Family to receive EUR35,000 for death of womanThe family of a woman who died after an operation at University College Hospital Galway are to receive €35,000 plus costs in …Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes disputes description of Flavin meetingIt was "totally inaccurate" for DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin to describe as "celebratory" a meeting held on the evening …Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Mother died after getting wrong injectionThe family of a woman who died as a result of being injected by mistake with potassium chloride while undergoing a minor surgical…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
Solicitor given leave to challenge tribunalA solicitor has secured leave from the High Court to bring a judicial review challenge to the Mahon tribunal's decision to proceed…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
'Very little' Flavin didn't know about fruit groupThe chief executive of Fyffes, Mr David McCann, has told the High Court that there was "very little" about Fyffes' business that…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
DCC believes Fyffes dealings 'entirely lawful'DCC told the Irish Stock Exchange that controversial share dealings in Fyffes in February 2000 were "entirely lawful and proper…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Flavin claims McCann resentful of profitDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin has said Fyffes plc chairman Mr Neil McCann and his son David had a bottle of champagne "on…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes says transcript reveals insider dealsA transcript of a phone conversation between a stockbroker and DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin on the day of the alleged unlawful…Wed Dec 08 2004 - 00:00
Taylor creditors to get 'little' from saleThe High Court has described as "less than satisfactory" the outcome of legal proceedings brought against disgraced investment…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Court refuses to strike out action against BaileyThe High Court has refused to strike out a legal action against English journalist Ian Bailey in which it is claimed he wrongfully…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Challenge to incinerator judgment failsA local man has lost a High Court attempt to overturn the granting of planning permission for an incinerator near Duleek, Co …Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Garda injured while on duty gets €345,290A garda who was seriously injured when she went to arrest a drug addict at a house in Cork was awarded compensation of €345,290…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Judge critical of ESB in power line disputeA High Court judge has criticised the ESB over its handling of a dispute with a local landowner over proposals to erect an electricity…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Appeal over delay in trial for drink-drivingA man who was charged with drink-driving on a date in December 2002 and whose trial is set for May next year has secured leave…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Newspapers to appeal in Bailey caseTwo newspaper publishers have taken a High Court challenge to a decision to certify fees of almost €48,000 for barristers who…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Doctor and car missing in lease defaultA medical doctor who bought a top-of-the-range Mercedes Benz car for €65,000 under a lease agreement subsequently defaulted on…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Flavin ordered to give a 'fuller answer' on Fyffes phone callThe High Court has ordered the chief executive of Development Capital Corporation (DCC), Mr Jim Flavin, to give a fuller answer…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Claim that boy suffered brain injuries at poolA young man is in a permanent vegetative state from which he is not expected to recover after getting into difficulties in a …Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Man wants deportation order revokedThe Minister for Justice has failed to honour an undertaking given in court a year ago to revoke a deportation order made against…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
High Court upholds detention of Chinese womanWhile a Garda detective was legally entitled to arrest and detain a Chinese woman on suspicion that she might seek to evade a…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Lesbian couple can challenge statusThe High Court has cleared the way for a lesbian couple to bring a legal action to have their Canadian marriage recognised in…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Court to rule today on lesbian couple's recognition challengeThe High Court will give its decision today on whether an Irish lesbian couple who married in Vancouver, Canada, a year ago may…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Nash's transfer petition rejectedA man serving two life sentences for murdering a couple in Co Roscommon and who had been described as a suspect in the investigation…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Court finds 'no basis' to murder conviction appealThere was "no basis" for a Dublin man's appeal against his conviction for the murder of his sister and it was difficult to see…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Appellant claims he was insane when he killed his baby sonThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on a father's appeal against conviction for the murder of his baby son.Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Woman felt complaints about car were dismissedA woman who claims she experienced excruciating pain and is now severely disabled as a result of receiving vibrations and shocks…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Sentences reduced for two men jailed for robbery and killingTwo men jailed for 17 and 14 years respectively for the brutal robbery and killing of another man near Ardee, Co Louth, in order…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Supreme Court rules search warrants in VAT case invalidA Supreme Court decision clarifying the powers of the District Courts to issue search warrants has cast doubt on the prosecution…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Shortt says State offered deal to withdraw appealA Donegal nightclub owner has told the High Court that the State offered to drop other charges against him, to transfer him to…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Club owner says threat from IRA followed raidsA Donegal nightclub owner told the High Court yesterday he had closed his Point Inn club in Inishowen for a time "in the hope…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Shortt seeks damages for prison ordealCo Donegal nightclub owner Frank Shortt was "destroyed" after being wrongfully convicted and jailed for three years on charges…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
No judge to hear application to challenge incineratorAn application by local residents for leave to challenge the proposed development of the State's first toxic waste incinerator…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Court holds credit union body abused dominant positionIn its ruling the High Court has upheld a claim by the Competition Authority that the Irish League of Credit Unions unjustifiably…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Teacher wins court order restraining indecency trialA national school teacher yesterday won a High Court order restraining his trial on eight counts of indecent assault on a male…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Deadline passes on placement for boyA health board responsible for the care of a disturbed young boy, described as at "grave risk" has failed to meet a deadline …Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Boy found within 24 hours of judge's orderA troubled boy who had been missing from health board care for more than a month was located by gardaí within hours of a High…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Court told venue is not nightclubThere is a distinction between a public entertainment area where music is played and a nightclub, it was argued in the High Court…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Solicitor sues over building workThe family home of a Dublin solicitor was so damaged by building work next door that it was rendered unsafe to live in and he…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Chinese restaurant closed downA Chinese restaurant in Moore Street, Dublin, has been closed down by High Court order after complaints by a food safety officer…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Desmond firm wins challenge to city council over work at houseA company involving businessman Mr Dermot Desmond has won its High Court challenge to the issuing by Dublin City Council of a…Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
High Court reserves judgment in Walls caseThe High Court has reserved judgment on a multi-million euro dispute between members of the family-owned PJ Walls property group…Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Court overturns man's conviction for rape of wifeThe Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned as unsafe the conviction - the first in the State's history - of a Sligo man for …Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
€20.5m offer for Walls' firms stake 'fair and reasonable'A €20.5 million offer for the shareholdings in two companies in the family-owned PJ Walls property group was "fair and reasonable…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Walls family case opens in High CourtA multimillion euro dispute between members of the family who own the PJ Walls property companies opened yesterday before the…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Prisoner loses appeal on handcuffs rulingA prisoner's challenge to a condition that he be handcuffed and escorted by prison officers before being allowed temporary release…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
McCabe killers get leave to take caseTwo men serving prison sentences for the manslaughter of Det Garda Jerry McCabe have secured leave to bring High Court proceedings…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Injuries board procedures challengedA man who is seeking damages for back injuries allegedly sustained in a meat factory accident has brought the first High Court…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Redmond could present State with €1m billFormer Dublin planning official George Redmond is seeking to have the State pay his legal costs - which could be as high as €…Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
State ordered to pay most of P.J. Mara's legal costsThe State has been ordered to pay most of the legal costs incurred by former government press secretary Mr P.JWed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Major rise in numbers concerned at issues of environmentA new nationwide poll has shown a dramatic increase, particularly in Dublin, in the importance people place on protecting our…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
