Woman jailed for stealing €500k from Dublin private school is adjudicated bankruptMary Higgins was jailed for stealing €500,000 from Mount Sackville school, where she workedMon Jun 08 2026 - 20:52
Provisional liquidators appointed to renewable energy firmWoodco Renewable Energy Ltd hit financial difficulty following delays to various projects the company was involved inFri Jun 05 2026 - 17:26
Solicitor sanctioned for leaving ‘vulnerable’ client without representationCon McDonnell ‘walked out’ of Kilkenny practice without warningFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:25
Security personnel racially abused, assaulted in altercation at Co Laois bog, court toldHigh Court hears allegations individuals surrounded cabin and poured accelerant on flammable materialFri Jun 05 2026 - 07:29
Enoch Burke no longer receiving Department of Education salary after formal dismissal, court toldBurke remains in prison after again refusing to give a court undertaking not to trespass at his former workplaceWed Jun 03 2026 - 15:23
Barrister prohibited from practice for not holding valid insurance policyJoseph Sallabi made ‘extraordinary’ allegations about lawyers in case brought by LSRA, High Court president saysFri May 22 2026 - 19:36
Seán Dunne challenge to bankruptcy officials ‘a complete waste of court time and legal resources’Judge described case as ‘complete waste of court time and legal resources’Fri May 22 2026 - 15:35
100 consultant doctors who sued HSE over breach of contract seek orders for legal costs‘This is like getting through the Strait of Hormuz,’ says barrister as costs orders still not made eight years after cases settledThu May 21 2026 - 20:31
Enoch Burke’s dismissal from Westmeath school confirmed amid end of appeals processCourt hears jailed teacher does not accept decision Thu May 21 2026 - 19:00
Dublin-based solicitor banned from working as legal practitioner except as employeeFormer Fianna Fáil councillor prohibited from practising as a legal practitioner other than as an employeeThu May 21 2026 - 14:33
Terenure College, Carmelites criticised for hearing date objection in John McClean abuse actionLawyers for religious order and school say they are entitled to interrogate certain financial claims advanced by victimsWed May 20 2026 - 19:09
Mother of autistic child challenges circular over special school eligibility requirementsCircular states children seeking a special school placement must provide a letter from NCSE confirming autism diagnosisTue May 19 2026 - 06:00
Iranian national sues Coinbase over alleged seizure of $2.8m in cryptocurrency assetsAli Asghar Afrouz claims Coinbase says the assets were seized by US authoritiesMon May 18 2026 - 18:55
Mayo firm must repay €100,000 after over-claiming EU grant fundingCoastal Zone Services Ltd received €549,959 in funding through grants from funding body for scientific research and innovation in the blocWed May 13 2026 - 19:06
Woman fights court order to destroy four XL Bully dogs Veronica Maher says pets are all she has left of husband Jason Hennessy, who was killed in Christmas Eve shootingWed May 13 2026 - 17:27
Supreme Court reserves judgment in appeal over conviction of Regency getaway driverCase centres on Jason Bonney’s claims about treatment of evidence contradicting defence witness alibisTue May 12 2026 - 19:00
Doctors can refrain from invasive care of man despite ‘likely’ early death, judge rulesPatient (78) with severe depression has long refused to engage with clinicians, High Court hearsMon May 11 2026 - 21:08
Slane bypass: former attorney general seeks High Court’s permission to appealJohn Rogers questioned An Coimisiún Pleanála’s environmental expertise in granting approval for N2 bypass Mon May 11 2026 - 16:00
Rathwood home and garden centre has ‘reasonable chance’ of survival, court toldExaminer to troubled home store approved by High Court as Revenue raises corporate governance concernsFri May 08 2026 - 15:31
Jury unable to reach verdict in Irish Examiner defamation actionIPI executive Orla Purcell claimed she was defamed by two articles published by the newspaper in 2023Wed May 06 2026 - 17:11
John McGuirk criticised by High Court judge after adjournment of libel action against Paddy CosgraveTrial of McGuirk’s case, in which he alleges he was defamed by Cosgrave in 2021, was due to begin on TuesdayTue May 05 2026 - 18:12
Enoch Burke to remain in prison after telling High Court he was not trespassingBurke to remain in prison after refusing to purge his contempt of court order banning him from his former workplace Tue May 05 2026 - 13:04
Articles on planning executive allegations were fair and accurate, journalist tells libel trialFormer Irish Planning Institute executive director Orla Purcell taking defamation case against the Irish ExaminerThu Apr 30 2026 - 22:28
Legislation obliging watchdogs to notify vetting bureau of child safeguarding concerns is unconstitutional, High Court rulesThe case arises from two gardaí’s involvement in arresting a juvenile in November 2018Thu Apr 30 2026 - 22:17
Planning institute influenced EY report findings, executive claims at Irish Examiner libel trialOrla Purcell claims IPI committee gave instruction to make findings certain allegations against her could be substantiatedWed Apr 29 2026 - 20:39
Defamation action brought by former planning body official against Irish Examiner opensFormer executive director of Irish Planning Institute is suing over January 2023 articles, claiming they were defamatoryWed Apr 29 2026 - 07:00
Former attorney general loses legal challenge to Slane bypass planning approvalJohn Rogers argued An Coimisiún Pleanála did not have access to sufficient expertise required to examine certain environmental impacts of projectTue Apr 28 2026 - 20:49
Failure to comply with secure care order for minor may mean ‘someone will die’, court toldCourt hears unless child is placed immediately in special care there could be a fatality, ‘or more than one’Tue Apr 28 2026 - 09:00
Principal who stole more than €100,000 from school has suspension confirmed by High CourtTeacher’s offending involved more than 380 instances of theft, occurring over two years Fri Apr 24 2026 - 19:00
Developer faces High Court action over allegedly unlawful removal of trees at Co Wicklow siteCase concerns two-acre plot at Season Park Road, NewtownmountkennedyThu Apr 23 2026 - 18:15
Enoch Burke asks appeal court to allow late challenge to finding he was validly suspendedIn normal course litigants must file an appeal to a High Court decision 28 days after formalisation of relevant orderWed Apr 22 2026 - 18:18
Student who sued UCD on study issue after alleged rape loses bid for costs Court application dealt with reporting restrictions during High Court action Tue Apr 21 2026 - 17:23
Man sues in High Court claiming State failed to protect his daughter’s right to lifeWoman, who was placed in care as a minor, struggled with addiction and was a victim of abuse, father saysMon Apr 20 2026 - 20:37
Ammi and Martina Burke appeal decision finding them guilty of criminal contempt of courtFull hearing of the case expected in Court of Appeal in JulyFri Apr 17 2026 - 18:37
High Court strikes down Central Bank sanction over ‘serious errors’ in investigation of fund managerCourt president finds says breaches of fair procedures ‘enormously serious’ in terms of fund manager’s credibility, reputation, good name and livelihoodFri Apr 17 2026 - 17:24
Conor McGregor settles High Court case over whiskey brandThe MMA fighter said he could now focus on training for his upcoming fightWed Apr 15 2026 - 13:45
Former Labour TD Joe Costello not notified of RTÉ’s ‘concurrent wrongdoer’ defence, court toldBroadcaster’s failure to inform politician of the defence breached right to fair procedures, court hearsTue Apr 14 2026 - 21:26
Concerns that minor missing from care involved in manufacture of crack cocaine, court hearsJudge describes case of minor, one of several currently without special care bed, as ‘absurd’Tue Apr 14 2026 - 21:17
Dana settles defamation action against The Irish TimesScallon brought defamation actions against news organisations over reporting of a trial involving her brotherTue Apr 14 2026 - 19:36
Extension of Luas Green line to Finglas can proceed after High Court cases resolvedExtra 4km of line to run from Cabra to north of Finglas village at expected cost of €600mMon Apr 13 2026 - 18:36
Fuel protesters end Whitegate blockade; Garda chief signals further action against protestsFuel protests continue across Ireland with severe disruption on M50, Dublin Bus and LuasSat Apr 11 2026 - 22:05
Cabinet to meet on Sunday as gardaí clear O’Connell Street fuel protestTemporary Fuel Support Scheme is expected to target hauliers and farmersSat Apr 11 2026 - 21:18
Sil Fox wants jury to hear case against DPP and Garda over dismissed sex assault chargeEntertainer Fox is suing DPP, Garda and other State parties, alleging decision to prosecute him ‘destroyed’ his reputationFri Mar 20 2026 - 18:54
Enoch Burke’s transfer from Mountjoy to Castlerea was lawful, High Court rulesBurke moved when his conduct meant he no longer qualified for enhanced privilegesWed Mar 18 2026 - 11:54
Convicted murderer takes legal action seeking reintegration to general prison populationWarren Dumbrell (51), who is serving a life sentence, tells High Court isolation regime is damaging his parole prospects Mon Mar 16 2026 - 17:42
Barrister sues Google in bid to delist search results linked to UK Revenue publication Action is being taken under EU privacy lawsFri Mar 13 2026 - 17:19
Enoch Burke was moved to Castlerea jail for own safety, High Court hearsJailed teacher lost ‘enhanced’ privileges and could no longer be housed in single cell at MountjoyThu Mar 12 2026 - 18:38
San Leon awarded €16m damages after Canadian asset firm fails to submit defenceExploration firm says Toronto company failed to follow through on share swap dealWed Mar 11 2026 - 17:55
Enoch Burke argues transfer from Mountjoy Prison to Castlerea has ‘no legal basis’Teacher has spent more than 600 days in jail in separate spells for contempt of a court order to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital SchoolTue Mar 10 2026 - 13:03
Legal challenge to housing development at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum withdrawnDeveloper Mark Leonard has withdrawn High Court challengeMon Mar 09 2026 - 15:46
