State sued in bid for new school child abuse compensation schemeWoman says she was ‘repeatedly and appallingly’ sexually abused by her national school principalMon Oct 05 2020 - 14:59
Meeting of Seamus Woulfe and Chief Justice over golf dinner report deferredFormer AG asked to delay meeting, at which he was expected to receive a ‘dressing down’, for personal reasonsMon Oct 05 2020 - 10:32
Woulfe complained of ‘mood of hysteria’ and being ‘prejudged’Coverage of golf dinner ‘completely fake, overblown’, Denham was told at meetingSat Oct 03 2020 - 02:47
Marine contractors seek examiner over impact of Covid shutdownCompanies also struggling with dispute over monies due to former ownerFri Oct 02 2020 - 20:27
Ronan company loses appeal over building height guidelinesCompany sought a building height of between seven and 13 storeys in 10-storey zoneFri Oct 02 2020 - 17:24
Ryanair loses High Court action over Ireland’s travel adviceAirline claimed measures amounted to legal restriction on travel in and out of the countryFri Oct 02 2020 - 10:48
Woulfe to receive ‘dressing-down’ from Chief Justice following Denham reportSupreme Court says it fully accepts finding judge’s resignation over ‘Golfgate’ would be ‘unjust’Fri Oct 02 2020 - 00:45
Delays in fully implementing 2019 Judicial Council Act brought into focus by WoulfeAnalysis: Still no clear structure for addressing issues concerning conduct of judgesThu Oct 01 2020 - 20:46
Corporate relations manager sues UCD over neck injuryLawyers say Jacqueline Ashmore’s life has been turned upside down by the accidentThu Oct 01 2020 - 18:55
Afghan refugee not entitled to family reunification with third wifeMs Justice Aileen Donnelly upholds decision by Minister for Justice the marriage was not valid or recognisable by StateThu Oct 01 2020 - 16:34
Woulfe resignation would be unjust and disproportionate, Denham report concludesSupreme Court judge should not have attended Clifden golf dinner, former chief justice saysThu Oct 01 2020 - 13:45
Pharmacist suspended from practising over risk to public health and safetyHigh Court suspends man who accepted he should not be practising as a pharmacist for the time beingThu Oct 01 2020 - 12:49
Supreme Court sends Denham report on Séamus Woulfe to Judicial CouncilReview examined judge’s attendance at Oireachtas Golf Society dinnerWed Sept 30 2020 - 15:24
High Court action over Leaving Cert grades to be heard on October 21stPermission to bring additional two cases by students who sat the 2019 Leaving Cert should be made on notice to the MinisterWed Sept 30 2020 - 14:33
Subway bread too sweet for the Irish tax authoritiesFranchisees lose Supreme Court appeal as judges rule that bread sold by chain has five times the sugar content allowed in statutory definitionWed Sept 30 2020 - 13:15
Man unidentified in psychiatric hospital for 30 years may have DNA takenPatient in 80s or 90s was first admitted in 1980s but essentially remains a ‘John Doe’Tue Sept 29 2020 - 16:58
Report on Seamus Woulfe’s attendance at golf dinner received by Supreme CourtCourt says it is considering report of former Chief Justice Susan DenhamTue Sept 29 2020 - 16:51
High Court approves ECT treatment for elderly priestDoctors consider treatment ‘crucial’ to keep worst aspects of cleric’s depression at bayMon Sept 28 2020 - 20:47
Nurse who falsified prescriptions is struck off register by High CourtCourt heard nurse presented forged prescriptions to obtain medications for own useMon Sept 28 2020 - 20:00
High Court grants permission to pay €2.7m tax billIrish arm of New Look putting together survival plan for outletsMon Sept 28 2020 - 18:19
Senior sources expect developments on Séamus Woulfe report this weekSupreme Court judge’s second meeting with Susan Denham took place within the last weekMon Sept 28 2020 - 01:13
Court rules public bodies must justify refusals to disclose certain documentsJudgments will have implications for application of the Freedom of Information ActFri Sept 25 2020 - 16:56
High Court told FBD staff texts discussed policies in ‘disparaging terms’Insurer to provide supplemental affidavit in pubs case by MondayFri Sept 25 2020 - 13:07
Mother refused meaningful access to teenage daughter in ‘profoundly sad’ caseCourt hears woman has serious alcohol problem and was violent to her childrenThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:28
Home-schooled Leaving Cert student wins case over calculated grades exclusionMinister’s policy did not live up to its own stated principle of ‘fairness and equality’, judge saysThu Sept 24 2020 - 18:08
Minister loses important Supreme Court appeals over approach to deportation casesCase concerned refusals to allow Nigerian spouses of two Irish citizens enter or remain in StateWed Sept 23 2020 - 16:49
Belevedere College student and St Kilian’s German school take Leaving Cert casesHigh Court judge says ‘lead’ case concerning standardisation of grades will be heard next monthWed Sept 23 2020 - 13:46
Leaving Cert student withdraws court challenge after getting place on dentistry courseMartha Woods had claimed standardisation had unfairly impacted on her ambition to pursue careerWed Sept 23 2020 - 11:07
Scrapping court oath would ‘materially increase’ false evidence, judge saysMr Justice Humphreys says pledge may seem outdated but has ‘a powerful role in bringing out the truth’Tue Sept 22 2020 - 18:42
Judge to rule next week on ‘unprecedented’ application over brain-injured childHospital seeking orders to withhold life preserving interventions from child injured in collisionTue Sept 22 2020 - 16:48
Judge orders release of woman who poses ‘imminent’ risk to motherNo legal basis for ‘dangerous’ woman’s continued detention, rules High CourtTue Sept 22 2020 - 12:19
Mother and son fined €6.2m over failure to clean up illegal farm dumpsEileen and Fred Hendy ordered to pay out to Meath County Council over contempt of court ordersMon Sept 21 2020 - 21:04
Judge urged to find novel way to legally detain ‘traumatised and dangerous’ womanTusla withdrawing wardship proceedings as 18-year-old does not any longer meet criteriaMon Sept 21 2020 - 16:46
Wife not entitled to deceased husband's entire estate, High Court rulesCouple married in a hospice four days before husband died of cancerFri Sept 18 2020 - 18:27
Judge orders gardaí be given material on ‘traumatised, dangerous’ woman18-year-old could be released into community as there is no legal basis to continue detentionFri Sept 18 2020 - 13:02
‘Give him time,’ mother urges court about severely brain-injured child‘He is not able to talk but he has a heartbeat and a pulse,’ says woman opposing palliative care for sonThu Sept 17 2020 - 17:27
Leaving Cert 2019 student who missed out on 2020 course, takes court caseWoman claims way grades standardised unfairly impacted ambitions for dentistry careerThu Sept 17 2020 - 14:29
Report on Séamus Woulfe to go to Chief Justice this weekSusan Denham tasked to carry out review into judge’s presence at golf dinnerThu Sept 17 2020 - 00:52
New Look examiner case adjourned on landlords’ disquietCourt hears of concerns company had sought to ‘contrive’ insolvencyWed Sept 16 2020 - 17:44
Brain-injured boy will make no meaningful recovery after road collision, High Court toldParents oppose hospital’s application for orders effectively allowing it to administer palliative care regimeWed Sept 16 2020 - 17:07
Parents oppose palliative care application for brain-injured sonYoung boy suffered catastrophic brain injury in a car crash earlier this yearTue Sept 15 2020 - 17:33
Traumatised woman who is a serious risk to others agrees to stay in detentionHigh Court hears 18-year-old woman is concerned she might harm herself and othersTue Sept 15 2020 - 15:37
Shannon gas terminal’s prioritisation cannot be referred to European court, judge rulesFriends of Irish Environment’s case focused on the decision-making procedure involving Commission and StateMon Sept 14 2020 - 18:43
No legal basis to detain traumatised woman regarded risk to mother, CFA acceptsWoman’s declared intention to harm a category of other females taken very seriously by doctors and gardaíMon Sept 14 2020 - 17:49
Developer alleges ‘astounding’ conflict of interest from consultantsShorevale claims consultants provided report to company appealing its permissionFri Sept 11 2020 - 16:20
Gardaí can examine calls, texts, social media, photos, videos on journalist’s phone, court rulesJudge notes there is strictly speaking no such thing as journalistic privilegeFri Sept 11 2020 - 13:46
Mother at ‘serious’ risk from daughter must be rehoused, court toldJudge says mother’s position should top any local authority priority listWed Sept 09 2020 - 15:04
Séamus Woulfe meets former chief justice over Oireachtas dinner controversySupreme Court judge was accompanied by Senior Counsel for meeting with Susan DenhamWed Sept 09 2020 - 14:55
Woman with dementia made a ward of court despite her objectionHigh Court hears woman lacks capacity to make decisions about her welfare and financesTue Sept 08 2020 - 17:37
Vet's registration suspended for six months over professional misconductPatrick O’Halloran created impression farmer’s animals complied with quality assuranceTue Sept 08 2020 - 16:44
