Tributes to Mr Justice Alan Mahon as he departs Court of AppealCo Offaly native, who chaired planning tribunal, to be new Defence Forces ombudsmanFri Jun 29 2018 - 13:42
Judge to rule later on bids to challenge abortion referendum resultPair made claims on impact of Minister for Health’s Yes stance, voter registration irregularitiesFri Jun 29 2018 - 13:31
Minister’s ‘key role’ in abortion campaign confused voters, court toldJoanna Jordan and Charles Byrne seeking to challenge outcome of May 25th referendumThu Jun 28 2018 - 17:31
Woman with mental health difficulties loses appeal over access to childrenCourt hears mother sees three children as a unit for five hours a year, in line with their wishesThu Jun 28 2018 - 15:36
Kerry jeweller sues rivals over alleged passing off of productsBrian de Staic claims shop opened by former employees is piggybacking on his successWed Jun 27 2018 - 16:53
Claims ministers ‘duped’ voters in Eighth referendum rejectedHigh Court hearing action by Drogheda man seeking to challenge referendum resultWed Jun 27 2018 - 16:19
Taoiseach, Simon Harris ‘duped’ people into voting Yes in referendum, court toldCharles Byrne is one of two people challenging result of Eighth Amendment pollTue Jun 26 2018 - 17:04
Judge criticises cost of compensating injured gardaíRemarks made after €5k payout to garda with injured hand incurred costs of €20kMon Jun 25 2018 - 22:10
Neighbours challenge demolition works at Ormond Hotel in High CourtHistoric hotel on Dublin’s quays featured in James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’Mon Jun 25 2018 - 18:15
Judge says recordings of man’s threats to elderly mother ‘nauseating’Gardaí removed woman from her home recently due to medical, safeguarding concernsMon Jun 25 2018 - 16:25
State cannot claim privilege over air travel tax documents, court rulesRyanair and Aer Lingus seek papers in repayment caseFri Jun 22 2018 - 17:19
Solicitor repays €344,000 in ‘extortionate’ fees he paid himself from child’s estateDeclan O’Callaghan, from Ballaghaderreen, charged €1,800 to send a letter to counselFri Jun 22 2018 - 16:15
Woman’s appeal over jailing for refusing to vacate €1m home failsMother of two has been in prison for eight weeks for contempt of court ordersThu Jun 21 2018 - 17:49
Abortion referendum challenger fails in bid to get voter registersCharles Byrne to apply for leave to bring a petition challenging the result next weekThu Jun 21 2018 - 17:17
Former prisoner wants Supreme Court to hear Mountjoy slopping out appealIssue has potential implications for up to 1,000 casesWed Jun 20 2018 - 22:20
West Wood fitness club fails in court challenge to rates billGym lodges appeal to Supreme Court over €49,000 commercial rates billWed Jun 20 2018 - 18:26
Mother gets €1.8m in first ever ‘wrongful birth’ caseWoman with rare genetic condition had child who needs 24-hour care after incorrect test resultWed Jun 20 2018 - 14:42
Judge refuses AIB application to revisit findings in mortgage caseBank argued decision could cast doubt on legality of €17.8bn in interbank transfersWed Jun 20 2018 - 13:44
Man whose wife died in maternity hospital seeks further inquiryNHM is objecting to new investigation, saying it would re-litigate proceedingsTue Jun 19 2018 - 21:29
Court awards €2.5 million to boy with ‘worst cerebral palsy’ seenBoth parents have given up their careers to care for child damaged at birth in NMHTue Jun 19 2018 - 14:51
Land sale of €5m at risk, developer tells courtAdverse possession claim holding up proceedings, purchaser saysMon Jun 18 2018 - 18:45
Judge orders assessment on man living in ‘squalid’ conditionsPensioner intelligent and articulate but family say he cannot manage his affairsMon Jun 18 2018 - 18:28
Couple challenge planned Dalkey apartment developmentProposed Castle Park Road scheme comprising 50 units next to complainant’s homeMon Jun 18 2018 - 17:30
Referendum result challenger seeks electoral registersCharles Byrne also wants dates of birth of voters and register of who voted on May 25thMon Jun 18 2018 - 16:53
Judge to decide if epileptic man in nursing home can go homeMan would rather be happy at home than safe in a nursing homeFri Jun 15 2018 - 16:29
Soldier wins extra leave as Government agrees to change lawWorking time rules to be extended to Defence Forces and Gardaí as case settledThu Jun 14 2018 - 17:02
Dubliner loses challenge to jailing in ‘alien’ LaoisFrank Ward told High Court he was being detained in ‘internal exile’ in PortlaoiseThu Jun 14 2018 - 16:01
Judge upbraids PTSB in repossession caseHigh Court orders rehearing after lender’s repeated errors in presenting evidenceThu Jun 14 2018 - 13:26
Self-harming teenager to be moved to specialist unit in UKTroubled 16-year-old has been exhibiting bizare and violent behaviour, court hearsWed Jun 13 2018 - 18:19
Donegal waste operator given two more weeks to provide detailsJim Ferry ordered to submit information about money made from illegal dumpingTue Jun 12 2018 - 20:20
Mother and daughters facing deportation to be given ‘options’Development comes after judge considers deportation orders are ‘disproportionate’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 18:52
Court refuses Merck injunction against Clonmel HealthcareDispute is over Clonmel’s generic alternative to cholesterol drug ‘Inegy’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 17:12
Woman jailed for refusing to leave €1m home not seeking a ‘free ride’Counsel for fund granted possession of house says woman wants to ‘steal’ Dublin houseTue Jun 12 2018 - 16:19
Receivers to sell Tony O’Reilly’s Dromoland Castle sharesStake representing a 6.8 per cent holding worth an estimated €1.9mMon Jun 11 2018 - 21:06
Receivers over two Wicklow properties take proceedings against ownersIt is claimed that they are being advertises for short-term rentalsMon Jun 11 2018 - 17:12
Court to hear legal challenges to abortion referendum resultOne challenger questions if some student voters at NUIG were properly registeredMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:55
Man loses Supreme Court appeal over Irish divorce obtained by wifePlaintiff claimed it was irreconcilable with an earlier divorce granted in another EU stateMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:52
Family settles case over baby’s death eight days after his birthParents of infant who died in Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda sued HSEMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:41
‘Mum, I’m worried about deportation. I don’t want to go’Sofia and Mariam have never left Ireland, but fear being sent to their mother's homeland of GeorgiaSat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Deportation of woman ‘disproportionate’ despite lies in application, judge saysLela Sivsivadze came to Ireland 15 years ago for work and has two Irish-born childrenFri Jun 08 2018 - 15:17
Judge reserves decision in Rihanna ‘malicious falsehoods’ caseDublin woman Dana Kavanagh, whose husband was the singer’s head of security, is suing for mental stressFri Jun 08 2018 - 14:55
Judge refuses to overturn minister’s consent for Corrib gas pipelineLong-time campaigner against Shell Corrib gas project loses High Court caseFri Jun 08 2018 - 12:39
Rihanna challenges High Court case over alleged ‘malicious’ emailDublin woman claims the singer circulated ‘falsehoods’Thu Jun 07 2018 - 19:17
Appeal Court seeks urgent EU ruling over baby’s planned adoptionParents unaware that baby was being removed from Ireland and brought to EnglandThu Jun 07 2018 - 19:06
Woman suing Motor Bureau for damages loses caseJudge ruled that woman had failed to pursue man who was driving vehicle they were inThu Jun 07 2018 - 18:37
Court finds ‘manifest errors’ in awarding of interpreters contractWord Perfect wins appeal against awarding of contract to rival company Translation.ieThu Jun 07 2018 - 18:12
Court refuses injunctions in pharma patent caseTeva sought orders restraining Galway-based Mylan from making MS drugWed Jun 06 2018 - 16:29
Tenancy disputes appeal system ‘defies all logic’, judge saysAction by landlord opposing €910 award to tenant would cost thousands in legal fees, judge saysWed Jun 06 2018 - 12:56
High Court to hear INM inspectors application on July 10thODCE is applying to appoint inspectors to investigate data breaches at media groupWed Jun 06 2018 - 11:41
Eighth Amendment challenges ‘will not delay legislation’Government sources insist such actions were expected and will not ‘derail’ plansWed Jun 06 2018 - 01:01
