Donegal garda seeks to prevent prosecutionA detective sergeant charged with planting a firearm six years ago at a Travellers' campsite in Co Donegal in order for it to…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Judge slams lease of National Aquatic CentreA High Court judge today said it was "nothing short of astonishing" that a valuable State asset such as the National Aquatic …Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair intimidated pilots in training row, court toldRyanair told its pilots that if it was forced to negotiate with a pilots' trade union within five years of the pilots undergoing…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Judge asks why firm got €62m State assetA company which secured the lease for the €62 million National Aquatic Centre in north Dublin two years ago failed to pay any…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Documents sought over Gilmartin's claims about AhernDeveloper Tom Gilmartin made "preposterous" and "spurious" allegations in private to the Mahon tribunal that Cork property developer…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Ruling against release of adoptee's fileThe High Court has overturned a decision of the Information Commissioner directing a health board to disclose to a woman edited…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Right to withhold school reports upheldA Dublin school principal has won by a 2/1 majority his appeal against a decision of the Information Commissioner to release …Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Some inaccuracies in DCC expert's modelA model devised by a US expert to support his view that the stock market would have been able to predict Fyffes plc trading difficulties…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Data could have shown ongoing pressure on FyffesDocuments available to DCC prior to the sale of its Fyffes stake could have suggested that the company faced continued pressures…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Reports available to DCC chief 'were not insider information'Information available to DCC chief executive Jim Flavin prior to the controversial sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes in early 2000…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Rights Act does not apply retrospectively, court rulesThe Supreme Court has ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights Act (ECHRA) 2003 cannot be applied retrospectively - …Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
DCC witness cross-examinedIt is a matter "of opinion" whether the rise in the Fyffes share price from mid-December 1999 was due to market interest in a…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Fyffes share price rise due to 'dotcom mania'The sharp rise in the Fyffes share price in the early half of 2000 was due to it being valued principally as a dotcom stock "…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Papers available to Flavin not considered 'price sensitive'Two documents available to DCC chief executive Jim Flavin prior to the controversial €106 million sale of DCC's stake in Fyffes…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Resident takes case on nursing home chargesAn 80-year-old woman with chronic medical difficulties has started a High Court action with potential implications for thousands…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Order on Ice House withdrawnAn interim order preventing the husband of a woman, who was murdered last month, from selling the family home in Dundalk was …Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Lotus Green 'took no advice on insider trading'A director of a Dutch-registered DCC subsidiary told the High Court yesterday that he had been nominated to accept €106 million…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Flavin did not shape evidence, says BarrettThe managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers has said his evidence in the DCC insider trading trial has not been influenced…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Flavin did not negotiate sale of DCC stake in Fyffes - BarrettThe managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, Roy Barrett, has told the High Court that DCC chief executive Jim Flavin did …Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
High Court allows leave to challenge building of new prisonA local man has secured leave from the High Court to challenge the construction of a new prison on lands at Thornton, Co Dublin…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
DCC witness fails to recall sale detailsThe DCC executive responsible for regulatory matters has told the High Court that he cannot recall several aspects of the controversial…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
'Strong culture of compliance' fostered in DCCA "strong culture of compliance" was fostered within DCC since the group was founded in the 1970s by its chief executive, Jim…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
DCC told share transfer to Lotus not notifiableA solicitor has told the High Court he advised DCC plc that, while a provision of the Companies Act 1990 read "on a strictly …Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Judge refuses to order NIB to name directorsThe Director of Corporate Enforcement has failed to get a High Court order directing the inspectors appointed to investigate …Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Senior AIB executive settles 'scapegoating' actionA senior AIB executive who had sued the bank alleging he was being "scapegoated" for its foreign exchange overcharging scandal…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Accountancy firm's tax advice to DCC 'aggressive'Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) described as "aggressive, from a tax point of view" advice given by them to…Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
CFO denies that DCC minutes were 'untrue'DCC chief financial officer Fergal O'Dwyer has denied before the High Court a suggestion that a Dutch-resident DCC subsidiary…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Draft announcement faxed to Fyffes before saleA draft stock exchange announcement relating to the sale of part of DCC's stake in Fyffes was faxed from DCC to Fyffes chairman…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Lotus Green decision not to get advice defendedThe chief financial officer of DCC has denied that it was "highly unusual" for the board of a Dutch-registered subsidiary of …Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment on rape appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an appeal by a former soldier against eight life sentences for the rape…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Brain-damaged girl's appeal dismissedThe Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court's dismissal of an action for damages brought by a profoundly brain-damaged …Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
DCC executive admits letter he requested gave 'wrong impression' on board meetingDCC's chief financial officer (CFO) has agreed that a letter which he had requested a Dutch director of a DCC Dutch-registered…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Flavin 'not anxious' to ensure Fyffes stake saleThe chief executive of DCC Jim Flavin was "not enthusiastic or anxious" to ensure the sale of its stake in Fyffes, the High Court…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
DCC set up Lotus Green to ensure €8m tax savingDCC set up a Dutch-based subsidiary, Lotus Green, in 1995 to ensure tax savings of more than €8 million on the future disposal…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Flavin denies he controlled decision to sell Fyffes stakeDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin has denied that the decision to sell a stake in Fyffes for €106 million in February 2000 was…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
High Court extends order in Ryanair caseThe High Court has continued for two weeks an interim order restraining two members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association …Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Carrickmines Castle defender awarded costsThe High Court has awarded costs to a man for his unsuccessful High Court attempt last year to prevent roadworks on the controversial…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Chairman's view of DCC input into sale of shares 'incorrect'DCC chief executive Jim Flavin said chairman Alex Spain 'forgot' Lotus Green controlled Fyffes sharesSat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Top AIB executives reject Sheerin's scapegoating claimLawyers for Allied Irish Banks have told the High Court that senior bank executives strongly refute allegations by another executive…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
DCC wanted to ensure ISE had 'proper' dataDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court it was "unfair" to suggest that DCC had contacted Goodbody Stockbrokers…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Flavin denies any negotiation by DCC or Lotus on share sale priceDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court that "nobody" on behalf of the DCC group or its subsidiary Lotus Green…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief stresses sale was conducted by LotusDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has denied a suggestion from Fyffes' counsel that he had laughed after telling a stockbroker that…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Words can have an awful lot of different meanings, Flavin tells High CourtDCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin's account of the meaning of certain recorded phone conversations between himself and stockbrokers…Wed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
High Court grants restraining order in tax caseThe Revenue Commissioners have secured a High-Court order restraining a Co Wicklow businessman, whom the Revenue suspect has …Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Garda takes court case over tapes stolenA Garda who has given evidence in the Morris tribunal into alleged Garda corruption in Co Donegal has taken High Court proceedings…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Flavin acted as 'conduit' to brokers, DCC during €106m saleDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court he acted as a "conduit" between stockbrokers and a DCC subsidiary regarding…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief claims Fyffes chairman encouraged him to sell sharesDCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court that if Fyffes genuinely believed he had engaged in the "criminal activity…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
McCanns saw DCC chief as a 'thorn in their side'DCC chief executive Jim Flavin has told the High Court he believed the McCann directors of Fyffes perceived him as a "thorn in…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief to take stand as defence case beginsDCC chief executive Jim Flavin will begin his evidence today in the long-running action by Fyffes alleging insider dealing recording…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Pilot wins injunction against RyanairA long-serving pilot with Ryanair has won a continuing High Court injunction restraining the private airline from conducting …Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
