Medical Council urged to review language skill assessment for doctorsMRH doctor’s level of English approved but legal adviser could not understand ‘a word’Mon Jul 29 2019 - 20:46
Judge laments lack of women being appointed as liquidators and examinersNo woman appointed as a company examiner in past 30 years, judge notesMon Jul 29 2019 - 18:13
Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Jerry Beades against €9.6m judgmentHigh Court was correct to find in 2012 that businessman had no arguable defence to summary judgmentMon Jul 29 2019 - 13:05
Australian tourist wins €67,000 over fall at National MuseumWarren Baldwin (70) rolled down three stone steps during incident in June 2016Fri Jul 26 2019 - 16:07
Supreme Court to hear Ruth Morrissey judgment appealConcern centres on finding that screeners have ‘absolute confidence’ about adequacy of sampleFri Jul 26 2019 - 15:22
Controversial direction on High Court asylum cases to be reviewedLawyers say measures, introduced last January, do not apply in other judicial review proceedingsThu Jul 25 2019 - 21:18
Survival proposals for health and pharmacy firms approved by High CourtThree companies employ 79 peopleThu Jul 25 2019 - 19:55
Controversial High Court citizenship ruling being appealedAppeal concerns decision to dismiss citizenship appeal due to ‘continuous residence’ clauseThu Jul 25 2019 - 18:26
Former operator of aquatic centre not entitled to damages - High CourtCompany had been pursued to VAT on lease of Abbotstown centreThu Jul 25 2019 - 16:40
Farmer who suffered horrific injuries to his hand settles court actionGearóid Hurley’s hand was sucked into combine harvester as he tried to free grain clogging up machineWed Jul 24 2019 - 18:37
Minister wrongly applied regulations relating to free movement of persons in EUProceedings brought by two brothers who are natives of BangladeshWed Jul 24 2019 - 16:58
HSE apologises after woman left without medication suffered major strokeMary Moss continued ‘unknowingly for six weeks’ without her anti coagulantsWed Jul 24 2019 - 15:27
Supreme Court urged to hear urgent Ruth Morrissey appealHigh Court judgment has far-reaching consequences for Cervical Check tribunal, court hearsWed Jul 24 2019 - 15:27
Legal action over terms of reference in Siteserv case settledIsland Capital Management to waive privilege over documentTue Jul 23 2019 - 17:54
Legal ban on enforcement action over unlicensed peat extraction lifted by courtFriends of the Irish Environment had argued January 2019 regulations gave large scale projects an ‘enforcement holiday’Tue Jul 23 2019 - 14:04
Nurse who sent naked image on his mobile phone to patient suspendedConduct by nurse with Irish address while working in Australia found to be ‘disgraceful’Mon Jul 22 2019 - 17:36
Posting video of elderly man on social media ‘reprehensible’ - judgeFilming arose from dispute between family members over quality of nursing home careMon Jul 22 2019 - 16:11
Ryanair challenges regulator's decision over strikes compensationAirline says stoppage was ‘extraordinary circumstance’Mon Jul 22 2019 - 16:05
Debtors keep homes as court accepts insolvency deals outside guidelinesLandmark court ruling rebuffs AIB and Bank of Ireland efforts to block Personal Insolvency ArrangementsFri Jul 19 2019 - 16:08
Court ruling setback for investors suing AIB and others over lossesKey aspects of the plaintiffs claims were adjudicated to be statute barredThu Jul 18 2019 - 16:06
Minister may be unable to appeal controversial citizenship rulingSides seek adjournment for one week to consider whether to appeal judge’s rulingThu Jul 18 2019 - 13:32
Citizenship applicants cannot leave Ireland for a year before application, judge rulesPractice of allowing applicants six weeks for holiday or other reasons ‘not permitted by law’Wed Jul 17 2019 - 20:01
Parents who guaranteed son’s loan may challenge AIB, court rulesParents claim son lacked capacity at the time the €400,000 loan was given to himWed Jul 17 2019 - 17:43
Law preventing recognition of some refugee marriages unconstitutional, judge rulesMinister’s argument described as ‘reddest of red herrings’ distracting from key issues in caseWed Jul 17 2019 - 13:50
Judge condemns ‘vigilante’ treatment of intellectually disabled manMr Justice Peter Kelly said he was very glad to hear Facebook had removed videoTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:38
Dentist who persisted for too long trying to fit denture found guilty of misconductHigh court attaches conditions to registration of Dr Liam O’Droma over treatment of patientTue Jul 16 2019 - 15:08
Nurse struck off for unauthorised withdrawal of money for own useJudge said her use of an intellectually disabled woman’s ATM card to make withdrawals was disgracefulMon Jul 15 2019 - 18:30
Former Air Corps mechanic alleges exposue to dangerous chemicalsSupreme Court orders State to disclose rang of documents to Gavin TobinMon Jul 15 2019 - 17:27
Minister ordered to reconsider Nigerian woman’s citizenship applicationHigh Court says there was no basis for saying woman had failed to disclose informationFri Jul 12 2019 - 16:49
Court says State should make ‘reasonable efforts’ to find bilingual judgeIrish speaking minority faces ‘surprising intolerence’ from some quarters, judge saysFri Jul 12 2019 - 15:51
Owners of Dublin bar settle defamation caseNewspaper article said Swan Bar on Aungier Street had been closed down and was for saleThu Jul 11 2019 - 21:32
Decision to refuse permission for Kildare snail farm is overturnedJudge tells An Bord Pleanála to reconsider appeal by Aidan and Loretta DamerThu Jul 11 2019 - 18:56
Court gives go-ahead for kidney procedure on child despite parents’ objectionsSurgery necessary to address underlying cause of boy’s renal failureWed Jul 10 2019 - 18:06
Radiographer suspended for a year over sexual comments made in the UKWilliam Santos told a patient in England he wanted ‘to have sex with an English girl’Tue Jul 09 2019 - 16:51
Wife of postman killed in bike incident settles case against An Post for €250,000Company denied it had failed to ensure Damien Parker wore a helmet while workingTue Jul 09 2019 - 16:37
Limerick man awarded €7.25m over fall during day release from psychiatric unitHSE admitted liability after Andrew Curtin suffered ‘appalling’ spinal injuries in fallTue Jul 09 2019 - 14:13
Receiver gets order preventing car dealer’s wife interfering with bid to sell landsLucy Pinfold had argued order was disproportionate and not supported by evidenceTue Jul 09 2019 - 13:45
Hospital doctor who hit and swore at patient is suspendedDr Zekria Bakhshi was found to have called a fellow Afghan who attended hospital ‘motherf***er’Mon Jul 08 2019 - 18:59
Cork vet suspended after giving dog-owner wrong ashes from cremationJudge says Cornelius Twomey made clumsy effort to cover up mistake over remainsMon Jul 08 2019 - 18:46
Wicklow Travellers to challenge county council’s failure to provide housingHigh Court hears of agreement with residents not to expand Ballinteskin halting siteMon Jul 08 2019 - 15:53
Autistic man has made ‘enormous progress’ in care placement, court toldEvidence suggested man had been assaulted in home situation and exposed to pornographyMon Jul 08 2019 - 15:23
Woman cannot represent mother’s estate in dispute over €115,000 nursing home arrearsHSE cited conflict of interest as daughter lives rent free in €475,000 home bought in woman’s nameFri Jul 05 2019 - 15:45
Judge allows emergency treatment for child if necessary, after parents objectParents do not accept their son’s diagnosis or that he is as ill as his doctors maintain, court hearsThu Jul 04 2019 - 19:19
Elderly man with dementia found to be severely dehydrated , court hearsMan in his 80s not to be returned to nursing home after urgent transfer to hospital, judge saysThu Jul 04 2019 - 19:10
Car dealer allegedly giving Revenue ‘runaround’ in recovering €4.95mJudge warns John Alex Kane that ‘time for games is over’Wed Jul 03 2019 - 21:26
Sands hotel workers win appeal on payments under insolvency fundExtended courts process ends for duo who worked in White Sands Hotel, PortmarnockWed Jul 03 2019 - 17:41
Judge warns car dealer ‘time for games is over’Trader alleged to be giving Revenue the ‘runaround’ in bid to recover almost €5mWed Jul 03 2019 - 17:09
Woman settles case against Waterford hospital for €8.4mCiara Ormond (18) has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and needs 24 hour careWed Jul 03 2019 - 12:48
Supreme court rules man not out of time to sue hospital‘Exceptional’ circumstances led to limitation period delay, judge saysWed Jul 03 2019 - 08:21
Palmerston Road couple lose Nama action over €32m loansJohn Morrissey had €32m outstanding in 2014 when Nama called in borrowingsTue Jul 02 2019 - 17:53
