High Court

State may rely on executive privilege to prevent disclosure of secret UK air defence agreement

Senator Gerard Craughwell’s case aims to compel Government to reveal details of secret arrangement

Provisional liquidators appointed to Cork medical supplies company

PMD Device Solutions Ltd claims that it is owed €1.2 million by the HSE

Tipperary family settles High Court action against HSE over death of father following collision

Patrick Connolly died on December 28th, 2021, five days after his involvement in a road traffic collision

Refusal to take teen who ‘associates’ with gang leaders into secure care ‘baffling’, father says

Man says son is involved in crime and drug use and may be in danger due to witnessing a murder

Woman loses Supreme Court appeal over Ireland-born child’s right to passport

In a unanimous decision on Friday, a five-judge Supreme Court dismissed the appeal

High Court to revoke order for garda driver to be re-engaged

Judge refuses to continue interim order requiring Garda Commissioner to return Tom Ronan to position

Sons of former TD ffrench-O’Carroll entitled to rent arrears on Fitzwilliam Square mews

Donal and Paul ffrench-O’Carroll are executors of their mother’s Renée’s estate

Paddy Cosgrave lawyers accused of seeking to ‘confine’ argument in High Court disputes

Dispute hearing between Web Summit co-founders expected to take nine weeks

Building supplies group seeks injunction over Sandyford link road from M50

Planned new route unable to accommodate articulated trucks, Brooks says

Family of Cork woman settle High Court action against cardiologist over her death

Mother of three (69) died having been admitted to Mater Private Hospital, Cork for a routine heart angiogram

Judge rejects woman’s claim that she cried and asked cardiologist to stop pacemaker procedure

Anaesthesia and analgesia provided to Eileen Tynan (68), formerly of Tivoli, Co Cork, were sufficient to prevent avoidable pain resulting from physical trauma, judge finds

Alleged trespassers at former shop of 1916 leader Tom Clarke offering to leave within 90 days, court hears

Occupiers are ‘opposed to application by Dublin City Council to inspect premises for damage’

Ganley defamation action against CNN can be heard in Ireland, judge rules

Broadcaster argues US more appropriate forum

IHRB to fully defend case brought to High Court by trainer Harry Rogers over claims of false positive drugs test

Nicky Henderson left with Cheltenham festival quandary over potential warm up race for Sir Gino

Businesswoman secures court orders requiring couple to vacate property

Sylvia Fox claims Martin Reilly told her threateningly not to ‘trespass’ on her own Cavan property again after sale went through

High Court rejects environmental group’s challenge to Government’s 2023 climate plan

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys said the 2023 plan contains ‘considerably more detail’ than a 2020 version

Virgin Media incentivises agents to stop customers switching, court finds

ComReg sought declaration Virgin failed to comply with Universal Service Regulations

High Court refuses to order winning bidder to disclose pricing structure to competitor

Retrofitting survey contract awarded by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimated to be worth €75m

Man loses High Court case over bid for compensation for ‘slopping out’ in prison

John O’Brien (31) claimed he had been subject to a practice that violated his human rights

Medical supplies firm accused of attempt to hold HSE to ransom

Court hears of alleged demand for over €140,000 to ‘maintain integrity’ of patient data in company’s possession

Woman who sued Galway GP over death of husband settles High Court action for €750,000

Four further actions brought against GP Alex Michel over death of Brian Coyne (42) were also settled

State agrees €2m settlement in Air Corps chemical ‘tubbing’ case

Central to Gary Coll’s claims was that he underwent ‘tubbing’, a form of hazing where workers were submerged in a bath of unspecified chemicals and oil

DK Windows creditors allege fraudulent activity

Business owes about €1.2m in customer deposits it received for 225 unfulfilled orders, court hears

Patrick Cox and firm to appeal High Court order for €11.3m payment

Dispute centres on student accommodation development in Dublin

Doctor sues company over eye injury incurred during stag party paintballing

Paediatric histopathology consultant John O’Neill spent five days in hospital, his sight returned but he has permanent retinal damage and loss of part of field of vision

Dunnes Stores substituted as defendant in case in place of Margaret Heffernan

Derek O’Shaughnessy claimed Ms Heffernan and others interfered with his property rights including by the building of a car park for Dunnes

Government to contest ‘simplistic but false’ claims by Sinn Féin TD in ‘super junior’ challenge

Rossa Fanning said ‘prompt’ resolution of the case is in the public interest

Human rights group was right to sue State over lack of accommodation for asylum seekers, says O’Gorman

State now appealing High Court ruling that it breached rights of homeless international protection applicants

Provisional liquidators appointed to Irish arm of e-commerce firm Digital River

Firm petitioned the High Court for the appointments on Friday as it said it is cash flow insolvent and cannot secure funding from alternative lenders

Ryanair fails in appeal over decision holding it cannot sue Italian competition watchdog in Ireland

Airline had brought proceedings against Ireland’s competition regulator and Italy’s AGCM over raid on the Ryanair’s airside offices at Dublin Airport in March 2024

High Court pauses wardens’ power to seize or euthanise XL bully dogs

Animal welfare organisations argue regulations do not include review procedure and misidentified dogs could be killed

Order for man to pay lifelong €10,000 monthly maintenance to ex-wife overturned

Maintenance order ‘disproportionate’ as wealthy businessman had made substantial provision for woman, appeal court finds

Boy hearing voices telling him to harm others is deteriorating while awaiting secure State place, court hears

Judge says failure to address the situation for years is a ‘disgrace’

Family settles High Court case over death of nurse by suicide in UHG mental health unit

‘Our family is broken beyond repair,’ says sister of Tara Coyne (25) as University Hospital Galway and Saolta Group apologise

Kerry coroner granted High Court permission to pursue case following decision to amalgamate districts

Dan O’Connor, of Fossa, Killarney, Co Kerry, is taking the action against the Minister for Justice over a decision last December which was made to amalgamate north and west Kerry coronial districts with the districts of south and east

‘I thought I was going to die’: Nurse sues in High Court over slip emerging from hotel lift

Hotel Kilkenny says Pamela Kirby was wearing five-inch stilettos and simply lost her balance when her left ankle buckled on the way to a wedding banquet

Greg Kavanagh firm must provide €500,000 bond to show it can afford High Court dispute

Row centres on planned development in Ashford, Co Wicklow

High Court permits Sinn Féin TD to pursue challenge to super junior minister appointments

The case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15

Late gangster’s brother loses appeal over Garda search of business premises

Truck dealer Fran McGuinness (62), originally from Pinnock Hill, Swords, claimed he was victim of Garda harassment over several years because of his brother Cyril

Government climate action plan in breach of legislation, court hears

Counsel for the State says the climate plan demonstrates specific actions on emission reduction and provides justification for stated targets

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