Defence Forces abuse inquiry receives ‘many’ new complaints
Interim report containing testimonies of serving and ex-members sent to Minister
Bus driver awarded €60,000 over slip on ice at apartment building
Shakur Ahmed (53) fractured his elbow when he fell down an entire flight of stairs
Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought
New judges expected to be announced within two weeks
Call for Taoiseach to stop challenge to Irish language ruling
Advocacy group claims ‘explicit hostility’ within State agencies to providing language rights
Spectator hit on head by golf ball loses High Court action
Claimant argued golfer Kevin Le Blanc should have shouted ‘fore’ after ‘errant shot’
Fisherman who challenged mandatory quarantine released from Hotel, court told
Man had returned from Egypt, argued he was exempt from hotel quarantine as fisherman
Judges to vote on new guidelines to cut damages awards
Minister for Justice ready to make changes if proposals approved
Terminally ill woman settles action over cervical smears
Mother (46) breaks down as she says she will not get to see her four children grow up
Golfer who hit spectator with ball says he did not see reason to shout ‘fore’
Man sues over allegedly ‘life changing’ injuries suffered when ball hit him on forehead
Court cuts whiplash compensation, says injury awards should ‘not be a lottery’
Judge reduces €76,000 award to €41,000, says some judges viewed as ‘more generous or parsimonious’
High Court challenge to housing development in Meath Gaeltacht
Local development group suggests language impact statement (LIS) was inadequate
Failure to sanction Gaelcoláiste on Harold’s Cross site breaches rights, court told
Patron of Irish-medium schools and two parents taking action against State
Woman hit by bus wing mirror awarded damages of €192,000
Judge says Aideen O’Kelly’s life now ‘vastly different’ since incident in Galway
Bar worker sues over alleged slip in Co Clare pub 10 years ago
Maurice Durnin (71), claims fall left him suffering from chronic regional pain syndrome
Woman settles case against Waterford hospital for €8.4m
Ciara Ormond (18) has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and needs 24 hour care
Cyclist injured when bike skidded on lane awarded €66,000
Nuala Ryan (61) argued pebbles on Clonmel surface like ‘marbles on top of a skating rink’
Man (60) loses compensation claim over alleged fall while paying for petrol
Judge said a number of features of the case caused concern and it was hotly disputed the accident occurred at all
Mother and daughter awarded €72,000 after car rear-ending
Judge voices concern at attempt to portray crash as a ‘ready up’
Woman awarded €150,000 over vicious beating by ex-partner
Former soldier Jonathan McSherry broke nearly every bone in Jessica Bowes’ face
Cyclist’s injuries action against sister of Regency Hotel victim settled
Maria Byrne denied claim she drove in a manner that was dangerous
HSE apologises over failings during delivery of baby that later died
Family receive €200,000 settlement of action over child’s birth at Kilkenny hospital
Family who sued over fumes from alleged oil spill on their estate settle court action
Respiratory type problems were caused as a result of heating oil seeping from another property, it was claimed
Businessman loses claim to €3.65m ‘wedding gift’ house
Brendan O’Rourke claimed Furness Hall in Naas would become his property after marriage
Case over Garda promotions could delay 410 people making sergeant
Keith Blythe says inappropriate question about whistleblowers asked during process
Damages of €110,000 for man ‘not trained’ to collect and deliver post
ESB employee slipped on stairs while getting letters and now has ongoing shoulder pain
Woman who feared she had contracted Aids ‘not a credible witness’
Kathryn Singleton claimed taking of blood sample breached her right to bodily integrity
Former soldier sues over alleged side-effects from anti-malaria drug
Anthony Cole claims he has not felt ‘normal’ since being give Lariam for Chad tour of duty
Disabled athlete sues over circumstances of his birth at Cork hospital
At one stage his mother was transferred to a trolley which could not be moved, court told
Couple taken off housing list after birth of eighth child
Winnifred and Joseph Ward challenge legality of Westmeath County Council
Man injured in car chase sues drivers and insurance company
John Heaphy was pursuing another car into which his friend had been bundled
Woman traumatised by husband’s road crash settles action
Court hears Wexford woman was a second victim by witnessing her husband’s pain
Damages sought over Dublin hostel boiling water attack
Court hears victim spent over two weeks in hospital after incident with homeless man
Young man with severe autism to remain in specialist UK unit
HSE had opposed parents’ wish that the man remain in the British unit to complete an access-college course
Autistic man’s return from care in England deemed ‘catastrophic’
Judge suggests best solution would be HSE continuing to fund specialist care in UK
Severely autistic man to return to UK unit after HSE decision
Man has become ‘dangerous’ since returning to his family home, court hears
Review granted on HSE decision to end autistic man’s placement
HSE and Tusla will facilitate the man’s return from the UK for assessment with a view to drawing up an after care plan
HSE offers to house young autistic man in family’s garden
Young man is in care in the UK but is due to be discharged at weekend as funding for placement is ending
State spends €3m a year abroad for care of young people
Woman (20) detained for 20 months in psychiatric unit in England returns home
Judge grants vulnerable woman’s plea for return to Ireland
Woman had been detained for over 20 months in psychiatric unit in England
Irish teenager appeals for permission to return to State
HSE queried order directing return of young woman from English psychiatric facility
Court had no power to order boy’s return to Scotland - ruling
Mother worried that by time of appeal he will be adopted ‘and I will never see him again’
Kilkenny bridges dispute settled in High Court
Proceedings had been brought against construction of Central Access Scheme bridges
Wind turbines would destroy hen harrier habitat, court hears
High Court hears legal objections to turbines in Co Tipperary
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