Asylum plea by parents of Irish-born children again refusedIn a judgment with major implications for many asylum-seekers, the High Court has ruled that the non-national parents of Irish…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Concert promoter blocks judgment over allegedly unpaid legal feesGolf and concert promoter Oliver Barry has succeeded in blocking execution of a judgment made against him in the Circuit Court…Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
'Siege mentality' alleged over asylum-seeker issueThe Department of Justice had a "siege mentality" about asylum-seekers and persisted in seeing them as a problem, the High Court…Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
Evidence of meeting after murder was of 'primary concern'Charles Bowden's evidence about a meeting alleged to have been held on June 28th, 1996, two days after Veronica Guerin's murder…Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
Appeal court overturns Ward's conviction and sentence for murder of Veronica GuerinThe Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned the conviction and life sentence imposed on Paul Ward for the murder of the journalist…Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
Court ruling expected on Ward murder appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal will deliver its judgment today on the appeal by Dubliner Paul Ward against his conviction for the…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
State defends deporting family of Irish babyWhere the non-national parents of children born in the State are being deported, the constitutional rights of their Irish-born…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Non-national families with Irish babies seek to stayThe High Court is hearing two cases to determine if children born here to non-nationals are entitled to have their parents and…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Malocco challenges move to strike him off rollA solicitor who has served a jail sentence for defrauding the Irish Press group of newspapers has brought a High Court challenge…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Detention of pregnant vulnerable girl orderedA vulnerable and out-of-control girl who was allegedly brutally raped and forced to take drugs by an older man is now pregnant…Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor in challenge to €560,000 legal billThe Dublin West TD, Mr Liam Lawlor, has challenged the €560,000-plus legal bill presented to him by the Flood tribunal in relation…Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Hearing opens on Lawlor's legal billsThe High Court Taxing Master, Mr Charles Moran, will today deal with five bills of legal costs against Dublin West TD Mr Liam…Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Troubled boy returned to insecure State centreThere is no appropriate place available for a troubled teenage boy who is abusing heroin, has tried to kill himself and is regarded…Wed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Bowden not credible, says Ward's counselA letter from State protected witness Charles Bowden to the Department of Justice, written after the trial of Paul Ward for the…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Court reserves judgment on Ward appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on the appeal by Dubliner Paul Ward against his conviction for the murder …Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Bowden lied to implicate Ward, counsel claimsState witness Charles Bowden was a "supergrass" and "vicious criminal" who told lies aimed at involving Paul Ward in the murder…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Bowden felt his security depended on Ward trial, court toldA letter from State protected witness Charles Bowden to the Department of Justice, written after the trial of Paul Ward for the…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Bowden a ‘supergrass’ and ‘vicious criminal’, court toldState witness Charles Bowden is a "supergrass" and "vicious criminal" who told deliberate lies aimed at involving Paul Ward in…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Move to halt abortion poll is rejectedThe Supreme Court yesterday rejected a challenge by Limerick lecturer Mr Denis Riordan aimed at halting tomorrow's abortion referendum…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Man begins appeal of Guerin murder convictionA Dublin man jailed for life for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin has begun an appeal against his conviction.Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Man fails in bid to quash conviction related to kidnap of bank chiefThe view of a United Nations Human Rights Committee that the decision to try a Dublin man before the non-jury Special Criminal…Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Ryanair is sued by 'free travel' winnerA woman who was told she would have free flights for life when she became Ryanair's millionth passenger in 1988 was told by the…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
'Real sense of grievance' on transfer of Irish Life business to LiverILA, in response to that concern, said its entire business in the industrial fund was being transferred to RLAThu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Case over education for autistic child adjournedThe State is engaged in "constructive" talks with parents about funding a school for autistic children in Galway city, the High…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Court sanctions transfer of insurance businessThe High Court has sanctioned the transfer of Irish Life Assurance's industrial assurance business to Royal Liver Assurance. …Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Case over football manager adjourned for weekLongford Town Football Club is complaining that its former manager, Mr Stephen Kenny, breached a High Court order because he …Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Assurance staff legally oppose business transferA number of long-serving employees of Irish Life Assurance plc have objected at the High Court to the proposed transfer of the…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Master Meats 15-year dispute settledHIGH COURT: A Multimillion euro legal battle, dating back 15 years and involving the founder of Master Meat Packers group Mr…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Autism report ruled out in child's actionThe report of the Task Force on Autism, which was commissioned by the Minister for Education to assist him in considering the…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Court to hear 3rd effort to stop pollA third legal attempt to halt the abortion referendum will be heard by the High Court tomorrow.Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
State agrees to temporary funding of home school for autistic childrenAs part of the settlement of an action by four autistic children, the State has agreed to pay €215,000 to ensure the survival…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
High Court puts USIT operation into examinershipThe High Court has appointed Mr David Hughes, of Ernst and Young, as examiner to the travel company USIT (Ireland) Limited and…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
High Court to decide on examiner to USIT todayThe High Court is expected to decide today on the appointment of an examiner to three USIT group companiesTue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
EirGrid to target Reeves's directionThe national electricity grid operator EirGrid yesterday secured leave from the High Court to challenge a direction by the electricity…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Students who lost challenge on abortion withdraw appealTwo students who lost their High Court challenge to the Government's proposed mechanism for amending the Constitution in the …Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Phelan action is adjourned as Taher cites ill healthThe founder of the Master Meats group of companies, Mr Paschal Phelan, is seeking judgment for almost £20 million (€25Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Court appeal against deportation failsThe Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the deportation of a pregnant Nigerian woman after unanimously dismissing an …Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Prisoner seeking release under Belfast accord loses his appealThe Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice was entitled to refuse to specify a jailed former member of the INLA…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Bitter battle ends as Master Meats case is struck out in High CourtA lengthy and bitter legal battle between Mr Pascal Phelan, founder of several Master Meats firms, and businessman Mr Larry Goodman…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Phelan to seek judgment against former partnerLawyers for Mr Pascal Phelan, the founder of Master Meat Packers (MMP), will apply to the High Court next week for judgment against…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Father tells court of autistic son's progress in ABA schoolThe father of an autistic child spoke with emotion in the High Court yesterday about the progress his son had made since attending…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Court hears of Lawlor payment by LarkA director of Lark Developments Ltd, a building company under the protection of a High Court-appointed examiner, has confirmed…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Bord na gCon official and trainer deny test on dog was improperThe chairman of Bord na gCon, Mr Paschal Taggart, and a greyhound trainer, Mr Brendan Matthews, have told the High Court there…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Bord na gCon manager says he was harassedThe regulation manager of Bord na gCon, Mr John Garrahy, has alleged before the High Court that he was bullied and harassed by…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Goodman to apply for injunction against PhelanLawyers for Mr Larry Goodman will apply to the High Court next week for an interlocutory injunction to restrain Master Meat Packers…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Dunnes told to pay costs to Harney over legal battleDunnes Stores has been directed by the Supreme Court to pay substantial costs to the Minister for Enterprise and Employment following…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in case against deportationThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by a Nigerian woman and her unborn child against a High Court decision last…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Status of the unborn at the centre of plea against deportationThe right to life of the unborn is less qualified in the Constitution than the right of life of the born, counsel for a pregnant…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
No State funding yet for Galway school, court toldThe State is funding schools for autistic children in Dublin and Cork which are based on the system of applied behaviour analysis…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Garda awarded €230,000 over violent assault by prisonerA Garda who sustained serious injuries after he was head-butted and violently assaulted by a prisoner in the back seat of a patrol…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
