Cement mixer driver back in court over worksPROPERTY DEVELOPER Joe McNamara, who was arrested but later acquitted after he drove a cement mixer into the gates of Leinster…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Seán Quinn told to repay €1.7bnBankrupt businessman Seán Quinn has been ordered to repay more than €2 billion to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Bread pack could confuse shoppers, High Court rulesBREAD COMPANY McCambridge has won a High Court case against rival Brennans over the packaging used for a brown bread product.Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Bread packaging case adjournedThe High Court has ruled bread company McCambridge's is entitled to an injunction against rival company Brennans over selling…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
AIB case on €84m software system settledAN ACTION by AIB against two related international companies, in which the bank alleged about €84 million spent by it on a new…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Council seeks hearing over costs of housing Priory Hall residentsDUBLIN CITY Council has asked the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of its appeal against court orders requiring it to pay …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Council seeks urgent Priory hearingDublin City Council has asked the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of its appeal against court orders requiring it to pay …Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Court halts DPP bid for second trial for assaultA WOMAN has won a Supreme Court order halting a bid by the DPP to prosecute her a second time over an incident in which another…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Woman loses refugee status appealA Nigerian mother who claimed her father-in-law was a “fanatical Muslim” and her two sons would be forced to become Muslims if…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Court tells Quinn to pay €417m to AngloBANKRUPT BUSINESSMAN Seán Quinn has been ordered by the Commercial Court to repay about €417 million to the Irish Bank Resolution…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Ex-baggage worker awarded €45,000 against RyanairA FORMER baggage handler who suffered a back injury while manoeuvring an aircraft stairs unassisted at Dublin airport has been…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Shopkeeper and developer seeks State protection from Zurich BankA MONAGHAN shopkeeper has brought a court action seeking the State’s protection from a bank which is seeking to enforce a €32…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Quinn ordered to repay €417mBankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has been ordered by the Commercial Court to repay about €417 million to the Irish Bank Resolution…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Louth hotel settles case with GoogleAN ACTION by the owners of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Co Louth against internet giant Google over alleged defamation of…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Bus firm takes case over €166m school tenderA COMPANY which wants to tender for the €166 million school transport contract has brought a court action against the Minister…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Court to rule on IBRC bid for €2bn from QuinnTHE COMMERCIAL Court will rule tomorrow whether the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, is entitled…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Priory Hall developer gets stay on sentenceDEVELOPER THOMAS McFeely was freed from the Bridewell Garda station yesterday evening by order of a five-judge Supreme Court …Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Confusion in court over whereabouts of McFeely ahead of stay applicationA FIVE-JUDGE Supreme Court sat a number of times yesterday afternoon as confusion reigned over the whereabouts and status of …Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ to pay damages to priest over abuse libelRTÉ HAS agreed to pay a significant sum in compensatory and aggravated damages to Fr Kevin Reynolds under a settlement of his…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Master of High Court says fast-track procedures unfairTHE MASTER of the High Court has attacked the fairness of “fast-track” court procedures allowing banks and other creditors to…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Decision on tracker mortgage overturnedTHE HIGH Court has overturned a decision of the Financial Services Ombudsman requiring a mortgage lender to allow a couple revert…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Priory Hall developer wins reprieveDeveloper Thomas McFeely has won a reprieve against a three-month prison sentence and a €1 million fine for contempt of court…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Court appoints examiner to ferry service companiesA HIGH Court judge has agreed to appoint an examiner to the companies operating the Cork-Swansea ferry service, which believe…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Former Anglo head of lending seeks court orders over loans to QuinnA FORMER head of lending with Anglo Irish Bank, Tom Browne, is seeking court orders requiring the bank to discover documents …Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Delay to priest's defamation caseTHE DEFAMATION action by Fr Kevin Reynolds against RTÉ did not proceed at the High Court yesterday because no judge was free …Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Government to pay Doherty costsThe Government has consented to an order to pay the costs of Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty in opposing its appeal against his successful…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Bank to challenge bankruptcy proceedings in Northern IrelandTHE IRISH Bank Resolution Corporation is to ask the courts in Northern Ireland to overturn the bankruptcy of businessman Seán…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
IBRC to challenge Quinn bankruptcyThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation is to ask the Northern Ireland courts to overturn the bankruptcy of businessman Seán Quinn…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
McFeely to face committal over Priory Hall ordersAN APPLICATION by Dublin City Council to jail developer Thomas McFeely over breach of court orders relating to fire safety works…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Lawyers for Bailey say documents show Garda wrongdoingNEW MATERIAL provided by the State to lawyers for Ian Bailey earlier this week is “highly relevant” to his bid to prevent his…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Mansfield says group collapsed over bank's failure to honour loan agreementHOTELIER AND developer Jim Mansfield is opposing Bank of Scotland’s claim for summary judgment for €206 million against him on…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Jail sought for Priory developerAn application by Dublin City Council to jail developer Thomas McFeely over breach of court orders relating to fire safety works…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Bank takes action over Quinn loansThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, has initiated court actions against businessman Sean Quinn …Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Adjournment of poet's will case to allow representationA HIGH Court action to clarify issues in the will of poet and philosopher John O’Donohue has been adjourned to allow all proposed…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in Mansfield caseHotelier Jim Mansfield is opposing Bank of Scotland’s claim for summary judgment orders for €206 million against him, the Commercial…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Clarity sought on poet's willTHE HIGH Court has been asked to clarify issues arising from the will of well-known philosopher and poet John O’Donoghue who …Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Nama secures orders of €619m against GrehansPROPERTY DEVELOPERS and brothers Ray and Danny Grehan have consented to summary judgment orders for more than €300 million being…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Supreme Court sits in Ian Bailey extradition appealTHE SUPREME Court has been convened to sit this morning in the case of Ian Bailey, who is appealing an extradition order to France…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Bailey extradition appeal adjournedIan Bailey's appeal against an order for his extradition to France in connection with the killing of French film-maker Sophie…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Nama gets court order to wind up Grehan brothers' companiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has secured a court order for the winding up of two companies owned by brothers Ray…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Grehans consent to €600m judgmentDeveloper brothers Ray and Danny Grehan have consented to summary judgment orders for more than €300 million being entered against…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
NIB sues Noel Smyth for €9.6m over guaranteesSOLICITOR AND businessman Noel Smyth is being sued for €9Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Hotel sues Google over search resultTHE OWNERS of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Co Louth have taken a legal action for damages against internet giant Google, …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Anglo seeks orders for €19.4m over guaranteesANGLO IRISH Bank is seeking summary judgment orders for more than €19Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Google defamation action beginsThe owners of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Co Louth have taken a legal action for damages against internet giant Google …Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Radio presenter declared bankruptToday FM presenter Tony Fenton has been declared bankrupt at the High Court over his failure to pay tax debts amounting to almost…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Developer and workers ordered to leave complexDEVELOPER THOMAS McFeely, his company and workers were ordered by the High Court to leave the Priory Hall apartment complex by…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Injunction restraining Ryanair refusedA HIGH Court judge has refused to grant an injunction restraining Ryanair from intimidating agency staff selling rail tickets…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Injunction against Ryanair not grantedA High Court judge has refused, on condition of Ryanair’s consent to provide certain undertakings, to grant an injunction restraining…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Supreme Court set to hear Bailey appeal on extraditionA FIVE-JUDGE Supreme Court has been convened to hear the appeal later this month by Ian Bailey against an order for his extradition…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00