Dublin gynaecologist faces professional misconduct allegationsMedical Council hears accusations by two women against Dr Patrick Gerard RaffertyTue Mar 12 2013 - 22:28
Surrogacy decision opens door to genetic mothers' court actionsBACKGROUND: In 2010, a superintendent registrar for births received a letter from a solicitor for the genetic parents of twins…Wed Mar 6 2013 - 00:00
Calls made for surrogacy legislationReaction: Legislation on surrogacy should be introduced urgently following yesterday’s landmark ruling in the High Court, child…Wed Mar 6 2013 - 00:00
Genetic mother wins surrogacy caseThe genetic mother of twins born to a surrogate mother has won a landmark case at the High Court to be declared the legal mother…Tue Mar 5 2013 - 00:00
Doctor did not treat child over card issueA Dublin-based GP who did not treat a sick child after discovering the family’s medical card was invalid and the mother did not…Tue Mar 5 2013 - 00:00
GP 'put child's life on line' over €40A mother of toddler who had a lump "the size of a golf ball" on her neck told a Medical Council fitness to practise committee…Mon Mar 4 2013 - 00:00
No licence at Clare treatment plantA waste-water treatment plant in Co Clare has been discharging into the sea without a licence for almost two yearsMon Mar 4 2013 - 00:00
Chief Justice says Supreme Court does not have capacity to hear appeals quicklyThe Supreme Court does not have the capacity to promptly process the volume of civil cases appealed from the High Court, Chief…Mon Mar 4 2013 - 00:00
Work-life balance more important to womenProfessional Irish women want careers but not at the cost of their private lives, while men believe money and work-life balance…Mon Mar 4 2013 - 00:00
Pro-choice groups express concern about X-case legislation momentumOrganisations supporting legislation for the X case have expressed concerns that Government promises made last year have lost…Sat Mar 2 2013 - 00:00
Names sought for Luas bridgeDublin City Council is to advertise shortly for suggested names for the new bridge over the Liffey in Dublin.Sat Mar 2 2013 - 00:00
Croke Park deal 'fairly negotiated', Bruton saysMinister for Jobs Richard Bruton has said the Croke Park talks were negotiated fairly, and denied workers whose unions left the…Sat Mar 2 2013 - 00:00
Court appeal delays 'untenable'Serious delays at the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal are “unsustainable”, “untenable” and “cannot be defended…Sat Mar 2 2013 - 00:00
Things to go swimmingly in Blackrock as council plans to develop beach inletThe vast open-air swimming pool was a high summer attraction for all ages and on special days up to 1,000 spectators crowded …Fri Mar 1 2013 - 00:00
Suspended prison term for driver who killed cyclistA Lithuanian man who drove on after running over and killing a cyclist in Co Monaghan has been given a suspended prison sentence…Fri Mar 1 2013 - 00:00
Broad call for X case legislationMore than 100 organisations across a broad platform have called on the Government to legislate for the X case.Fri Mar 1 2013 - 00:00
'You murdered my son, how dare you. There is no justice'The family of the 23-year-old Monaghan cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in 2011 have said they are devastated…Fri Mar 1 2013 - 00:00
Bishop Gerard Clifford retires due to ill healthAuxiliary Bishop of Armagh Gerard Clifford has retired due to ill health.Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Warning to 'snow tourists' in Sally Gap as abandoned cars vandalisedRoads at the Sally Gap in Co Wicklow should be closed in poor weather conditions or at least signed appropriately to warn “snow…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Maguire to fill city council manager roleDublin City Council deputy manager Philip Maguire is to replace the local authority’s outgoing manager John Tierney on a temporary…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Plans to upgrade Killiney heritage area droppedPlans to upgrade paths and access to a proposed natural heritage area in Killiney, Dublin, are to be dropped following 50 submissions…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Delay in prosecution found not to be inexcusableO’Carroll Anor v EBS Building Society AnorMon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Expenses totalling €1.67m paid to judges last yearFive out of eight Supreme Court judges claimed annual expenses last year, while one District Court judge had expenses of more…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Doctor denies he put boy at risk with drugA dermatologist facing more than 100 allegations of professional misconduct and poor professional performance has said he would…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Up to 8,000 visitors to take part in paradeThis year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin will have a record number of overseas participants, according to festival organisers…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Family home order-for-sale case adjournedAn application for an order for sale of a family home in Co Roscommon was adjourned by the High Court yesterday after the owner…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Temporary release cannot be regarded as permanent releaseC.D. v Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital and Minister for Justice and EqualityMon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Councillors attend conferences at a cost of €40,000Councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown attended over 80 conferences last year at a cost of more than €40,000, according to figures…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Haitian charity work at centre of caseBACKGROUND: In early January 2010, the tropical island of Haiti was rocked by a massive earthquakeFri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
O’Brien wins €150,000 in damages in 'Mail' caseBusinessman and media owner Denis O’Brien has been awarded damages of €150,000 against the Irish Daily Mail after the newspaper…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Ex-editor denies agenda against O'BrienThe former editor-in-chief of the Irish Daily Mail has said the paper did not have an agenda against businessman Denis O’Brien…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
O'Brien awarded €150k in Daily Mail defamation caseBusinessman Denis O’Brien has been awarded damages of €150,000 against The Irish Daily Mail after the paper published an article…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Dublin Bay oil drilling is put on holdPlans to drill for oil in Dublin Bay have been put on hold after Providence Resources Plc announced it was surrendering its foreshore…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Mail article 'failed' to give 'facts'An article about businessman Denis O’Brien in Haiti by a Daily Mail journalist “spectacularly failed” to give the “accurate facts…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Pope has left 'great legacy' to church in IrelandIrish reaction Pope Benedict XVI has left a significant legacy to the Catholic Church, Irish bishops have said.Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Unisex shelter approved near Forty FootLocal councillors agreed last night to go ahead with a new shelter for swimmers at Sandycove harbour and beach in south Co Dublin…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Lunch allowable . . . 'side salad, no wine' - calculating 'fair and reasonable' costsMoorview Developments Ltd and Others v First Active Plc, Ray Jackson and by order Bernard Duffy and six related cases unpublished…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
O'Keeffe has lowest council attendanceA Dún Laoghaire councillor who lives in Kerry had the lowest council meeting attendance record at his local authority for the…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Dermatologist defends his treatment of patientA dermatologist, facing more than 100 allegations of professional misconduct and or poor professional performance, told a fitness…Sat Feb 9 2013 - 00:00
Newspapers object to FoI exemptionsThe “extremely wide range of exemptions” from Freedom of Information applications for bodies such as the National Asset Management…Fri Feb 8 2013 - 00:00
FOI Act 'should cover semi-states'Commercial semi-state bodies should be included in new legislation governing Freedom of Information (FOI), an Oireachtas committee…Thu Feb 7 2013 - 00:00
Information Commissioner says office may be unable to copeThe Office of the Information Commissioner will be unable to cope with processing appeals under the Freedom of Information Acts…Thu Feb 7 2013 - 00:00
Committee urged to abolish FOI feesFees for access to data under the Freedom of Information Acts (FoI) should be abolished, an Oireachtas committee was told this…Wed Feb 6 2013 - 00:00
Guarantor of friend's loan loses her homeA woman who agreed to act as a guarantor for a friend who borrowed almost €1 million has lost her property in the High Court…Tue Feb 5 2013 - 00:00
Suspects in garda death case identifiedGardaí investigating the murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe last Friday week have identified a number of suspects from the Crossmaglen…Mon Feb 4 2013 - 00:00
Judgment later in landmark surrogacy caseWhen the people voted for the 1983 abortion amendment to the Constitution they were not addressing the wider issue of who a mother…Fri Feb 1 2013 - 00:00
High Court surrogacy case concludesWhen the people voted for the 1983 abortion amendment to the Constitution they were not addressing the wider issue of who a mother…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
State closes argument in surrogacy caseA child can only have two parents, a mother and a father, and the mother must be the woman who gave birth, counsel for the State…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Law on motherhood 'clear', court hearsThe 1983 abortion amendment to the Constitution made it "absolutely clear" that the mother of a child is the pregnant woman who…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00