Judge justified in concluding child’s rights not properly considered by Minister for Justice, Supreme Court rules The five-judge court dismissed the appeal by Helen McEntee in relation to deportation case involving child’s fatherThu Jul 25 2024 - 20:03
Debt purchasing firm granted injunction restraining owner from re-entering houseMr Justice Rory Mulcahy said Everyday Finance is “clearly” entitled to possession of the north Dublin propertyThu Jul 25 2024 - 15:41
High Court to ask European forum to decide issues linked to validity of nitrate derogation measuresMr Justice Richard Humphreys said An Taisce’s case raised novel, complex and important issues of EU lawWed Jul 24 2024 - 18:44
Drones being used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to Coolock site, High Court hears‘Crackle of violence’ could spark into flames at site being developed as accommodation for mainly UkrainiansWed Jul 24 2024 - 15:47
Minister’s power to issue binding planning conditions constitutional - courtOireachtas ‘fully entitled’ to ensure local authority powers are exercisable in a way that conforms to national policy standards, judges saidTue Jul 23 2024 - 16:57
Bitter disputes between Web Summit co-founders to be heard over nine weeksThe parties involved in the five cases have spent more than two years sifting through files as part of the discovery processMon Jul 22 2024 - 18:10
Court rejects Philip Nolan’s application to be treated as not dismissed from Science Foundation IrelandProf Nolan contends the High Court gave a ‘fundamentally incorrect’ decision in his caseFri Jul 19 2024 - 17:31
Ryanair’s challenge to competition authority’s search warrant set for hearing next OctoberCourt hears there is an ‘urgency’ to the case, as competition investigations should be resolved quicklyFri Jul 19 2024 - 15:59
High Court awards €66,000 to barista discriminated against when dismissed while pregnantJudge concludes issuing of Renata Karpicz’s P45 constituted dismissal in all the circumstancesThu Jul 18 2024 - 17:52
Court grants order restraining ‘persons unknown’ from attending Coolock site to engage in threatening behaviourThe court heard there are plans to build more than 500 units to accommodate mainly Ukrainian familiesThu Jul 18 2024 - 16:19
Farming couple allege Pepper Finance is pursuing them over debts fully repaid 12 years agoA judge said that a 2012 letter, if proved correct, makes the case ‘truly astonishing’Wed Jul 17 2024 - 16:17
Supreme Court dismisses appeal by initiator of plan to rob man later subjected to ‘barbaric’ attackEdward McAndrew set upon by men who beat him with iron bars and demanded moneyTue Jul 16 2024 - 19:39
Man accused of unlawfully reoccupying his Dublin home says footage will debunk debt purchaser’s claims A man who identified himself as Joseph Kennedy said Everyday Finance’s claims are ‘not true’Tue Jul 16 2024 - 18:49
Solar panel firm with €800,000 debts wound up by High CourtKampai Solar Ireland said it encountered considerable issues including labour costs three times that budgeted forMon Jul 15 2024 - 16:50
Marc Godart made personally liable for 80 per cent of ex-tenant’s legal costsA High Court judge said the landlord acted “in bad faith and with impropriety” during litigationThu Jul 11 2024 - 14:08
Hospital not liable for psychiatric injury of woman who witnessed late husband’s rapid health decline, judge rulesCarmel Germaine alleged she would have been spared ‘nervous shock’ if her husband’s condition was diagnosed following an October 2018 x-rayWed Jul 10 2024 - 21:21
Woman loses claim for damages against council for pavement slip injuriesBreda Long was a ‘most honest witness’ but did not prove council was responsible for a danger, judge findsWed Jul 10 2024 - 15:34
Robbery gang member fails to convince Supreme Court to hear appeal over order on homeStefan and Tammy Saunders did not meet the constitutional threshold for being heard in top courtTue Jul 09 2024 - 17:53
Hearing date pushed back in case against ex-Nationwide boss Fingleton Supreme Court is yet to rule on Michael Fingleton’s request for the case to be haltedFri Jul 05 2024 - 16:37
Marc Godart’s lawyers urge court not to make him pay ex-tenant’s legal costsCourt to rule next week on liability for legal costs in fight over €15,433 paymentFri Jul 05 2024 - 15:20
Prof Philip Nolan appealing judge’s refusal to extend injunction preventing dismissal from SFIHigh Court does not rule on costs as it may be unjust for academic to pay for failed application with a wider case to followThu Jul 04 2024 - 13:30
Former mother and baby home resident alleges she was given wrong child at birthExpected bill for outstanding legal claims against the State has surpassed €5 billion for the first timeWed Jul 03 2024 - 19:55
Supreme Court to consider use of contempt jurisdiction in cases about care owed to vulnerable childrenThe High Court refused to declare that the Child and Family Agency was in contempt of a court orderTue Jul 02 2024 - 17:56
High Court hears all challenges to Residential Zoned Land Tax decisions now mootLawyers for An Bord Pleanála said 25 challenges were taken over RZLT targeting certain landsTue Jul 02 2024 - 16:19
Man prohibited from taking legal actions against ex-partner without judge’s permissionMr Justice Séamus Woulfe said permitted man an unrestricted right to litigate against woman would be ‘unfair and oppressive’ to herMon Jul 01 2024 - 17:54
Bankruptcy petition concerning former director of property fund may not proceed, court hearsStephane Fund and former rugby international Brendan Mullin were co-directors of collapsed Bisvale DACMon Jul 01 2024 - 16:34
Woman (30) not entitled to back payment of child benefit for her childhoodMs Justice Marguerite Bolger said allowance limited to the person who normally resides with a qualifying childFri Jun 28 2024 - 17:18
Consent of councillors necessary before local authorities can defend decisions in court, rules judge Question of whether authorisation from councillors required recently raised in at least three High Court challengesFri Jun 28 2024 - 16:57
Department of Public Expenditure repeatedly rejects Tusla’s request for special care staff allowance increaseTusla’s chief executive gave evidence in High Court in reviews of cases of five children who cannot get into special care because of shortage of placesThu Jun 27 2024 - 20:59
Dublin hospital apologises for failings in care of woman (34) who died after Dart station fallCase over Ingrida Grigaliunaite’s death alleged there was a failure to carry out scan to identify seriousness of head traumaThu Jun 27 2024 - 17:11
High Court approves €35,000 settlement for girl who claimed she was injured in fall from ponyEleni Iacovou (14) fell during a riding class in Laragh, Maynooth, Co Kildare six years agoWed Jun 26 2024 - 15:24
Appeal court splits on decision to allow children stay in Ireland with motherMs Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, supported by a colleague, says fact mother has twice abducted children ‘weighs heavily’Tue Jun 25 2024 - 18:47
Widow being sued by Greg Kavanagh firm challenges plan to build 98 homesCourt hears there is ‘significant history’ between Oonagh Stokes and developer BeakonfordTue Jun 25 2024 - 18:26
Second court challenge brought over Blackrock to city centre BusConnects routeApplicants want court to overturn An Bord Pleanála’s approval of route and a compulsory purchase orderMon Jun 24 2024 - 18:47
Bats, waterways and carbon emissions cited by Ryanair in challenge to tunnel at Dublin AirportThe airline complains about the loss of two aircraft stands, which An Bord Pleanála recognised was a “significant issue” for aircraft operatorsMon Jun 24 2024 - 18:09
Prof Philip Nolan refused significant extension of orders preventing dismissal from SFIJudge also refuses to grant orders permitting Prof Nolan to return to workFri Jun 21 2024 - 12:49
Court of Appeal cuts ‘disproportionate’ personal injuries awardJudge criticises failure of High Court and legal teams in regard to personal injury guidelinesThu Jun 20 2024 - 20:10
High Court permits Artane resident to pursue challenge over north Dublin bus corridorÁine Kelly opposed to placement of 24-hour bus stop directly outside cottages with no front gardensWed Jun 19 2024 - 17:49
Chinese woman linked to crime proceeds complains Cab case has made her famousBureau alleged Yan Yan Fan and Guang Ying Wang were in league with other Chinese nationals operating cannabis grow housesWed Jun 19 2024 - 16:17
‘Exotic’ lifestyle of James ‘Mago’ Gately funded by crime proceeds, High Court rulesAlleged Hutch associate, shot five times in May 2017, was ‘virtually never in the State’ amid overseas travelWed Jun 19 2024 - 12:50
How did today’s Supreme Court ruling over Angela Kerins’s claim for damages come about?Angela Kerins appeared before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee amid public controversy about the charity sector in 2014Tue Jun 18 2024 - 19:07
Judge finds ‘Mexican standoff’ over pub licence for Dublin premisesIn a pre-trial decision, a judge found the tenant unlawfully held the publican’s licence to prevent the re-letting of the premisesTue Jun 18 2024 - 16:35
Angela Kerins’s claim for damages ‘cannot be maintained’, Supreme Court rules as it rejects appealNo possible change to former Rehab chief executive’s case could alter the fact that it seeks to impose civil liability on Dáil, judge saidTue Jun 18 2024 - 11:18
Supreme Court to rule on appeal by Angela Kerins in PAC damages claimLawyers for former Rehab chief executive claim client subjected to ‘witch hunt’ style of questioning by committeeMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:31
Court allows Monkstown locals to challenge 387-home scheme they say could affect bathing watersThe applicants secured “leave” of the court to pursue their claimsMon Jun 17 2024 - 16:09
Supreme Court finds phone data was admissible in ruling which could influence awaited Graham Dwyer decisionThe seven-judge court overturned Kinahan gang gunman’s conviction for assisting in attempted murder of James ‘Mago’ GatelyMon Jun 17 2024 - 12:44
Enoch Burke’s defamation case is yet another legal loss for the imprisoned teacherEvangelical Christian was not defamed by article that incorrectly stated he was moved cell for his safety because he was ‘annoying’Thu Jun 13 2024 - 18:55
Enoch Burke loses defamation claim against Sunday Independent publisherThe judge said the words of the story were incapable of injuring his reputationThu Jun 13 2024 - 10:13
Environmentalists bring High Court challenge over plans for €1.2bn data centreProject’s approval is not consistent with climate action objectives, groups sayWed Jun 12 2024 - 16:09
Marc Godart firm agrees to pay €15,400 awards to unlawfully evicted tenantDispute has now turned to the issue of liability for Lizet Peña-Herrera’s legal feesWed Jun 12 2024 - 13:12
