Defamation case against Irish Examiner by ex-planning institute director struck outOrla Purcell claimed two articles published in January 2023 on report compiled by consultancy firm EY had defamed herTue Jun 30 2026 - 16:16
Dalkey couple seek injunction over neighbour’s alleged unauthorised developmentCouple claim property owner has begun works without complying with certain conditions attached to planning permissionMon Jun 29 2026 - 20:31
Court directs 13-week plan for removal of 29 modular homes built without permission in DublinOwners and developer of site near Brittas ordered to lodge €150,000 bond pending remediationMon Jun 29 2026 - 19:36
Hoxton hotel leaseholders reach resolution with Yamamori Izakaya venueTrinity Hospitality had sued seeking an injunction to stop nightclub causing alleged noise nuisanceFri Jun 26 2026 - 17:07
Yamamori Izakaya ‘not providing a cultural institution to Dublin’, Hoxton tells High Court Nightclub disputes hotel’s claims, linking problem to construction and insulation, in ongoing noise caseThu Jun 25 2026 - 20:23
Solicitor with ‘extensive and appalling’ disciplinary record struck off by High CourtDisciplinary tribunal made findings against Ian McSweeney, including that he misappropriated client fundsWed Jun 24 2026 - 17:34
High Court to consider releasing Enoch Burke despite refusal to purge contemptEnoch Burke has spent more than 700 days in jail across different spells over his contempt of court ordersWed Jun 24 2026 - 14:10
Advocates for children’s rights in court bring challenge to new Government regimeAssociation says new scheme compromises the independence of guardians ad litemTue Jun 23 2026 - 18:46
Defamation action against Irish Examiner by planning executive resolved, court hearsFormer Irish Planning Institute executive sued over two articles published by newspaper in 2023Tue Jun 23 2026 - 16:00
Dermot Desmond defamation action against The Irish Times can be struck out, court toldCase concerned 2016 article relating to so-called Panama papers documentsTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:33
Residents seek injunction to force DAA to comply with Dublin Airport passenger capCase comes just days after Government announces intention to proceed with legislation to scrap 32m capMon Jun 22 2026 - 17:49
Sinn Féin MEP sues Government over EU-Canada trade deal lawLynn Boylan previously criticised investor court provision in pact for leaving State liable to being sued by big businessesFri Jun 19 2026 - 18:00
Cavan solicitor struck off by High Court after misappropriating client fundsLaw Society’s application to strike off Ronan O’Brien arose from a complaint by two clientsThu Jun 18 2026 - 17:28
Cab pursuing James ‘Mago’ Gately to make up alleged losses in value of seized houseHutch gang member removed fixtures and fittings from three-bedroom house at Clonsaugh, Dublin 17Thu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Galway Ring Road facing several High Court challenges to planners’ approvalA number of residents launched lawsuits against An Coimisiún Pleanála, citing impact to homes and environmental concernsWed Jun 17 2026 - 18:43
Permission for 104-unit apartment complex quashed over lack of playgroundHigh Court says children would be deprived of play area that development plan had ‘solemnly represented’ they would get Wed Jun 17 2026 - 17:12
Hearing of Teaching Council inquiry into Enoch Burke allegations set to be postponedHigh Court judge tells jailed teacher he will not ‘bow’ to his demand during a lengthy and repetitive over-and-backTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:37
Charlene Masterson suing convicted sex offender father over abuse David Masterson pleaded guilty in 2021 to six offences relating to abuse perpetrated against his daughterTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Enoch Burke claims Teaching Council inquiry biased as he seeks High Court injunctionPanel scheduled to consider allegations of professional misconduct against jailed teacher on WednesdayMon Jun 15 2026 - 19:30
Man wanted in Germany over alleged kidnapping arrested in Cork massage parlour, court hearsKhalid Kurshid (57), a German-Pakistani national, is remanded in custody after gardaí say his daughter is ‘high-risk missing person’Fri Jun 12 2026 - 19:27
Berlusconi children succeed in Dublin court application tied to Italian bank Judge gives permission to Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest children to bring late notification to Central Bank over acquisition of bank shareholdingThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:47
Bord na Móna seeks imprisonment of individuals over alleged interference at Laois bogSemi-State company tells High Court that individuals were allegedly trespassing in contempt of court ordersTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:58
Woman jailed for stealing €500k from Dublin private school is adjudicated bankruptMary Higgins was jailed for stealing €500,000 from Mount Sackville school, where she workedMon Jun 08 2026 - 20:52
Provisional liquidators appointed to renewable energy firmWoodco Renewable Energy Ltd hit financial difficulty following delays to various projects the company was involved inFri Jun 05 2026 - 17:26
Solicitor sanctioned for leaving ‘vulnerable’ client without representationCon McDonnell ‘walked out’ of Kilkenny practice without warningFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:25
Security personnel racially abused, assaulted in altercation at Co Laois bog, court toldHigh Court hears allegations individuals surrounded cabin and poured accelerant on flammable materialFri Jun 05 2026 - 07:29
Enoch Burke no longer receiving Department of Education salary after formal dismissal, court toldBurke remains in prison after again refusing to give a court undertaking not to trespass at his former workplaceWed Jun 03 2026 - 15:23
Barrister prohibited from practice for not holding valid insurance policyJoseph Sallabi made ‘extraordinary’ allegations about lawyers in case brought by LSRA, High Court president saysFri May 22 2026 - 19:36
Seán Dunne challenge to bankruptcy officials ‘a complete waste of court time and legal resources’Judge described case as ‘complete waste of court time and legal resources’Fri May 22 2026 - 15:35
100 consultant doctors who sued HSE over breach of contract seek orders for legal costs‘This is like getting through the Strait of Hormuz,’ says barrister as costs orders still not made eight years after cases settledThu May 21 2026 - 20:31
Enoch Burke’s dismissal from Westmeath school confirmed amid end of appeals processCourt hears jailed teacher does not accept decision Thu May 21 2026 - 19:00
Dublin-based solicitor banned from working as legal practitioner except as employeeFormer Fianna Fáil councillor prohibited from practising as a legal practitioner other than as an employeeThu May 21 2026 - 14:33
Terenure College, Carmelites criticised for hearing date objection in John McClean abuse actionLawyers for religious order and school say they are entitled to interrogate certain financial claims advanced by victimsWed May 20 2026 - 19:09
Mother of autistic child challenges circular over special school eligibility requirementsCircular states children seeking a special school placement must provide a letter from NCSE confirming autism diagnosisTue May 19 2026 - 06:00
Iranian national sues Coinbase over alleged seizure of $2.8m in cryptocurrency assetsAli Asghar Afrouz claims Coinbase says the assets were seized by US authoritiesMon May 18 2026 - 18:55
Mayo firm must repay €100,000 after over-claiming EU grant fundingCoastal Zone Services Ltd received €549,959 in funding through grants from funding body for scientific research and innovation in the blocWed May 13 2026 - 19:06
Woman fights court order to destroy four XL Bully dogs Veronica Maher says pets are all she has left of husband Jason Hennessy, who was killed in Christmas Eve shootingWed May 13 2026 - 17:27
Supreme Court reserves judgment in appeal over conviction of Regency getaway driverCase centres on Jason Bonney’s claims about treatment of evidence contradicting defence witness alibisTue May 12 2026 - 19:00
Doctors can refrain from invasive care of man despite ‘likely’ early death, judge rulesPatient (78) with severe depression has long refused to engage with clinicians, High Court hearsMon May 11 2026 - 21:08
Slane bypass: former attorney general seeks High Court’s permission to appealJohn Rogers questioned An Coimisiún Pleanála’s environmental expertise in granting approval for N2 bypass Mon May 11 2026 - 16:00
Rathwood home and garden centre has ‘reasonable chance’ of survival, court toldExaminer to troubled home store approved by High Court as Revenue raises corporate governance concernsFri May 08 2026 - 15:31
Jury unable to reach verdict in Irish Examiner defamation actionIPI executive Orla Purcell claimed she was defamed by two articles published by the newspaper in 2023Wed May 06 2026 - 17:11
John McGuirk criticised by High Court judge after adjournment of libel action against Paddy CosgraveTrial of McGuirk’s case, in which he alleges he was defamed by Cosgrave in 2021, was due to begin on TuesdayTue May 05 2026 - 18:12
Enoch Burke to remain in prison after telling High Court he was not trespassingBurke to remain in prison after refusing to purge his contempt of court order banning him from his former workplace Tue May 05 2026 - 13:04
Articles on planning executive allegations were fair and accurate, journalist tells libel trialFormer Irish Planning Institute executive director Orla Purcell taking defamation case against the Irish ExaminerThu Apr 30 2026 - 22:28
Legislation obliging watchdogs to notify vetting bureau of child safeguarding concerns is unconstitutional, High Court rulesThe case arises from two gardaí’s involvement in arresting a juvenile in November 2018Thu Apr 30 2026 - 22:17
Planning institute influenced EY report findings, executive claims at Irish Examiner libel trialOrla Purcell claims IPI committee gave instruction to make findings certain allegations against her could be substantiatedWed Apr 29 2026 - 20:39
Defamation action brought by former planning body official against Irish Examiner opensFormer executive director of Irish Planning Institute is suing over January 2023 articles, claiming they were defamatoryWed Apr 29 2026 - 07:00
Former attorney general loses legal challenge to Slane bypass planning approvalJohn Rogers argued An Coimisiún Pleanála did not have access to sufficient expertise required to examine certain environmental impacts of projectTue Apr 28 2026 - 20:49
Failure to comply with secure care order for minor may mean ‘someone will die’, court toldCourt hears unless child is placed immediately in special care there could be a fatality, ‘or more than one’Tue Apr 28 2026 - 09:00
