Sisters settle with Garda in alleged assault caseTwo young sisters who claimed they were subject to a vicious and unprovoked assault by gardaí on Dublin’s Grafton …Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
Judgment in Donegal club owner's case is reservedThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an application by Co Donegal nightclub owner, Frank Shortt, for a certificate…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
Eircom franchisee wins breach of agreement action in High CourtThe High Court has awarded £179,143 (€227,466) damages to a Waterford company after finding that Eircom Retail Ltd (ERL) breached…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Court warning to health board on suicidal boyIn the absence of any alternative, a High Court judge has said he must direct the continuing detention in St Patrick's Institution…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Judge expresses concern over 'suicide-risk' boyA High Court judge yesterday expressed deep concern about the absence of any suitable place for a disturbed teenage boy who, …Wed Jul 10 2002 - 01:00
Transsexual loses bid to have birth certificate change to femaleIn a landmark High Court decision yesterday, a dentist who was registered at birth as a male and later underwent a sex change…Wed Jul 10 2002 - 01:00
Revenue and enforcer will seek all documentsThe Revenue Commissioners and the Director of Corporate Enforcement will seek access to all documents gathered by the inspectors…Tue Jul 09 2002 - 01:00
Judge appeals for 'meaningful' action for disturbed teenagerA High Court judge has urged that "something meaningful" be done for an out-of-control teenage boy who has a history of suicide…Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
Widow will ask High Court to halt all work on Corrib gas pipelineA Mayo widow will ask the High Court on Monday to grant an order stopping all works related to the construction or operation …Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
Former brother faces trial on indecency chargesA former Christian Brother has asked the High Court to prevent his prosecution on two charges of gross indecency against a boy…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Hynes compensated, to quit in IBTS settlementThe dispute between the Irish Blood Transfusion Service and its chief executive officer, Mr Martin Hynes, has been settled on…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Undertaking given in case involving school principalThe board of management of Colaiste Muire, Ennis, Co Clare, has undertaken before the High Court not to continue with a disciplinary…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
Hearing this week on IBTS suspensionA dispute in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service arising from the placing of its regional director on administrative leave and…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
Pilot can proceed with action against RyanairA pilot who claims she was unfairly dismissed by Ryanair over an incident in which she left an aircraft having been allegedly…Sat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Gas pipeline firm seeks end to restraining ordersThe developer of the Corrib gas field off the west coast has urged the High Court to discharge orders restraining works in Co…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Court orders blood service to lift suspension of chief executiveThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been ordered by the High Court not to appoint any person other than Mr Martin Hynes to…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Blood bank chief wins order lifting suspensionThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service was ordered by the High Court today not to appoint any person other than Mr Martin Hynes …Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
High Court approves sale of Bula lead and zinc mineRULING: The High Court yesterday approved the €35 million sale of the Bula lead and zinc mine at Nevinstown, Co Meath to adjoining…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Court adjourns Shortt case to JulyEvidence has concluded in the hearing of an application by Mr Frank Shortt for a certificate declaring a miscarriage of justice…Thu Jun 20 2002 - 01:00
Ruling today on DPP witness move in Shortt caseThe High Court will decide today whether a former business partner of the Co Donegal nightclub owner Frank Shortt may give evidence…Wed Jun 19 2002 - 01:00
Prison officers take court action over complaintsFour prison officers have taken a High Court challenge to disciplinary proceedings taken against themTue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
Garda denies he planted marked sterling after drug-dealer's arrestA detective has denied a suggestion that he "planted" marked sterling notes in the property of a drug-dealer some time after …Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
Court hears detective was offered 'bribes' to write statement in caseA detective garda told the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday he was offered "bribes" by Chief Supt Denis Fitzpatrick and Chief…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Court hears detective was asked for 'false statement'A detective garda told the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday he had been suspended after he refused to make a "false statement…Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Detective denies planting drugs at Donegal clubA detective garda told the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday he never planted drugs at a Co Donegal nightclub and never arranged…Wed Jun 12 2002 - 01:00
Firm accused of removing children's gravesA burial ground for unbaptised children near Glengad in Co Mayo has been entirely and unlawfully removed as part of works connected…Tue Jun 11 2002 - 01:00
Delaney wins appeal against murder convictionA Dublin man yesterday won his appeal against his conviction for the murder of another man in circumstances described by the …Tue Jun 11 2002 - 01:00
Garda denies claims that he engaged in unlawful activitiesA garda superintendent has denied before the Court of Criminal Appeal that he brought explosives to be placed in a disused shed…Sat Jun 08 2002 - 01:00
Garda claims he was moved after raising questionsA garda superintendent has told the Court of Criminal Appeal he was moved from Letterkenny Garda station in Co Donegal after …Fri Jun 07 2002 - 01:00
Woman tells of trip with explosives in Garda vanA detective garda loaded a Garda surveillance van with explosives, collected a Garda inspector and then, with a woman also on…Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Estranged wife insists detective perjured himself during trialThe estranged wife of a detective Garda yesterday stood over her allegation that her husband told her he had perjured himself…Wed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
Injunction halts clamping protestA dispute at the company responsible for traffic clamping in Dublin disrupted operations yesterday and led to High Court proceedings…Sat Jun 01 2002 - 01:00
Senior gardai to testify in Shortt appealTwo senior gardaí are expected to give evidence next week at the hearing of nightclub owner Mr Frank Shortt's application for…Thu May 30 2002 - 01:00
Businessman faces 'longer period' in jailHIGH COURT: A Dublin businessman, Mr Thomas O'Keeffe, who yesterday finished a two-week prison term for contempt of court, faces…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Candidates may face legal action on spending after court rulingA High Court decision yesterday that provisions of the 1997 Electoral Act are unconstitutional has opened the possibility of …Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Miscarriage of justice suit adjournedAn application by a Co Donegal night-club owner for a certificate declaring a miscarriage of justice in his case has been adjourned…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Detective gave his firearm to woman, court toldA detective garda gave his personal issue firearm to a Co Donegal woman for her to produce in a car-park where another man handed…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Carty team wanted to bury sisters' evidence, court toldMembers of the Carty inquiry into alleged corruption by gardaí in Co Donegal told two women that information supplied by one …Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Judge criticises failure to produce documentThe Court of Criminal Appeal has strongly criticised the failure of the Garda authorities to disclose an "immediately relevant…Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Garda told wife he 'perjured himself'A detective garda told his wife that he had perjured himself during the trial of Co Donegal nightclub owner Mr Frank Shortt in…Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Wife of garda was told about bomb for NorthA garda sergeant told the wife of Det Garda Noel McMahon that Mr McMahon and Supt Kevin Lennon had allowed a bomb to go into …Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
No McGlinchey prosecution - DPPA woman who has made serious allegations against senior gardaí in Co Donegal has been told by the DPP she will not be prosecuted…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Gardai 'stored bomb material in flat'Garda Insp (now Supt) Kevin Lennon and Det Garda Noel McMahon stored fertiliser and sugar in a woman's flat in Buncrana which…Thu May 09 2002 - 01:00
Detective asked woman to 'plant drugs'A Garda detective asked a woman to go into a Co Donegal nightclub and plant drugs there prior to the club being raided by gardaí…Wed May 08 2002 - 01:00
Stay on trial of sex assault accused is deniedA man facing 12 charges of sexual assault of four girls has failed to get a High Court order to prevent his trial permanently…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Aspiring candidates fail in challenge to election lawThree aspiring Independent Dáil candidates last night failed to get a High Court order directing Returning Officers to include…Fri May 03 2002 - 01:00
Ex-director of carpet firm must pay Revenue €3.6mThe Revenue Commissioners have come to an agreement with a Dublin businessman, Mr Matthew Kelly, a former director of Kelly's…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Hospital unsuitable for disturbed boy, court toldAn adult psychiatric hospital has warned the continuing placement of a troubled 16-year-old boy with it is detrimental to the…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Doctor questioned on womb operationsThe rate of Caesarean hysterectomies carried out at a Drogheda hospital by a Co Louth consultant gynaecologist was 20 times that…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Ansbacher pair lose plea to stay anonymousSurprise application by Attorney General to have two individuals identified will be heard tomorrow, writes Mary CarolanThu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
