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
Greystones school loses McDonald’s planning challengePermission for fast food restaurant near three schools allowed but firm has ‘lost interest’Tue Jul 11 2017 - 13:44
Anorexic woman ‘stable but critical’, High Court toldOrders for detention of woman refusing consent for treatment are continuedMon Jul 10 2017 - 19:53
There ‘can be no place for solicitors found guilty of dishonesty’ - High Court judgeLaw Society granted declaration Daniel Downes not fit person to be in professionMon Jul 10 2017 - 18:05
Award to severely disabled boy increased to €13.3 millionBoy to get additional €3.5 million after court decision affecting interest rates on awardsMon Jul 10 2017 - 14:44
Sean FitzPatrick’s wife claims entitlement to ‘substantial’ assetsFormer Anglo Irish Bank chairman declared bankrupt in 2010 with debts of €147mFri Jul 07 2017 - 16:26
State will not appeal declaration visually impaired man should get secret ballotFather of two complained he must ask polling station officer to complete his ballotThu Jul 06 2017 - 21:50
Appeal by man arrested for breach of deportation order dismissedMan’s claim gardaí had no power to stop and arrest him while driving defied logicThu Jul 06 2017 - 17:56
Man to be made ward of court despite his oppositionJury says man with schizophrenia should be placed under protection of the High CourtWed Jul 05 2017 - 17:54
Homeless family of seven in hotels 18 months to be housed, court toldUnemployed couple and five children have had 10 temporary abodes in last four yearsTue Jul 04 2017 - 17:05
Woman loses insolvency deal case after dispute over house valueLender Start Mortgages rejected €180,000 valuation of the woman’s Co Offaly homeMon Jul 03 2017 - 20:50
Vulnerable woman must stay in ‘inappropriate’ psychiatric unitIntellectually disabled woman traumatised after leaving care to live with man in traveller campMon Jul 03 2017 - 15:22
Homeless woman denied jobseeker’s allowance over ‘address issue’Court hears woman had to leave her Clondalkin accommodation due to delayFri Jun 30 2017 - 22:22
Schoolboy expelled for smoking joint wins fresh hearingPupil, expelled last year aged 14, has been unable to find a school to sit his Junior CertFri Jun 30 2017 - 17:50
Woman traumatised by husband’s road crash settles actionCourt hears Wexford woman was a second victim by witnessing her husband’s painThu Jun 29 2017 - 20:30
Guerin seeks to appeal Shatter’s challenge to whistleblower reportBarrister opposing Court of Appeal ruling that review put ex-minister’s rights in jeopardyWed Jun 28 2017 - 13:02
Settlement of €1.5m for severely disabled woman approved by courtOpera singer Elaine Lennon suffered severe injuries due to failures to properly diagnose headachesTue Jun 27 2017 - 18:42
Medical negligence action by man who killed landlord may not go aheadSaverio Bellante was taken off anti-psychotic medication three days before death of Tom O’GormanTue Jun 27 2017 - 18:24
‘Challenging’ man with €750,000 must stay in ward for mentally illMan who suffered head injury in crash is not mentally ill but has no suitable place to goTue Jun 27 2017 - 14:42
Mentally ill woman ‘may be given’ contraceptive injectionMedics believe woman, who exhibits a ‘child-like quality’, at risk of another pregnancyMon Jun 26 2017 - 16:50
Anorexic woman ‘will die’ without treatment, judge saysCare for 18-year-old, who weighs some 40kg and is ‘living on’ tea and cigarettes, approvedMon Jun 26 2017 - 15:21
Brexit could threaten Irish immigration policy, expert warnsCommon Travel Area focus could exclude migrants, Piaras Mac Éinrí claimsSun Jun 25 2017 - 17:26
