Court of Appeal remits charges against allegedly unlicensed taximan to District CourtNTA officer accepted during District Court trial that provisions for carrying out test purchase or ‘setting a trap’ were not set out under legislationFri Jun 20 2025 - 19:22
Sky alleges Co Wexford man may have made €450,000 a year from ‘dodgy box’ serviceSky investigator estimates David Dunbar to have up to 5,000 customers paying for his service.Thu Jun 19 2025 - 17:36
Castletown House campaigners being sued by companies in row over gates and fencing ‘blocking’ key access routeSave Castletown Committee is bringing own High Court action against the firmsThu Jun 19 2025 - 17:16
Aoife Quinn in tax dispute with Revenue over payments from Russian companiesAccording to documents, Ms Quinn received almost €540,000 from firmsWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:12
‘Behind each figure is a vulnerable child in care’: Court kept in dark about 395 children without social workersJudge Conor Fottrell said Tusla’s ‘unprecedented’ failure to alert the courts has broken trustFri Jun 13 2025 - 10:30
BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry AdamsFormer Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Inside Court 24: Gerry Adams’s witness box quips were often met with laughter, including from the juryGerry Adams welcomes jury finding that the BBC defamed him: ‘Tá mé an-sásta leis an verdict’Fri May 30 2025 - 19:36
Gerry Adams v BBC libel case: What the jury didn’t hearMr Justice Owens ruled that evidence of Denis Donaldson’s daughter was not relevant to questions to be decided by juryFri May 30 2025 - 16:47
Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 after jury finds he was defamed by BBC broadcast and articleFormer Sinn Féin leader claimed 2016 TV programme and related article falsely accused him of sanctioning British agent’s killingFri May 30 2025 - 13:27
Adams took libel case to 'put manners on the BBC'Ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 in damages after a jury found that the BBC defamed him in 2016. Video: Fiachra Gallagher/Colm KeenaFri May 30 2025 - 13:24
Jury to resume deliberations in Gerry Adams defamation case against the BBC on FridayFormer Sinn Féin leader has taken legal action over claims in 2016 programme accusing him of sanctioning Denis Donaldson killingThu May 29 2025 - 17:29
Gerry Adams defamation trial: Jury to begin deliberations on ThursdayJury to decide if ‘reasonable viewer’ would interpret BBC programme as saying former Sinn Féin leader sanctioned Denis Donaldson murderWed May 28 2025 - 19:37
ICCL brings High Court action against Microsoft over alleged data breachesCivil liberties group claims Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd is infringing GDPR rules Mon May 26 2025 - 18:32
Comcast drops long running High Court action over Esat licenceCompany claimed the decision to award Esat Digifone the licence was not meritedMon May 26 2025 - 17:17
Gerry Adams defamation trial: Jury told to consider ex-Sinn Féin leader’s reputation in Republic of Ireland, not anywhere elseThe former Sinn Féin leader claims a BBC Spotlight programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed himFri May 23 2025 - 18:56
Bord Pleanála’s appeal over climate law duties could have ‘far-reaching consequences’, senior judges saySupreme Court agrees to hear case of ‘systemic importance for the entire planning process’Thu May 22 2025 - 20:44
Gerry Adams should be awarded at least €200,000 for defamation, High Court jury toldFormer Sinn Féin leader claims Spotlight programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning Denis Donaldson killing in 2006Thu May 22 2025 - 18:41
Businessman apologises in High Court for tweets accusing BBC NI presenter of sectarianismTralee man’s ‘reckless’ posts on X accused Stephen Nolan of being involved in sectarianism and inciting hatred and violence in BelfastThu May 22 2025 - 13:15
Gerry Adams defamation trial: Michael McDowell says politicians and media believe ex-Sinn Féin president was in IRASenator says Adams’s public reputation is as politician who was leading IRA memberWed May 21 2025 - 16:43
Gerry Adams defamation case: Spotlight would ‘probably’ not breach UK regulations, court toldIndependent media consultant Christopher Banatvala gives evidence in hearing of former Sinn Féin leader’s actionTue May 20 2025 - 16:24
High Court confirms appointment of examiner to Workman’s Club LtdVenue had been part of Patrick McKillen jnr and Matthew Ryan’s Press Up groupMon May 19 2025 - 16:00
BBC journalist behind Gerry Adams programme rejects claim she found ‘yes men’ to support killing claimCounsel for Mr Adams suggested to Jennifer O’Leary her reporting had amounted to a box ticking exerciseThu May 15 2025 - 13:42
BBC journalist behind Gerry Adams programme rejects claim she found ‘yes men’ to support killing claimJennifer O’Leary said the allegation was checked in good faithThu May 15 2025 - 13:29
Gerry Adams defamation case: Journalist exercised ‘utmost care’ in reporting on allegation, trial hearsFormer Sinn Féin leader suing BBC over 2016 Spotlight programme Wed May 14 2025 - 14:09
Gerry Adams defamation trial: Five sources corroborated claim Adams sanctioned Donaldson killing, court hears Former SF leader takes defamation action against BBC over 2016 programmeTue May 13 2025 - 14:09
Challenge brought over alleged unauthorised erection of gates blocking access to Castletown HouseSave Castletown Committee says new gates and fencing are blocking a key access route to the house for local communityMon May 12 2025 - 19:57
Clare Daly given permission to serve defamation proceedings on Sunday Times publishersMs Daly’s solicitor claims the meaning of the articles is that Ms Daly was working with and providing assistance to the Russian stateMon May 12 2025 - 19:00
Friends of Irish Environment bring High Court challenge against Shannon LNG permissionGroup claims An Bord Pleanála breached Irish and European law in granting permission for the proposed developmentMon May 12 2025 - 15:37
BBC had multiple sources corroborating claims about Gerry Adams, defamation trial toldBBC Spotlight programme lacked sufficient editorial veracity to be published, witness called by Adams’s team tells courtFri May 09 2025 - 20:28
Five children with special needs bring High Court actions over access to educationOne of the children has never been to school, while others say they cannot secure suitable placementsFri May 09 2025 - 18:01
Barrister claims Gerry Adams did not take legal action before as he was member of IRA army councilMr Justice Alexander Owens intervenes before former Sinn Féin leader responds to the allegationThu May 08 2025 - 14:13
Gerry Adams says he did not sue over allegations of IRA membership because of legal adviceFormer Sinn Féin leader has taken High Court action against the broadcaster over claims he sanctionder murder of Denis DonaldsonWed May 07 2025 - 13:33
Gerry Adams defamation case: Former Sinn Féin leader ‘not prepared to speculate’ on who was or was not in IRACourt hears Adams continues to work with families of three men ‘disappeared’ by the IRA during Troubles who have not been foundTue May 06 2025 - 19:27
Gerry Adams tells court it is not ‘fair’ to expect him to recall every death in the TroublesFormer Sinn Féin leader was being cross-examined on fourth day of his defamation action against BBCFri May 02 2025 - 19:30
Gerry Adams tells defamation trial BBC’s response to Spotlight complaint was ‘absolutely arrogant’Former Sinn Féin leader claims 2016 programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning killing of Thu May 01 2025 - 17:13
Boy (8) sues Minister over lack of school placeChild, who has autism, has been out of school since late JanuaryWed Apr 30 2025 - 21:15
Denis Donaldson a ‘victim’ of Troubles and viewed as expendable by handlers, Gerry Adams saysSecond day of defamation action against the BBC hears former Sinn Féin leader decry alleged ‘hatchet job’ broadcastWed Apr 30 2025 - 19:18
Lecturer pays ‘substantial’ settlement to former An Bord Pleanála director over defamatory tweetsGavin Daly says he ‘falsely accused’ Rachel Kenny of wrongdoing ‘without foundation’Tue Apr 29 2025 - 20:40
Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC accused of ‘reckless journalism’ over spy killing claimFormer Sinn Féin leader argues attack on his reputation over informer’s deathTue Apr 29 2025 - 18:29
Legal action over worker barred from Dublin Airport resolvedTwo sets of proceedings arose from worker’s use of expletive at Aer Lingus employeeFri Apr 11 2025 - 13:21
Sandymount cycleway can go ahead after Dublin City Council wins court appealThe council appealed the High Court ruling in favour of local independent councillor Mannix Flynn and Sandymount resident Peter CarvillFri Apr 11 2025 - 11:28
Colm Wu firms allegedly owed €3m for housing Ukranians, court hearsProceedings taken against Chinese national over alleged scheme to divert money Thu Apr 10 2025 - 19:31
Irish worker who ‘spied’ for rival firm and destroyed phone with axe avoids court sanction Keith O’Brien had faced the possibility of going to jail for contempt of court ordersThu Apr 10 2025 - 16:01
School principal temporarily restored to payroll following challenge to dismissal, court hearsPrincipal says he was dismissed following an August 2021 complaint made against him alleging sexual harassmentThu Apr 10 2025 - 06:00
Worker’s legal action over blocked access to Dublin Airport to be heard High Court judge asks how an expletive can bring about two sets of legal proceedingsWed Apr 09 2025 - 19:36
School to stop disciplinary process against teacher who says she was wrongly identified as ‘GAA catfish’High Court strikes out Niamh Farrell’s case with consent from Coláiste Éanna in RathfarnhamWed Apr 09 2025 - 12:03
Enoch Burke case: More than €40,000 seized from teacher’s bank account over unpaid finesJudge tells schoolteacher he is ‘acting like an unruly schoolboy’ during exchanges at High Court appearanceTue Apr 08 2025 - 14:29
Council allowed woman to exhume father’s remains from Dublin cemetery without consulting siblings, court toldPaschal Farrell brings proceedings against Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council over ‘incomprehensible’ decisionMon Apr 07 2025 - 19:00
Principal challenges dismissal over sexual harassment complaint by female colleaguePrincipal accepts text messages sent to colleague were ‘not appropriate’ but denies they amount to sexual harassmentSat Apr 05 2025 - 09:40
Judge grants limited extension of order preventing Tesco coffee shop operator’s evictionJudge found that Tesco Ireland Ltd did not correctly follow an agreed protocol to terminate its agreement with CBTL Ireland LtdFri Apr 04 2025 - 16:26
