Three sisters sexually abused by brother ‘deeply disappointed’ over ‘leniency’ of eight-year prison termRichard Brennan allegedly told one sister he would be unable to have sex when he became a priest and needed ‘a favour’Mon Jul 14 2025 - 18:54
Toddler died of fentanyl toxicity from uncle’s pain medication, inquest hears Mother says day of Christopher McDonagh-Marhsall’s death was `the day my world fell apart’Fri Jul 11 2025 - 17:43
Supreme Court upholds €75,000 award to businessman mistakenly identified as a tax defaulterQualified privilege defence not available over ‘materially inaccurate’ Limerick Leader article, court rulesThu Jul 10 2025 - 15:00
Legal costs almost halved by adjudicators in 179 cases last yearTotal of €17.2m claimed in 24 medical negligence cases was cut by more than €7mTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
Man detained after second seizure of cannabis at Dublin Airport within two daysMother and son charged over €1m seizure on Sunday, with man (30s) arrested over €462,000 on Monday Mon Jul 07 2025 - 20:16
Personal injury award levels fell by 45% to about €150m last year, Courts Service saysThere were some 25,000 applications for protection from domestic violence in 2024, with 314 for anti-stalking ordersMon Jul 07 2025 - 09:45
Wexford wind farm not appealing full closure order for three turbinesDefendants face potential €2.3m legal costs bill after couple’s successful legal challenge Mon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Woman who told court husband punched her in the head and threw glass jar at her gets barring order‘He has told me he will kill me and I believe he will do so,’ wife tells domestic violence courtSun Jul 06 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor appeal: Court to ask DPP to consider possible perjury concerning fresh evidenceMixed martial arts fighter has appealed civil jury finding in favour of Nikita HandThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Court defers judgment on Conor McGregor’s appeal over finding of assault in civil rape caseDramatic withdrawal of ‘fresh evidence’ leads to appeal court’s decision to refer material to DPPThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Court to refer withdrawn material in Conor McGregor appeal for consideration of possible perjuryCourt to refer matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions Wed Jul 02 2025 - 14:28
Conor McGregor withdraws ‘fresh evidence’ from Nikita Hand’s neighbours over alleged row with her ex-partnerMMA fighter appealing against High Court civil jury finding in favour of Ms Hand, who alleged he raped herTue Jul 01 2025 - 16:15
Nikita Hand faces cross-examination by Conor McGregor’s lawyers in civil rape trial appealCourt of Appeal to decide whether new evidence related to bruising on complainant is admissibleTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief saysAn evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan Sun Jun 29 2025 - 13:00
Stable hand who said he hurt back while emptying wheelbarrow loses injury claim against racehorse trainer Mark Lawless alleged he was injured while tipping a load of soiled hay on an inclineThu Jun 26 2025 - 17:07
Minister concerned 44% of women are dissatisfied with initial Garda response to abuseJim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issueThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
More than 140 complaints against lawyers upheld by regulatorNearly 60 complaints of alleged misconduct referred to Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal last yearThu Jun 26 2025 - 00:01
Siblings urged to seek mediation in dispute over care of mother with dementiaJudge rejects son’s objection to power of attorney granted by mother to two of his sistersWed Jun 25 2025 - 12:42
Dublin nursing home resident brings High Court damages case over alleged treatmentBeneavin Manor home featured in RTÉ Investigates documentaryWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00
Highest number of domestic violence disclosures in 50 years is ‘just tip of iceberg’, says Women’s AidMen ‘need to lead as allies’ in tacking male violence as almost 47,000 women reported abuse of women and children last yearWed Jun 25 2025 - 00:01
Woman to get two-thirds of funds from family home sale, High Court orders in divorce caseJudge says equal split would not constitute proper provision for woman and children while granting divorce of warring coupleMon Jun 23 2025 - 10:31
Wexford wind farm must pay almost €1m towards legal costs of couple who won noise nuisance caseBut operators to appeal High Court order to shut down three turbines fullySun Jun 22 2025 - 20:39
Man gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himYoung man separately gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Surveyor disputes ‘extraordinary’ claim that wind farm could devalue nearby property by 44%High Court will assess wind turbine noise nuisance damages for owners of two nearby propertiesThu Jun 19 2025 - 19:15
Man who failed to pay ex-wife €7.6m as ordered must now give her 75% of property sales proceedsJudge says she has ‘no confidence’ the man disclosed all his assets in Ireland and abroadThu Jun 19 2025 - 16:13
Man who suffered noise nuisance from Wexford wind farm seeks €1m damages for a new homeJudge begins hearing to assess damages for four people over nuisance impact of wind turbineWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:47
Ireland needs to tackle ‘stark gap’ between ‘rhetoric and reality’ of children’s rights, says child protection rapporteurNew report on children’s legal needs recommends specialist legal service for childrenTue Jun 17 2025 - 17:54
Supreme Court ruling on compensation for lands devalued due to electricity power lines could affect thousands of landownersESB argued compensation for land depreciation should not have been awarded by property arbitratorThu Jun 05 2025 - 18:33
Suspended solicitor’s appeal over professional misconduct finding to be heard in JulyDeclan O’Callaghan faces a strike-off application if he loses appeal against finding connected to Co Mayo land dealThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:27
Windfarm must shut down three turbines and pay €360,000 damages to couple, High Court ordersJudge slams defendant companies over their approach to noise and nuisance complaints over 12 yearsThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:08
Warring couple’s estimated €500,000 ‘high-conflict’ litigation costs is ‘cautionary tale’, warns judgeMr Justice John Jordan says €1.1m assets of five-year marriage puts scale of the costs ‘in context’Wed Jun 04 2025 - 18:39
HSE must specify when services will be provided to children with disabilities, Supreme Court says HSE loses appeal against High Court finding on compliance failure under Disability ActWed Jun 04 2025 - 17:55
BBC must pay €50,000 damages and €250,000 legal costs to Gerry Adams pending appeal in defamation caseHigh Court jury last week awarded former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 over 2016 programme and articleTue Jun 03 2025 - 15:52
Tina Satchwell case: Questions raised by politicians over original Garda investigation Labour TD wonders why it took gardaí ‘so long’ to act on red flags in the caseSat May 31 2025 - 06:00
What the jury didn’t hear in the Richard Satchwell trial: how the husband tried to have murder charge withdrawnJury had no evidence of intent by the lorry driver to kill or cause serious injury to Tina Satchwell, his defence arguedFri May 30 2025 - 15:10
Why did gardaí ignore ‘red flags’ in the Tina Satchwell murder investigation?Barrister Brendan Grehan SC said the case showed ‘a lot of failures’ by gardaí Fri May 30 2025 - 15:01
An ‘arch-manipulator’ who isolated his ‘trophy’ wife: The full story of the Richard Satchwell murder trialTina Satchwell’s killing: How an obsessive husband tried to bury the truth about his wife’s deathFri May 30 2025 - 12:55
Richard Satchwell found guilty of murdering his wife in 2017Relatives of Tina Satchwell and members of the jury wept in Central Criminal Court after truck driver (58), who denied charge, convictedFri May 30 2025 - 12:50
Richard Satchwell trial: Jury to resume deliberations on FridayLorry driver (58) denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at their home in Co Cork in March 2017Thu May 29 2025 - 15:55
Richard Satchwell murder trial: jury sent home for the nightLorry driver denied murder of his wife Tina at their Cork home in 2017 Wed May 28 2025 - 16:21
Richard Satchwell trial: Jury to resume considering verdict on WednesdayRichard Satchwell (58) has pleaded not guilty to murder of Tina Satchwell in YoughalTue May 27 2025 - 17:50
Richard Satchwell is ‘far from criminal mastermind’, defence lawyer tells juryProsecution says Mr Satchwell, who denies murder of wife Tina Satchwell, is an ‘arch manipulator’ Fri May 23 2025 - 18:14
More than 350 lawyers and academics say Government not complying with international law obligations over Palestine crisisIreland obliged to take steps to prevent EU rendering assistance to Israel’s ‘unlawful acts’Thu May 22 2025 - 21:11
Suspended solicitor Declan O’Callaghan loses challenge over disciplinary tribunal procedures Full appeal against tribunal’s professional misconduct findings against solicitor is next stage in his legal battleThu May 22 2025 - 19:36
Sister of Tina Satchwell regarded Richard Satchwell as ‘obsessive’ and ‘possessive’ about his wifeLorraine Howard says her sister told her about slapping her husband when she was 18, but she had ‘never seen violence’Thu May 22 2025 - 16:55
Richard Satchwell trial: Cousin of Tina tells jury she ‘never’ saw her being violent or aggressive Prosecution's case has concluded and jury sent away until tomorrowWed May 21 2025 - 14:05
Advanced decomposition meant cause of Tina Satchwell’s death could not be determined, pathologist saysDressing gown belt ‘in unusual position’ on 45-year-old’s body, Dr Margaret Bolster tells murder trial of Richard Satchwell (58)Tue May 20 2025 - 16:54
Mother allegedly intimidated out of rented home by masked men seeks damages payment over unlawful evictionLandlord and his son separately appeal sentences imposed in connection with incident at Waterford property Tue May 20 2025 - 11:00
Domestic violence sentencing: Abusive behaviour by partners to be an aggravating factorGood character is ‘at best a minor’ factor in mitigation, according to new guidance for judgesSun May 18 2025 - 15:23
Woman alleges she lost pregnancy following assault by man who ‘made me a prostitute’‘I’m only existing, I’m taking a chance on him killing me,’ woman tells judgeSun May 18 2025 - 06:00
