Way clear for Séamus Woulfe to start on Supreme Court early next year‘Constitutional protection of judiciary’ best served by no further Coalition stepsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:13
Woulfe on track to begin work as Supreme Court judge in FebruarySources rule out judicial resignations: ‘The judges are adults and will behave like adults’Tue Nov 17 2020 - 20:27
Barrister should get appeal costs against District Court judge, Supreme Court rulesMatter dates back to separate lengthy litigation between lawyer and Campion PropertyTue Nov 17 2020 - 18:09
Mother and daughter pub-owning partnership in court row over insurance policyDuo own White Country Inn in Banteer, Co CorkTue Nov 17 2020 - 17:48
State wins appeal over order it pay half legal costs of murder victim’s familySéamus Ludlow’s relations say gardaí failed to pursue an important line of inquiryMon Nov 16 2020 - 14:56
Medical student recruitment company sues College of SurgeonsDispute revolves around €5,000 commission in relation to fees for Saudi Arabian studentsFri Nov 13 2020 - 20:12
High Court overturns permission for 167 homes in DuleekLocal residents claimed An Bord Pleanála had no jurisdiction to grant permissionFri Nov 13 2020 - 15:50
Residents seek to challenge approval for Hellfire Club visitor centreProject being developed by Coillte and Dublin Mountains Partnership at cost of €15mFri Nov 13 2020 - 13:39
Cork city flood relief planning permission challenged in High CourtLeave granted for action by Save Cork City Community Association over certain worksThu Nov 12 2020 - 14:48
Judge in divorce case criticises husband’s ‘mean-spirited’ behaviourHigh Court told of man’s ‘volatile’ behaviour and cruelty towards his former wifeWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:37
Lead challenge over Leaving Cert grades may be heard next monthFormer Belvedere College student Freddie Sherry one of 20 complainants over results processWed Nov 11 2020 - 14:41
Ombudsman’s direction to insurer to pay income protection to woman overturnedWoman with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis claimed inability to workTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:14
Shareholder in Dublin chocolate company opposes ‘deeply hostile’ examinershipIna’s Kitchen Desserts Ltd employs 107 people in TallaghtTue Nov 10 2020 - 13:21
Government seeks legal advice over stand-off between judgesMr Justice Woulfe resists call from Chief Justice to resign over golf dinner attendanceTue Nov 10 2020 - 12:53
Woulfe told to resign by Chief Justice three times since last ThursdayWoulfe’s ‘did not appreciate the genuine public concern’ about golf society dinnerMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:25
Energy trading company brings High Court challenge to operation of electricity marketElectroroute Energy Trading claims recent change will adversely impact its activitiesMon Nov 09 2020 - 17:42
N7 workers fail to get order for enforcement across EU of damages judgmentsMore than 50 Portuguese people worked on the motorway in 2007 and 2008Mon Nov 09 2020 - 16:37
Shannon gas terminal permission is overturned by High CourtOrders arise from recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European UnionMon Nov 09 2020 - 14:44
Judge warns lawyers and doctors about ‘paternalistic’ treatment of some familiesHigh Court president makes remarks when reviewing case of girl with history of eating disorderFri Nov 06 2020 - 15:27
Residents challenge permission for 300 apartments in south DublinCase in Monkstown includes claims relating to bats and winter birdsThu Nov 05 2020 - 20:20
Chief Justice and Séamus Woulfe meet regarding Oireachtas golf dinnerMeeting part of informal resolution process recommended in Denham reviewThu Nov 05 2020 - 17:42
Group seeks to overturn permission for 496 apartments in BallybodenCommunity group cites concerns over height and density of developmentThu Nov 05 2020 - 17:40
Court clears way for disabled man to sue paediatrician and hospital operatorAndrew Mangan (25), suing by his mother Lorraine, initially brought personal injuries case in 2008Wed Nov 04 2020 - 21:06
Perrigo loses action to overturn €1.64bn Irish tax assessmentAction brought by drug firm against Revenue closely watched for implications beyond caseWed Nov 04 2020 - 14:12
Local resident loses bid to overturn permission for 512 apartments in HowthPlanning board decided contravention of council plan justified to deliver on housingTue Nov 03 2020 - 13:15
Fees of €300,000 approved for liquidators of firm behind Dublin care facilitySt Mary’s Centre (Telford) wound-up due to regulatory difficulties and inability to meet redundancy costsTue Nov 03 2020 - 11:39
Solicitor must be struck off over ‘extremely serious’ misconduct, court rulesKathleen Doocey allowed €169,000 deficit to build on client accountMon Nov 02 2020 - 19:57
Supreme Court judges to hold meeting on Séamus Woulfe controversyJudge faces informal process after attending golf society dinner amid Covid restrictionsMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:19
Data Commissioner faces large costs bill in ‘most unusual’ Facebook caseDespite acting entirely correctly, judge says the DPC must bear the majority of the costsSat Oct 31 2020 - 11:19
107 jobs at risk as Broderick’s shareholder considers examinershipChocolate goods group has lost €5.5m so far this year and has had financial problems for a number of years, court toldFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:33
Award of €189,000 for woman with ‘shark bite’ scarStore supervisor hurt after girder fell on leg, leaving her with physical and metal traumaFri Oct 30 2020 - 15:23
High Court to rule on €1.64bn Perrigo tax case next weekJudgment could have major implications well beyond the drug companyFri Oct 30 2020 - 13:25
Facebook challenges plan to suspend data transfers to its US parentLegal action to quash draft decision by Data Protection Commission will be heard in DecemberThu Oct 29 2020 - 16:18
Third challenge to permission for 657 apartments on Raheny landsArea earmarked for development is a key breeding ground for birds, High Court hearsThu Oct 29 2020 - 15:19
Liquidators appointed to Irish arm of WirecardElectronic payments provider is subject to investigation in Germany over alleged fraudWed Oct 28 2020 - 19:10
Traumatised woman must remain a ward of courtHigh Court judge says discharging the young woman could put her life at riskWed Oct 28 2020 - 17:47
Husband loses appeal to overturn interim barring orderMan disputes wife’s claim of fearing an attack by him, saying she has martial arts trainingTue Oct 27 2020 - 17:52
Woman challenges permission for 358 student bed spaces in South DublinLocal resident opposes extension to student accommodation at Trinity Hall, DartyThu Oct 22 2020 - 16:38
Residents take court action over development of ‘The O’Rahilly’ siteGroup seeks orders overturning permission for 105 apartments on site that includes recently demolished home of 1916 Rising leaderThu Oct 22 2020 - 15:05
Leslie Buckley bid to have INM inspectors withdrawn ‘a circus’, court toldFormer INM chairman alleging objective biasWed Oct 21 2020 - 18:20
Leslie Buckley’s criticism of inspectors ‘built on thin air’Former INM chairman ‘selective’ in treatment of material gathered, High Court hearsTue Oct 20 2020 - 20:29
Conditions imposed on pharmacist’s registration over supply of controlled drugPharmacist required to arrange for three audits of his practice over an 18-month periodTue Oct 20 2020 - 12:13
Authority cannot refuse to register Mexican adoptions of two children – courtSupreme Court rules in case regarding two children whose lives involve a ‘legal limbo’Mon Oct 19 2020 - 20:21
Johnny Ronan loses out in court battle on 13-storey docklands planCourt rules against Bord Pleanála backing for 500 home developmentMon Oct 19 2020 - 10:06
INM inspectors claim Buckley has no basis to seek their withdrawalSides clash over presentation of evidence in draft statement of investigation to dateFri Oct 16 2020 - 17:03
Woman (18) to be made an adult ward of court against her wishesApplication made amid concerns about risk she poses to herself and othersFri Oct 16 2020 - 11:37
Spotlight on lack of transparency on system of judicial appointmentsSince 2014, all appointments to the Supreme Court, except that of Mr Justice Woulfe, were made directly from the Court of AppealFri Oct 16 2020 - 01:00
Buckley bid to have INM inspectors withdrawn ‘deeply flawed’, court hearsInspectors reject former INM chairman’s claim of objective biasThu Oct 15 2020 - 16:58
Leslie Buckley rejects claim court application is ‘self-serving’Former INM chairman seeking to have inspectors withdrawn from investigationWed Oct 14 2020 - 16:45
Supreme Court: unconstitutional law governs procedure under which citizenship can be revokedSignificant judgement from five-judge court of wide-ranging significance and affects 40 other casesWed Oct 14 2020 - 12:56
