Wexford wind farm must pay almost €1m towards legal costs of couple who won noise nuisance caseBut operators to appeal High Court order to shut down three turbines fullySun Jun 22 2025 - 20:39
Man gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himYoung man separately gets protection order after alleging ex has sent him more than 1,000 messages and follows himSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Surveyor disputes ‘extraordinary’ claim that wind farm could devalue nearby property by 44%High Court will assess wind turbine noise nuisance damages for owners of two nearby propertiesThu Jun 19 2025 - 19:15
Man who failed to pay ex-wife €7.6m as ordered must now give her 75% of property sales proceedsJudge says she has ‘no confidence’ the man disclosed all his assets in Ireland and abroadThu Jun 19 2025 - 16:13
Man who suffered noise nuisance from Wexford wind farm seeks €1m damages for a new homeJudge begins hearing to assess damages for four people over nuisance impact of wind turbineWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:47
Ireland needs to tackle ‘stark gap’ between ‘rhetoric and reality’ of children’s rights, says child protection rapporteurNew report on children’s legal needs recommends specialist legal service for childrenTue Jun 17 2025 - 17:54
Supreme Court ruling on compensation for lands devalued due to electricity power lines could affect thousands of landownersESB argued compensation for land depreciation should not have been awarded by property arbitratorThu Jun 05 2025 - 18:33
Suspended solicitor’s appeal over professional misconduct finding to be heard in JulyDeclan O’Callaghan faces a strike-off application if he loses appeal against finding connected to Co Mayo land dealThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:27
Windfarm must shut down three turbines and pay €360,000 damages to couple, High Court ordersJudge slams defendant companies over their approach to noise and nuisance complaints over 12 yearsThu Jun 05 2025 - 16:08
Warring couple’s estimated €500,000 ‘high-conflict’ litigation costs is ‘cautionary tale’, warns judgeMr Justice John Jordan says €1.1m assets of five-year marriage puts scale of the costs ‘in context’Wed Jun 04 2025 - 18:39
HSE must specify when services will be provided to children with disabilities, Supreme Court says HSE loses appeal against High Court finding on compliance failure under Disability ActWed Jun 04 2025 - 17:55
BBC must pay €50,000 damages and €250,000 legal costs to Gerry Adams pending appeal in defamation caseHigh Court jury last week awarded former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 over 2016 programme and articleTue Jun 03 2025 - 15:52
Tina Satchwell case: Questions raised by politicians over original Garda investigation Labour TD wonders why it took gardaí ‘so long’ to act on red flags in the caseSat May 31 2025 - 06:00
What the jury didn’t hear in the Richard Satchwell trial: how the husband tried to have murder charge withdrawnJury had no evidence of intent by the lorry driver to kill or cause serious injury to Tina Satchwell, his defence arguedFri May 30 2025 - 15:10
Why did gardaí ignore ‘red flags’ in the Tina Satchwell murder investigation?Barrister Brendan Grehan SC said the case showed ‘a lot of failures’ by gardaí Fri May 30 2025 - 15:01
An ‘arch-manipulator’ who isolated his ‘trophy’ wife: The full story of the Richard Satchwell murder trialTina Satchwell’s killing: How an obsessive husband tried to bury the truth about his wife’s deathFri May 30 2025 - 12:55
Richard Satchwell found guilty of murdering his wife in 2017Relatives of Tina Satchwell and members of the jury wept in Central Criminal Court after truck driver (58), who denied charge, convictedFri May 30 2025 - 12:50
Richard Satchwell trial: Jury to resume deliberations on FridayLorry driver (58) denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at their home in Co Cork in March 2017Thu May 29 2025 - 15:55
Richard Satchwell murder trial: jury sent home for the nightLorry driver denied murder of his wife Tina at their Cork home in 2017 Wed May 28 2025 - 16:21
Richard Satchwell trial: Jury to resume considering verdict on WednesdayRichard Satchwell (58) has pleaded not guilty to murder of Tina Satchwell in YoughalTue May 27 2025 - 17:50
Richard Satchwell is ‘far from criminal mastermind’, defence lawyer tells juryProsecution says Mr Satchwell, who denies murder of wife Tina Satchwell, is an ‘arch manipulator’ Fri May 23 2025 - 18:14
More than 350 lawyers and academics say Government not complying with international law obligations over Palestine crisisIreland obliged to take steps to prevent EU rendering assistance to Israel’s ‘unlawful acts’Thu May 22 2025 - 21:11
Suspended solicitor Declan O’Callaghan loses challenge over disciplinary tribunal procedures Full appeal against tribunal’s professional misconduct findings against solicitor is next stage in his legal battleThu May 22 2025 - 19:36
Sister of Tina Satchwell regarded Richard Satchwell as ‘obsessive’ and ‘possessive’ about his wifeLorraine Howard says her sister told her about slapping her husband when she was 18, but she had ‘never seen violence’Thu May 22 2025 - 16:55
Richard Satchwell trial: Cousin of Tina tells jury she ‘never’ saw her being violent or aggressive Prosecution's case has concluded and jury sent away until tomorrowWed May 21 2025 - 14:05
Advanced decomposition meant cause of Tina Satchwell’s death could not be determined, pathologist saysDressing gown belt ‘in unusual position’ on 45-year-old’s body, Dr Margaret Bolster tells murder trial of Richard Satchwell (58)Tue May 20 2025 - 16:54
Mother allegedly intimidated out of rented home by masked men seeks damages payment over unlawful evictionLandlord and his son separately appeal sentences imposed in connection with incident at Waterford property Tue May 20 2025 - 11:00
Domestic violence sentencing: Abusive behaviour by partners to be an aggravating factorGood character is ‘at best a minor’ factor in mitigation, according to new guidance for judgesSun May 18 2025 - 15:23
Woman alleges she lost pregnancy following assault by man who ‘made me a prostitute’‘I’m only existing, I’m taking a chance on him killing me,’ woman tells judgeSun May 18 2025 - 06:00
Wills and family fall-outs: ‘Money and grief bring out the worst in people’The absence of a will or a poorly prepared one can result in bitter disputes between surviving family members. Six people share tales of conflict and resentmentSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Damages award to Dublin firm over online review should make people ‘think twice’ before ‘venting’ online, says internet law expertMore cases likely over critical reviews after €40,000 damages awarded in ‘hugely significant’ case Sat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor’s appeal over civil rape case outcome ready to proceed in JulyNikita Hand says claims that she was assaulted by ex-partner hours after encounter with McGregor are 'lies'Fri May 16 2025 - 11:01
Richard Satchwell trial: Jury told most female domestic homicides within 1km of their homesDecomposed remains of Tina Satchwell were wrapped in a blanket and retrieved from ‘very deep’ grave site under home, trial toldMon May 12 2025 - 13:19
Authors of paper claiming Irish judges use Wikipedia as a source for rulings publish new research responding to criticismAuthors say that study claiming to ‘debunk’ their research did not do the work necessary for thatMon May 12 2025 - 06:00
Judge shown photos of ‘extensive and horrendous’ bruising allegedly inflicted on woman by husbandWoman claims sons intervened after husband allegedly tried to strangle herSun May 11 2025 - 15:12
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’Sun May 11 2025 - 07:00
Cadaver dog found Tina Satchwell’s remains under sittingroom stairs, court hearsJury shown photos of human remains in black plastic found at home of murder accusedFri May 09 2025 - 16:52
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European electionsSunday Times article referred to alleged links with Lithuanian diplomat convicted of spying for Russia Fri May 09 2025 - 06:00
Receiver’s Cork dairy farm sale halted as owners say it is worth twice as much Lands with potential €1.7m value are of ‘special value’ to owners and one had farmed them for 45 years, High Court toldMon May 05 2025 - 16:21
Approval for over 100 new homes in Co Cork overturned by High CourtAn Bord Pleanála’s view of its obligations under county development plan ‘conveniently Jesuitical’, says judgeSun May 04 2025 - 15:40
Judiciary ‘will not be influenced by public reaction’, says judge, amid criticism of lenient sentencesIreland's judiciary ‘will not be influenced by public reaction’, says Supreme Court judge, amid criticism of lenient sentences in Irish courtsSun May 04 2025 - 06:00
Wife who says husband is keeping children ‘hostage’ after getting her barred from family home gets protection orderAnother woman ‘in survival mode all the time’ gets barring order against partnerSun May 04 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor claims Nikita Hand’s bruising may have been caused by alleged row with partnerAppeal court to decide whether evidence from neighbours of Ms Hand of alleged row is admissibleFri May 02 2025 - 12:25
Cases involving Conor McGregor and Gerry Adams feature in new court art exhibition ‘Wonderful’ visual record depicts the ‘sheer elation and sheer despair’ evident in cases, says judge Thu May 01 2025 - 21:09
Murder accused Richard Satchwell told gardaí wife Tina tried to stab him in the head with a chisel Richard Satchwell changed his ‘narrative’ after decomposed remains of wife Tina found in their home, jury toldWed Apr 30 2025 - 06:00
Richard Satchwell trial: ‘Narrative’ on wife’s disappearance changed after human remains found at home, jury toldLeicester native denies murder of wife Tina in March 2017 at Grattan Street, YoughalWed Apr 30 2025 - 06:00
Richard Satchwell trial: Man charged with wife’s murder told gardaí she came at him with a chiselRichard Satchwell told gardaí that he buried Tina Satchwell in a grave in their home and cemented it over, jury toldTue Apr 29 2025 - 18:06
DPP seeks to overturn judge’s ‘irrational’ refusal to convict more than 30 drivers on speeding chargesDistrict judge had said GoSafe speeding vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’Mon Apr 28 2025 - 18:20
Richard Satchwell pleads not guilty to the murder of his wife Tina in Co Cork Central Criminal Court trial of man accused of killing Tina Satchwell due to open on TuesdayMon Apr 28 2025 - 15:55
Supreme Court sits in Letterkenny, marking first time in northwestSitting reflects fact court hears cases of importance ‘to everyone in the State’ says Chief JusticeMon Apr 28 2025 - 11:24
