Girl attacked by sheepdog while playing near home settles High Court action for €60,000
Anna McCausland, who was five at time of incident in Portlaoise, was left with 2cm laceration at her ear lobe and suffered PTSD and anxiety
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US citizen loses appeal claiming his rights would be breached if he was extradited over child abuse material
Case focused on claims of over-detention in Louisiana with prisoners detained for longer than required
Medical devices firm still chasing HSE for part of multimillion-euro sum following court ruling
Narooma Limited was awarded €2.77m at arbitration after pandemic contract for ventilators collapsed
Golfer who claims spinal injury after falling backwards on embankment seeks €1.2m
Trevor Martin (69), with an address in Corofin, Tuam, Co Galway, has sued three trustees of Kilkee Golf Club, Co Clare
Teenager (17) settles action for €650,000 after injury during birth
Settlement with HSE was agreed without admission of liability
Tusla ‘in contempt’ over failure to put children in secure care, High Court rules
Finding against Tusla is believed to be first time such a ruling has been made against a State body
Jehovah’s Witness couple with Irish-born child lose refugee status appeal
Tribunal accepted man was assaulted over religious beliefs, but said Georgia had effective state protections
TD takes legal challenge over approval for paid parking at Blanchardstown shopping centre
Ruth Coppinger claims decision failed to properly address centre’s ‘civic’ function and community access
Minister for Transport may be joined as party to Enoch Burke proceedings
Court seeking to determine who owns car used by dismissed teacher to travel to Wilson’s Hospital School
Judge suggests Pope Leo might tell Christian Brothers to change stance in sex abuse cases
Court approves more advertisements where former brothers are to be named as defendants in sex abuse cases
Judge ponders whether head of Christian Brothers would have to obey Pope in abuse case
High Court says difficulties for abused former students could be avoided if order put forward nominee for litigation
Family of woman that died in Cork nursing home during pandemic settle High Court action
High Court hears that in February, 2021, 46 residents of Ballynoe nursing home tested positive for coronavirus, 19 of whom died
Supreme Court refuses further appeal for man seeking to bring family from Afghanistan
Applicant claimed family faced danger following Taliban’s return to power in 2021
Aengus Ó Snodaigh bid for Dáil statement not accepted, Sinn Féin says
Ceann Comhairle felt unable to accommodate request from chairman of Liberty Recycling
Woman who sued Aer Lingus after falling while disembarking flight settles action
Counsel for Deirdre Burke (66) said incident ‘has tarnished the golden years of her life’
Ireland’s child protection system is a high-stakes game of Jenga
There are too many responsible bodies with dangerous gaps where resources and operational processes don’t intersect, leaving gigantic holes to swallow up whole lives
Jim O’Callaghan returns to legal aid talks after High Court judge rules his changes ‘unfair’
Judge Mary Rose Gearty upheld a challenge by solicitor, finding Minister acted in excess of his powers
The Irish Times view on the legal aid judgment: a bad day for Jim O’Callaghan
It would be an error to back away entirely from a plan that set out to address an obvious problem
High Court rejection of Minister’s criminal legal aid model may push forward a deal
Talks continue after months of ‘take it or leave it’ approach from Jim O’Callaghan and escalation by solicitors
Woman sues Aer Lingus after falling from mobile steps used to disembark from flight
Severe ankle fracture has ‘tarnished the golden years of her life’, counsel tells High Court
Judge urges Glenman firm brothers to redouble mediation efforts
High Court had heard Albert Conneally tried to appoint third director to firm without his brother Albert’s approval
New criminal legal aid scheme ‘grossly unfair’ and outside Minister’s powers, judge rules
Judge says some provisions of changed payment model, challenged by solicitor John Quinn, outside powers of Minister for Justice
Special education schools take legal challenge over student admissions circular
The 11 schools claim that a Department of Education policy circular removes their discretion regarding enrolment
Hundreds of apartments near Dublin Mountains get go-ahead from High Court
Development at Taylor’s Lane, Ballyboden, was subject to three legal challenges
Liberty Recycling: Fine Gael asks PAC chair to summon Charities Regulator and others
Charity is under Garda investigation for alleged money laundering
The woman facing €50k legal costs over €16.5k claim: Legal aid row highlights issues in other Irish courts
Law professor says new flat-payment model could incentivise guilty pleas, while a High Court judge has previously criticised State’s ‘fundamentally incoherent’ approach to justice
‘Error rate’ in Palestinian visa refusals may point to significant number of wrongful denials, court told
Lawyers for Minister for Justice reject suggestion of high ‘error rate’, arguing that recent reversals of visa refusals have been based on new documents
Supreme Court refuses appeal against Co Carlow wind turbines
High Court previously dismissed challenge to the grant of planning permission
Solicitor ordered to refund client €11,000 after excessive costs complaint upheld
Regulator says there should be ‘a rationale’ for legal costs and ‘no surprises’
Mediation between Flatley and former solicitor never took place, court hears
Lord of the Dance star has ‘abandoned the most substantial part of the claim’, judge told
Minister for Finance has put PTSB board in ‘straitjacket’, minority shareholder alleges
High Court us deciding whether to approve the €1.6bn sale of PTSB to Austrian banking group Bawag
Enoch Burke should only be arrested if he appears at school, judge orders
Dismissed teacher fined a further €30,000 over contempt of court, bringing total owed for attending Wilson’s Hospital to some €238,000
Liberty Recycling: Frozen bank accounts, suspicious transactions and seized luxury goods
Charities Regulator frustrated that trustees responsible for charity’s management unable to answer questions
Dublin charity may have been infiltrated by illegal organisation, watchdog fears
Liberty Recycling charity has bank accounts frozen as part of investigation
Limerick environmentalist fails in defamation bid against communications adviser
Michelle Hayes said Emma Gilleece had accused her of ‘bullying and threats’ on Twitter in June 2020
Database ‘listed Abba singer as a vocalist on Daniel O’Donnell song’, High Court hears
Record companies’ body is being sued by artists’ organisation over royalties dispute
Brothers at loggerheads over decision to appoint director to building firm they own
Minority shareholder in Glenman Corporation secures injunction ahead of hearing on wider dispute over control of business
PTSB attacks Axis in court over effort to disrupt Bawag’s €1.6bn takeover
Senior Department of Finance official says price was ‘of utmost importance’ in Minister’s decision to vote State shares for deal
Man charged with murder of partner in Finglas
Daniel Simion Toader (47), of Melville Terrace, was charged and brought to special court sitting on Tuesday
Regulator seeks urgent wind up of Liberty Recycling to protect sector’s reputation
Gardaí investigating alleged suspicious transactions comprising substantial international transfers of funds
High Court begins hearing Sinn Féin MEP’s challenge to EU-Canada free trade deal
Lynn Boylan’s case centres on claims around ‘investor courts’ system in Ceta agreement
Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern sues over deteriorating mental health in prison
McGovern, who admitted directing activities of a criminal organisation, claims his human rights have been breached
Michael Flatley seeks to strike out sections of former solicitor’s evidence
Legal row relates to monies lodged to court in battle for Lord of Dance star’s Co Cork mansion
Boomtown Rats among Irish artists hit by ‘egregious’ breach of royalty rights, court told
Just €2.9m of about €13.8m collected in fees returned to performers, artists’ group says
High Court overturns Palestinian student’s visa denial over ‘significant errors’ in process
Minister wrongly asserted Shaymaa Abudalu (20) had not provided certain financial documentation
Restaurant criticised for using Dutch chicken brings ‘luxury’ award home for Ireland
Plus: Plenty in a name for Maurice Regan’s ‘Luck Penny’; Vincent Browne recalls Charles Haughey’s guile and greed; and Garda to clamp down on souped up e-bikes
‘Jumping the queue’: Several people allegedly trespassing at Peter McVerry Trust flats
Homelessness organisation says occupation preventing it from using apartments to shelter those ‘genuinely in need’
The 18-year legal battle over a news report that a jury took just 48 minutes to dismiss
Engineer sought total of €6m ‘index linked’ from Irish Times and other newspapers following reporting of his trial for assault
Couple allege their Meath home built without planning permission was wrongfully demolished
Rose and Chris Murray’s house near Navan was demolished in March after two-decade battle
Martina and Ammi Burke lose appeals over two-week jailing for criminal contempt
Evidence shows pair were shouting loudly and continuously during court hearing, not ‘speaking up’, judge says
Court grants Rathwood injunction over stock held in warehouse
Carlow Warehousing ordered to preserve Rathwood goods it holds pending further order from the court
Department not capable of ‘great conspiracy’ to oust Labour Court member, official says
Unfair dismissal and other employment rights breaches are being claimed
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