Lawyers lose challenge over files for legal aid clientsTwo solicitors with the Legal Aid Board have lost a High Court challenge to a board decision formalising a practice of allowing…Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
Time delay issue raised in Neary caseFive judges of the Supreme Court are to be convened to decide an important legal issue which has arisen in proceedings by Co …Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Jury to consider whether hotelier was defamedA jury will today consider its verdict in a High Court action for damages by an elderly Waterford city hotelier over a Sunday…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
'Sunday World' sued over brothel at hotel slurAn 80-year-old Waterford city hotelier has told the High Court that a newspaper article which suggested he was running a brothel…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
AIB wins court judgment of €10mAllied Irish Banks plc has secured judgment from the High Court of more than €10 million against a family and their company for…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
€100,000 costs estimated over GAA photoA continuing High Court battle resulting from a €6,500 fine on a newspaper, over its publication of a photograph of a GAA player…Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
NIB 'maverick' managers behind scandal, court toldThe "main perpetrators" of wrongdoing relating to bogus non-resident accounts in National Irish Bank in the 1990s were certain…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Murderer of schoolgirl loses appealA Co Galway man has lost on all grounds his appeal against his conviction for the murder and rape of a schoolgirl whose body …Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Ex-NIB manager opposes orderA retired regional manager with National Irish Bank is opposing a High Court bid by the director of corporate enforcement for…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Refusal to transfer prisoner challengedA Portuguese man serving a life sentence for the murder of a trainee manager in Limerick's Jury's Inn hotel has brought a High…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Widow challenges coroner's findingsA widowed mother of six has brought a High Court challenge to a coroner's "perverse" decision that the smoking of cannabis had…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Surgeon 'quite happy' following sterilisation procedureA retired consultant who performed a sterilisation procedure on a mother of five, who later gave birth to two more children, …Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Surgeon 'quite happy' following sterilisation procedureA retired consultant who performed a sterilisation procedure on a mother of five, who later gave birth to two more children, …Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Response of BTSB biochemist inadequate, court toldThe DPP has contemporary evidence from witnesses and documents indicating that the former principal biochemist in the Blood Transfusion…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
State seeks to halt consortiums' phone licence challengeThe State has asked the High Court to stop two consortiums who failed to secure the State's second mobile phone licence in 1995…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
Court told of 'extraordinary' Garda hepatitis C case fileThe Garda file on the investigation into the deaths of 55 women who contracted hepatitis C from infected blood products was the…Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Undisclosed damages for brain injury at birthA High Court judge has described a severely disabled woman with cerebral palsy who is now pursuing a law degree as "the most …Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Two children born after 'sterilisation'A mother of seven children and her now estranged husband have brought a High Court action for damages after the woman gave birth…Wed Feb 07 2007 - 00:00
Dunnes accused of copying designsTwo UK-based women's clothing stores are suing Dunnes Stores for allegedly producing and selling "knock-off" copies of their …Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Man held for questioning over Swords 'tiger raid ' refused bailA man detained since last Friday in connection with the taking hostage last week of a bank official and his family in north Co…Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Foynes port directors granted injunctionA High Court judge has said there was "at least a coincidence in time" between the making of allegations against two directors…Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Abused woman entitled to sue State, court rulesA Dublin woman who claims gardaí failed to act on her complaints made when she was 12 years old that she had been raped and brutally…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Ryanair wins Labour Court appealRyanair has won its Supreme Court challenge to the Labour Court's decision that there is "a trade dispute" between the airline…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Challenge to Tobacco Act abandonedA sudden decision yesterday by several tobacco companies and others to abandon their lengthy legal action over new laws restricting…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Court stops prosecution of farmer on sex chargesA married farmer charged with sexual offences against a younger neighbour in the west of Ireland has secured a Supreme Court …Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Traveller family seeks second mobile homeThree severely disabled young Travellers, who suffer from a degenerative disease of the nervous system, are living with their…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Accused in stepdaughters' rape case fails to stop trialA man charged with 114 counts of raping and indecently assaulting his two stepdaughters from when they were three to 12 years…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Newspaper seeks ruling on privacy issuesA newspaper which published a photograph of a GAA player in which his private parts were exposed is seeking a Supreme Court determination…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Lawlor widow takes action against tribunalThe widow of the late Liam Lawlor TD has secured leave in the High Court to bring an action aimed at preventing the Mahon planning…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Inquiry ordered into man's mental hospital detentionThe High Court has ordered an inquiry into the lawfulness of the continuing detention in the Central Mental Hospital of a man…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Man faces 80 charges of assault and buggeryThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the trial of a man on 80 charges of indecent assault and buggery of a young boy who…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Former soldier sues Army over traumatic stressA former soldier has sued the Army for damages, alleging he suffered a psychiatric illness and post traumatic stress as a result…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Yogurt trademark dispute reaches courtA legal battle between French dairy giant Danone and Irish dairy company Glanbia arising from the introduction by Glanbia of …Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Woman claims sex assault at schoolA woman has brought a High Court action alleging that, when she was an 11-year-old pupil at a Dublin national school, she was…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Judge lifts order on bowling finalA High Court judge has lifted an injunction preventing the playing of the final of the Co Cork bowling championship.Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Travellers refused order for new caravanIn the first case here where Travellers claimed a legal entitlement to be provided with more than a halting site, the High Court…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Paper appeals award to footballerIn a case which raises issues relating to the constitutional right to privacy, a newspaper is appealing against an award of damages…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Former soldier in Lebanon settles action against StateA retired soldier who expressed concerns about how the Army responded to incidents in Lebanon in 1981 involving the death of …Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Costs in education cases a 'scandal'A High Court judge has expressed concern about "the scandal of extensive protracted and convoluted litigation and legal costs…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Proceedings against racehorse trainer Mulhern struck outThe Director of Corporate Enforcement (DCE) has told the High Court he is withdrawing District Court proceedings against racehorse…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
McCann not disqualified by courtA High Court judge has refused to disqualify an accountant from involvement in the management of any company despite certain …Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Court reserves judgment on Taylor affidavitsThe High Court has reserved judgment on the issue of whether affidavits by Tony Taylor, the founder of collapsed finance company…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Tara pension trustees vote challengedTwo members of Tara Mines Disabled Workers and Pensioners Association have brought a High Court action challenging the conduct…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Shannon Foynes ruling will be given next weekThe High Court will give its decision next week on an application by Shannon Foynes port company chief executive Brian Byrne …Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Port company chairman rejects executive's 'conspiracy' claimsChairman of Shannon Foynes Port Company, Kieran McSweeney, has rejected claims by the port company chief executive, Brian Byrne…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Port company inquiry is 'off the rails', court toldAn investigation into allegations made against both the chief executive of Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC)and a non-executive…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Court critical of judge's wig remarksA Supreme Court judge has criticised "arch" remarks by a High Court judge indicating displeasure that two barristers had appeared…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Burglars may be met with force - judgeIn a significant judgment dealing with the rights of burglars and householders who disturb them, a senior judge has warned that…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Senior judge rejects McDowell sentencing commentsA Supreme Court judge insisted today the judiciary will not be influenced by "strident and repeated public comments" in recent…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Foynes port case listed for next monthAn application to restrain an investigation into claims made against the chief executive officer of Shannon Foynes Port Company…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
