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
Court rules mandatory deposits for elections not constitutionalIn a judgment with major implications for elections, the High Court has ruled that the requirement for all candidates to pay …Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Man settles action over Omagh articleA man charged with conspiracy to cause the Omagh bomb explosion in 1998, which resulted in 29 deaths, has settled his High Court…Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Residents challenge plan to build temporary halting site near FinglasCo Dublin residents have brought a High Court challenge to the proposed development of a £1Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Jockey gets Turf Club ban liftedJockey Michael Kinane has won a High Court interim order which frees him to ride Galileo in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Disturbed boy sent to Scotland returns to care unitA disturbed teenage boy who suffered violent sexual fantasies has made great progress since he was placed last year in a specialised…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Court warned on detained boy's conditionA vulnerable boy with mild mental handicap is entering his sixth week in St Patrick's Institution, where he is detained alone…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in McCabe appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday reserved judgment on an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the "unduly…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Abbeylara committee lawyers admit part of supplied e-mail was missingLawyers for the Oireachtas subcommittee inquiring into the fatal shooting by gardai of John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, …Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Abbeylara inquiry `lacked required consent'An Oireachtas subcommittee which directed gardai to attend hearings on the shooting dead of Mr John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Challenge to fatal shooting investigation begins in High CourtAn Oireachtas subcommittee has no power to investigate the shooting dead of Mr John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford, and elected…Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
High Court challenge to Abbeylara inquiry opens todayA three-judge High Court will today begin hearing a wide-ranging challenge by gardai to the inquiry by an Oireachtas subcommittee…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
DPP drops 19 indecent assault chargesThe DPP is not proceeding with the prosecution of a Christian Brother on 19 charges of indecent assault against a boy in a residential…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Court refuses Scientology application to stop action for damagesThe High Court has refused an application by the Church of Scientology (COS) to strike out an action for damages taken against…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court allows State's autism appealIn a test case taken on behalf of an autistic man, Mr Jamie Sinnott, the Supreme Court yesterday found the State's constitutional…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Court told of alleged fraud at meat groupThere was significant, serious and repeated misappropriation by Mr Paschal Phelan from his Master Meat Packers group of companies…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner challenges opening of letters to solicitorA prisoner has taken High Court proceedings challenging the practice by the prison authorities of reading correspondence between…Tue Jul 10 2001 - 01:00
`Credible story' sought for MMP group audit, High Court toldThe founder of Master Meat Packers group, Mr Paschal Phelan, gave instructions that "a credible story" should be prepared in …Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Court blocks trial of accused in sex abuse caseThe Supreme Court has granted orders preventing the trial of a senior civil servant facing 63 charges of indecent assault against…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Port company agrees to restore part of estuary filled in during dredgingLegal proceedings between Coastwatch Ireland campaigner Ms Karin Dubsky and Drogheda Port Company were adjourned at the High …Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner `cannot get on addiction programme'The failure to implement further phases of the methadone maintenance programme in Mountjoy Prison means a "chronic" heroin addict…Wed Jul 04 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Dunnes Stores case on appointment of authorised officerA three-year legal battle arising from the appointment by the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Ms Harney, …Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner to challenge State's call on transferA British citizen serving two life sentences here for murder has secured leave from the High Court to challenge the State's failure…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Boy in need of care, court is toldA young boy who has Attention Deficit Disorder and no parental support has been in a State detention centre since MarchSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Date set for Abbeylara inquiry challengeA three-judge High Court on July 17th will hear the challenge by gardai to the continuing inquiry by an Oireachtas sub-committee…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Ballydowd special care unit tackles staff crisis by recruiting abroadA successful recruitment campaign for staff for the special-care unit for disturbed children at Ballydowd, Dublin, has been conducted…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
High Court appoints examiner to Modern NetworkThe High Court has appointed an examiner to Modern Network Limited (MNL), the company at the centre of an Oireachtas inquiry …Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Case against nuns cannot proceed - judgeAn action by a woman who claimed she suffered three nervous breakdowns following "appalling mental and physical torture" allegedly…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment in children's units caseThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the State's appeal against a High Court judge's order directing it to finance the …Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
State appeals order on care unitsThe State has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a High Court judge's order directing it to adhere to its own time scales for…Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
No suitable place for disturbed boy to get therapyA disturbed boy who urgently requires therapy cannot receive it because he is inappropriately placed in a remand centre and there…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Girl who had `ghastly' childhood alleged she was used for prostitution, court toldAn extremely disturbed young girl has tried to end her life a number of times after a "ghastly" childhood, the High Court heard…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Denis Riordan appealJudgment was reserved by a three-judge Supreme Court yesterday on an appeal by Co Limerick lecturer Mr Denis RiordanThu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
