Prisoner’s single ‘slopping out’ case likely to cost State over €1mA further 1,200 cases to follow over practice of prisoners emptying their in-cell latrinesFri Oct 13 2017 - 19:39
‘Overworked’ Mayo janitor (73) awarded €64,000 damagesRichard Steer never refused overtime and once worked 19 twelve-hour shifts in a rowFri Oct 13 2017 - 17:57
Woman who sued after falling on broken concrete settles caseAnne Marie Fagan told High Court her whole life changed after 2009 fall in CrumlinFri Oct 13 2017 - 14:22
Denis O’Brien loses court appeal over Red Flag dossierBusinessman sought access to documents that might have disclosed identity of clientFri Oct 13 2017 - 11:22
Potential exists for finding of legal right to State housing - judgeHigh Court judge dismisses appeal aimed at barring lawful eviction from rented dwellingThu Oct 12 2017 - 18:24
Woman settles action over her birth 20 years ago for €8.5mClaim involves alleged failure to monitor foetal heartbeat for period on day of birthThu Oct 12 2017 - 17:52
Apple given go-ahead to start €850m data centre in AthenryHigh Court judge dismisses objections to planning permission for facilityThu Oct 12 2017 - 13:29
Judge considers man’s freedom to make choices ‘for his own bad’Psychiatrists disagree over whether man with brain injury should be detained in hospitalWed Oct 11 2017 - 19:55
Court reserves judgment over Michael Lowry tribunal costsIndependent TD claims he was treated differently to Charles HaugheyWed Oct 11 2017 - 18:25
US wants views taken into account in data transfer caseLawyers for commissioner, Facebook and Schrems will try to agree on questionsWed Oct 11 2017 - 14:50
Denis O’Brien appeal over Dáil comments case to be heard in Supreme CourtBusinessman’s case to run in tandem with Angela Kerins action over treatment by PACTue Oct 10 2017 - 18:06
Gardaí deprived of ‘genuine’ sick pay consultation processSupreme Court reserves judgment on GRA appeal over halving of sick leave entitlementsTue Oct 10 2017 - 17:35
Court rules against Wallace attempt to secure documents from ODCEJudge rules documents sought by TD in case against disqualification orders are irrelevantMon Oct 09 2017 - 20:00
O’Flynn firm challenges Cabinteely planning refusalBord Pleanála refused permission for 34 houses and a roadway in south Co DublinMon Oct 09 2017 - 17:58
An Post ‘failed to tackle’ bullying of woman by co-workersCatherine Hurley left to ‘ride out the storm’ by employer after complaint about colleagueMon Oct 09 2017 - 16:52
Anorexic girl ‘missing Ireland terribly’ during UK treatmentTeenager, whose weight fell as low as 35kg, told judge visit would help ‘to motivate me’Mon Oct 09 2017 - 16:39
Human rights academic says pro-Brexit vote driven by ‘hatred of the other’There will be a hard Brexit because there is ‘no functioning British government’Sun Oct 08 2017 - 16:24
Court clears way for Tallaght shopping centre extensionDunnes Stores had appealed decision in favour of the owners and operators who want to build extensionFri Oct 06 2017 - 20:18
Man claims ‘cult’ payment caused ‘spiritual injury’ to elderly fatherCourt hears claim €200,000 was paid to priest acting as agent for House of PrayerFri Oct 06 2017 - 20:16
Man charged with sexual offences against two sisters fails to stop trialWomen claim family friend assaulted them when they were aged between nine and 13Fri Oct 06 2017 - 15:17
Woman fired over ‘vulgar emails’ can pursue unfair dismissal caseUPC terminated employment of Ann Marie Ryan on grounds of serious misconductThu Oct 05 2017 - 17:24
Debtors cannot directly appeal rejected insolvency arrangementsHigh Court judge’s ruling has implications for hundreds of casesThu Oct 05 2017 - 15:38
Workers can claim damages over substandard accommodation, court rulesIssues arising from workers’ treatment have ‘a distinctly Victorian feel’ to them, says judgeWed Oct 04 2017 - 16:13
Homeless family of seven ‘housed’ after months in hotelCouple and five children lived in 10 temporary accommodations in four yearsWed Oct 04 2017 - 14:56
State having ‘general whinge’ about Ian Bailey caseCork resident sought damages over Garda inquiry into Sophie Toscan du Plantier murderWed Oct 04 2017 - 12:58
Man barred from contacting intellectually disabled womanMan had smashed phone and laptop, barricaded her in bedroom, High Court toldTue Oct 03 2017 - 18:22
High Court asks ECJ to examine Facebook caseMax Schrems case may have huge implications for EU data privacy rights, says judgeTue Oct 03 2017 - 14:13
Judge to rule on Ryanair’s Channel 4 defamation caseDispatches, shown in 2013, dealt with Ryanair’s fuel policy, pilots and passenger safetyMon Oct 02 2017 - 18:41
Archbishop says law must ‘curb the arrogance of the powerful’Religious services held in Dublin to mark beginning of new legal yearMon Oct 02 2017 - 11:44
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
