Joan Collins’s €31bn promissory note appeal an ‘enormous’ caseDeal involved unconstitutional allocation of public money without Dáil vote, court toldThu Feb 18 2016 - 16:59
Off-duty garda ‘aggressive’ and ‘intoxicated’ when arrestedArresting officers required two sets of handcuffs to restrain ‘shaking’ Garda Oliver CullyWed Feb 17 2016 - 20:36
Tesco sued after back injuries alleged from slip on grapesSupermarket giant denies claim by Patricia Walsh and argues trauma her own faultWed Feb 17 2016 - 17:27
Supreme Court to hear Joan Collins promissory note appealChallenge by Independent TD relates to decision to issue €31bn in respect of Anglo and EBSWed Feb 17 2016 - 16:31
Former soldier loses appeal over Stardust traumaPeter McGarry alleged he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after helping to retrieve bodies from fireWed Feb 17 2016 - 14:39
Child with illness wins challenge to denial of refugee statusNigerian mother argued tribunal had failed to properly consider medical evidenceTue Feb 16 2016 - 22:21
Urgent hearing over Moore Street buildings dispute neededCase has been taken against the Minister for Arts and Heritage over the preservation of buildings linked to 1916Tue Feb 16 2016 - 12:44
Department seeks to overturn decision on care allowanceAppeal against 2014 High Court decision on principles governing allocation of allowancesTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Greens lose court bid to be added to RTÉ televised debateBroadcaster says only parties with three outgoing TDs eligible for inclusionMon Feb 15 2016 - 15:29
Trio abused by Brendan Smyth seek permission to sue BishopIf information about Smyth had been disclosed by the church, assaults would have been avoided counsel claimsMon Feb 15 2016 - 13:10
Mother loses court bid to have child returned to herChild had been taken by gardaí arising from concerns expressed by UK social servicesFri Feb 12 2016 - 19:25
Greens want RTÉ to favour them over other parties, court toldCase being taken against broadcaster over failure to include Eamon Ryan in election debateFri Feb 12 2016 - 17:54
Pegida’s arrival in Ireland is a wake-up call on migration policyTime for a mature and informed national debate on reality of multicultural IrelandFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Election debate exclusion suggests Greens ‘don’t matter’, court toldParty takes case against RTÉ decision not to give leader Eamon Ryan place on panelsThu Feb 11 2016 - 17:12
Homeless family who took council to court to be housedKildare mother told court she was in ‘desparate situation’ and at ‘crisis point’Thu Feb 11 2016 - 14:10
Girl (16) taken into care as mother unable to handle her ‘distress’Teenager allegedly sexually abused by family friend and has gone missing repeatedlyThu Feb 11 2016 - 13:12
Garda ‘rugby tackled’ by other gardaí after querying taxi fareOliver Cully (55) sues State over alleged incident in which he was handcuffedWed Feb 10 2016 - 19:15
Dismissal of case over man’s brain injury confirmed by courtCounsel for Alan O’Leary ( 29), of Ballyphehane, Cork, argued disabilities caused by measles vaccineWed Feb 10 2016 - 19:08
Man says almost all ‘autonomy’ lost in direct provision systemAsylum seeker appeals Minister’s refusal to consider application for permission to workWed Feb 10 2016 - 18:15
Denis O’Brien’s bid for orders against Dáil committee struck outHearing date for businessman’s legal action over Oireachtas ‘interference’ has yet to be fixedTue Feb 9 2016 - 15:27
Judge to inspect Moore Street buildings in 1916 preservation caseState to contend that some of the buildings are of no significance to the RisingTue Feb 9 2016 - 13:18
Case over ownership of Boeing engines beginsThree Irish-registered subsidiaries of a Russian company sues Dublin-based international aircraft equipment registration companyMon Feb 8 2016 - 18:28
High Court to hear Green Party’s challenge to RTÉ on ThursdayParty will argue that Eamon Ryan should be included in televised leaders’ debateMon Feb 8 2016 - 12:12
Court hears of concerns over custody of USB stickStick was in the Netherlands for 10 days after court ordered it be handed over ‘forthwith’Sat Feb 6 2016 - 01:00
Five Aras Attracta staff get injunctions halting HSE investigationExecutive was carrying out internal inquiry into complaints against psychiatric nursesFri Feb 5 2016 - 15:44
Court hears concern over custody of USB stick in Denis O’Brien caseCounsel for Red Flag Consulting said memory drive was in Rotterdam for ten days after court orderFri Feb 5 2016 - 12:00
Judge to rule on application for injunction in Áras Attracta caseFive psychiatric nursing staff seeking to halt HSE internal investigation in allegationsThu Feb 4 2016 - 23:00
Christian Brothers fail to stop legal action over alleged sex abuseMan claims he was sexually abused in class by an apparently drunk lay teacherThu Feb 4 2016 - 18:23
Man whose voice box was unnecessarily removed sues HSEKevin McMahon unable to speak naturally after 14-hour operation at Limerick hospitalWed Feb 3 2016 - 18:42
Denis O’Brien awaiting Red Flag defence to alleged conspiracy caseLawyers have yet to agree dates over exchanging of documents, High Court toldWed Feb 3 2016 - 11:53
Damages for man with autism ‘treated despicably’ by gardaíAunt says man, arrested and detained in station, upset for long time after incidentTue Feb 2 2016 - 16:34
Fianna Fáil activist loses challenge to gender quotas lawJudge says Brian Mohan failed to show he could not contest election purely because of ActTue Feb 2 2016 - 11:24
High court gives quarry company two months to wind downShillelagh Quarries based ‘in area of exceptional public amenity’ and must cease workTue Feb 2 2016 - 01:00
Handcuffing of drink-drive suspect does not make arrest invalidIn second case Mr Justice Moriarty says relevant District Court judge was entitled to dismiss caseMon Feb 1 2016 - 19:22
Yates’s wife asks that €1.6m judgment not be made against herGuarantee signed against AIB loans to her husband for bookmakers businessMon Feb 1 2016 - 19:05
McFeely asks High Court to refuse ‘oppressive’ bankruptcy extensionIf official assignee secures extension, bankruptcy will continue to 2020Mon Feb 1 2016 - 18:44
Leaving Cert student with dyslexia challenges refusal to grant ‘reader’Dubliner was given reader for Junior Certificate, but refused one for final examsMon Feb 1 2016 - 16:47
Court grants €2 million judgment against Mick WallaceCourt rules Irish subsidiary of US fund Cerberus entitled to summary judgmentFri Jan 29 2016 - 12:04
Homeless mother and children ‘at crisis point’, court hearsWoman takes action against Kildare County Council over refusal to offer accommodationThu Jan 28 2016 - 18:35
Bisexual woman loses legal bid for refugee statusWoman claimed she fled her native Nigeria after her family threatened to kill herWed Jan 27 2016 - 16:45
Legal bid to stop demolition of buildings linked to Rising to be heard next month1916 Relatives Association claims Moore Street properties are of historical significanceWed Jan 27 2016 - 14:38
€117,000 for woman who had medical swab left inside herSarah Daly sued consultant obstetrician after having baby at Dublin’s Mount CarmelTue Jan 26 2016 - 17:34
Wallace in legal challenge to €2m orders against himPromontoria seeking repayment of loans guaranteed by Independent TDTue Jan 26 2016 - 14:10
National Maternity Hospital seeks ruling in €1m new home caseGirl has to move to house after suffering serious injuries due to negligence during birthTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
Insurance brokers entitled to damages, court rulesCork firm of solicitors denies negligence as damages to be decidedMon Jan 25 2016 - 18:14
Moving woman (82) at 4am ‘bordered on inhumane’President of High Court questions wisdom in timing of transfer of patient to nursing homeFri Jan 22 2016 - 15:02
Fines needed to ensure parties meet gender quotas, court toldLaw not prescriptive in relation what parties do to achieve compliance, lecturer saysThu Jan 21 2016 - 17:37
Gender quotas in Irish politics ‘reasonable’, lecturer tells courtBrian Mohan says Fianna Fáil being ‘held over a barrel’ by potential funding lossWed Jan 20 2016 - 18:05
Fianna Fáil activist challenges law on electoral gender quotasParty directive ‘stymied ambition’ of Brian Mohan to run in Dublin Central constituencyTue Jan 19 2016 - 16:47
Battle over Gorey Business Park fast-trackedDispute between KBC bank and businessman James Osborne before Commercial CourtTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00