Sligo man claims gardai assaulted him in stationA Sligo man with a history of psychiatric admissions has claimed at the High Court that he was severely assaulted and hosed down…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Judge finds excuses over returns 'hard to swallow'Excuses from companies for their failure to file annual returns to the Companies Office are "getting harder to swallow", a High…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Irish Rail agrees to let man travel pending legal caseIarnrod Éireann/Irish Rail yesterday undertook before the High Court to transport, pending the outcome of legal proceedings, …Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in Catherine Nevin appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on the appeal by Catherine Nevin against her conviction for the murder of …Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Nevin marriage details relevant, says DPPHappily married people "don't go around murdering each other", and evidence about the state of the marriage between Catherine…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Media 'had no bearing' on Nevin's trialThe murder of publican Tom Nevin in 1996 was proved to be a contract killing, the Court of Criminal Appeal was told yesterday…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Nevin's counsel claims 'trial by media'From the time publican Tom Nevin was killed, gardaí "systematically leaked" information to the media to condition the public, …Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
X case man's appeal on kidnap refusedThe man who was at the centre of the X case in 1992 yesterday lost his appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal against his conviction…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Taxpayers face €1m costs for tobacco firmsTaxpayers are facing a bill of up to €1 million in legal costs incurred by several tobacco companies in challenging proposed …Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta granted court orders barring trespass on Shannon siteAer Rianta yesterday secured High Court orders restraining trespass by anti-war protesters and others on its lands at Shannon…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Decision reserved on Morrogh assetsThe High Court yesterday reserved its decision on how some €6Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Little leniency for drug-dealers on appealIn dealing yesterday with several appeals by drug offenders against the severity of their sentences, the Court of Criminal Appeal…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Engineer fights to have rail ban liftedAn engineer who says he is a renowned expert on railways has told the High Court he believes that Iarnród Éireann's new multi…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Court quashes subpoenas in action by McBrearty relativeThe High Court has set aside subpoenas requiring the Ministers for Justice and Social, Community and Family Affairs, the Garda…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Child porn case is set for District CourtA judge in Dublin District Court has decided that a case against a college lecturer charged with possession of child pornography…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank tells court it is entitled to €2m lodged with brokerAnglo Irish Bank has argued it is entitled to £1Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
#1.3m claim by Anglo Irish ' should not be paid'A group of stockbroking firms, which will have to meet multi-million euro demands for compensation by clients of the collapsed…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Adverts ban on tobacco products set to be shelvedTough new legislation banning the advertising and promotion of tobacco products is expected to be scrapped because of failure…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Court to decide who pays for AnsbacherBank of Ireland Private Banking Ltd, the Bank of Ireland subsidiary that deals exclusively with high net worth individuals, is…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Judge hears of death threats against bricklayersTwo bricklayers working at a building site in Dublin have received anonymous death threats, the High Court heard yesterdayTue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Gardai told to enforce orders on siteIn the continuing bitter controversy about the use of sub-contractors on building sites, the High Court yesterday granted an …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
State told it must produce orders on use of airspaceThe Government has been ordered by the High Court to discover within four weeks documents related to its permitting the overflying…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Court action over US military flightsA High Court application by a student peace activist for discovery of documents relating to the Government permitting military…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Editors, producer face contempt actionTwo national newspaper editors, a managing editor and an RTÉ producer have been directed to appear before the High Court on Monday…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Shots fired at plaintiff ahead of action, court toldTwo shots were fired at a property developer, narrowly missing him, during an attempt earlier this week by a car to force his…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Property developer trusted accountant, High Court toldA property developer, Mr Cathal Kelly, has taken High Court proceedings against Dublin businessman and declared bankrupt Matt…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Way cleared for McKevitt trialA High Court judge yesterday cleared the way for the trial of Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", to proceed…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Judgment is reserved in hepatitis C test caseThe Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgment on a test case to determine whether the High Court was correct in deciding that…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Keane rules himself out of appealA challenge by the Minister for Health and Children against a High Court decision allowing hepatitis C victims to appeal awards…Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
McKevitt seeks leave to access data on FBI agentA High Court application by Mr Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", is not an effort to ensure he receives…Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
Material may relate to deals, says McKevitt's defenceLawyers for Mr Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", have told the High Court they "suspect very gravely" that…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Court cuts damages over false claimsA welsh woman who sued Bus Átha Cliath over a fall on a "wedding bus" had her £129,375 (€154,306) damages cut to £45,000 by the…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
CEO asks for court order to be continuedThe chief executive of a Dublin company has asked the High Court to continue an order restraining the company from acting on …Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Court rules mother 'abandoned' childIn a case centring on interpretation of the legal basis on which a parent may be deemed to have "abandoned" a child, the Supreme…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
New challenge mounted to credibility of FBI witnessMichael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA" and first person in the State to be charged with directing terrorism, …Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Judge finds protesters at airport were in contemptEight men, including a number of trade union officials, were ordered to pay legal costs yesterday arising out of a protest at…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Court allows Minister's appeal on job sharesThe High Court has allowed an appeal by the Minister for Finance against a Labour Court decision that cleared the way for job…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Dispute over assets between man and mother of his children settledA dispute between a man and his former partner over the beneficial ownership of a company which operates a caravan park in Co…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Minister appeals job-share decisionThe Minister for Finance has appealed to the High Court against a Labour Court decision clearing the way for hundreds of job-…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Couple in court over disputed firm, assetsA bitter dispute between a man and a woman, whom he claims he never legally married but with whom he lived for 15 years and by…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Appeal in garda murder case deniedA man serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of a Garda sergeant in Co Louth 17 years ago has lost a legal application aimed…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Woman suing Scientologists feared private life would be made publicA woman who is suing the Church of Scientology was photographed by a man while she was on a licensed premises early last year…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Disabled child to get #3.75m in damagesThe High Court yesterday approved a settlement of €3Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Five-year legal battle by midwife ends in victoryA five-year legal battle between a Co Dublin domiciliary midwife and An Bord Altranais (the nursing board) ended at the High …Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Gardai seek to halt inquiry into conductTwo gardaí against whom complaints have been made in connection with the controversial policing of an anti-globalisation rally…Tue Dec 03 2002 - 00:00
Rudds in court to save its baconThe future of Rudds bacon company in Co Offaly, which employs 25 people and has won several awards for its products, will be …Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Assets freeze continues on accused in VAT caseAn order freezing €22 million in assets was continued by the High Court yesterday against an Irish businessman, who is charged…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Care unit unable to cope with boy (12)An extremely disturbed 12-year-old boy with no criminal convictions, who has been in care since the age of five and has Attention…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Leitrim couple challenging School Attendance Act convictionA challenge by a Co Leitrim couple against their conviction under the School Attendance Act for failing to send one of their …Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
