Raheny land zoning vote an ‘unjust and disproportionate attack’ on property rightsMarlet group chief says decision is contrary to 'common good' during housing crisisTue Jan 24 2023 - 16:14
Residents ask court to quash permission for 10-storey apartment block in DonnybrookDeveloper Red Rock Donnybrook secured permission for 68 apartments at the Dublin 4 siteTue Jan 24 2023 - 13:18
Limerick publican wants court to quash council’s decision to acquire ‘derelict’ propertyDavid Mulcahy says development of the property into a residential apartment block was delayed due to Covid-19Mon Jan 23 2023 - 17:30
Media firm loses appeal against injunction by alleged partners in Dublin film centre ventureJudge said balance of justice was “firmly in favour” of granting injunctionMon Jan 23 2023 - 16:15
Cyclist sues council alleging serious injuries caused when bike struck road defect The council says there was no misfeasance on its part and if there was a road defect this was normal wear and tearFri Jan 20 2023 - 18:14
Supreme Court pays tribute to late former chief justice John MurrayFormer judge had ‘strong belief’ in Ireland and a ‘commitment to making it the best that it could be’Thu Jan 19 2023 - 18:28
Supreme Court judge holds up appeal as ‘warning’ to lower courts on sentencingOnly by arriving at fair sentence is voice of victim ‘truly heard’, says judgeThu Jan 19 2023 - 15:48
Celtic Tiger restaurateur Marcus Sweeney ‘up to his oxters’ in organised crime, court toldMarcus Sweeney’s EWM Property Holdings Limited was the subject of an application from the Criminal Assets BureauWed Jan 18 2023 - 19:17
Settlement reached in dispute over works at Merrion Square propertyDevelopers will not carry out further works until An Bord Pleanála has decided on planning appealWed Jan 18 2023 - 19:16
Court rules houses, cars, cash and Rolex watch linked to Drogheda brothers are proceeds of crimeCab alleged Owen Maguire jointly controls Price-Maguire organised crime group and said Brendan Maguire is a senior memberWed Jan 18 2023 - 18:09
Farmer suing over bull injury must disclose medical records to mart Court rules medical records in months following accident are ‘not only relevant but invariably crucial’ to claimTue Jan 17 2023 - 19:15
Court challenges brought against €450m Limerick road projectFarmer says motorway will cut across his land and negatively affect his herd of 130 cowsTue Jan 17 2023 - 19:13
Suspended solicitor fails in second court bid to block inquiry into misconduct claimsCourt of Appeal upholds High Court’s decision to refuse Declan O’Callaghan’s requestTue Jan 17 2023 - 14:31
Community group brings challenge against permission for 150 homes in CrumlinOrganisation says plans for Glebe House involve significant over-developmentMon Jan 16 2023 - 18:16
Judge lifts order preventing administration of anti-psychotic medication against patient’s willBalance of justice ‘far outweighs’ lifting orders, Ms Justice Niamh Hyland saysMon Jan 16 2023 - 17:33
Woman’s personal injury case over fall from ‘bucking’ horse dismissedHigh Court judge says Clare Allen had an ‘unfortunate accident’ but equestrian centre not legally liableFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:22
Patient wants court to block administration of anti-psychotic medication against his willThe man says he has been taking the medication for 20 years to please his family and doctors and now wants to stopThu Jan 12 2023 - 15:36
Man (75) fails to halt trial for charges of indecent assault on teenage girl in 1980sJudge not satisfied man has suffered irreparable prejudice due to the lapse of time or the way the charges are being prosecutedThu Jan 12 2023 - 12:33
Supreme Court to consider burden of proof for ‘reasonably mistaken’ defence in sexual act with person under 17State will argue the High Court failed to have proper regard to the public interest in the protection of childrenThu Jan 12 2023 - 10:54
Supreme Court to hear appeal over use of mobile phone data in attempted murder convictionCentral to the appeals is an argument that certain evidence from telephone data was in breach of Irish and EU lawWed Jan 11 2023 - 18:55
Glen Hansard’s Christmas Eve busk, with Dermot Kennedy and Róisín O, returns to Dublin streetsDecades old tradition returned to city centre featuring wealth of Irish musical talentSat Dec 24 2022 - 19:35
Man (20s) dies in single-car collision in Co Galway on Christmas Eve morningDriver pronounced dead at the scene of incident near BallygluninSat Dec 24 2022 - 14:14
Nearly 600 drivers caught speeding during national Garda operationNational Slow Down Day checked the speed of more than 225,000 vehicles on December 23rdSat Dec 24 2022 - 12:12
Tusla must adopt ‘elaborate measures’ in assessing child abuse complaints due to lack of statutory frameworkMs Justice Siobhan Phelan ruled on a child’s challenge to Tusla’s handling of her sexual abuse claimThu Dec 22 2022 - 15:55
Judge welcomes ‘impressive’ progress on surrogacy legislation while urging speedEgan family, which is seeking recognition of international surrogacy arrangements, does not have ‘luxury of time’ as Mr Egan is undergoing cancer treatmentWed Dec 21 2022 - 17:17
Threats and thefts among ‘serious incidents’ company under examinership allegedly facedCourt heard some 30 individuals wearing face coverings allegedly attended a construction site and removed assetsWed Dec 21 2022 - 16:48
Judge intends to quash part of Meath County Development Plan Protect East Meath claim council zoned significantly more land for residential use than requiredTue Dec 20 2022 - 20:02
Limerick prisoner claims he is required to ‘slop out’, breaching his rightsPaul Coffey points to a 2019 Supreme Court decision awarding damages to a former prisoner over cell conditionsTue Dec 20 2022 - 15:06
Top Irish Twitter executive settles action against social media giant Sinead McSweeney challenged company’s contention that she had resigned by not replying to a generic email after she was subsequently locked outTue Dec 20 2022 - 15:03
Information Commissioner agrees to revoke decision releasing IDA Ireland surveyThe court proceedings arose from a Freedom of Information request from journalist Ken Foxe seeking a 100-page client surveyTue Dec 20 2022 - 14:37
Woman seeks to overturn finding she was overpaid nearly €20,000 under Covid-19 schemeGeorgian national challenging legality of some rules governing Pandemic Unemployment PaymentMon Dec 19 2022 - 17:32
Court-appointed inspector wants Google and Revenue to disclose information on Christmas tree businessAn inspector was appointed last July to investigate the affairs of WFS ForestryFri Dec 16 2022 - 17:43
Inflatable mortuary ‘deflated’ when erected during Covid-19 crisis, HSE claimsThe HSE alleges the mortuary dome deflated due to numerous holes in the materialThu Dec 15 2022 - 17:40
Ryanair fails in pre-trial attempt to have Skyscanner’s counterclaim struck outJudge noted the law relating to screen scraping is in a 'state of development'Wed Dec 14 2022 - 17:33
HSE and laboratory apologise to woman whose smear tests were misreportedThe woman’s lawyers said 'two missed opportunities have had devastating consequences'Wed Dec 14 2022 - 16:37
Supreme Court reserves decision in Quirke murder conviction appealCourt heard internet searches discovered on computer at Quirke’s home ‘absolutely crucial’ to prosecution’s caseTue Dec 13 2022 - 15:56
‘True need’ for law to recognise international surrogacy, judge warns amid fresh caseNeed for legislation in this area was “flagged as necessary” by the Supreme Court in 2009, said the judgeTue Dec 13 2022 - 12:21
High Court makes orders enabling executors of Frank Dunne’s estate to continue challenge to stud farm accessMr Dunne, a pivotal figure in the Dunnes Stores family business, died last month aged 79Mon Dec 12 2022 - 18:04
Patrick Quirke’s murder conviction appeal centres on ‘invalid’ warrantA seven-judge Supreme Court is hearing Quirke’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of DJ Bobby RyanMon Dec 12 2022 - 14:18
Rejection of refugee status for girls allegedly at risk of female genital mutilation overturned by High CourtJudge overturned recommendation neither refugee status nor subsidiary protection should be granted to parents and two underage daughtersFri Dec 09 2022 - 16:06
CervicalCheck case: ‘Her blood is on the Government’s hands’ - Teap family settle as labs admit breach of dutyHigh Court judge says facts of the case taken by relatives of late Irene against labs and HSE ‘dark and disturbing’Thu Dec 08 2022 - 23:57
Supreme Court told it should consider intended legislation on surrogacy when determining adoption registration caseThe Adoption Authority of Ireland is appealing a High Court order which allowed Irish recognition of a Northern Irish man’s United States adoption of his husband’s twinsThu Dec 08 2022 - 19:20
Man (70) trapped at home for days after fall, court hearsThe man has various medical and psychiatric conditions and lived alone before being hospitalised in MayWed Dec 07 2022 - 14:45
Autistic man who allegedly choked on bone in chicken burger settles caseThe man claims the incident led to a deterioration in his behaviour and a doubling of his epileptic seizuresWed Dec 07 2022 - 12:34
‘Tragic’ legal dispute between siblings ends as plaintiff apologises for bringing casePatrick Fitzpatrick withdrew his €3.75 million claim against his brother Paul FitzpatrickTue Dec 06 2022 - 18:28
Peat harvester fails to secure pause on High Court injunction against extraction Harte Peat is appealing against a High Court ruling which found some of its activities were unauthorisedTue Dec 06 2022 - 16:03
Judge’s conclusion about personal injuries consent orders would have ‘alarming consequence’ Mr Justice Paul Coffey is latest member of the bench to comment on controversy concerning consent settlement orders that reduce the amount insurers must reimburse the StateTue Dec 06 2022 - 11:29
Merrion Building works are unauthorised as planning permission is under appeal, claims companyThe court heard the 2022 approval effectively does not exist until An Bord Pleanála determines the third-party appealMon Dec 05 2022 - 18:44
Chinese firm challenges ‘irrational’ classification of monk fruit product as novel foodFood Safety Authority’s decision will have ‘long-lasting’ repercussions, court hearsMon Dec 05 2022 - 17:24
Supreme Court dismisses State’s appeal against €7,500 damages to asylum seekerCompensatory damages were awarded to man for being unlawfully imprisoned for 26 daysFri Dec 02 2022 - 14:55
