Paschal Phelan prepares to take stand in Goodman actionPaschal Phelan, founder of several Master Meat firms, takes the stand today in the long-running High Court actions involving …Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
Abbeylara decision could hinder signalling inquiryThe Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into cost overruns in the mini-CTC rail signalling project may be unable to complete its…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
11-year-old must remain in therapeutic unit - judgeA boy, whose mother was an in-patient in a psychiatric hospital and whose father had abandoned him, is to remain in a therapeutic…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Injunction for Naas couple who claim lottery winA Co Kildare couple have secured a High Court injunction preventing the National Lottery from paying out some £1Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Principal had no authority to suspend boy indefinitelyThe High Court has told a school principal he had "no legal authority" to suspend indefinitely a boy who had admitted smoking…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Army in 'denial' about post-traumatic stressA clinical psychologist told the High Court yesterday there had been a "cover-up" and "denial" within the Army about Post-Traumatic…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
State will not appeal court finding on 'unjust' poll depositsIt is understood a High Court decision with major implications for the conduct of elections is not being appealed by the State…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Many soldiers 'could not handle' LebanonMany soldiers who were among the first Irish contingent to serve in Lebanon in 1978 wanted to go home because they "couldn't …Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Supreme Court dismisses coroner's appealThe Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Dublin City Coroner against a decision that he may not investigate whether the…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Professor fights suspension as UCC investigates car-park incidentThe head of the Department of Economics at University College Cork, Prof Connell Fanning, has asked the High Court to restrain…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Court rules Oireachtas Abbeylara inquiry ran contrary to natural and constitutional justiceA three-judge divisional High Court has upheld a challenge by 36 garda∅ to an Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the shooting…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Principal defends move to ban pupil over drugsA Co Wicklow school principal has defended his refusal to allow back into his school a boy who, with others, had smoked cannabis…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in appeal against murder convictionThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an appeal by a Co Dublin man, Francis Palmer, against his conviction for…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Bail refused in appeal by father who killed sonThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday refused to grant bail to a Co Limerick father pending his appeal against a year's imprisonment…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Vaccination system with warnings would have failed - GPIf doctors had been required in 1994 to warn people presenting babies for polio vaccination that all non-immunised contacts of…Sat Nov 17 2001 - 00:00
Court grants retrial to man who pleaded guilty to rapeIn a case described by the Court of Criminal Appeal as "unique", a Dublin man who was jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Irish Sugar in 'critical position'Irish Sugar plc has claimed at the High Court it is in an "absolutely critical" position due to "the IFA-organised" withdrawal…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Coroner seeks to investigate deathIn a case described as "of widespread importance" for the powers of coroners to investigate the causes of deaths, the Dublin …Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Ban on pickets at Don Tidey's homeA decision to end security at former kidnap victim Mr Don Tidey's home and a consequent dispute over redundancy payments for …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Court rejects health board challenge to couple on test for sonIn a case raising important constitutional issues for the powers and duties of the State to act for the benefit of children, …Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Mental hospital custody challengedA woman with a history of depression and self-mutilation but with no criminal convictions has brought a High Court challenge …Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Polio man drops action against one doctorA man who contracted polio after his infant daughter received the oral polio vaccine OPV has withdrawn "without reservation" …Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Supreme Court sends divorce case settlement back to judgeIn a case with implications for the status of separation agreements in divorce proceedings, the Supreme Court yesterday directed…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Polio vaccination fall-off fearedA UK specialist in polio said yesterday he was concerned that a legal action now before the High Court could affect the take-…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Louth residents' Thorp case may begin in MarchA legal action by four Co Louth residents aimed at closing the Thorp reprocessing plant at Sellafield may finally open at the…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Court orders State must provide for autistic boy's educationThe High Court has granted a mandatory order directing the Minister for Education to provide "forthwith" for free and appropriate…Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
Unfair to criticise GP for failing to diagnose polio-doctorIt would not be fair to criticise a Co Laois general practitioner for failing to diagnose polio in a father of three who was …Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
Parents should be immunised-expertAn expert on viruses told the High Court yesterday he agreed with a recommendation, made in 1982, that unvaccinated parents of…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Court told man got polio from contact with inoculated childA father of three contracted polio most probably through contact with nappies of his infant daughter just days after she was …Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
High Court hears dispute over plans for restoring Georgian houseA dispute over Dublin Corporation's handling of an application for planning permission to carry out additional restoration works…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
Woman loses damages claim in case over delay in getting legal aidA woman who had to wait more than a year and a half for the State to provide her with legal aid to help her obtain a judicial…Thu Oct 25 2001 - 01:00
Court told Phelan owes meat firms £15mPaschal Phelan engaged in a series of complex transactions which perpetrated a multimillion pound fraud at several Master Meat…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
Measures by health bodies to lower risks to childrenThree health boards have undertaken before the High Court to implement measures aimed at minimising the risks to children who…Tue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Planning officer has resolved his dispute with council, court toldA senior executive planning officer with Donegal County Council has resolved his legal dispute with the council, the High Court…Fri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
Abbeylara decision expected soonThe High Court is expected to deliver its decision next month on a challenge by 36 garda∅ to an Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
State challenged on provision of legal aidIn a test case challenging delays in the State's provision of civil legal aid, a mother of three has sued the Legal Aid Board…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Judge criticises board over death of girlA High Court judge has criticised the East Coast Area Health Board's handling of some matters related to the case of Kim O'Donovan…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
High Court to rule on stay on mini-CTC rail committeeThe Oireachtas sub-committee investigating cost overruns in the mini-CTC rail signalling project will be told by the High Court…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
'Penny-pinching' claim in autism caseThe mother of a child with high functioning autism yesterday accused the Department of Education of "penny-pinching" behaviour…Wed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
Problems in placing disturbed childrenA High Court judge said yesterday he was still facing the same problems in placing disturbed children as he did five years ago…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Court puts Riordan in jail for contemptA college lecturer was jailed by the Supreme Court yesterday after he refused to withdraw remarks that three Supreme Court judges…Sat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
University president says future Irish success relies on reassessment of our legal frameworkIt was unlikely Ireland could succeed in the long term without "a fundamental reassessment" of our legal framework, the president…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Nigerian mother ordered to leave her emergency homeA Nigerian mother of three, who has been asked to leave her emergency accommodation in Dublin by this afternoon, says she has…Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
Airports on high alert as flights to US cancelledDublin, Cork and Shannon airports will be on heightened security alert today following the attacks in the US, according to Aer…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Financial officer recommended end to PwC analysisThe chief financial officer of CIE, Mr Jim Cullen, said it was he who had recommended in July 1999 that a PricewaterhouseCoopers…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Iarnrod Eireann's projects director warned about significant cost overrun last JuneIarnrod Eireann's projects director, Mr Joe Leahy, warned at a meeting last June that the Heuston Station development project…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Survey says gardai among those guilty of racismThe first large-scale survey of black and ethnic minority views on racism in Ireland shows 80 per cent have experienced racism…Fri Sept 07 2001 - 01:00
Rivals dismiss Tesco price cuts as `hype'Price cuts announced yesterday by Tesco Ireland were dismissed by competitors as "hype" to rescue an "under-par sales performance…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
NIB inquiry set to conclude by end of the yearCourt-appointed inspectors into the affairs of National Irish Bank (NIB) hope to conclude their three-year investigation by the…Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Vulnerable boy to move to State centre as suitable place is soughtA vulnerable boy with a mild mental handicap is to be moved from St Patrick's Institution to a State assessment centre while …Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
