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
Solicitor should be struck off over ‘fictitious’ land sale contract, judge rulesHigh Court finds against Daniel J Coleman over Co Galway land deal in 2004Tue Sept 08 2020 - 12:46
Further €900,000 payment approved for boy ‘defied all odds’ despite brain injuryJack Hegarty (5) previously got an interim payment of €1.7m over treatment in hospitalMon Sept 07 2020 - 12:38
Traumatised woman (18) a ‘serious risk’ to her mother and others, court toldPresident of High Court to decide if any medical basis for continuation of wardship proceedingsFri Sept 04 2020 - 21:56
Ailesbury Road residents fail to stop ruling on housing plan for RTÉ landDublin City Council planners separately recommend approval of 614-home schemeFri Sept 04 2020 - 18:12
Action over valuable horses being moved to Ireland is settledTwo of the horses being sent to Belgium have estimated value of €5mThu Sept 03 2020 - 14:40
Dublin waste firm loses challenge over information disclosure decisionUnder its permit, M50 Skip Hire had to provide an annual environmental report to the council, judge saysWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:47
Judge says State’s delay in deporation decision ‘no way to treat people’Court refuses State’s leave to appeal decission on quashing order for Pakistani woman and daughterWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:41
Woman made ward of court after presenting to nursing homeNeighbours separately raise objection with the High Court wards of court officeTue Sept 01 2020 - 22:15
Court rules in favour of developer in Raheny housing scheme caseChallenge is upheld after permission had been refused for 536-unit development next to St Anne’s ParkSat Aug 01 2020 - 11:09
Court ruling on State climate plan ‘demands’ political attentionNational agenda derailed by judgment, but Minister notes decision key to political focusSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:09
Former prisoner to get one third of €1m legal costs of taking caseGary Simpson was awarded €7,500 over his conditions of detention in Mountjoy PrisonFri Jul 31 2020 - 16:32
Supreme Court quashes Government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gasesCoalition will have to devise new plan following ruling of seven-judge courtFri Jul 31 2020 - 10:21
Intellectually disabled couple bring separate challenges over marriage banOrder prohibiting man proceeding with a civil marriage was made by High Court in 2019Thu Jul 30 2020 - 21:42
Disabled children affected by ‘extraordinary’ failure to bring 2004 law into force - judgeCourt rejects test cases by three children concerning the assessment processThu Jul 30 2020 - 16:59
Leaving Cert student’s challenge over calculated grades gets urgent hearingMinister for Education conceded Elijah Burke was entitled to leave to bring judicial review proceedingsWed Jul 29 2020 - 19:41
Court rules on case with implications for unaccompanied learnersMan cannot be convicted for driving without insurance on basis he was on learner permit, says judgeWed Jul 29 2020 - 16:50
High Court challenge to housing development in Meath GaeltachtLocal development group suggests language impact statement (LIS) was inadequateWed Jul 29 2020 - 13:35
Solicitor who allowed deficit in client funds is struck offTribunal also found the solicitor had failed to stamp and register 10 deeds despite being in funds to do soMon Jul 27 2020 - 20:44
Home-schooled Leaving Cert student seeks to challenge exclusion from calculated gradesElijah Burke says unless the court intervenes he cannot progress to third level for another yearMon Jul 27 2020 - 15:48
Marriage of convenience finding does not make marriage a legal nullity, court rulesSupreme Court overturns far-reaching High Court findingMon Jul 27 2020 - 15:35
State wins ruling on refugee applications affecting over 250 peopleSupreme Court says Minister has discretion on transfer of application from another EU stateFri Jul 24 2020 - 17:19
Objector to wind-farm development brings legal challengeAction centres on planning board’s decision that the development constitutes strategic infrastructure developmentFri Jul 24 2020 - 16:33
Garda who harassed State solicitor loses appeal over convictionSupreme Court urges updating of law on harassment to provide ‘effective’ statutory protectionFri Jul 24 2020 - 15:30
Ailesbury Road residents challenge handling of housing plan for former RTÉ landsResidents tell High Court plans should not be considered under Strategic Housing ActThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:41
Tragic aspects of Ruth Morrissey’s case have ‘come to fruition’, Chief Justice saysSupreme Court offers sympathy to family of cancer campaignerThu Jul 23 2020 - 14:16
Plan for high-rise development on former Premier Dairies site quashedHigh Court overturns permission for 245 apartments and childcare facility in FinglasThu Jul 23 2020 - 01:00
Former accountant consents to High Court orders in liquidation caseLiquidator’s investigation is into the running of three insolvent companiesWed Jul 22 2020 - 19:05
Cleaner who fractured ankle after fall from ladder sues for damagesBefore incident employee had sought a scaffold for work instead of ladderWed Jul 22 2020 - 17:26
Disabled woman awarded €200,000 after claim she had to leave home due to mine collapseCourt told woman and elderly mother were compelled to leave Monaghan home due to subsidenceWed Jul 22 2020 - 17:04
Judge queries if woman had adequate notice of wardship applicationMs Justice Niamh Hyland expresses concern over rights of intellectually disabled womanTue Jul 21 2020 - 20:51
Parents of profoundly autistic man find situation ‘untenable’, judge hearsHSE approves support for man in his 20s who is sometimes violent to his family membersTue Jul 21 2020 - 14:38
Court confirms appointment of liquidators to Drumcondra credit unionAbout 95 per cent of members have received payments in relation to their depositsFri Jul 17 2020 - 20:09
David Drumm consents to €7.5m judgment on unpaid loansProceedings initiated by Anlo Irish Bank in 2009Fri Jul 17 2020 - 12:20
