Cork hospital apologises over care of baby a day after birth
High Court told that triplet ‘suffered catastrophic injuries’ following birth in 2018
Justice Michael Hanna
Woman injured after hotel lift plummeted to ground settles High Court action
Woman, her husband and three family members in lift when it fell three floors
Family in falling lift incident at Kerry hotel ‘extremely traumatised’
Liability in 2011 incident already conceded, with High Court now assessing damages only
Man in hotel lift which fell to ground says it was ‘like a bomb going off’
Kevin Meehan suffered multiple fractures to spine following incident in Killarney
Couple settle actions over injuries suffered when lift plummeted three floors
Court told lift descent was ‘a very violent drop to the floor’
Five people sue for damages after hotel lift plummets three floors
Group alleges hotel lift came apart while they were inside due to impact, court hears
Girl withdraws High Court damages case over go kart crash
Kelsie Crawford told there was insufficient evidence to pursue claim against motorist
Judge tells lawyers to ‘think outside the box’ during pandemic
Alleged paintball injury case adjourned as courtroom over capacity under Covid-19 rules
Damages case by Dunnes employee adjourned over Covid-19 restrictions
Judge hears case requires presence of 15 people but courtroom capacity assessed at 10
Man who sued Lidl over back pain from lifting onions settles case
Former employee says he has not worked since attempting to lift 20kg bag in 2014
St James’s Hospital apologises for ‘deficits in care’ of mother (52) who died
‘Matriarch’ of family Jacqueline Keating had been laughing and joking when first admitted
Damages of €20,000 for prisoner who was knocked off bicycle
Thomas O’Neill, currently serving six year sentence, hit five years ago by car which failed to stop
Journalist settles action over trip on steps at Helix Theatre
Kenneth Sweeney of ‘Irish Sun’ dislocated elbow after slipping on step at Christmas panto
Man rushing to get home for dinner when he lost finger on Luas stop fence
Michael Kelly (43) suing tram operator over injuries suffered in Dundrum in 2012
Man who lost finger climbing fence at Luas stop seeks damages
Michael Kelly’s ring got caught as he climbed over fence to get to platform at Dundrum station
Breast cancer should have been detected 17 months earlier, court told
Joan O’Sullivan (50) claims delays may have reduced her life expectancy
Firm denied appeal of €453,000 award to man who lost half his foot
Quarry owners argued that injured party made false statement in original claim
Injured worker secures €224,000 compensation for severe ankle injury
Tomasz Zdejszy fell two metres as he tried to free a trapped bin during waste collection
School teacher takes legal action against Teaching Council of Ireland
Teacher seeks to stop the TCI from notifying the Garda’s National Vetting Bureau about an investigation into him
Hospital secures High Court orders preventing two patients leaving
Orders for patients with dementia are among the first of their kind to be sought from the courts
Woman settles case over council house ceiling collapse
Janette Lakes claimed Fingal County Council failed to repair a leak in an upstairs toilet
Woman seeks damages over ceiling ‘bursting in’ on her
Janette Lakes alleges Fingal County Council failed to fix leaks in Blanchardstown house
Human cannonball fell short of safety net
High court heard he was propelled from a circus cannon but fell short of safety net
Appeal over €453,000 award for digger injury dismissed
No valid challenge to award as it was just, fair and proportionate, says Court of Appeal judge
Man sues over death of wife a day after discharge from hospital
Woman seen at Galway University Hospital after overdose took own life on discharge
‘He said he would kill my mother and father if I opened my mouth’
Kilmallock sex abuser Pat O’Brien ordered to pay Cian McCarthy (20) €200,000 damages
Sex abuser threatened to slit throats of victim’s family, court told
Cian McCarthy sues Pat O’Brien, of Tankardstown, for damages over assault, trespass
Woman who fell in nightclub settles action
Lillie’s Bordello says customer’s judgment impaired by drink
Man who injured shoulder while loading horse awarded €92,000 damages
Injured man claimed trainer Margaret Mullins had not assisted him when horse became ‘spooked’
Man tells High Court taxi driver ran over his foot before driving off with his mother
Taxi driver claims Thomas Conlon was ‘author of his own misfortune’
Judge abandons case of girl injured while ice skating
Company who set up rink in Blanchardstown had sought to introduce new witness
Builder drops damages claim over video of him working
Michael O’Brien had claimed he was unable to do physical labour after road accident
Dublin woman who tripped on footpath awarded €140,000
Mr Justice Michael Hanna said Kathleen Dunne suffered ‘a very nasty injury indeed’
Father awarded €110,000 after ‘distress’ of son’s death
Court heard of ‘nightmarish’ situation after haemophiliac son with Hepatitis C and HIV died
Action against children’s hospital over vein removal settled
Jake Callaghan (18), claimed misdiagnosis detected during surgery was serious error
Woman’s €40,000 award for airport escalator fall overturned
Judge says it is ‘only commonsense’ that a person would use handrail for their safety
Court of Appeal to rule on alleged unjustified symphysiotomy
Judgment due on October 14th will have implications for number of similar actions
Squatters living in derelict Dublin prison face jail terms
Group broke into former debtors’ prison between Halston Street and Green Street
Doctor evicted from Glenageary surgery secures injunction
Nina Byrnes trades under name Generation Health and has presented RTÉ and TV3 shows
Squatters ordered to leave derelict former Dublin prison
Court told of safety concerns about building between Halston Street and Green Street
Council must pay compensation for ferry injuries, court rules
Mary Heanue (60) fractured her ribs and hurt her back when vessel ran aground
Woman awarded €85,000 after being covered in varnish
Wendy Delaney (68) suffered eye injury when tin emptied on her after she turned it upside down
Woman did not know of symphysiotomy for decades, court told
Judgment reserved on appeal against finding woman failed to prove procedure unjustified
Woman (76) appeals symphysiotomy ruling
Woman claims an unjustified operation was performed on her in Dublin hospital in 1963
Court awards woman who broke ankle in fall €75,000
Louise Byrne (48) slipped while crossing embankment in Blanchardstown
Settlement of €455,000 over meningitis death
HSE apologises to wife, family of young father-of-three who died in Kilkenny hospital
Former flight attendant withdraws action over alleged injuries
Cassandra Reddin claimed she was hurt as Aer Lingus flight landed in Dublin
Aer Lingus flight was unstable for six seconds, expert says
Former pilot gives evidence in woman’s action against airline over alleged injuries
‘Passengers were screaming and we could hear glass smashing’
Aer Lingus flight attendant sues over landing in which plane ‘bounced’ three times
Judge orders immediate release of jailed pregnant woman
Claims Romanian woman, who is due baby in few weeks, was unlawfully detained
Former DJ denied appeal on indecent assault convictions
Eamonn Cooke jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of 42 counts against two complainants
Ryanair ground operative sues over fall on ice
Karl Smith says he hit head off concrete bollard at Dublin airport
Judge would be ‘serving womankind’ by getting rid of high heels
Mother (35) broke her ankle outside Buck Whaley’s Piano Bar on Leeson Street, Dublin
Holidaymaker awarded €40,000 over loss of fingertip
Retired construction manager from Antrim lost tip of one of his fingers due to defective catching mechanism on sun lounger
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