Disabled child to get #3.75m in damagesThe High Court yesterday approved a settlement of €3Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Five-year legal battle by midwife ends in victoryA five-year legal battle between a Co Dublin domiciliary midwife and An Bord Altranais (the nursing board) ended at the High …Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Gardai seek to halt inquiry into conductTwo gardaí against whom complaints have been made in connection with the controversial policing of an anti-globalisation rally…Tue Dec 03 2002 - 00:00
Rudds in court to save its baconThe future of Rudds bacon company in Co Offaly, which employs 25 people and has won several awards for its products, will be …Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Assets freeze continues on accused in VAT caseAn order freezing €22 million in assets was continued by the High Court yesterday against an Irish businessman, who is charged…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Care unit unable to cope with boy (12)An extremely disturbed 12-year-old boy with no criminal convictions, who has been in care since the age of five and has Attention…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Leitrim couple challenging School Attendance Act convictionA challenge by a Co Leitrim couple against their conviction under the School Attendance Act for failing to send one of their …Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Retrial set for man given life term for murderA man jailed for life for the murder of another man at Dolphin's Road in Dublin three years ago had his conviction quashed by…Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
Garda's suspension case dismissedThe High Court has dismissed a challenge by a Co Donegal garda to her suspension, which came into effect the day after the Court…Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Building site is closed on safety groundsAn order closing a construction site for 23 houses in Co Tipperary was issued by the High Court yesterday.Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Developers seek to build apartments on Yeats house landsTwo property developers are seeking leave from the High Court to challenge a refusal of planning permission for the construction…Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Woman says brother kept proceeds of family home saleAn elderly man has sold the childhood home of himself and his sister at Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, without informing his sister…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Residents query leachate treatmentThree residents who successfully secured a High Court order closing a controversial landfill site near Lough Corrib almost four…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Nurse claims phrases deletedA statement by a psychiatric nurse about an incident in which a disturbed patient died at Cork University Hospital contained …Sat Nov 16 2002 - 00:00
Psychiatric nurse sues over fatal incident at hospitalA psychiatric nurse has sued the Southern Health Board over an incident which took place at Cork University Hospital on April…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Court order restrains pickets in sub-contracting disputeA continuing dispute over the use of sub-contractors on building sites led yesterday to the High Court granting an interim order…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Court plea heard to quash 1985 murder convictionA Monaghan man serving 40 years for the murder of a Garda sergeant 17 years ago has brought a legal application aimed at having…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
Gilligan assets order overturnedConvicted drug dealer John Gilligan has won his High Court challenge to an order by the non-jury Special Criminal Court for confiscation…Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Former Irish teacher will not face trialA former teacher in a number of Irish-language schools has secured a High Court order permanently restraining his prosecution…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
First autistic primary school unitA national school in Co Wexford has become the first primary school in Ireland to incorporate a unit for autistic children which…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Court plea to increase sex-abuse jail term is refusedThe Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an application by the DPP to increase a prison sentence imposed on a cleric, Brother…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
McBrearty relation fails to get case heard by a juryA relative of Co Donegal publican, Mr Frank McBrearty, yesterday lost her High Court application to have her action for damages…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Authorities 'entitled' to suspend gardaInformation relating to Garda Tina Fowley in the Court of Criminal Appeal's judgment certifying a miscarriage of justice in the…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Order to suspend garda contested in courtA Co Donegal garda has claimed that her suspension in the immediate aftermath of the declaration of a miscarriage of justice …Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Jail escaper denies CAB claim he had hackney cabA Belfast prison escaper whom the Criminal Assets Bureau has alleged worked as a hackney driver without paying tax told the High…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Jury in Crerar murder trial resumes its deliberations todayThe jury in the John Crerar murder trial resumes its deliberations today after spending last night in a hotel.Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Exploited Brazilian cleaners get €50,000Over €50,000 has been awarded to three Brazilian workers hired to work as cleaners by a company in which former model Ms Samantha…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
Cityjet to take court action over breach of ordersCityjet Handling will apply to the High Court today for orders for the attachment and committal of a number of persons for alleged…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
Friends First legal action over staff struck outLegal proceedings by financial services group Friends First against two former employees, who allegedly led a defection of several…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
Appeal by Nigerian, Czech couple concludesThe State has argued before the Supreme Court that any rights derived by the non-national parents of Irish-born children, by …Thu Oct 24 2002 - 01:00
Supreme Court hears appeal by Nigerian, Czech coupleThe Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal which will have major implications for non-nationals who are hoping to remain in…Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
Man alleges assault in garda custodyA Kerry man has taken High Court proceedings, alleging gardaí assaulted him in Tralee and Listowel stations and conspired to …Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Judge tells gardai to swear documentsThe President of the High Court has directed gardaí to swear legal documents providing more details about the issuing of a controversial…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Man being sued on house claims he was employed as a labourerA man who is being sued as the builder of a renovated and extended house in Co Offaly, described as a "shambles" and "unsafe", …Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Family living in garage after house renovationsA woman has taken legal action against a builder and others because she and her teenage son are living in a garage beside their…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
'Psychotic' girl is brought from jail to mental hospitalA very disturbed teenage girl who spent 12 weeks in Mountjoy Women's Prison in the absence of any suitable place for her has …Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Appeal court refuses to jail woman over knife assaultThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday agreed with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that the imposition of a suspended…Sat Oct 12 2002 - 01:00
Year added to manslaughter termA Dublin man who strangled his girlfriend has had his three-year sentence for manslaughter increased to four years by the Court…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Judges urged to note tougher drugs legislationJudges must take note of the Oireachtas's introduction of higher sentences for drug offences and not allow the determination …Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Guerin accused may be free in two yearsDubliner Paul Ward, whose conviction for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin was overturned earlier this year but who remains…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Dunnes challenge to appointment of authorised officer is adjournedThe latest stage of Dunnes Stores's long-running legal challenge to the appointment of an authorised officer to examine the books…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Good behaviour record held not to be a factorThe Supreme Court has declared that matters relating to the reintegration of offenders into society are best handled by the Executive…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
State urged to tackle alcohol abuseHigher drink prices, more restricted pub opening hours and rigid enforcement of drink driving laws must be part of any serious…Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Union urges diners to check credit-card tips after rulingA European Court ruling that restaurants may use credit card tips to pay wages has prompted an angry reaction from a trade union…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
More job disputes going to tribunalWorkers are increasingly looking to the Employment Appeals Tribunal to resolve unfair dismissal and other disputes with employers…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Minister heckled by angry students at UCDA government minister was heckled by angry students at University College Dublin yesterday.Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Waterford's River Licky access project wins awardA project which opened up access to Waterford's River Licky secured a top environmental award yesterday.Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
IMPACT criticises adverts for childcare workersRecruitment of unqualified care staff for Ballydowd special care unit in Dublin could lead to more violence there, a trade union…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
'Winter vomiting' bug at BeaumontAn outbreak of viral infection has led to the cancellation of all non-emergency operations at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Sole member heard 146 give evidenceThe Tribunal of Inquiry into the infection with HIV and hepatitis C of people with haemophilia and related matters was appointed…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
