Troubled teenager ‘intends to kill children’, court toldDetails emerge of interest in cannibalism during hearing into psychiatric care for boyTue May 02 2017 - 15:19
Ex-Dart driver who refused urine sample to be reinstatedPaul Leblique took action against Iarnród Éireann after being demoted by the firmFri Apr 28 2017 - 19:47
State to pay visually impaired man’s costs in case over votingRobbie Sinnott sued Minister after failure to provide way of allowing him cast ballot secretlyFri Apr 28 2017 - 19:31
‘Dysfunctional’ HSE wrongly told anorexic treatment not fundedJudge criticises body after it mistakenly said money would not be there to send man to UKFri Apr 28 2017 - 16:07
€6.3m settlement for ‘Grace’ among highest for such a caseUnusual feature of settlement is its inclusion of general damages award for €600,000Fri Apr 28 2017 - 09:55
Judge awards ‘Grace’ €6.3m over ‘scandal’ of her treatmentCourt says payment about trying to put right wrongs done to woman while in State careThu Apr 27 2017 - 17:11
Haulier who left cyclist paralysed permitted to appeal driving banTim Walsh was jailed for three years after he admitted dangerous driving causing serious injury to Vincent O’DriscollWed Apr 26 2017 - 20:57
Nurse’s affidavit critical of Volkswagen lawyers’ walk-outHigh Court hearing car firm’s judicial review proceedings concerning District Court caseWed Apr 26 2017 - 20:45
Gayle Dunne seeks go-ahead to question bankruptcy trusteeWife of bankrupt developer Sean Dunne seeks to overturn order freezing her assetsTue Apr 25 2017 - 16:53
VW seeks to have emissions scandal case moved from Mayo courtCar giant insists it is not seeking to stop Irish motorist litigatingTue Apr 25 2017 - 16:47
President of Irish High Court to make ruling on BrexitBritish barrister and politicians seek Article 50 decision referred to Court of Justice of the EUMon Apr 24 2017 - 19:57
New runway will make homes uninhabitable, residents claimActions against Dublin Airport’s €320m plan to be fast-tracked by Commercial CourtMon Apr 24 2017 - 19:52
High Court judge refuses appeal to his decision over wind farm siteCork residents’ concerns included the environmental impact of the developmentMon Apr 24 2017 - 18:33
State opposes Denis O’Brien’s application for costs in Dáil caseBusinessman seeking ‘portion’ of estimated €1m legal fees following failed High Court actionFri Apr 07 2017 - 18:16
Judge adjourns application for DNR orders for brain-injured manJudge says he will visit man in hospital before he hears legal submissions next monthFri Apr 07 2017 - 16:44
High Court lifts block on bookies’ pitches at horse racing coursesGrand National at Fairyhouse would have been affected if injunction stoodThu Apr 06 2017 - 20:24
Early hearing sought in High Court to expedite Brexit caseAction seeks to establish if Britain can halt Brexit after triggering article 50Thu Apr 06 2017 - 20:22
Woman who slipped in bar ‘caused own accident’, court hearsPublican claims deleted CCTV footage shows her trying to lift up a man before fallingThu Apr 06 2017 - 20:20
Parents oppose HSE orders not to resuscitate sonJudge tells mother he would do his ‘level best to make the right decision’Thu Apr 06 2017 - 18:27
Mother of murdered daughter seeks to challenge refusal of compensationCourt told scheme’s exclusion rule breaches mother’s rightsWed Apr 05 2017 - 20:22
HSE asks judge for DNR order for severely brain injured manParents believe son’s condition has improved over the past yearWed Apr 05 2017 - 20:21
Lotto winner loses legal battle over Titanic bar planCourt heard man borrowed extensively in bid to complete the project in Cobh, Co CorkWed Apr 05 2017 - 19:51
Bank urges court to find Kean breached undertakings on loansCounsel for EBS says court should draw inferences from Kean’s failure to give evidenceWed Apr 05 2017 - 19:10
How Ireland’s courts decide who has to pay for failed casesHigh Court ruled for Angela Kerins as Public Accounts Committee legal action ‘raised issues of public importance’Wed Apr 05 2017 - 17:41
Angela Kerins gets most of her legal costs in failed case against PACEx-Rehab boss had taken action against Dáil committeeWed Apr 05 2017 - 16:33
Consultant gynaecologist struck off medical registerHigh Court order follows finding by Irish Medical Council of professional misconductTue Apr 04 2017 - 19:31
Jailed nurse who stole €45,000 from patient struck off registerNurse took the money from the ‘comfort account’ of a nursing home residentTue Apr 04 2017 - 17:57
Judge may visit brain-injured man to decide case of ‘major importance’Patient’s parents oppose HSE move to allow doctors not to make certain interventions if man's condition worsensTue Apr 04 2017 - 17:31
Bank of Ireland seeks court approval for reorganisationProposed scheme includes capital reduction requiring shareholder and court approvalTue Apr 04 2017 - 13:57
Firm urges court to let case over Esat licence award proceedCourt must decide if type of third-party funding involved is contrary to public policyMon Apr 03 2017 - 19:38
HSE not to seek contraceptive implants for mentally ill womanExecutive had previously sought court orders permitting procedure for pregnant womanMon Apr 03 2017 - 18:28
High Court frees pensioner jailed for not paying €5,000 debtFree Legal Advice Centres says case highlights ‘major failings’ in State’s lawsFri Mar 31 2017 - 16:43
Construction firm director faces extradition to the UKThomas Joseph O’Connor received 4½-year sentence in London for €5.8m tax fraudThu Mar 30 2017 - 21:39
Judge to rule on Denis O’Brien’s case over Dáil statementsLegal costs expected to exceed €1m, and liability will be decided after judgment is deliveredThu Mar 30 2017 - 20:13
Supreme Court to hear appeal over foreign adoption recognitionCase immediately affects status of two children adopted in another countryThu Mar 30 2017 - 20:10
Visually impaired man wins case against State over votingCourt says Minister should outline plans to allow people to mark ballots without assistanceThu Mar 30 2017 - 18:54
Hotel worker who cut hand on glass awarded €77,000Assistant duty manager was directed to tidy items from around the cash register at barThu Mar 30 2017 - 17:43
Solicitor denies conflict over Gerald Kean’s undertakingsEBS alleges Kean failed to return title deeds for two properties in Co WaterfordThu Mar 30 2017 - 17:25
Solicitor at Gerald Kean law firm says her files on EBS loan case in order in 2008Court hears letter regarding Dolores Corcoran property missing when file checkedWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:24
Judgment reserved on Ian Bailey appeal over garda ‘conspiracy’Perjury warning to key witness could not be regarded as having biased the jury, state arguesWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:11
Gerald Kean’s firm did nothing wrong over loans, court toldSolicitor for law firm says ‘mistake’ was made by EBS in relation to Waterford loansTue Mar 28 2017 - 19:03
Ian Bailey’s appeal against High Court ruling opensJury dismissed claim gardaí conspired to frame him for Toscan du Plantier murderTue Mar 28 2017 - 16:52
‘Dangerous’ mentally ill man can be detained as ward of courtMan who is risk to self and others can be detained in Central Mental HospitalMon Mar 27 2017 - 19:08
Health firm must explain discrepancies in €27,000-a-month care plansJudge says Nua Healthcare’s plan for vulnerable man appears to relate to someone elseMon Mar 27 2017 - 17:59
Court changes order restricting reporting of tree death caseOrder meant media could not give name of man awarded €400,000 over death of wifeFri Mar 24 2017 - 18:58
Solicitor Kean ‘incorrectly’ gave title deeds to rival lender, witness saysEBS expert witness says liability for breach of undertaking rests with signatoryFri Mar 24 2017 - 17:40
HSE gets court order permitting Caesarean for mentally ill womanBut judge turns down request for contraceptive implants, saying it’s currently ‘a step too far’Fri Mar 24 2017 - 13:50
EBS employee denies ‘systemic failures’ behind case against Gerald KeanBuilding society is suing solicitor over title deeds to Waterford propertiesThu Mar 23 2017 - 17:50
Gerald Kean’s failure to return deeds impeding repayments, court toldDeeds for properties belonging to ex-girlfriend Dolores Corcoran yet to be returnedWed Mar 22 2017 - 17:34
EBS sues Gerald Kean over title deeds linked to ex-girlfriendBank alleges failure by solicitor to return deeds of properties bought by Dolores CorcoranTue Mar 21 2017 - 20:21
