Supreme Court told adoption of girl against birth mother’s wishes is ‘not proportionate’The birth mother is appealing an order allowing the girl to be adopted by her foster motherTue Apr 18 2023 - 17:04
TD asked to clarify legal points in challenge against Sipo decision on Varadkar leak inquiryPaul Murphy must address ‘fundamental point’ concerning preliminary nature of Sipo’s decision, judge saysMon Apr 17 2023 - 18:39
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to permission for 205 apartments in PhibsboroughResidents’ groups want approval for the build-to-rent scheme overturnedMon Apr 17 2023 - 15:39
Supreme Court to consider nature of local development plans and how these can be challengedSeveral well-known development firms have pending actions over development plansFri Mar 31 2023 - 16:01
Enoch Burke rejects Judge's decision he was not ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing of disputeEnoch Burke speaks to the press after a High Court judge rejected his that claim he was ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing of dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School.Fri Mar 31 2023 - 13:46
Judge rejects Enoch Burke’s claim he was ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing ‘You can’t hope to win a game of soccer by running away with the ball,’ High Court judge says as four-day case comes to an endFri Mar 31 2023 - 12:41
Woman alleged not to have left bedroom in nearly two years can be transferred to hospital with use of reasonable force, court rulesJudge allows use of restraint and sedation to move young woman, who has allegedly been confined to lower bunk bedThu Mar 30 2023 - 18:13
No policy barrier to recognising foreign adoption orders for children born via surrogacy, Supreme Court rulesChief Justice says inertia with regard to legislating area of surrogacy ‘not a viable option even in the near term’Thu Mar 30 2023 - 17:10
Human rights body joins Supreme Court appeals against admissibility of phone data at trialsLawyers were asked to include in file to court the recent Court of Appeal judgment dismissing Graham Dwyer’s appeal against murder convictionWed Mar 29 2023 - 19:39
Supreme Court to hear birth mother’s appeal against adoption of daughterCourt says appeal raises matters of ‘profound public importance’ about adoption ordersWed Mar 29 2023 - 17:53
High Court wrongly concluded public interest in cheaper drugs overrode patent holder rights, appeal court rulesThere was ‘nothing unlawful’ in Biogen’s application for and exploitation of a parent patentWed Mar 29 2023 - 16:53
Supreme Court to hear arguments in May on consequences of Patrick Quirke ruling Court will consider its jurisdiction to order a retrial of Co Tipperary farmer or to make a ruling on the evidenceWed Mar 29 2023 - 14:32
Man granted international protection in Greece challenges ‘inadmissible’ finding for Irish applicationHigh Court judge says applicants arriving from Greece are raising similar issue “very very frequently”Tue Mar 28 2023 - 21:24
Father not entitled to order for return of child to home country, court rulesJudge was satisfied the family probably intended to move to Ireland, if not permanently, at least for a lengthy periodMon Mar 27 2023 - 21:10
Meta challenges DPC’s €265m fine over third-party data ‘scrape’Meta alleges the decision was reached in breach of various articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EUMon Mar 27 2023 - 18:21
Failure to submit climate strategy due in 2020 puts State behind its EU peers, court hearsFriends of the Irish Environment wants court to force Government to submit long-term climate strategyMon Mar 27 2023 - 15:34
Court refuses to compel Adam Clayton to answer ‘inappropriate’ questions from man suing over songJudge dismissed motion in Maurice D Kiely’s case seeking €12m damages from U2 LtdFri Mar 24 2023 - 21:17
High Court refers legal questions to CJEU in planning challenge to 123 Cork apartmentsThe first module of the case, concerning domestic law points, failed in the Supreme CourtFri Mar 24 2023 - 17:00
Couple refused international protection did not derive right to work from applicant child, court rulesThe application fails because an infant does not have a right to work in the Irish StateThu Mar 23 2023 - 16:33
Restaurateur Marcus Sweeney’s firm agrees to hand over Co Meath lands in Cab caseJudge previously described Celtic Tiger socialite as ‘up to his oxters’ in organised crimeWed Mar 22 2023 - 16:00
Solicitor intends to seek mistrial in action over false imprisonment on cruise shipCounsel for Caroline Fanning told High Court his client alleges a juror previously worked in cruise industryTue Mar 21 2023 - 13:56
Court-sanctioned lower leg amputation successful, judge hearsPermission needed for procedure due to concerns about man’s capacity to understand gangrene treatmentMon Mar 20 2023 - 19:25
Claim retired teacher exploited underage student ‘false and malicious’Man wants High Court to quash decision to refer complaint to Teaching Council disciplinary committeeMon Mar 20 2023 - 17:13
Woman who sued HSE over breast cancer fails to prove delay in diagnosisThe judge found it was more likely that the radiologist’s report is accurate and that a 12mm cyst caused the lumpThu Mar 16 2023 - 18:17
Up to each judge to assess evidence of solicitor-referred medics, says High Court judge‘Guns for hire’ can be exposed through cross-examination and questioning, court hearsWed Mar 15 2023 - 18:30
Developer can defend challenge to planning permission after Bord Pleanála concedes, court rulesBallyboden Tidy Town Group’s action concerns approval for 241 apartments near the Dublin mountainsTue Mar 14 2023 - 17:42
Human rights body seeks to join test actions on shelter for asylum seekersCases brought by two Afghan men are being fast-tracked and will be heard by High Court later this monthMon Mar 13 2023 - 18:00
Further hearing required in High Court case over permission for South Circular Road developmentUS property group Hines had said it “looks forward to the swift conclusion of the proceedings”Mon Mar 13 2023 - 15:26
Full trial of dispute between Enoch Burke and school to open this monthMr Justice Brian O’Moore has been managing the case to ensure an ‘unsually early trial’Fri Mar 10 2023 - 18:27
Man’s trouble finding alternative accommodation does not block possession order, court rulesOrder for possession of Mullingar dwelling was secured by man’s sisters following death of their father in 2019Fri Mar 10 2023 - 15:58
U2 should not have to answer questions in alleged unlawful use of song case, High Court hearsMaurice Kiely claims he wrote the song ‘A Man and a Woman’ in the 1990s before it was used on U2′s albumFri Mar 10 2023 - 15:22
Industrial action involving engineering company’s employees to proceed H A O’Neil, part of Jones Engineering, says no valid disagreement exists between it and Unite membersThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:31
Court reserves decision in case considering ‘reasonably mistaken’ defence in sexual act with minorThe appeal primarily concerns the extent to which, if at all, the prosecution must prove the accused had a “guilty mind” regarding the age of the childWed Mar 08 2023 - 21:14
High Court awards man €142,000 over ‘vicious’ unprovoked assault in pub bathroomIvor Broderick (49) alleged he was jumped on and punched and kicked in the head during a 2017 assaultWed Mar 08 2023 - 13:10
Firms seeking derogation from EU sanctions on Kremlin-controlled company’s interest in vessels overcome legal hurdleNorwegian companies have applied to Irish Central Bank for sanction derogationsTue Mar 07 2023 - 18:01
HSE acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in care of assailant of Sligo man (20) who died after crowbar attackJimmy Loughlin (20) was killed in his rented home in Sligo in 2018 after the stranger attacked himTue Mar 07 2023 - 13:22
Ugandan asylum seeker wants Irish court to prevent return to UK due to Rwanda policyUK cannot be deemed a safe third country due to relocation scheme, says applicantMon Mar 06 2023 - 19:02
Woman (96) wants new regulation in bid to receive non-contributory State pensionEileen Hackett refused means-tested payments due to her late husband leaving €170,000 in savings in 2014Mon Mar 06 2023 - 17:10
Developer challenges Dublin City Council’s decision to restrict build-to-rent schemesLioncor’s planning application for development of 364 rental units on former Terenure College playing fields was refused by An Bord PleanálaMon Mar 06 2023 - 16:15
High Court asked to declare that asylum seekers left homeless had rights breachedTwo Afghan males who brought legal proceedings now staying in State-provided accommodationFri Mar 03 2023 - 17:14
Man wants court to quash Tusla’s provisional finding on claims he sexually abused childHe also wants court to restrain Tusla from further investigating allegationsFri Mar 03 2023 - 16:14
Couple lose appeal over sale of life assurance policy that excluded MSFinancial Services and Pensions Ombudsman awarded couple €15,000 after ruling they were ‘mis-sold’ policyThu Mar 02 2023 - 17:26
Man who claims he was hit by car in row over disabled space has case dismissedJudge said David McNamara’s sense of wrong appears to have become inflated to being convinced the car drove into himThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:45
Judges can depart from personal injury guideline valuations, Supreme Court toldThe Judicial Council Act provides for departure from guidelines if judge feels an award is “simply wrong”, State saysWed Mar 01 2023 - 17:34
Dublin plant hire firm says rezoning of adjoining site will disrupt business, court hearsPat O’Donnell & Co ‘extremely anxious’ about the prospect of neighbouring residential developmentTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:31
Jury finds against solicitor who claimed false imprisonment on cruise ship after suicide commentCaroline Fanning (49) sued Trailfinders Ireland after arguing trip more ‘Guantanamo Bay‘ than luxuriousTue Feb 28 2023 - 18:17
Court dismisses appeal seeking to remove woman from child’s case over deep fat fryer burnsToddler allegedly suffered scalding injuries to skin in accident on May 16th, 2015Tue Feb 28 2023 - 17:49
Environmental group lodges legal action over emissions cuts ‘picked from the sky’Friends of the Irish Environment take issue with provision in Government plan for 2026-2030Mon Feb 27 2023 - 22:07
Afghan asylum seeker who claims he is a minor brings court case over being left homelessThe male says he did not have documentation to prove he is 17 when he applied for international protection earlier this monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 21:38
Judgment amended in case involving former Davy employees Mr Justice Michael Twomey has amended his ruling from last monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 04:00
