Former soldier sues over alleged side-effects from anti-malaria drugAnthony Cole claims he has not felt ‘normal’ since being give Lariam for Chad tour of dutyTue Nov 07 2017 - 18:22
Oberstown teens awarded €100 damages each by High CourtChildren’s detention centre was entitled to lock up boys but breached rights in limited wayMon Nov 06 2017 - 13:01
Summary judgment of €8m made against ex-bankersHigh Court case was reheard following objections by former Anglo Irish executiveFri Nov 03 2017 - 15:13
Property owner wins High Court challenge against valuation tribunalJudge said valuation tribunal was ‘manifestly deficient’ in its obligation to give reasons for its determinationThu Nov 02 2017 - 17:52
Regulation restricting legal aid payments struck downRules said a solicitor representing more than one co-accused would only be paid onceThu Nov 02 2017 - 15:49
Jedward merchandising case settled on confidential termsBusinessman claimed losses of €625,000 from design and production of pop duo goodsThu Nov 02 2017 - 12:53
Family can stay in home after judge dismisses fund’s objectionHigh Court rejects Shoreline objection to proposed personal insolvency arrangementsWed Nov 01 2017 - 21:21
Family settles case over alleged missed cancer diagnosisWhen Ann Delaney's tumour was finally diagnosed it was inoperableWed Nov 01 2017 - 20:51
Ex-rugby referee takes High Court action against IRFUMan claims his purported dismissal is unlawful and in breach of his contractual rightsWed Nov 01 2017 - 20:36
Injunction restraining harassment of two Scientologists liftedJudge accepts former church member had apologised for behaviourWed Nov 01 2017 - 19:04
Jedward in High Court as businessman begins legal actionPatrick Joseph Noonan seeking payment for merchandise from ‘hyper’ twinsWed Nov 01 2017 - 17:29
Solicitor loses appeal against misconduct findingCork lawyer Barry Sheehan fined €5,000 for ‘disgraceful’ conductTue Oct 31 2017 - 18:29
High Court action against Jedward over alleged merchandising agreement adjournedIdentical twins who deny allegations in court for brief hearing as case scheduled to last up to 8 daysTue Oct 31 2017 - 18:00
Boy injured before birth compensated €7.5m for brain damageBaby’s mother was in Wexford car crash caused by driver speeding and by iceTue Oct 31 2017 - 17:20
Mother and Irish-born daughter lose appeal over deportationAll three Court of Appeal judges agree the appeal should be dismissedTue Oct 31 2017 - 16:45
Court overturns rulings against non-Irish spouses of citizensAppeal judgments have significant implications for Irish citizens who have non-Irish spousesFri Oct 27 2017 - 13:02
Doctor challenging forced retirement may return to work ‘forthwith’Orders apply pending the hearing of action by Dr Paul Quigley (65) against the HSEThu Oct 26 2017 - 17:48
Top judge warns Irish appeal court is close to being ‘overwhelmed’Most appellants will wait at least a year before their appeal is heard, and the delays are likely to get worseThu Oct 26 2017 - 15:28
Decision on right to appeal Apple data centre permission due on WednesdayAthenry couple claims failure to conduct environmental impact assessment of entire project raises issue of ‘dramatic public importance’Thu Oct 26 2017 - 11:04
Payment to separated homeless father is discriminatory, court toldHomeless father getting less in housing assistance payment than homeless motherWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:26
Athenry residents seek to appeal Apple data centre decisionThey claim High Court wrongly found An Bord Pleanála had met its obligations by carrying out environmental impact assessmentWed Oct 25 2017 - 11:27
Mick Wallace disqualified from involvement in companies for six yearsJudge disqualifies Wexford TD grounds of unfitness over €1.4m underdeclaration of VATTue Oct 24 2017 - 17:32
Family gets €110,000 settlement after pensioner choked in nursing homeJudge hears man left alone to feed himself despite known risk of chokingTue Oct 24 2017 - 16:10
Supreme Court gets first-ever live TV broadcastMan extradited to US on fraud charges in first of two judgments broadcast on RTÉ appTue Oct 24 2017 - 12:24
Supreme Court live: Ireland broadcasts judgments for first timeBroadcast of two judgments, on extradition and redress, aimed at ‘demystifying’ courtsTue Oct 24 2017 - 08:51
Liquidator rejects Mick Wallace’s offer of consent on restriction orderHigh Court told TD should be subject to the more serious sanction of disqualificationMon Oct 23 2017 - 17:31
State body sued over condition of Mespil Road propertySolas sued in effort to compel carrying out of repair work at one of its propertiesFri Oct 20 2017 - 16:57
Music Nations Network sues over alleged breach of agreementsThe Sheffield-based company has sued Dublin-based Illuminata Media amongst othersFri Oct 20 2017 - 16:09
Row over Long Stone pub could delay Apollo House saleCommercial Court hears dispute over publican’s alleged unlawful occupationFri Oct 20 2017 - 13:42
Solicitors who treat client funds as own cannot expect ‘mercy’High court grants order that Galway-based Áine Feeney McTigue is not a fit person to be a solicitorThu Oct 19 2017 - 22:48
Doctor challenges forced retirement from HSE at age 65Dublin GP relying on an EU directive against age discrimination in his High Court caseThu Oct 19 2017 - 21:22
Woman who had court-ordered Caesarean ‘makes extraordinary recovery’Woman is discharged from wardship as she no longer suffers from mental illnessThu Oct 19 2017 - 18:38
Girl moved to UK centre over fears of self-harm and suicideNo appropriate facility in Ireland for teenager who had been sexually abused by her fatherThu Oct 19 2017 - 17:16
Revenue wins appeal on second home chargeCourt of Appeal agrees former non-principal private residence charge is not deductible against rental incomeThu Oct 19 2017 - 13:38
Brothers’ appeal against €1.1m settlement to get fresh hearingBrothers claim agreement to pay former building partner is void due to illegalityWed Oct 18 2017 - 21:08
Farmer entitled to €299,000 damages after department failed to return cattleDepartment of Agriculture seized cattle after dispute about animal welfare, Supreme Court toldWed Oct 18 2017 - 19:11
HSE could face hundreds of cases over special needs assessment delaysUnder the Disability Act 2005, an assessment must be commenced within three months of an application being receivedTue Oct 17 2017 - 20:07
Man alleged to have fathered child with daughter loses costs caseSeparate refusals by two District Court judges to grant legal costs were challengedTue Oct 17 2017 - 16:43
Apple data centre objectors plan further appealJudge will hear application for appeal of Athenry planning approval next weekTue Oct 17 2017 - 14:32
Storm delays Apple data centre appeal hearingHearing on objections to Athenry centre moved to Tuesday due to Hurricane OpheliaMon Oct 16 2017 - 13:06
Prisoner’s single ‘slopping out’ case likely to cost State over €1mA further 1,200 cases to follow over practice of prisoners emptying their in-cell latrinesFri Oct 13 2017 - 19:39
‘Overworked’ Mayo janitor (73) awarded €64,000 damagesRichard Steer never refused overtime and once worked 19 twelve-hour shifts in a rowFri Oct 13 2017 - 17:57
Woman who sued after falling on broken concrete settles caseAnne Marie Fagan told High Court her whole life changed after 2009 fall in CrumlinFri Oct 13 2017 - 14:22
Denis O’Brien loses court appeal over Red Flag dossierBusinessman sought access to documents that might have disclosed identity of clientFri Oct 13 2017 - 11:22
Potential exists for finding of legal right to State housing - judgeHigh Court judge dismisses appeal aimed at barring lawful eviction from rented dwellingThu Oct 12 2017 - 18:24
Woman settles action over her birth 20 years ago for €8.5mClaim involves alleged failure to monitor foetal heartbeat for period on day of birthThu Oct 12 2017 - 17:52
Apple given go-ahead to start €850m data centre in AthenryHigh Court judge dismisses objections to planning permission for facilityThu Oct 12 2017 - 13:29
Judge considers man’s freedom to make choices ‘for his own bad’Psychiatrists disagree over whether man with brain injury should be detained in hospitalWed Oct 11 2017 - 19:55
Court reserves judgment over Michael Lowry tribunal costsIndependent TD claims he was treated differently to Charles HaugheyWed Oct 11 2017 - 18:25
US wants views taken into account in data transfer caseLawyers for commissioner, Facebook and Schrems will try to agree on questionsWed Oct 11 2017 - 14:50
