Judge criticises ‘substandard’ options for girl who suffered ‘unspeakable’ abuseCase is a ‘a pen picture’ of the ‘woeful’ state of mental health services, president of High Court saysFri Mar 06 2020 - 17:49
Court protection sought for man with dementia seen eating dog faecesHigh Court grants orders for removal from home to nursing unit in ‘distressing’ caseFri Mar 06 2020 - 16:22
Denis O’Brien seeks ODCE documents in INM caseLawyers say procedural point reached where it is necessary to see filesFri Mar 06 2020 - 13:40
Talks continue in TDs’ action over Ceann Comhairle’s ‘money message’ rulingCourt told discussions have been ‘useful’Thu Mar 05 2020 - 21:51
Traumatised woman refuses to sleep in a bed, court toldThe woman, now aged 18, came here from Africa and is now in a residential care unitThu Mar 05 2020 - 17:36
Solicitors’ insurer seeks judgment for sum allegedly outstandingFund claims it lost nearly all its 2011 reserves of €8.4m due to Bloxham negligenceWed Mar 04 2020 - 21:03
Former Defence Forces mechanic wins appeal over order halting damages claimCourt of Appeal overturns High Court finding over action time limitsWed Mar 04 2020 - 13:07
Former solicitor loses appeal over bankruptcy decisionJohn Tobin losses appeal to have bankruptcy summons served by Revenue dismissedTue Mar 03 2020 - 20:45
Consultants to get court documents on probe into alleged INM data breachApplication by Derek Mizak and others not opposed by lawyers for media group or ODCETue Mar 03 2020 - 17:17
Nurse who took home vulnerable man’s property censuredJudge says dishonesty by nurses ‘strikes at the very heart’ of the profession’s reputationMon Mar 02 2020 - 18:04
GP shortage delaying hospital discharges for wards of court, judge toldOne ward has been waiting some eight weeks to get onto a GP list, court hearsMon Mar 02 2020 - 16:27
RTÉ apologises to man under settlement of defamation caseOluwaseyi Okerayi sued broadcaster over claims made during taxi industry investigationMon Mar 02 2020 - 14:49
Boy bitten in face by dog secures €78,519 settlementJames Holden, then aged ten, bent down to pet the dog when it leaped up and bit himMon Mar 02 2020 - 13:34
Pakistani man wins appeal over refusal to enlist him in Defence ForcesJudge rejects Minister’s arguments that regulations prevented the man’s enlistmentFri Feb 28 2020 - 15:00
Two Irish-born children lose appeals over asylum and protection processA 10-year-old boy born here to a Nigerian mother has been deported arising from the refusalFri Feb 28 2020 - 13:53
Legal challenge to Shannon LNG project has EU implicationsCase centres on terminal and pipeline listing in EU Projects of Community ImportanceThu Feb 27 2020 - 19:04
HSE concerned intellectually disabled man living in ‘squalor’Authority seeking court protection for man (30) who has not accessed necessary services for some timeThu Feb 27 2020 - 15:31
Supreme Court restores 10-year jail term for man who raped his wifeDecision has important implications for sentencing in domestic violence and abuse casesWed Feb 26 2020 - 21:37
Intellectually disabled man granted urgent appeal aimed at halting wardship inquiryMan (40s) objects to wardship and order that prevented his civil legal marriage last JuneTue Feb 25 2020 - 16:00
Judge has ‘great sympathy’ for man set to lose his Co Louth homeCourt finds Colin Brennan made no defence to possession order obtained by KBC IrelandTue Feb 25 2020 - 14:49
Final Supreme Court judgment could take another year to deliverSome preliminary views by the majority Supreme Court may not be regarded as good news by the Dwyer sideMon Feb 24 2020 - 17:45
Explainer: absence of clear law on data retention key to Dwyer appealDwyer’s lawyers argued State has failed to properly respond to striking down of data directiveMon Feb 24 2020 - 12:01
Graham Dwyer phone data appeal referred to European Court of JusticeData played significant role in identifying Dwyer as suspect in Elaine O’Hara’s murderMon Feb 24 2020 - 12:01
Court to deliver judgment on Graham Dwyer’s phone dataDecision to have potentially huge implications for State’s fight against crimeMon Feb 24 2020 - 00:01
‘Outsourcing’ processing of international protection applications lawful - Supreme Court saysPanel of independent contractors - self employed barristers - assisted with applicationsFri Feb 21 2020 - 18:03
Courts Service gets orders over social media postings about elderly womanPosts included video recordings of court hearings concerning an elderly womanFri Feb 21 2020 - 16:37
Jogger injured by galloping horse could face substantial legal billJudge sympathises with Gary Turner but is unable to find liability on part of defendantsFri Feb 21 2020 - 15:29
High Court quashes permission for Ronan dockland towerDublin City Council took judicial review proceedings of Bord Pleanála decisionFri Feb 21 2020 - 01:00
High Court jury finds man was not assaulted during Shell to Sea protestRaymond Hanrahan had claimed he was unlawfully arrested and falsely imprisonedThu Feb 20 2020 - 20:51
Appeals court sets aside €1.37m judgment entered by Bank of IrelandJudges note bank did not explain its failure over some four years to serve the judgmentThu Feb 20 2020 - 15:54
High Court overturns permission for height increase in Johnny Ronan apartmentsDublin City Council opposed increase in two blocks in north Dublin docklandsThu Feb 20 2020 - 12:24
Judge grants orders for removal of material about ward of court from internetInterim measures against Google and Facebook linked to vidoes of court hearings about womanWed Feb 19 2020 - 17:29
Graham Dwyer phone data appeal ruling due next weekAppeal could assist Dwyer to overturn his conviction for murder of Elaine O’HaraTue Feb 18 2020 - 19:45
Lack of process for homeless people seeking Jobseekers Allowance ‘unlawful’Court of Appeal finds in favour of woman and others with ‘transient accommodation arrangements’Tue Feb 18 2020 - 17:43
Woman who says she was trafficked from Nigeria wins court challengeJudge calls tribunal’s ruling that woman ‘sustained herself’ through prostitution ‘offensive’Tue Feb 18 2020 - 15:09
Supreme Court to hear appeal over Government's 'flawed' climate change planFriends of the Irish Environment says plan fails to specify measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsMon Feb 17 2020 - 15:03
Widow settles action over death of medical consultant husbandMeraid Hyland-McGuire sought €2.8m for loss of earnings and opportunityFri Feb 14 2020 - 16:12
Plans to fast-track Shannon ‘fracked gas’ terminal hit legal bumpEnvironmental group wins right to challenge inclusion of project on ‘rapid’ EU development listThu Feb 13 2020 - 13:59
Sean Dunne’s bankruptcy trustee lifts legal claim over Shrewsbury Road mansionDecision made under settlements of proceedings arising from Irish bankruptcyWed Feb 12 2020 - 20:21
High Court rejects Ryanair challenge over payment of strike compensationAirline had been told to compensate 10 passengers for flight cancellations due to strikesWed Feb 12 2020 - 16:52
Fund gets possession of property under loan taken out 8 years before owner’s death‘Lifetime’ mortgage held on Limerick property by man who died intestate in 2015Wed Feb 12 2020 - 16:03
Widow of deceased consultant sues hospitals over alleged negligenceCourt told Dr Patrick Hyland-McGuire died due to negligence in his care and treatmentTue Feb 11 2020 - 18:56
Vulnerable woman (18) objects to bid to make her a ward of courtCourt heard she was considered a ‘very serious’ risk to certain personsMon Feb 10 2020 - 21:37
Doctor who engaged in ‘elaborate fraud’ to get work struck off registerIdowu Adeyemi Adeboro banned from applying to register for ten years – High CourtMon Feb 10 2020 - 18:17
Supreme Court hears appeals over family reunification rightsTwo women who got refugee status and later became Irish citizens appeal court decisionsFri Feb 07 2020 - 14:55
Man fails in challenge to breath test device calibration evidenceHigh Court case arose from arrest of Kian McGuigan for drink driving in Co CavanFri Feb 07 2020 - 14:34
Woman repeatedly raped by boyfriend while sleeping awarded €1mNiamh Ní Dhomhnaill received ‘shocking’ email detailing how she had been violatedThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:20
Woman fails in changing ‘incorrect’ date of birth on citizenship certificateWoman highlighted seven-year difference between Ethiopian and Gregorian calendarThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:19
Five members of Albanian family lose appeal over deportationGroup sought asylum on grounds of persecution from being members of Gabel ethnic groupWed Feb 05 2020 - 17:59
DPP seeks higher sentence in marital rape caseHusband jailed for 10 years for attacks on his wife had his term cut by Court of AppealWed Feb 05 2020 - 15:08
