Solicitor and former South Dublin mayor ordered to repay legal fees to ex-clientEdward J O’Brien failed to co-operate with Legal Services Regulatory Authority inquiry and ‘offered no excuse whatsoever’ for not complying with its rulingSun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00
How a €325m Irish factory became part of a geopolitical battle between US and China Ireland needs to develop the ability to conduct national security assessments of proposed foreign investors, says security expertFri Oct 18 2024 - 06:00
A Dún Laoghaire law firm, its loan scheme, and the client whose pension money went ‘missing’Self-administered pension used Thomas Montgomery & Sons but claims money was used to make payments unconnected to the trust fund, leaving a businessman unable to retireFri Oct 18 2024 - 06:00
Date set for court clash between widow of Joe Cosgrave and his two surviving brothersCourt told that attempts to settle dispute over Cosgrave Group through mediation have not been successfulWed Oct 16 2024 - 05:00
Local authorities underreporting rural rough sleeping, charity says Cases outside Dublin reveals poor administration of homelessness law on emergency accommodation, says Mercy LawTue Oct 15 2024 - 12:46
Former rugby player Rocky Elsom says he will appeal French forgery convictionEx-Leinster and Australia forward alleges he was not allowed defend himself in what was a ‘clear perversion of justice’Tue Oct 15 2024 - 12:33
Dublin landlord Paul Howard hit with tax penalty of more than €1mLandlord was not entitled to any reduction in return for co-operation with major tax inquiry, Revenue tells High CourtMon Oct 14 2024 - 20:55
Tenant was forced to vacate Cork house after landlord put 6ft fence around itWoman awarded damages by RTB tribunal says she was forced to vacate house that was ‘completely boarded up’ so she could get in and out only through front doorFri Oct 11 2024 - 15:33
Man (31) charged with murder of Mary Ward (22) in BelfastAhmed Abdirahman appears in court in Dublin after being arrested on ThursdayFri Oct 11 2024 - 12:18
Covid-19 a causative factor in death of Michael Laffan (66) while swimming at Seapoint, inquest findsDublin Coroner Aisling Gannon said it was not clear the extent to which having the Covid virus in a person’s body affects their endurance when undergoing exerciseWed Oct 09 2024 - 14:41
Brazilian students had to sell personal belongings after landlord failed to return depositRTB orders landlord to pay damages to students who were ‘fobbed off’ when they tried to get money backTue Oct 08 2024 - 20:05
Irish troops ‘determined to fulfil mission’ in Lebanon as Israel invasion continuesUnifil ‘deeply concerned’ about activities of Israeli army close to Irish base in south LebanonMon Oct 07 2024 - 05:00
Hundreds attend vigil in Dublin to mark one year since Hamas attackNo prospect of peace as long as ‘murderous ideologies’ of Hamas and Hizbullah remain strong, says chief rabbiSun Oct 06 2024 - 20:16
Brothers behind Irish Starbucks franchise served invalid notice on tenants, tribunal findsRTB says tenants of building on Old Bray Road in south Co Dublin should pay six months’ rent arrears to company linked to Colum and Ciarán ButlerSun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
Seven-day eviction notice for tenant after drugs raid was not justified, RTB tribunal rulesNotice of termination for antisocial behaviour was ‘a draconian measure’ and would render the tenant homeless, the tribunal saidSun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
Dún Laoghaire law firm owes €618,834 to pension fund of Dublin businessman, High Court is toldConnie Kelleher is seeking payment of debt from estate of the late David Montgomery, a solicitor who died two years ago at a time when his law firm was under investigationSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Clinical director at Limerick hospital where Aoife Johnston died placed on leave due to ‘serious risk’ to patients Prof Brian Lenehan, suspended in the wake of reports into death of the Co Clare teenager, told the High Court that decision to suspend him lacks reasonWed Oct 02 2024 - 16:51
‘Broken’ landlord tells RTB she had to sell house after tenants’ dogs defecated on floorsIn another case gardaí were called because landlord suspected house was being used as growhouseWed Oct 02 2024 - 06:00
Extension of Help to Buy scheme and increase in Rent Tax Credit among budget housing measuresBudget 2025: Government increases tax designed to discourage the bulk buying of homes by investment fundsTue Oct 01 2024 - 16:40
Cost of rapid-build accommodation set to double to potentially €442,000 per unit, C&AG saysValue-for-money report also reveals Revenue assessment that retailer Dunnes Stores owed State more than €36 million was settled for €5 millionTue Oct 01 2024 - 06:00
A matter of perspective – Colm Keena on lessons from a trip to Vietnam I was the best show they’d seen for quite some timeMon Sept 30 2024 - 18:59
Four takeaways from spending watchdog reportComptroller and Auditor General review suggests thousands who claimed pandemic payment were actually employedMon Sept 30 2024 - 18:09
Bankrupt developer Seán Dunne asks High Court judge to recuse himself from case, saying he is conflictedTwo judges have already withdrawn from hearing case due to conflict issue as Dunne seeks to challenge bankruptcy officialsSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Hundreds of millions of euro paid to Irish companies for accommodating refugees and UkrainiansLatest figures from Dept of Integration show hotel groups, the McEnaney family, and a US private equity group among those being paid for providing accommodation servicesFri Sept 27 2024 - 18:41
Legal costs bill arising from tribunal of inquiry cut by almost 40% when challenged, report showsAnnual report from Office of Legal Cost Adjudicators shows significant cuts in fees being claimed in range of case typesFri Sept 27 2024 - 00:01
Application for injunction from Limerick hospital clinical director before High CourtProf Brian Lenehan says being placed on administrative leave is ‘unwarranted’ as disciplinary inquiry into Aoife Johnston death continuesThu Sept 26 2024 - 19:07
Garda inquiry into Creeslough tragedy has to take precedence, says MinisterHelen McEntee says Government is open to listening to the families of those who died in Co Donegal explosionWed Sept 25 2024 - 18:46
New supercomputer means better weather forecasts from Met ÉireannNew system, called Aurora and operated with three other meteorological organisations, is already showing improved results for Ireland’s weather forecastersTue Sept 24 2024 - 19:47
Nepalese chef working in Co Kerry takeaway had 70-hour week as ‘the norm’Migrant worker awarded €23,130 at WRC for breaches of working time and minimum wage laws by Castleisland outletTue Sept 24 2024 - 17:21
Young man charged with dangerous driving causing death has case adjourned to NovemberCharge involving the death of a young man in November of last year to be heard on indictmentMon Sept 23 2024 - 20:06
Gardaí searching for suspect after car with five-month old baby in it hijacked in DublinGirl was found ‘safe and well’ in city centre hours after car was stolen in Mountjoy SquareMon Sept 23 2024 - 18:25
Roma women are facing discrimination from retailers, Flac says in 2023 annual reportTraditional attire worn by Roma women is associated with prejudice in retail settings, says legal advice support groupMon Sept 23 2024 - 03:00
Sharp rise last year in applications to have asylum decisions reviewed by High Court, report showsAnnual report from Courts Service shows continuing fall in most types of crime but continuing rise in domestic violence applicationsMon Sept 23 2024 - 00:01
On-the-spot fine for those caught selling tobacco or vapes at events aimed at children comes into effectMeasure is part of strategy aimed at eliminating the use of tobacco products and protecting childrenMon Sept 23 2024 - 00:01
Bar Council investigating Burke family ‘incident’ at Ploughing Championships, chair saysSimeon Burke letter claiming he is ‘effectively cut out’ from representing clients ‘inaccurate and misleading’, says Seán Guerin SCFri Sept 20 2024 - 18:12
Aoife Johnston timeline: Antibiotics for sepsis not given until 13½ hours after arriving at Limerick hospitalInvestigation sets out order of events for what happened after teenager’s arrival at UHL emergency departmentFri Sept 20 2024 - 17:32
Simeon Burke complains he is being ‘shut out’ of Law Library without senior barrister to take him onBrother of Enoch Burke says he has been trying unsuccessfully since 2022 to find a ‘master’ to take him on as a ‘devil’ – a necessary stepThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Legal profession must change workplace culture to improve diversity, report saysYoung legal professionals almost exclusively ‘white Irish’ and large majority from higher socio-economic backgroundWed Sept 18 2024 - 00:01
Student accommodation crisis: Three applications for every bed on campus Dept of Education paper says universities cite significant increases in demand for accommodationMon Sept 16 2024 - 20:13
Level of reimbursement for people who travel North for cataract surgery is reducedPopular scheme for cataract patients reduced by HSEFri Aug 30 2024 - 14:14
Owner locks controversial landlord Marc Godart out of leased property Owners of building on Westmoreland Street say lease had expired but Godart says they needed a court orderFri Aug 30 2024 - 06:00
Marc Godart used CCTV to monitor business tenants’ commission system Foreign nationals rented Dublin city centre rooms for their businesses not knowing the owner of the building was trying to get Godart to leaveFri Aug 30 2024 - 06:00
Ukrainian student who came to Ireland with poor English gets maximum points in Leaving CertTaisiia Korenska, from Castlecomer Community College, says she has a good work ethic and ‘likes studying’Wed Aug 28 2024 - 16:16
Australian online sex predator jailed for 17 years had at least one Irish victim, police sayMan (29) targeted girls as young as 10 and threatened to share recordings of sexual acts if they did not co-operateWed Aug 28 2024 - 15:03
Number of Russian diplomats at Dublin embassy campus shrinks to fiveEU states are ‘extremely careful’ about allowing Russian diplomats into their countries, security expert saysWed Aug 28 2024 - 06:00
People renting out rooms in shared homes may not have tenant rights, say rental expertsA recent Residential Tenancies Board tribunal ruling found that a tenant who rented a room in an apartment had no contractual relationship with the landlordSun Aug 25 2024 - 06:00
Marc Godart company got permission for housing development in Cork and then sold siteAn Bord Pleanála granted permission for development involving houses and apartments in Blackpool area of the cityThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Irishman (67) dies in fall from hotel balcony in ThailandConsular assistance being provided following death of man in popular Thai holiday resortTue Aug 20 2024 - 18:06
Connemara pony show events postponed due to prospect of heavy rainForecast of wet weather on Thursday and Friday leads to rescheduling of parts of popular Clifden eventTue Aug 20 2024 - 10:19
Owners of apartment ‘put through hell’ by antisocial tenant, RTB tribunal toldSecond tribunal decides that tenant who rented a room in a Dublin apartment had no contractual relationship with corporate landlord who let the apartmentTue Aug 20 2024 - 06:00
