‘Unborn child’ has significant legal rights, judge rulesHigh Court justice finds the rights of the ‘unborn’ extend beyond the right to lifeTue Aug 02 2016 - 01:00
Supreme Court judge critical of ‘inefficient’ asylum processMr Justice John MacMenamin says system serves neither State nor applicantsFri Jul 29 2016 - 16:44
Former INBS director loses bid to stop Central Bank inquiryLiability due to INBS collapse outweighs John Stanley Purcell’s claim, says judgeFri Jul 29 2016 - 12:31
Man who used CIÉ field for 30 years loses caseSupreme court appeal dismissed but CIÉ not to seek costsFri Jul 29 2016 - 01:00
Dubai firm with alleged links to Quinns can be sued hereIBRC alleges firm is part of conspiracy to place assets beyond bank’s reachThu Jul 28 2016 - 21:05
Circuit Court judged not to have jurisdiction to make possession ordersCourt of Appeal ruling expected to have ‘unfortunate’ consequences for other casesThu Jul 28 2016 - 12:44
Terms agreed to allow Quinn case adjournmentMembers of family claim orders freezing assets prevent them living ‘normal’ livesWed Jul 27 2016 - 17:12
Quinns seek to ease ‘hugely oppressive’ asset-freezing ordersIBRC opposes application, alleging failure to co-operate with receiversTue Jul 26 2016 - 17:02
Judge orders preliminary hearing in NUIG discrimination caseFour female lecturers alleging gender discrimination in a competition for promotionTue Jul 26 2016 - 13:55
Gay man drops legal challenge to blood donation banDecision follows decision by Minister for Health to end permanent prohibitionTue Jul 26 2016 - 13:00
Schrems and Facebook privacy case: next round set for FebruaryData Protection Commissioner seeks to refer EU-US data transfers to European courtMon Jul 25 2016 - 16:55
Female army captain wins action over blocked promotionDiane Byrne excluded from promotions process because she was on maternity leaveMon Jul 25 2016 - 11:29
PAC entitled to know of ‘huge’ sums paid to Rehab, court hearsAngela Kerins claims conduct of Oireachtas hearings was unlawfulFri Jul 22 2016 - 19:43
Retired judge wins case to practise as barristerBarry White, on €79,000 pension, claimed he needed work out of financial necessityFri Jul 22 2016 - 13:49
Kerins seeking ‘unprecedented’ court control over DáilEx-Rehab CEO seeking to alter separation of powers between courts and legislature, court toldThu Jul 21 2016 - 13:03
PAC knew manner of inquiry into Rehab was ‘off limits’, court toldAngela Kerins alleges Dáil committee had an agenda to ‘go after’ her and impose accountabilityTue Jul 19 2016 - 18:31
High Court approves US bid to join data privacy caseCase was sparked by privacy campaigner Max Schrems’ complaint to data protection watchdogTue Jul 19 2016 - 13:28
Girl gets €100,000 over claims of permanent scarring on backChild alleged chemical burn from a skin cleansing solution soon after birthMon Jul 18 2016 - 18:31
HSE seeks orders not to resuscitate severely brain-injured manDoctors say the patient in 30s and on ventilator for some years has poor prognosis andMon Jul 18 2016 - 18:16
Minister for Justice wins appeal against asylum rulingAppeal arose in case of a woman from DRC who came here in 2008 and sought asylumFri Jul 15 2016 - 17:27
Visually impaired man sues State over voting facilitiesRobert Sinnott claims his ability to cast ballot in secret impaired by current situationFri Jul 15 2016 - 15:09
High Court appoints liquidator to suicide charityConsole €294,000 in debt and unable to maintain its service, court hearsFri Jul 15 2016 - 01:03
Disabled homeless man seeks emergency housing in WicklowThomas Donnelly has been on Wicklow County Council’s housing list for eight yearsFri Jul 15 2016 - 01:01
Angela Kerins was victim of ‘PAC steamroller’, counsel saysHearing into Rehab payments was ‘ inquiry into charity sector earnings’, court toldThu Jul 14 2016 - 19:12
Angela Kerins tells court she tried to end her lifeEx-Rehab chief says attempt came after ‘bullying’ by TDs during committee hearingThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:04
Angela Kerins had ‘bizarre belief’ her death would resolve controversyFormer Rehab chief claims PAC had no power to question her on paymentsWed Jul 13 2016 - 18:01
Sale of homes blocked as ‘innocent spouses’ did not sign for loansCredit union wanted to sell properties used by men as security for development fundsWed Jul 13 2016 - 17:18
Documents disclosure would cause Red Flag ‘irreparable harm’Confidentiality crucial to firm that prepared dossier on Denis O’Brien, High Court hearsWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
State loses case over freeing of three dissident republicansCourt dismisses appeal against orders freeing the men transferred here 14 years agoWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
Phil Hogan receives defamation damages over Traveller storiesEU commissioner claims Irish Daily Mail and TV3 wrongly suggested he was prejudicedTue Jul 12 2016 - 15:46
State loses appeal against release of dissident republicansUK court convicted three Co Louth men of trying to buy explosives for Real IRATue Jul 12 2016 - 12:20
Thomas McFeely’s wife linked to property sought by receiversWoman fails to show court valid lease for Rathgar home being used as guesthouseTue Jul 12 2016 - 01:00
ESB procedure for serving notice of works ruled unlawfulDecision by Court of Appeal to have significant effect on way wayleave notices are servedMon Jul 11 2016 - 17:24
Courts service told to reconsider decision to close Skibbereen courthouseHigh Court upholds arguments by local lawyers that decision was contaminated by errors of factFri Jul 08 2016 - 21:43
Ex-judge Barry White will be ‘very happy’ with outcome of caseHigh Court justice reserves judgment on action seeking to resume barrister practiceFri Jul 08 2016 - 17:26
Property in Moore Street ‘battlefield’ row has been sold, court toldHigh Court said in March that various buildings in area are a national monumentFri Jul 08 2016 - 14:40
Ruling against data transfer regime may cost Europe €143bn a year, says FacebookUS tells High Court case is of ‘critical importance’Thu Jul 07 2016 - 19:55
Masseur accused of sex assault wants woman to name alleged abusersMan says trial should be stopped if plaintiff does not identify as it’s critical to her credibilityThu Jul 07 2016 - 18:25
Woman who slipped on manhole cover in zoo awarded €115,000Gwen Leost Kane can no longer do Breton folk dancing, cycle or walk long distancesWed Jul 06 2016 - 19:08
Retired judge says income not ‘adequate’ to meet needs of familyBarry White got €250,000 payment on retirement, plus €78,000 annual pensionWed Jul 06 2016 - 19:04
Ian Bailey’s partner fails to prevent pre-trial hearing in damages casePre-trial hearing could result in Jules Thomas’ damages case being thrown outWed Jul 06 2016 - 12:51
Sunday World agrees to pay damages to bank worker in defamation caseNewspaper apologises in settlement of action over article about €7.6m ‘tiger’ kidnappingTue Jul 05 2016 - 15:32
Central Bank wants Jerry Beades’ court action haltedBank seeks to have proceedings struck out as vexatiousMon Jul 04 2016 - 16:12
Solicitor who admitted gambling problem has accounts frozenInterim orders secured by Law Society after client account deficit of over €300,000 disclosedFri Jul 01 2016 - 15:31
Court halts widower’s case over alleged delay in treating wifeJoseph Hewitt claims wrongful death, was seeking damages from HSETue Jun 28 2016 - 18:02
Dublin private school teacher denies calling boy a ‘little bitch’Pierce Dillon challenges Catholic University School’s handling of complaintTue Jun 28 2016 - 17:41
Postmaster loses appeal against termination of jobMan sacked following armed robbery during which his son was kidnapped at gunpointTue Jun 28 2016 - 15:54
Irish data protection case ‘of the utmost importance’ to USApplication by US to join High Court action following Max Schrems claims over validity of data transfers between EU and USMon Jun 27 2016 - 18:45
Jogger hit by wing mirror of van awarded €134,000Teacher Donna Woods was jogging with a friend near her home when struckFri Jun 24 2016 - 17:01
