Bowden lied to implicate Ward, counsel claimsState witness Charles Bowden was a "supergrass" and "vicious criminal" who told lies aimed at involving Paul Ward in the murder…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Bowden felt his security depended on Ward trial, court toldA letter from State protected witness Charles Bowden to the Department of Justice, written after the trial of Paul Ward for the…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Bowden a ‘supergrass’ and ‘vicious criminal’, court toldState witness Charles Bowden is a "supergrass" and "vicious criminal" who told deliberate lies aimed at involving Paul Ward in…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Man begins appeal of Guerin murder convictionA Dublin man jailed for life for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin has begun an appeal against his conviction.Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Move to halt abortion poll is rejectedThe Supreme Court yesterday rejected a challenge by Limerick lecturer Mr Denis Riordan aimed at halting tomorrow's abortion referendum…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Man fails in bid to quash conviction related to kidnap of bank chiefThe view of a United Nations Human Rights Committee that the decision to try a Dublin man before the non-jury Special Criminal…Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Ryanair is sued by 'free travel' winnerA woman who was told she would have free flights for life when she became Ryanair's millionth passenger in 1988 was told by the…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
'Real sense of grievance' on transfer of Irish Life business to LiverILA, in response to that concern, said its entire business in the industrial fund was being transferred to RLAThu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Case over education for autistic child adjournedThe State is engaged in "constructive" talks with parents about funding a school for autistic children in Galway city, the High…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Court sanctions transfer of insurance businessThe High Court has sanctioned the transfer of Irish Life Assurance's industrial assurance business to Royal Liver Assurance. …Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Case over football manager adjourned for weekLongford Town Football Club is complaining that its former manager, Mr Stephen Kenny, breached a High Court order because he …Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Assurance staff legally oppose business transferA number of long-serving employees of Irish Life Assurance plc have objected at the High Court to the proposed transfer of the…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Master Meats 15-year dispute settledHIGH COURT: A Multimillion euro legal battle, dating back 15 years and involving the founder of Master Meat Packers group Mr…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Autism report ruled out in child's actionThe report of the Task Force on Autism, which was commissioned by the Minister for Education to assist him in considering the…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Court to hear 3rd effort to stop pollA third legal attempt to halt the abortion referendum will be heard by the High Court tomorrow.Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
State agrees to temporary funding of home school for autistic childrenAs part of the settlement of an action by four autistic children, the State has agreed to pay €215,000 to ensure the survival…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
High Court puts USIT operation into examinershipThe High Court has appointed Mr David Hughes, of Ernst and Young, as examiner to the travel company USIT (Ireland) Limited and…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
High Court to decide on examiner to USIT todayThe High Court is expected to decide today on the appointment of an examiner to three USIT group companiesTue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
EirGrid to target Reeves's directionThe national electricity grid operator EirGrid yesterday secured leave from the High Court to challenge a direction by the electricity…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Students who lost challenge on abortion withdraw appealTwo students who lost their High Court challenge to the Government's proposed mechanism for amending the Constitution in the …Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Phelan action is adjourned as Taher cites ill healthThe founder of the Master Meats group of companies, Mr Paschal Phelan, is seeking judgment for almost £20 million (€25Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Court appeal against deportation failsThe Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the deportation of a pregnant Nigerian woman after unanimously dismissing an …Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Prisoner seeking release under Belfast accord loses his appealThe Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice was entitled to refuse to specify a jailed former member of the INLA…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Bitter battle ends as Master Meats case is struck out in High CourtA lengthy and bitter legal battle between Mr Pascal Phelan, founder of several Master Meats firms, and businessman Mr Larry Goodman…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Phelan to seek judgment against former partnerLawyers for Mr Pascal Phelan, the founder of Master Meat Packers (MMP), will apply to the High Court next week for judgment against…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Father tells court of autistic son's progress in ABA schoolThe father of an autistic child spoke with emotion in the High Court yesterday about the progress his son had made since attending…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Court hears of Lawlor payment by LarkA director of Lark Developments Ltd, a building company under the protection of a High Court-appointed examiner, has confirmed…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Bord na gCon official and trainer deny test on dog was improperThe chairman of Bord na gCon, Mr Paschal Taggart, and a greyhound trainer, Mr Brendan Matthews, have told the High Court there…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Bord na gCon manager says he was harassedThe regulation manager of Bord na gCon, Mr John Garrahy, has alleged before the High Court that he was bullied and harassed by…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Dunnes told to pay costs to Harney over legal battleDunnes Stores has been directed by the Supreme Court to pay substantial costs to the Minister for Enterprise and Employment following…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in case against deportationThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by a Nigerian woman and her unborn child against a High Court decision last…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Goodman to apply for injunction against PhelanLawyers for Mr Larry Goodman will apply to the High Court next week for an interlocutory injunction to restrain Master Meat Packers…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Status of the unborn at the centre of plea against deportationThe right to life of the unborn is less qualified in the Constitution than the right of life of the born, counsel for a pregnant…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
No State funding yet for Galway school, court toldThe State is funding schools for autistic children in Dublin and Cork which are based on the system of applied behaviour analysis…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Garda awarded €230,000 over violent assault by prisonerA Garda who sustained serious injuries after he was head-butted and violently assaulted by a prisoner in the back seat of a patrol…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Supreme Court rejects Dunnes' claimThe Minister for Enterprise and Employment is entitled to appoint an authorised officer to two Dunnes Stores companies, according…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
High Court dismisses students' challenge to abortion referendumA legal challenge by two students to the Government's proposed mechanism for amending the Constitution in the forthcoming referendum…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
BNFL asks court to direct how action by Co Louth residents should proceedBritish Nuclear Fuels Ltd yesterday applied to the High Court for directions as to how an action by four Co Louth residents against…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
Father settles action on polio vaccineA man who contracted polio through contact with nappies of his infant daughter after she received the oral polio vaccine (OPV…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
No more dead children, judge warnsA High Court judge yesterday warned the State and a health board: "I don't want another dead child on my handsWed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Abbeylara inquiry 'behaved like a tribunal'An Oireachtas subcommittee inquiry into the fatal shooting of John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, in April 2000 behaved from…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Career risk to gardai at Abbeylara outlinedAny report by the Oireachtas sub-committee on the fatal shooting by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, could…Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Limits on Carway as company directorBusinessman Mr John Carway, his son Stephen and daughter Elaine have been restricted by the High Court from acting as company…Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Dail blamed for 'legal errors'The situation in which an Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the fatal shooting of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara has ended up…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Court ruling called 'attack on democracy'A High Court declaration that the Oireachtas has no inherent power to conduct inquiries through its committees which may have…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Court told Carthy inquiry legitimateAn Oireachtas sub-committee inquiry into the fatal shooting by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, is entitled…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Abbeylara inquiry role was advisory, says counselThe question whether the shooting dead by gardaí of Mr John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford could reasonably have been avoided…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
AG says court ruling is paralysing work of Oireachtas committeesA declaration by the High Court that the Oireachtas has no inherent power to establish inquiries which may lead to findings or…Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Hearing on land claim put back over rezoningA company under investigation by the Flood tribunal over the rezoning of its lands at Carrickmines, Dublin, is to "vigorously…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Developer to appeal petition deferralTreasury Holdings Ltd, a property development company, is to appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision to adjourn Treasury…Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
