Woman with schizophrenia unaware her home was sold, court toldHigh Court hears vulnerable woman in her 60s wants to return home to apartmentWed Jun 19 2019 - 20:10
Judge authorises legal action over State failures in child protection caseChild, for whom ‘no suitable placement’ had been available, was allegedly abused by more than 12 malesWed Jun 19 2019 - 15:15
Courts need more resources to administer justice, judge warnsMs Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan makes comments as she retires from serviceThu Jun 06 2019 - 17:31
Man to face contempt claims over allegedly contacting vulnerable womanWoman terrified to leave home and stayed inside with curtains drawn, court toldThu Jun 06 2019 - 16:43
Court halts man’s case against hospital over alleged negligence at birthFamily of Paul Gallagher (32) say they did not have funds to get expert medical reportsThu Jun 06 2019 - 13:58
Elderly woman found in ‘abject squalor’ despite award of €164,000Home of woman, who may be made ward of court, described as a health hazardWed Jun 05 2019 - 15:09
Supreme Court gives significant ruling against fund over land claimFund cannot rely on a man’s deposit of land certificates to give it a claim over his landsTue Jun 04 2019 - 18:34
Dunnes Stores loses appeal over €36.5m plastic bag levySupreme Court rejects company’s claim that levy did not apply to ‘flimsy’ plastic bagsTue Jun 04 2019 - 18:31
Judge warns of danger to vulnerable woman if she is not made ward of courtJudge directs second report from a medical visitor because of concernsTue Jun 04 2019 - 16:54
Supreme Court to hear appeal over Graham Dwyer mobile data rulingHigh Court decision forms part of his bid to overturn conviction for Elaine O’Hara murderTue Jun 04 2019 - 11:45
Court overturns Minister’s refusal of citizenship on ‘national security’ groundsCourt directs Minister to reconsider matter via an ‘enhanced’ processFri May 31 2019 - 17:48
Stroke victim settles case against hospital for €2.25mClaim of ‘serious mistake’ made in diagnosis when woman brought to Tallaght hospitalFri May 31 2019 - 16:19
HSE urged to reconsider refusal to fund care plan for womanHSE says plan for woman in vegetative state clinically inappropriate and too expensiveFri May 31 2019 - 13:26
Facebook loses Supreme Court appeal in Max Schrems caseData protection commissioner raised concerns about revamped data privacy agreementFri May 31 2019 - 10:44
Supreme Court to rule on Facebook’s appeal over EU-US data transfer caseDecision is expected on Friday in case arising from complaints by Max SchremsThu May 30 2019 - 18:43
Council direction leading eviction was unlawful, Supreme Court rulesMan took judicial review proceedings, claiming he had lived at the house since 2003Thu May 30 2019 - 16:59
Father loses appeal over daughter’s Islamic marriageDad who backed union of daughter (16) to 29-year-old against her wishes was jailedThu May 30 2019 - 15:12
Judgment in Kerins case puts onus for action on StateSupreme Court ruling of unlawful conduct by Oireachtas committee unprecedentedThu May 30 2019 - 06:00
Denis O’Brien left with €1m bill after Supreme Court rulingBusinessman must pay most of costs from failed case over Dáil statements on bank affairsWed May 29 2019 - 16:37
Supreme Court says PAC treated Angela Kerins in ‘unlawful’ mannerCourt says Oireachtas can limit need for court intervention in any similar caseWed May 29 2019 - 12:54
Aldi gets limited declarations from Supreme Court in Dunnes rowIrish retailer awarded 60% of legal costs as ‘victor’ in German discounter’s litigationTue May 28 2019 - 16:43
Girl (8) settles case with Ryanair for €150,000 over hot chocolate spillPassenger on flight from Rome to Krakow suffered significant scald burns, court toldTue May 28 2019 - 15:21
Supreme Court overturns finding of unconstitutionalityMan was charged with withholding information in connection with Sligo killingTue May 28 2019 - 12:43
Supreme Court rules 2014 law on unpaid fines is retrospectiveThe Chief Justice criticises the failure to address ‘such a straightforward matter’Tue May 28 2019 - 10:09
Supreme Court rules man’s arrest for deportation was unlawfulArrest of Pakistani man occurred a day before final decision on refusing him residencyMon May 27 2019 - 16:09
Supreme Court overturns ruling on release of FoI recordsCase concerns a review by a judge of sexual abuse allegations against Dr Michael ShineMon May 27 2019 - 12:42
‘Excellent’ Irish nurse struck off register over working in UK while unregisteredNurse had written ‘begging’ the judge not to cancel her registrationFri May 24 2019 - 17:46
Judges to consider whether to hear ‘leapfrog’ appeal on Graham Dwyer rulingState is appealing High Court finding on data retentionFri May 24 2019 - 13:37
Owner of Stephen’s Green properties ‘not in a good place’Leo Mohan face receivership as father-in-law Paul Anderson ‘breached agreement’ in selling on outstanding loansThu May 23 2019 - 19:13
Supreme Court refuses agriculture minister’s bid for review of judgmentMen incorrectly advised by department that vessels could lawfully fish in Bay of BiscayThu May 23 2019 - 16:50
Supreme Court clears way for man to sue hospital over MRSA infectionJudges agreed reconsideration of the complex statutory limitation periods applicable to personal injury actions is desirableThu May 23 2019 - 14:52
Supreme Court rules fingerprints of asylum-seekers were lawfully sent to UKAlbanians’ appeal raised issues about applicability of EU data protection lawsWed May 22 2019 - 18:48
Judge critical of delay in registering power of attorney for elderly womanJudge makes woman ward of court and has ‘no confidence’ in attorneysWed May 22 2019 - 16:08
Gerald Kean settles additional claim against newspaperHigh Court found last week solicitor had been defamed by article in Irish Daily StarWed May 22 2019 - 11:59
Council’s decision to grant permit for Offaly waste facility quashedTen locals expressed concern that Daingean operation could impact on nearby bog siteTue May 21 2019 - 17:41
Alleged victim of ‘devastating’ abuse feels views not being taken into accountCourt told woman is incapable of managing her own affairs and needs to live in a well staffed unitTue May 21 2019 - 15:38
Farmer loses appeal over bank’s role as farm payments receiverEU scheme pays out €170,000 annuallyMon May 20 2019 - 14:19
High Court makes directions for INM shareholders meetingGathering to consider proposed €145.6m acquisition of group my MediahuisMon May 20 2019 - 13:14
Ex-Labour TD Joe Costello settles defamation case with Mail on SundayNewspaper apologises for ‘distress and embarrassment’Fri May 17 2019 - 15:42
Gerald Kean awarded €160,000 damages for defamationJury, in a majority verdict, found article on visit by Criminal Assets Bureau to his Dublin office defamed himFri May 17 2019 - 14:39
Vulnerable woman to be detained in secure psychiatric unitJudge tells HSE to devise a better plan than current ‘completely substandard’ arrangementFri May 17 2019 - 14:25
Jury to resume deliberations in defamation action taken by Gerald KeanSolicitor claims newspaper article wrongly meant he was linked to gangland crimeThu May 16 2019 - 19:26
Man unlawfully rearrested after absconding from open prison, Supreme Court findsRuling points to delay of more than four years before rearrest of Mark Finnegan and the fact he was living ‘in plain sight’Thu May 16 2019 - 13:31
Gerald Kean felt article on Cab visit to office made him look like ‘a liar’Jury to begin considering its verdict in defamation case against The Star on ThursdayWed May 15 2019 - 16:44
Supreme Court rules mandatory firearm sentence unconstitutionalWayne Ellis jailed for five years for having shotgun at Knocklyon shopping centreWed May 15 2019 - 13:11
File provided by Gerald Kean led to CAB seizure of Dublin house, court hearsOfficer who spearheaded investigation into assets of Kinahan gang gives High Court evidenceTue May 14 2019 - 20:32
High Court Master claims judges over-looking ‘exacting’ testEdmund Honohan particularly concerned about cases involving personal litigantsTue May 14 2019 - 19:38
High Court approves €8.3m Setanta Insurance paymentState fund also pays out over claims against liquidated insurer Enterprise InsuranceTue May 14 2019 - 14:07
Luas security firm left out of tendering process, court toldSTT claims operator Transdev obliged to include it in bid as it is a subcontractorMon May 13 2019 - 16:09
Judge criticises ‘substandard’ HSE care plan for vulnerable womanMr Justice Peter Kelly says woman could ‘end up dead’ due to misuse of street drugsMon May 13 2019 - 15:29
