BBC had multiple sources corroborating claims about Gerry Adams, defamation trial toldBBC Spotlight programme lacked sufficient editorial veracity to be published, witness called by Adams’s team tells courtFri May 09 2025 - 20:28
Five children with special needs bring High Court actions over access to educationOne of the children has never been to school, while others say they cannot secure suitable placementsFri May 09 2025 - 18:01
Barrister claims Gerry Adams did not take legal action before as he was member of IRA army councilMr Justice Alexander Owens intervenes before former Sinn Féin leader responds to the allegationThu May 08 2025 - 14:13
Gerry Adams says he did not sue over allegations of IRA membership because of legal adviceFormer Sinn Féin leader has taken High Court action against the broadcaster over claims he sanctionder murder of Denis DonaldsonWed May 07 2025 - 13:33
Gerry Adams defamation case: Former Sinn Féin leader ‘not prepared to speculate’ on who was or was not in IRACourt hears Adams continues to work with families of three men ‘disappeared’ by the IRA during Troubles who have not been foundTue May 06 2025 - 19:27
Gerry Adams tells court it is not ‘fair’ to expect him to recall every death in the TroublesFormer Sinn Féin leader was being cross-examined on fourth day of his defamation action against BBCFri May 02 2025 - 19:30
Gerry Adams tells defamation trial BBC’s response to Spotlight complaint was ‘absolutely arrogant’Former Sinn Féin leader claims 2016 programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning killing of Thu May 01 2025 - 17:13
Boy (8) sues Minister over lack of school placeChild, who has autism, has been out of school since late JanuaryWed Apr 30 2025 - 21:15
Denis Donaldson a ‘victim’ of Troubles and viewed as expendable by handlers, Gerry Adams saysSecond day of defamation action against the BBC hears former Sinn Féin leader decry alleged ‘hatchet job’ broadcastWed Apr 30 2025 - 19:18
Lecturer pays ‘substantial’ settlement to former An Bord Pleanála director over defamatory tweetsGavin Daly says he ‘falsely accused’ Rachel Kenny of wrongdoing ‘without foundation’Tue Apr 29 2025 - 20:40
Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC accused of ‘reckless journalism’ over spy killing claimFormer Sinn Féin leader argues attack on his reputation over informer’s deathTue Apr 29 2025 - 18:29
Legal action over worker barred from Dublin Airport resolvedTwo sets of proceedings arose from worker’s use of expletive at Aer Lingus employeeFri Apr 11 2025 - 13:21
Sandymount cycleway can go ahead after Dublin City Council wins court appealThe council appealed the High Court ruling in favour of local independent councillor Mannix Flynn and Sandymount resident Peter CarvillFri Apr 11 2025 - 11:28
Colm Wu firms allegedly owed €3m for housing Ukranians, court hearsProceedings taken against Chinese national over alleged scheme to divert money Thu Apr 10 2025 - 19:31
Irish worker who ‘spied’ for rival firm and destroyed phone with axe avoids court sanction Keith O’Brien had faced the possibility of going to jail for contempt of court ordersThu Apr 10 2025 - 16:01
School principal temporarily restored to payroll following challenge to dismissal, court hearsPrincipal says he was dismissed following an August 2021 complaint made against him alleging sexual harassmentThu Apr 10 2025 - 06:00
Worker’s legal action over blocked access to Dublin Airport to be heard High Court judge asks how an expletive can bring about two sets of legal proceedingsWed Apr 09 2025 - 19:36
School to stop disciplinary process against teacher who says she was wrongly identified as ‘GAA catfish’High Court strikes out Niamh Farrell’s case with consent from Coláiste Éanna in RathfarnhamWed Apr 09 2025 - 12:03
Enoch Burke case: More than €40,000 seized from teacher’s bank account over unpaid finesJudge tells schoolteacher he is ‘acting like an unruly schoolboy’ during exchanges at High Court appearanceTue Apr 08 2025 - 14:29
Council allowed woman to exhume father’s remains from Dublin cemetery without consulting siblings, court toldPaschal Farrell brings proceedings against Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council over ‘incomprehensible’ decisionMon Apr 07 2025 - 19:00
Principal challenges dismissal over sexual harassment complaint by female colleaguePrincipal accepts text messages sent to colleague were ‘not appropriate’ but denies they amount to sexual harassmentSat Apr 05 2025 - 09:40
Judge grants limited extension of order preventing Tesco coffee shop operator’s evictionJudge found that Tesco Ireland Ltd did not correctly follow an agreed protocol to terminate its agreement with CBTL Ireland LtdFri Apr 04 2025 - 16:26
High Court confirms €320,000 Central Bank fine against fintech firm BlueSnapThe application for confirmation of the fine was made to the President of the High CourtWed Apr 02 2025 - 17:31
Former Irish Rippling employee says he passed information to rival firm for payments, court hearsKeith O’Brien said in a sworn statement that he received thousands of euro in monthly paymentsWed Apr 02 2025 - 15:51
Dublin landlord fails in appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid tax and interestIn its judgment, the court roundly criticised a ‘hopeless’ allegation of fraud made against the Revenue by Paul HowardTue Apr 01 2025 - 18:42
Sinn Féin TD’s challenge over constitutionality of ‘super junior’ ministers adjournedPa Daly argues Bunreacht na hÉireann limits number of government members to 15, including the taoiseachTue Apr 01 2025 - 12:14
Dublin Airport contractor fired after telling Aer Lingus employee to ‘f**k off’, court hearsColm Dunne claims his dismissal his post at ESP Global Services Ltd was ‘not proportionate’Mon Mar 31 2025 - 20:44
Rose of Tralee festival company repays loan to shareholder, court toldRichard Henggeler has also taken shareholder oppression proceedings against Tralee Rose Festival LtdMon Mar 31 2025 - 17:10
High Court order freezes €50m worth of Canadian firm assets Assets management firm Tri Ri denies allegations brought by San Leon plcFri Mar 28 2025 - 16:46
Judge order disciplinary process against probationer garda be stoppedCaoimhe Busher said the process against her was ongoing since 2020Thu Mar 27 2025 - 18:25
Court grants freezing orders over claims Canadian firm reneged on deal with Dublin-based oil company San Leon plc has alleged Tri Ri Asset Management Corp has not honoured two agreements negotiated by the firmsWed Mar 26 2025 - 17:38
School to temporarily halt disciplinary process against teacher who denies she is ‘GAA catfish’ Coláiste Éanna music teacher Niamh Farrell says she has always denied being person behind alleged cases of online deceptionWed Mar 26 2025 - 12:08
An Bord Pleanála withdraws appeal application in Shannon LNG caseLast week, Shannon LNG was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for a proposed power plantMon Mar 24 2025 - 18:31
Developer of Coolock migrant housing still unable to access site, court hearsA number of motions to strike out proceedings seeking to halt the development will be heard in JuneMon Mar 24 2025 - 15:02
Teacher who denies she is ‘GAA catfish’ gets interim injunction to restrain disciplinary processNiamh Farrell secured a short-term order restraining a school from progressing a disciplinary process against herWed Mar 19 2025 - 19:04
‘I had a breakdown’: Dublin office worker accused of passing trade secrets to rival firm has destroyed phone, court hears Keith O’Brien told the court that he was ‘under complete duress’ when he destroyed the phone sought by RipplingWed Mar 19 2025 - 15:20
State fails in appeal bid to block Senator’s claim over ‘secret’ Irish airspace policing deal with RAFIndependent Senator Gerard Craughwell claims in High Court case deal exists and should be disclosed to the Dáil Tue Mar 18 2025 - 16:21
Wind farm companies admit liability in Co Wexford couple’s nuisance claimsCase alleges firms caused or permitted noise, vibration and shadow flicker from Gibbet Hill Wind Farm, near Bunclody about 1km from plaintiffs’ homeFri Mar 14 2025 - 18:44
Practice of reviewing children’s sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rulesJudgment arises from appeal brought by young man convicted of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj in Dublin in 2021Thu Mar 13 2025 - 17:03
Supreme Court rules man convicted of murdering Cameron Blair is entitled to anonymityJudgment overrules landmark decision by Court of Appeal provisionally permitting the naming of the young manThu Mar 13 2025 - 13:47
Adoption of 13-year-old boy by his aunt against birth mother’s wishes is approved by courtTeen has ‘deep-seated and expressed need’ for family stability, judge saysWed Mar 12 2025 - 19:18
Minister for Justice seeks approval to provide Special Criminal Court judgments to UK’s Omagh bomb inquiryThe non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hearsWed Mar 12 2025 - 17:01
Teacher facing disciplinary process over social media posts to appeal preliminary rulingGearoid Johnson made 12 social media posts referring to Islam, homosexuality and transgender issues, among other subjectsTue Mar 11 2025 - 18:51
Lawyers for John Magnier claim ‘dark force’ funding Barne Estate ligitation Billionaire has taken legal action over his view that Co Tipperary lands should have been sold to his family rather than construction magnateFri Mar 07 2025 - 20:13
Discovery issues delay opening of John Magnier’s High Court trial over 751-acre Barne Estate Billionaire wants to enforce purported deal for the estate outside Clonmel, Co TipperaryThu Mar 06 2025 - 20:31
Boy (10) with autism unable to attend school due to Minister’s alleged failure to provide transportThe child has not attended school this academic year, according to court documentsWed Mar 05 2025 - 18:30
High Court judge orders Barne Estate lawyers to explain interpretation of discovery requestTrial of action brought by John Magnier over 751-acre farm due to begin on ThursdayTue Mar 04 2025 - 21:39
Government to contest Paul Murphy’s action seeking to injunct ‘super junior’ ministersTD claims attendance of these junior ministers at Cabinet meetings is unconstitutional Mon Mar 03 2025 - 17:50
Web Summit co-founders yet to agree on mediator prior to High Court civil trialFive separate actions are due to be heard together over the course of a nine-week civil trialThu Feb 27 2025 - 15:14
State loses appeal to High Court finding designation of UK as ‘safe third country’ was unlawfulJudge says legislative changes since the ruling raised questions of mootnessWed Feb 26 2025 - 20:19
