit' to brokers, DCC during €106m saleDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court he acted as a "conduit" between stockbrokers and a DCC subsidiary regarding…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief claims Fyffes chairman encouraged him to sell sharesDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court that if Fyffes genuinely believed he had engaged in the "criminal activity…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
McCanns saw DCC chief as a 'thorn in their side'DCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court he believed the McCann directors of Fyffes perceived him as a "thorn in…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief to take stand as defence case beginsDCC chief executive Jim Flavin will begin his evidence today in the long-running action by Fyffes alleging insider dealing recording…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Pilot wins injunction against RyanairA long-serving pilot with Ryanair has won a continuing High Court injunction restraining the private airline from conducting …Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
UK expert says Fyffes data was price sensitiveA UK expert on stock market regulation has told the High Court that information available in January 2000 to DCC chief executive…Sat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Ryan freed after court quashes his convictionRyan judgment: The unlawful arrest of Desmond Ryan in September 2000 was at the root of the decision of the Court of Criminal…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Witness says Flavin had key data prior to saleA retired investment fund manager has told the High Court he believed stock market analysts would have revised downwards their…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Judge 'wrong' to allow editing of statementsLaide judgment: A Co Monaghan man has won his appeal against conviction for the manslaughter of student Brian Murphy after a…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Shortfall of €13.7m at Fyffes was indicatedA US expert has agreed before the High Court that information available in early 2000 to DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin on…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Prison officers take case against governorAn alleged excessive delay by two prison officers in returning a "recalcitrant" inmate to prison after a hospital visit has led…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Information helped DCC avoid €26m loss - witnessDCC plc avoided losses of up to €26 million by selling its stake in Fyffes plc at a time when DCC, but not the stock market, …Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Ryanair to challenge Labour Court findingRyanair has secured leave from the High Court to challenge a finding by the Labour Court that there is a trade dispute between…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Flavin gave 'firm lead' to broker to get buyersA stockbroker told the High Court yesterday that it became apparent before a controversial €106 million sale of the DCC stake…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Flavin asks broker not to talk to Fyffes - Davy tapeDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin asked a stockbroker not to talk to Fyffes about a possible sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes, …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Unjust attack on property rights of poor, court rulesThe ruling - past charges: It would require "extraordinary circumstances" for the property rights of some of the poorest people…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Planned charges do not infringe on rightsThe ruling - future charges: A proposed new law providing for the future imposition of charges on mainly elderly people for …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Bill on nursing home charges unlawfulThe ruling - summary: The Supreme Court has held that a Bill which sought to make lawful the unlawful practice over 30 years…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Laser gun ruling puts speeding cases in doubtThousands of prosecutions for speeding could be in doubt after the High Court held that the laser guns used by gardaí to monitor…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Lawyers for Gilligan's wife complain to courtThe High Court will today address complaints by lawyers for Ms Geraldine Gilligan, wife of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Warning key to share slide, says KPMG partnerAn investor would "panic" if they saw information circulated in January 2000 to the Fyffes directors, including DCC plc chief…Sat Feb 12 2005 - 00:00
Chairman may not have seen upbeat statementFyffes company secretary Mr Philip Halpenny told the High Court yesterday that he did not know if Fyffes' then chairman Mr Neil…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Profit warning timing queried by shareholderA retired partner in Goodbody stockbrokers who held some €500,000 worth of shares in Fyffes plc wrote a series of angry letters…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Dispute over Fyffes documents not provided to DCCA dispute broke out at the High Court yesterday over whether lawyers for Fyffes plc should have produced certain documents which…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Rovers to challenge council on stadiumShamrock Rovers Football Club has secured leave from the High Court to bring a challenge to South Dublin County Council's refusal…Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief 'had price-sensitive information'A former chairman of the Irish Stock Exchange, who is now the senior non-executive director of Fyffes, has told the High Court…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Price sensitivity issue not cited at DCC saleFyffes chairman Mr Carl McCann agreed at the High Court yesterday that no-one in the fruit company had suggested that DCC chief…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes share fall was not due to dotcom reverseA surge in the Fyffes share price in early 2000 was influenced principally by investor enthusiasm for the fruit company's involvement…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief had 'price-sensitive' data on FyffesA US professor and expert on insider dealing told the High Court yesterday that information in the possession of DCC chief executive…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Bail terms set by judge for woman 'unlawful'A District Court judge unlawfully brought about a situation where a young woman with no previous convictions who pleaded guilty…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Airline gets leave to appeal desk rental chargesRyanair has secured leave to challenge a decision of the Commission for Aviation Regulation to approve fees for the rental of…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
McCann tells of 'undue pressure' from DCCFyffes chairman Mr Carl McCann drafted a note for DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin in January 2000 saying: "I don't know if …Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Flavin feared McCann influenceDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin sought to become vice-chairman of Fyffes because of a concern about the influence of the McCann…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
High Court told Fyffes notes say Flavin initiated share disposalThe chairman of Davy Stockbrokers, Mr Kyran McLaughlin, was "quite clear" in a conversation with then-chairman of Fyffes, Mr …Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
DCC share transfer caused Fyffes concernFyffes was concerned about whether DCC was required to seek the approval of the Fyffes chairman for a scheme under which DCC …Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Health Bill may leave State open to fraud actionsThe health boards' practice of charging elderly and infirm persons for long-term care while at the same time not charging those…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
State facing care charges 'financial crisis'The State faced a "very serious financial crisis" following advice from the Attorney General last month that tens of thousands…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
State 'unjustly enriched' by charges for careThe State was "unjustly enriched" by the unlawful charging of medical card holders for their long-term care in residential homes…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Equality of vulnerable attacked by nursing home Bill, Court hearsThe Health (Amendment) (No 2) Bill, passed by the Oireachtas last month, aimed at making legal the unlawful practice over some…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
