TII to buy Dartmouth Square objectors’ houses as challenge to MetroLink is dropped
Surprise move, which will end judicial review proceedings, is expected to facilitate the early development of the rail line
High Court
Widow had capacity when she made last will leaving her Sligo home to a niece, judge rules
High Court became involved after woman’s GP declined to swear she had testamentary capacity
Man’s cohabiting partner entitled to provision from estate after father loses appeal
Pair had discussed marriage, but it was not legal in Ireland at time of man’s death
‘Emphatic’ rejection super-junior ministers challenges surprises constitutional lawyers
Ruling that cabinet confidentiality applies to anyone privy to its meetings described as ‘quite significant’
Elderly patient injured when hospital ceiling collapsed on his bed, court hears
Hugh O’Donnell (76) left covered in water and debris and was in distress when found by staff
Retailers fail in challenge to new smoking sales licence fee
Under the new system retailers will have to pay €1,800
Conor McGregor takes second case alleging defamation around reporting of Nikita Hand case
Intended action against publishers of Irish Sun newspaper has been filed on behalf of Mixed Martial Arts performer
Opposition TDs lose legal challenge over ‘super junior’ ministers sitting at Cabinet
Court holds Constitution does not restrict attendances at Cabinet meetings to the 15 members of Government
Judge calls for crackdown amid rise in ‘violent’ behaviour in court
High Court president says litigants who engage in disruptive behaviour risk facing criminal prosecution
Judges deserve more ‘credit’ for their handling of planning cases, says High Court president
Increased Garda presence sought at Four Courts after recent increase in hostile litigants attending court
Contempt ruling sought against Tusla for failing to place children in special care
Child and family agency has not complied with court orders as no beds available in secure care units
Boy (12) settles case over injury suffered at birth for €900,000
Noah Boland sued HSE over Erb’s Palsy, claiming it would leave him with life long disability
Two senior counsel nominated for appointment as High Court judges
Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell to fill vacancies arising due to appointment of judge to Court of Appeal and an upcoming retirement
Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hears
Criminal Assets Bureau says house in Youghal was bought in 2015 using money from ‘elaborate’ scam
Ireland’s new apartment guidelines to be referred to European court after challenge
Interpretation of EU’s Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive a key issue in case
Valerie French Kilroy’s family sue her killer husband for damages
James Kilroy is serving a life sentence for murder of wife Valerie French Kilroy in Co Mayo in 2019
Enoch Burke will not be prosecuted for criminal contempt, Attorney General tells High Court
In rare court appearance as AG, Rossa Fanning SC said likely outcome and benefit of contempt case must be considered
Michael Lynn associate Yavor Poptoshev told he must enter plea at next court appearance
Bulgarian national failed in Supreme Court challenge to law compelling him to disclose passwords to electronic devices
Facebook parent Meta granted permission by High Court to challenge possible €430m fine
Data Protection Commission proposes levy over user’s personal data being held in digital warehouse
Case alleging chief of Limerick firm spent company money on girlfriends settles
Jennifer O’Carroll had sought orders lifting her suspension as director and company secretary and to stop alleged interference in her role as chief operating officer
Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the State
Judge directed the easing of stringent reporting restrictions in the proceedings, noting the significant public interest issues
Group takes third legal challenge over planned development of 402 apartments in south Dublin
Ballyboden Tidy Towns Group claims latest planning approval breaches Irish and European law
Case involving boy who hurt knee in south Dublin playground settled for €62,000
Court told surface under swing was inappropriate but has since been replaced
Man shot in face by neighbour in laneway dispute awarded €128,000
Gerard Sweeney (53) sued Patrick J Friel (59) of Churchill, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, over injuries from shotgun wounds to his head
John Magnier gave ‘entirely false’ evidence in Tipperary land dispute, judge finds
Businessman faces legal bill of €6m as judge says ‘lying ... is what happened’ in High Court case
Doctor played ‘cat and mouse’ to avoid being found in breach of landlord duties, says judge
Dr Abdallah Alsaleh lost his High Court appeal against a €7,500 damages award to a couple who alleged he unlawfully evicted them
Mother seeks order so she can breastfeed newborn baby taken into care
Woman is asking High Court to direct that the child be put back on her breast milk for the sake of his healthy development
Boy (11) settles High Court action over his birth at Cork hospital for €4m
HSE denies all claims made and says treatment was appropriate
‘I was never in Greece’: Limerick man on human trafficking charge remanded in custody
Jeremiah O’Brien (55) alleged to have facilitated transportation of 66 people from Greece towards Italy
High Court case over disputed control of Islamic centre in South Dublin is withdrawn
Action should never have been brought and statements contained ‘ludicrous’ claims, says judge
Limerick hospital apologises for failings in care that led to baby girl’s death
Opportunity to save the life of Aoibheann Fitzgerald was missed, High Court hears
Judge halts marathon dispute between brother and sister over former family home in Dublin
Siblings involved have both since died but fresh proceedings over Inchicore property are pending
Elon Musk and X granted High Court permission to challenge Coimisiún na Meán investigation
Media regulator had commenced a formal investigation ‘into the provider of the X online platform under the EU Digital Services Act’
Businessman launches High Court challenge to Baggot Street Hospital primary care centre
Eamonn Hoey granted permission to pursue case against planning permission for facility on site of protected structure
Family in caravan with no water or toilet allegedly told they are not homeless
Limerick County Council found family not homeless as they have ‘roof over their heads’, court hears
Third refugee centre company sues State over contract repudiation
Planned centre in Donnybrook, Dublin, was to accommodate 41 residents in 13 rooms
Farmer with €1.9m net assets must pay estranged wife €650,000 lump sum, High Court rules
Man must also pay her additional monies for undisclosed inherited lands
Emergency works sought for Moore Street buildings due to judicial review ‘impasse’
Hammerson is seeking planning permission to halt worsening condition of buildings on Moore Street and Parnell Street
Couple who had termination after wrongful advice highlight ‘years of extraordinary pain’
Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely were advised to terminate their healthy baby after receiving a misdiagnosis
HSE apologises to couple wrongfully advised of fatal foetal abnormality
Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely were advised to terminate their healthy baby after receiving a misdiagnosis
Italian companies locked out of Meta accounts fail in bid for temporary High Court orders
Firms also claimed Facebook parent unlawfully retained about €5 million in prepayments
Woman who fell from hotel window on wedding night settles High Court action
Bride suffered fractured ribs and other injuries after fall at Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, Co Limerick
Dublin drainage project to move forward after court challenge settled
Project seen as key to enabling housing and growth in capital was due to be completed in 2025
Solar 21 denies two subsidiaries are insolvent after investors file winding-up petition
Renewable energy group says it will ‘vigorously’ defend itself
High Court hears dispute over new Government apartment guidelines
Judge canvasses possibility of case being referred to European Court
Doctor who lacked basic medical knowledge struck off Irish register
Ophthalmologist obtained Irish licence shortly after colleagues in a Norwegian hospital made formal complaints about him
Businessman jailed over State’s largest crystal meth haul faces forfeiting part of house sale
Former garden centre operator Nathan McDonnell pleaded guilty to importing €32m of drugs into Cork in 2023
People objecting to infrastructure projects could be offered damages to avoid delays
Proposed reform of judicial reviews could see ‘flaws addressed retrospectively’
High Court quashes permission for 422 unit build-to-rent development in South Dublin
Project in contravention of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028
Enoch Burke will remain in jail for Christmas, judge says
Jailed teacher claimed to present Oxford dictionary meaning of ‘baleful’ and ‘stalking’ in argument with judge
Murderer takes legal challenge over claims of prejudice against his efforts to get into an open prison
Double-killer Derek Wade says Portuguese extradition warrant is affecting his parole efforts
Judge approves insolvency arrangement writing down farmer’s €1.5m debt to €20,000
Unsecured debt arose from buy-to-let property investments by James McDonnell (52), a father of four from Co Westmeath
Detective who lent bicycle to ‘vulnerable’ man given permission to challenge refusal of medical cert
Eamonn Cunnane submits that ‘act of kindness’ during pandemic led to allegations against him of criminality, theft and negligence
Ranelagh residents willing to enter mediation on efforts to challenge MetroLink, court told
Nineteen people living in Dartmouth Square West have filed judicial review proceedings over ACP’s grant of permission for 18.8km project
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