State knew of €6.6m loan to JEC over pyrite in BallymunLoan given to James Elliott Construction by Ballymun Regeneration for remedial workMon Mar 06 2017 - 01:00
Planning Tribunal: Suppression of material ‘inexplicable’, businessman saysJoseph Murphy jnr issues statement after tribunal said findings against him were ‘unlawful’Fri Mar 03 2017 - 18:37
Top planning tribunal lawyers’ daily pay rose to €2,250 in 2002Rise was knock-on effect of rates agreed for colleagues working on Morris TribunalFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Joseph Murphy claimed tribunal ‘pattern of non-disclosure’ deliberateBusinessman said James Gogarty’s evidence to planning tribunal was ‘assumed to be true’Fri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Quashing of Joseph Murphy findings a further indication of debaclePlanning tribunal expected to cost State about €160 million before it concludesFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Ex-tribunal chair conducted ‘all the work’ at centre of complaintsPlanning Tribunal has agreed Flood’s findings against businessman were ‘unlawful’Fri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Tribunal finding that businessmen bribed Ray Burke quashedJoseph Murphy junior took action on behalf of himself and his late father over Flood reportThu Mar 02 2017 - 12:58
Charleton outlines his desires for Garda tribunalAnalysis: Judge lays out his stances on legal costs and the media in opening statementTue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
Charleton Tribunal to look at issue of privilege in communications with journalistsTribunal tasked to find out if media was used as ‘instrument for the dissemination of lies’Mon Feb 27 2017 - 13:32
Charleton tribunal to examine if whistleblowers faced ‘malice’Tribunal into alleged Garda malpractice has ‘no pre-conceived notion’ as to villain or victimMon Feb 27 2017 - 11:20
Bankruptcy official ‘concerned’ by letter missing from Sean Dunne fileLetter gave legal advice to solicitor about Walford, a house on Dublin’s Shrewsbury RoadMon Feb 27 2017 - 06:30
Dunne bankruptcy assignee does not have ex-developer’s addressHome address ‘fundamental’ to assessing a bankrupt’s means, assignee saysMon Feb 27 2017 - 05:30
McCabe tribunal to open on Monday in DublinInquiry examining alleged smears against Garda whistleblower will allow TV camerasFri Feb 24 2017 - 21:30
Chair of Garda whistleblower inquiry to make public statementLaunch of tribunal proceedings by Justice Peter Charleton due for Dublin Castle on MondayFri Feb 24 2017 - 17:00
David Drumm dragged into Mercantile pub group disputeFeuding publicans at odds over whether former banker was suggested for finance roleFri Feb 24 2017 - 07:22
Owners row over control of top city pub groupCourt documents reveal depth of shareholder discord as merger of Capital Bars and Mercantile falls apart within a yearFri Feb 24 2017 - 05:05
Judgment orders sought by Cerberus subsidiary PromontoriaCases involve former AIB business banking head in Galway and ex senior Anglo executiveMon Feb 20 2017 - 13:57
Application to be made for wind-up of Irish AsphaltMove part of dispute between JEC and Irish Asphalt over material with excessive pyriteSun Feb 19 2017 - 19:46
Whistleblower inquiry: Peter Charleton known for independenceSupreme Court judge will chair inquiry into Garda whistleblowers controversySat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00
Garda whistleblower Harrison welcomes inclusion in inquiryTribunal to investigate allegation of inappropriate contacts between Tusla and gardaíFri Feb 17 2017 - 01:00
Televised tribunal the right forum for Maurice McCabe casePrivate inquiries held on back of whistleblower disclosures have added to public uneaseWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Irish system is unusually generous with libel damagesLibel Ireland: There is huge disparity in awards for defamation across EuropeWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
McCabes urge politicians to resolve issue of Garda briefingsHusband and wife call on Taoiseach and others to reveal if advised on sex allegationsTue Feb 14 2017 - 20:55
Smearing of McCabe could have involved criminal offencesLegal experts say common law offence of perverting course of justice may applyMon Feb 13 2017 - 19:59
Barr Principles show McCabe’s right to be told of accusationsThose charged with wrong-doing have the right to be informed of what is being allegedMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:44
State’s defamation regime threatens survival of quality pressLibel Ireland: Cost of cases affects efficacy of reporting, submissions on law reform argueMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:00
‘No place in a democracy’ for Donald Trump’s attacks on judgesChair of Bar of Ireland’s human rights wing says US president’s comments ‘sinister’Fri Feb 10 2017 - 13:57
Commissioner’s stewardship dogged by whistleblower issueNóirín O’Sullivan at centre of Garda management at time of McCabe claimsWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:22
Trump travel ban offers insight into complicated US legal systemLegal battle created by executive order is taking place in the federal court networkMon Feb 06 2017 - 19:26
Children’s hospital price tag of €1.9m per bed unusually highSource with experience of building hospitals says €1m per bed considered reasonableMon Feb 06 2017 - 12:59
John Gilligan’s two decades in court funded by StateLegal costs of challenge to conviction and the Cab’s seizure of assets likely to be north of €1mThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
State investigator destroyed files in Seán FitzPatrick caseJury shown footage of ‘panicked’ legal advisor shredding documentsWed Feb 01 2017 - 20:42
Trump testing structures forged in the American revolutionWhat happens next will determine whether the US faces a full-blown constitutional crisisWed Feb 01 2017 - 00:57
Angela Kerins ruling highlights ‘awesome’ privilege of Dáil membersFull costs may not be imposed on former Rehab boss because of gravity of issues raisedTue Jan 31 2017 - 17:20
Seán FitzPatrick investigator shredded documents, court hearsODCE solicitor tells trial he made a ‘calamitous error’ by destroying filesMon Jan 30 2017 - 13:24
Seán FitzPatrick: Corporate case handling changed after 2015 trialCurrent trial of ex-Anglo chairman hears ODCE inquiries now always involve gardaíFri Jan 27 2017 - 16:50
Chief Justice expressed strong concerns on judicial posts regimeGovernment committed to body featuring majority who are neither judges nor lawyersFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Judges fear lay majority on judicial body will politicise appointmentsNew appointments commission may be hijacked by groups with specific agendasFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Anglo witnesses ‘coached’, Sean FitzPatrick trial hearsCounsel for bank’s former chairman claims investigator told auditors what to sayThu Jan 26 2017 - 21:16
Fitzgerald backs lay majority system for appointing judgesMinister for Justice says Government has ‘no distrust’ of existing judicial selection processWed Jan 25 2017 - 11:41
Ex-Anglo directors did not know FitzPatrick loans moved at year end, court hearsFintan Drury says he did not know of ex-chairman’s extensive loans with the bank until December 2008Tue Jan 24 2017 - 13:21
Long-term unemployment a threat to EU project, says advocacy groupSocial Justice Ireland report shows Ireland strong on higher education, weak on tax takeMon Jan 23 2017 - 00:30
Dublin council urged to explain €6.6m loan to building companyAuthority gave interest-free loan to firm to fund Ballymun project and litigationSat Jan 14 2017 - 01:00
Colm Keena: ‘Journalists in Europe’ crucial for hungry young reportersIn no-low-fares, no-internet 1990, being on scheme was just like ‘stepping into the world’Fri Jan 13 2017 - 01:19
High Court to hear British Brexit escape route caseLeading British lawyer wants ruling on possible reversal of article 50Thu Jan 12 2017 - 22:00
Seán FitzPatrick warrants deemed unlawful, court hearsFormer Anglo chairman has pleaded not guilty to 27 charges at Dublin Circuit Criminal CourtWed Jan 11 2017 - 13:17
Dublin City Council gave €6.6m interest-free loan to building firmBallymun Regeneration loan to James Elliott Construction given in part for legal actionsWed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
Dublin City Council has questions to answer over 2011 loanHow much risk was involved in loaning money to building firm to pursue legal actions?Wed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
‘Slane’ registered as trademark by US multinationalEU decision prevents local businesses from using name of town in titles or productsSat Jan 07 2017 - 01:00
Hotel set to house refugees linked to other Ballaghaderreen propertiesCompany that bought disused building acquired houses in Co Roscommon townSat Jan 07 2017 - 01:00
