Judge's lawyer claimed viruses affected computerA letter from Judge Brian Curtin's solicitor to the Oireachtas joint committee in July 2004 suggested viruses had invaded his…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Detention of suspect unlawful, High Court rulesA Dublin man detained by gardaí in connection with their investigation into the murder of Donna Cleary in Coolock last Sunday…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Appeal against rape conviction upheldA primary schoolteacher jailed in 2000 for 10 years for raping a former pupil has been freed after he won his Supreme Court appeal…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Shell did not adhere to planning requirement, court toldShell has failed to adhere to a planning condition requiring it to lodge a €20 million security for the costs of the future restoration…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Official's trial on corruption charges haltedA retired clerical officer in the Department of Justice has brought High Court proceedings to stop his trial on charges of corruptly…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Woman loses case over hysterectomyA woman who claimed her womb was unnecessarily removed during an operation at University College Galway Hospital has lost her…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Old law blocks marriage, court is toldA divorced woman and her former husband's brother who wish to marry each other have brought a High Court challenge to early 20th…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Supreme Court gives key ruling on deportationIn an important judgment with implications for the handling of deportations, the Supreme Court has ruled that six Nigerian people…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Costs order solicitor not to blame, court toldA solicitor who was last month the subject of a unique direction by the Master of the High Court to pay to her client the costs…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Challenge to M3 route near Hill of Tara rejectedA challenge by environmentalist Vincent Salafia to the proposed route of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara has been dismissed…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Soldier claims pizza was spiked with cannabisA soldier has claimed before the High Court that he tested positive for drugs after eating a pizza which, unknown to him, had…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Irish Nationwide challenges decision of Ombudsman to refund €30,000Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) has brought a High Court challenge to a decision of the Financial Services Ombudsman…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Signing case to be taken against StateThe High Court has granted leave for a case to be brought aimed at compelling the State to provide for a young deaf and mute …Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Solicitors concerned at ruling by High Court masterA unique order by the master of the High Court, directing a solicitor to pay to her client the legal costs of bringing a "pointless…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
Council sues Shell for €5m over office site pollutionMeath County Council is seeking damages of up to €5 million in High Court proceedings against Irish Shell Limited over the company…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Union 'main mover in intimidation'A building company has secured a temporary High Court injunction against the Building and Allied Trades Union (BATU) after claiming…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Firm fails to stop Revenue's 'draconian' measuresA building company which claims to employ 220 people and which accepts it owes some €2Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
President's aide seeks to halt 'bogus' disciplinary inquiryA protocol officer at Áras an Uachtaráin has initiated a High Court action alleging that "bogus" disciplinary proceedings have…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Solicitor's case over planning tribunal dismissedThe High Court has dismissed a claim by a Dublin solicitor, John Caldwell, that his right to privacy was breached by the Mahon…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Prison site gets go-ahead as challenge withdrawnWorks in relation to the development of a new prison complex on lands at Thornton, Co Dublin, can continue on an unrestricted…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Ailing Travellers want home with heat and waterAn elderly Traveller couple in chronic ill health has been living on a "temporary" halting site for eight years in a mobile home…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Court winds up firm which ran Fado restaurantThe High Court has made an order winding up a company which had operated the Fadó restaurant in Dublin's Mansion House.Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Request for NIB scandal papers refusedThe High Court has refused to grant an order permitting Paul Appleby, the director of corporate enforcement, to get a wide range…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Scheme 'a barrier to trade' for BupaThe introduction of the risk equalisation scheme in the health insurance market would be a barrier to trade and would hinder …Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Ex-wife to receive €510,000 plus €40,000 a yearThe Supreme Court has upheld an order directing a wealthy semi-retired Irish businessman, who held a senior position with a US…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Court prevents deportation of Nigerian motherThe High Court has made an interim order restraining the deportation of a Nigerian mother and her two children.Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Court challenge to refusal of visa for internet brideA divorced Irish man who married a woman from Ghana whom he met over the internet has brought a High Court challenge to the refusal…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Act on vagrancy biased in favour of rich, court toldA Dublin man has argued before the High Court that a 19th century Act which provides for a mandatory prison sentence for people…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Protest at client costs ruling rejectedA complaint was made to the Master of the High Court yesterday that he had delivered, without notice to lawyers involved in the…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Solicitor ordered to pay court costs of his clientIn what he called "a wake-up call" to solicitors about high legal costs, the Master of the High Court has issued a unique order…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Life destroyed by abuse, court toldA woman who was convicted of begging at the age of two in Dublin city and ordered to be detained at an industrial school until…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
'Farmers Journal' hearing opensA printing company in the Independent Newspapers group has claimed before the High Court that the purported termination of its…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Court to rule on €18m costs bill in Fyffes caseThe High Court will rule next week on who is to pay up to €18 million in costs as a result of the marathon and ultimately unsuccessful…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Prison officer wins appeal in assault caseThe Supreme Court has ruled that disciplinary proceedings cannot be brought against a prison officer who was acquitted after …Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Headstone firm sues operator of five graveyardsA company that makes and sells headstones has brought a High Court challenge claiming a charity that operates five Dublin graveyards…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Information officer erred in denying father access to recordsIn a decision addressing important issues under the Freedom of Information legislation, the Supreme Court has ruled the Information…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Ruling due in March on M3 caseThe High Court will give its decision on March 1st on the challenge by an environmentalist to the proposed route of the M3 motorway…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
DPP seeks legal decision on delayed complaints of sex abuseIn a move with implications for hundreds of sex abuse cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to have a final …Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Court to hear 'magic mushrooms' caseThe owner of a Cork shop who claims she is legally selling unprocessed "magic mushrooms" imported from Holland will ask the High…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Nigerian mother facing deportation freedThe High Court has ordered the release from Mountjoy Prison of a Nigerian mother who was arrested earlier this month in Co Sligo…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
M3 alternative route described as 'alarming'An alternative route between Navan and Dunshaughlin, which an environmentalist has proposed as more suitable for the M3 than …Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Tara site 'carried a message from the past', court toldA leading archaeologist has said Tara could only be understood within its landscape and socio-historical context, the High Court…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
No legal costs for Howlin in Garda inquiryA Dáil committee has been ordered to pay the legal costs of Labour TD Brendan Howlin, who tried unsuccessfully to keep confidential…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Pfizer manager's action against company settledA High Court action by a long-serving manager with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's Irish operation, who claimed he was singled …Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Chief Justice praises Ms Justice Carroll as a 'modern leader'The Chief Justice, Mr Justice John Murray, yesterday paid tribute to Ms Justice Mella Carroll, who died at the weekend.Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Environmentalist challenged in Tara caseAn environmentalist who is challenging the proposed routing of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara is urging a form of "archaeological…Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Oireachtas has 'flunked' its duty to protect Tara, court toldThe Oireachtas has "flunked" its constitutional responsibility to protect the Hill of Tara and other national monuments by enacting…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Court halts termination of land dealAn interim order restraining termination of an alleged agreement for the sale of lands in Co Meath, said to have a potential …Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Court limits prison site inspectionThe High Court has permitted a local man to have archaeological experts carry out a limited inspection of the site at Thornton…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Court finds Flavin's deals lawfulJudgment: DCC chief executive Jim Flavin did "deal" in Fyffes shares in relation to the February 2000 €106 million sale of the…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
