The high-profile cases scheduled for the new legal yearCatherine Nevin, Michael Lowry, Ian Bailey and the ‘unborn’ all face upcoming hearingsMon Oct 02 2017 - 01:00
High Court to rule on landmark data privacy case next weekJudge urged to ask EU court to decide on validity of transfers such as those in Schrems actionThu Sept 28 2017 - 18:03
State urged to consider ‘slopping out’ redress schemeThe High Court ruled this week the practice breached an ex-prisoner’s right to privacyFri Sept 15 2017 - 12:44
Why the ‘slopping out’ ruling is importantThe judgment is a serious criticism of prison authorities and will affect hundreds of casesThu Sept 14 2017 - 05:30
Ex-prisoner’s right to privacy breached by ‘slopping out’ regimeJudge opts not to award damages to Gary Simpson as some claims ‘grossly exaggerated’Wed Sept 13 2017 - 13:04
Ex-prisoner seeks damages over Mountjoy ‘slopping out’ regimeCourt to rule whether State liable after man claims rights violated by lack of cell sanitationMon Sept 11 2017 - 17:30
Don Cockburn was ‘green and generous’, funeral Mass toldEx-RTÉ anchor was a deeply religious man who loved his family, community, radio and poetry, mourners hearThu Sept 07 2017 - 13:30
KBC personal insolvency ruling set to affect hundreds of casesJudge finds couple cannot represent themselves after KBC rejects their debt dealWed Sept 06 2017 - 13:59
Trinity College climbs up global university rankingsBrexit offers ‘opportunities’ for Irish universities but funding increases are necessaryTue Sept 05 2017 - 14:45
Concern over vulnerable man’s ‘fatal attraction’ to online datingWard of court, in his 30s, fixated on finding a partner but carers fear he lacks discernmentMon Sept 04 2017 - 15:55
Court rejects car hire firm’s claim crash was stagedHigh Court rejects appeal of Circuit Court decision awarding sums to seven menMon Jul 31 2017 - 22:09
Hickey’s stops legal action after HSE agrees to make paymentsHSE currently taking its own case over pharmacy’s alleged non-compliance with rulesMon Jul 31 2017 - 21:44
Woman to remain at home despite ‘squalor, filth and chaos’ until care regime set upHigh Court decision made with great reluctance says judgeMon Jul 31 2017 - 21:15
Woman awarded €234,000 over ‘vicious’ attack by boxer dogsDogs repeatedly bit the woman and knocked her down during the incident on a rural roadMon Jul 31 2017 - 16:33
October date fixed for Mick Wallace liquidation court caseProceedings against TD and his son relate to their stewardship of MJ Wallace LtdMon Jul 31 2017 - 14:03
Bid to overturn direction on man’s access to broadband report failsCourt of Appeal rejects view report does not contain ‘environmental information’Fri Jul 28 2017 - 21:53
‘No token Sheila’: Tributes paid to retiring Chief JusticeFirst woman to hold State’s highest judicial office Susan Denham retires after 25 yearsFri Jul 28 2017 - 16:55
Minister for Communications loses appeal on broadband report decisionStephen Minch wanted to access report on roll-out of high-speed broadbandFri Jul 28 2017 - 16:55
Chief Justice cites ‘neglect of judiciary’ at final sittingSuccessive governments have failed to set up Judicial Council, Susan Denham notesFri Jul 28 2017 - 15:33
‘Traveller drug king’ libel case settled 10 minutes before rulingSupreme Court was about to rule €900,000 award to Martin McDonagh was ‘excessive’Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00
Woman whose son died after Portlaoise birth settles claimMargaret Browne’s son Darren died 20 minutes after birth in 1998Thu Jul 27 2017 - 14:24
Rapist wins challenge to law stopping inmates’ State pensionsMan (76) in jail for sexually assaulting family member says he cannot afford tuck, clothesThu Jul 27 2017 - 12:54
Door open for Ian Bailey to take fresh case against gardaíCourt of Appeal upholds High Court dismissal of Bailey’s claim of garda conspiracyThu Jul 27 2017 - 01:00
Interim examiner appointed to Golden Pages publisherFirm’s owner says 2018-2019 may be appropriate time to cease directory publicationWed Jul 26 2017 - 18:35
Ian Bailey loses most grounds of appeal over rejection of damages claimDecision paves way for a possible fresh trial on issue of disclosure of information by gardaíWed Jul 26 2017 - 14:35
School wins order quashing direction that it enrol studentFamily moved boy to ‘feeder’ school after talks with now ex- principal of secondary facilityWed Jul 26 2017 - 13:52
Man to be given community serviceHigh Court judge said it will be imposed for admitted criminal contempt subject to report from probation officerTue Jul 25 2017 - 21:16
Fianna Fáil activist in challenge to gender quota lawBrian Mohan says party being ‘coerced’ and would be unable to function if State funding halvedTue Jul 25 2017 - 17:56
Judge ‘horrified’ if HSE ceases to fund accommodation for parents of anorexic manSon getting treatment in UK as no specialist unit here to address his type of anorexiaMon Jul 24 2017 - 22:41
High Court grants restriction orders against Paris Bakery directorsDublin bakery and restaurant owed money to staff, suppliers and RevenueMon Jul 24 2017 - 17:57
Girl’s settlement over birth injuries increased to €15.6mIsabelle Sheehan’s award believed to be highest ever for plaintfiff in such a caseMon Jul 24 2017 - 16:29
You were author of ‘own misfortune’: Woman has €75,000 award overturnedSaundra O’Flynn had sued Oliver Plunkett pub in Cork after finger tip severed in doorFri Jul 21 2017 - 13:55
Information on Mick Wallace ‘only in Shatter’s mind’, court toldComments not in breach of data protection laws as information not recorded, counsel claimsThu Jul 20 2017 - 17:08
Respite centre apologises to Dublin couple over son’s careParents of boy (6) who died in care settle damages case against Dún Laoghaire centreThu Jul 20 2017 - 13:14
Man would receive €1.5m in damages ‘due to interest’, court hears‘Sunday World’ uses accruals as argument for retrial in ‘Traveller drug king’ libel caseWed Jul 19 2017 - 17:48
Seán Dunne appeals cross-examination refusalBankrupt former developer seeks to question official assignee Chris LehaneWed Jul 19 2017 - 17:06
Court overturns permission for Wexford wind farmAn Bord Pleanála had approved development of three wind turbines and substationWed Jul 19 2017 - 16:35
Romanian appeals ruling over welfare payments in IrelandCase referred by High Court to the European Union’s Court of Justice for considerationWed Jul 19 2017 - 13:09
Estate agent will not ‘actively market’ sale of Castletown CoxBeneficaries of trust in dispute over sale of Kilkenny estate set on 513 acresTue Jul 18 2017 - 20:38
North-south interconnector decision ‘failed to consider Brexit’Landowners claim at start of legal challenge they were ‘excluded’ from planning processTue Jul 18 2017 - 20:01
Commission investigating ‘Grace’ case wants urgent solution over legal costsHealth Minister must devise ‘administrative solution’ to problem, court hearsTue Jul 18 2017 - 13:20
Solicitor struck off for running up €500,000 deficit on client’s accountMichael H O’Neill had practised as a sole practitioner in Naas, Co KildareMon Jul 17 2017 - 21:29
Grandmother sues Tusla over alleged neglect of three childrenWoman says her daughter is involved in ‘dysfunctional and abusive’ relationshipMon Jul 17 2017 - 17:47
Army captain who lost out on promotion due to maternity leave awarded €824,000Capt Diane Byrne was on leave while interviews for commandant were heldSat Jul 15 2017 - 11:18
Accidents ‘not always someone else’s fault’, High Court judge saysDriver claimed he lost control of car because of loose chippings on Tipperary roadFri Jul 14 2017 - 16:42
State not liable after man lost job over mistaken application of directiveCourt rules while Nigerian man ‘injured’ by State’s error he was not entitled to damagesThu Jul 13 2017 - 21:50
Supreme Court quashes man’s conviction for burglaryAlan Wilson charged with different offence to the one he was questioned over, judges findThu Jul 13 2017 - 13:32
Cerberus subsidiary secures €8m in judgments against ex-bankersJudge refuses to stay orders arising from property and development loansWed Jul 12 2017 - 21:30
Leopardstown owners win appeal over row with sports clubCourt hears mediation agreement with businessman Philip Smyth cannot be rescindedTue Jul 11 2017 - 17:23
Revenue secures orders of €5.2m against father and son businessmenJudge said the cases of Annino and Corrado Forte appeared to involve ‘some element of tax evasion’Tue Jul 11 2017 - 16:08
