Farmers take legal case over union rowEight farmers have taken High Court proceedings alleging the Minister for Agriculture's failure to return their cattle passports…Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
Ministers dispute Ispat misrepresentation claimCounsel for several Government ministers disputed claims by the liquidator of Irish Ispat Limited, which acquired Irish Steel…Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
State's 'tactic' on autism cases criticisedA High Court judge has strongly criticised the State for its "tactic" of defending legal actions taken by parents seeking appropriate…Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
Court told of ministers' 'misrepresentation' of IspatThe liquidator of Irish Ispat Limited, which acquired Irish Steel at Haulbowline, Co Cork, in 1996, has told the High Court that…Fri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Sex convictions quashed after 'unsatisfactory' trialA man was freed by the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) yesterday after it quashed his conviction for the rape of one sister and…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Brothers' challenge to inquiry premature - counselA challenge by the Christian Brothers Congregation to procedures which the Laffoy Commission inquiry into child abuse in institutions…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Liquidator 'set his face against' dealing with the regulator, High Court toldThe Director of Corporate Enforcement may seek a High Court order of attachment and committal against the liquidator of three…Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Ispat faces legal action on clean-upThe Government has taken the liquidator of Irish Ispat to court to ensure he cleans up the former Irish Steel works.Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Commission rejects Brothers' claimThe investigation committee of the Laffoy Commission inquiry into child abuse in institutions would be unable to do its work …Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Christian Brothers' lawyers warn of injusticeUK report suggests 'over-enthusiastic' pursuit of abuse allegations can leadto miscarriages of justice, says counselFri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Deli secures court order on former employeesA Co Galway company, Dunport Limited, trading as Deli Systems 2000 - which supplies and installs catering and delicatessen equipment…Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Months until boy has suitable careA troubled boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will be moved from an inappropriate secure unit to a state-of- the…Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Negligence alleged in care of pregnant diabeticAn alleged failure to monitor properly and intervene in the "high-risk" pregnancy of a diabetic woman led to her baby daughter…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Student appeals school decisionA Leaving Certificate student has taken a High Court challenge to his suspension from a south Dublin schoolTue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Dunnes records challenge dismissed by courtThe High Court has dismissed another challenge by Dunnes Stores to efforts to have certain books and records of two of its companies…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
Agreement reached on bird feeding groundsA unique settlement has been reached in long-running legal proceedings between Coastwatch Ireland campaigner Ms Karin Dubsky …Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
State challenges €2.5m bill for autism casesThe State has complained before a High Court Taxing Master that a €2Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Findings made on allocation of failed stockbroking firm's assetsThe High Court has made a number of findings on legal and technical issues regarding how some €6Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Court overturns award of damages to suspended gardaThe Supreme Court has overturned a £52,198 award of damages to a garda who had claimed he was unlawfully suspended from duty …Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
High Court prohibits Patwell conducting trialA High Court judge has taken the unusual step of halting a criminal trial on grounds that its conduct by a District Judge is "…Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
Doctor appeals damages for taking out wombA County Louth gynaecologist, Dr Michael Neary, and Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, yesterday appealed to the Supreme…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
Court told boy may get into special unitA place may be found within months for a troubled boy in a state-of-the-art children's unit, the High Court has been told.Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Staff freeze hits care unit, court toldA multimillion euro purpose-built unit for disturbed children has only four children in residence and cannot take more because…Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
TEAM parity case opensThe High Court yesterday began a hearing to assess what compensation is due to a number of workers who returned to Aer Lingus…Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
Counsel challenges view on neutralityThe traditional concept of neutrality has been overtaken by "a more modified neutrality", counsel for the State and Attorney …Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
Ireland 'must adhere to neutral status'There is "no version of neutrality" accepted internationally which allows the armed forces of the US to pass through Irish space…Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
Resolution in Dail was 'required for Shannon use'The 1937 Constitution was deliberately framed so as to ensure there would be no "secret or unacknowledged" participation in a…Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
Court told troops rarely used ShannonDocuments, including many procured under the Freedom of Information Act, show that, despite the Government's claims to the contrary…Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
State in court over US use of ShannonThe Constitution requires the Government to first determine that the US-led war in Iraq is founded on "international justice …Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Shannon challenge to resume tomorrowA legal challenge to the Government's allowing Shannon airport to be used by US aircraft engaged in the war in Iraq will proceed…Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Judge orders disturbed girl to be held in MountjoyAn extremely disturbed girl who was missing from health board care for more than two weeks was located by gardaí yesterday in…Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Man seen in handcuffs wins appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction of a man on a number of grounds, including that he was seen by potential…Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Garda's killer to challenge sentenceA man serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of a garda in Co Roscommon more than 20 years ago is seeking to take a High Court…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Two jailed in McCabe case not entitled to early releaseTwo men jailed in connection with a robbery at Adare in Co Limerick in 1996 in which Det Garda Jerry McCabe was killed have lost…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Architect was set on fire, court toldAn architect's clothing was deliberately set alight with a blowtorch by a builder, Mr Frank McKiernan, who had been asked to …Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Disturbed teenage girl missing for fortnightAn extremely disturbed teenage girl has been missing from health board care for more than two weeks, the High Court has heard…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Appeal by New York hospital rejected by courtThe Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by a New York hospital to prevent it being joined to an action by a Cork woman against…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
CAB accepts it cannot win appealThe Criminal Assets Bureau yesterday accepted it cannot win its Supreme Court appeal against a High Court refusal to grant it…Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
Supreme Court overturns CAB rulingIn an important decision curbing the tax-collecting practices of the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Supreme Court has overturned…Thu Mar 20 2003 - 00:00
McKevitt challenge on disclosure of documents rejectedThe Supreme Court has refused an application by Mr Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", for leave to take …Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Appeal court impressed by the way judge conducted Nevin trialIn dismissing Catherine Nevin's appeal, Mr Justice Geoghegan said the three principal grounds of appeal related to adverse publicity…Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Court dismisses Nevin appeal on murder verdictCatherine Nevin has lost her appeal against the conviction for the murder of her husband Tom at their pub, Jack White's Inn, …Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Scientology case settled out of courtThe long-running action for damages by a woman against the Church of Scientology and three of its members came to a dramatic …Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Scientology case settled out of courtThe long-running action for damages by a woman against the Church of Scientology and three of its members has came to a dramatic…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Psychologist says church appeared to use hypnosisA woman who is suing the Church of Scientology appeared to have been hypnotised while undergoing an auditing session by a member…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
High Court urged not to inquire into ScientologyThe High Court has been urged not to engage in a "wholly impermissible type of religious discrimination" by permitting an inquiry…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
'Misconceived' contempt action against judge failsThe High Court yesterday dismissed as "totally misconceived" a bid to attach Judge Patrick Moran of the Circuit Court for alleged…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
State to seek discharge of injunction preventing deportationThe State will ask the High Court today to discharge an injunction preventing the deportation of a Czech family and a Nigerian…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Free will a crucial issue in case against Scientology, court is toldA fundamental issue in the legal action by a woman against the Church of Scientology is whether her free will was overborne or…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Professor says Scientology church tried to isolate himA professor of sociology who has written books and articles critical of the Church of Scientology and other organisations told…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
