Mother halts inquest on daughterA mother has secured a High Court order temporarily halting the inquest into her daughter's deathTue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Appeal lost against route of gas pipeThe High Court has dismissed a challenge by Lord Ballyedmond, formerly Senator Edward Haughey, to proposals to construct part…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Woman in coma for 19 years after birth of twin daughtersA man spent years in the "blind hope" that his severely brain-damaged wife might wake up from a coma into which she lapsed around…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Hotel fails to overturn binding pay rulingAn attempt by the five-star Ashford Castle Hotel in Cong, Co Mayo, to overturn a binding Labour Court determination sanctioning…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Prisoner to contest being locked up for 23 hours a dayA prisoner jailed for three years for burglary and handling stolen property has taken a High Court challenge to being locked …Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
House given to man who left wifeThe High Court has ruled that a man who left his late wife after 10 years of marriage and who subsequently did not contest divorce…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Ruling on beef processors' case set for JulyThe High Court will give judgment next month on proceedings in which the Competition Authority is challenging an agreement reached…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Mr A's rearrest ordered as State appeal against release grantedThe Supreme Court has granted an appeal by the State against a High Court decision to free Mr A (41), who was serving a sentence…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Action urged by mother 'repugnant to his oath' - judgeSherwood case A call by the mother of a victim of statutory rape for judges to adjourn release applications by convicted offenders…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Two jailed for statutory rape seek releaseTwo men jailed for statutory rape went to the High Court yesterday seeking their immediate release from prison, in light of the…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Different section of Act challengedNew challenge A man who is serving an 18-month sentence for having sex with a girl between the age of 15 and 17 has brought …Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Man jailed in family law case freedA father of four who was jailed two weeks ago for contempt of orders made in family law proceedings brought by the man's wife…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Court to hear State's appeal on Mr ACourt report: The Supreme Court hears tomorrow the State's appeal against this week's High Court decision to free a 41-year-…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Judge orders inquiry into man's jailingThe High Court has said there are "worrying features" about the manner in which a father of four was jailed for contempt two …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Stockbroker has jail sentence increased to five yearsA former stockbroker whose fraudulent use of clients' money led to the collapse of one of Cork's oldest stockbroking firms had…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Court rejects O'Brien appeal against tribunalThe Supreme Court has dismissed as having "no basis" a bid by millionaire businessman Denis O'Brien to restrain the Moriarty …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Woman challenges rejection by board of sex abuse claimA woman whose case is "possibly the most serious" of some 4,000 abuse cases before the Residential Institutions Redress Board…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Man jailed for sex with girl (12) seeks releaseThe High Court will rule today on a bid for freedom by a 41-year-old man who is serving a three-year sentence for the statutory…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Pilots reject Ryanair allegationsA number of Ryanair pilots have rejected claims by Ryanair management before the High Court that the pilots were threatened and…Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
Couple fight for the right to be marriedA divorced woman and her former husband's brother, who have been in a 20-year relationship, have brought a High Court challenge…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Law Society's finding on fees challengedTwo solicitors in Co Cork have brought a High Court challenge to findings by a Law Society committee that excessive fees were…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Supreme Court declares under-age sex law invalidThe Supreme Court has unanimously declared as unconstitutional the "stark" law under which any man is automatically guilty of…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Equality body joined to Traveller caseThe High Court has granted an application by the Equality Authority to be added to High Court proceedings brought by an elderly…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Afghan minors went to cathedral because of 'huge difficulties'A guardian's report on the nine Afghan minors who have been made wards of court has stated they went to St Patrick's Cathedral…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Under-age sex law 'unconstitutional' - Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has unanimously declared as unconstitutional the "stark" law under which any man is automatically guilty of…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Ashford Castle seeks to overturn ruling on payAshford Castle hotel in Cong, Co Mayo, has brought a High Court challenge to overturn a Labour Court pay determination for 150…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
John Carthy's mother and sister settle libel actionThe mother and sister of John Carthy, who was shot dead six years ago by members of the Garda Emergency Response Unit in Abbeylara…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Son of ex-judge sues over report on receivershipA chartered accountant and son of the former Supreme Court judge Hugh O'Flaherty has claimed in the High Court that he was libelled…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Judge refuses order against building workers' unionA High Court judge has ruled that a building company has not produced sufficient evidence "at this stage" to show that the Building…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Ashmore settles case with Goodbody,regulatorA legal action by multimillionaire stockbroker Bruce Ashmore against his former employer, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and the financial…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Claim over mixed school dismissedA man who objects to a south Dublin private primary school admitting girls as students has shown no cause of action entitling…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Jail escaper permitted to challenge kidnap trialMaze prison escaper Brendan "Bik" McFarlane has secured leave from the High Court to bring a fresh legal challenge aimed at restraining…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Case of autistic boy enters 42nd dayThe costs of a legal action aimed at securing appropriate education for a severely autistic five- year-old boy are now estimated…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Dunne, Warren settle Whitewater caseA High Court action by multimillionaire property developer Sean Dunne over the purported sale of his 50 per cent stake in the…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Graveyards can sell headstones, court rulesThe High Court has ruled that the charity which operates five Dublin graveyards is entitled to set up a company to engage in …Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Mother, son urged to sort property rowA High Court judge has urged an elderly mother and her youngest son to resolve between them their legal dispute over the demolition…Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Settlement talks continue over Whitewater dealSettlement talks were continuing last night between lawyers for developer Sean Dunne and financier Kevin Warren over the disputed…Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Mother in dispute with son over Dublin premisesAn elderly mother has alleged her youngest son exerted pressure on her to sign a lease for development of a mews premises at …Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Dunne and Warren in settlement discussionsProperty developer Sean Dunne and investment adviser Kevin Warren were understood last night be discussing a possible settlement…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Legal challenge to gas pipeline will not be heard before OctoberThe full hearing of a legal challenge to the construction of the controversial high-pressure gas pipeline near Rossport in Co…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Dentist who had sex change renews legal caseA renewed legal attempt by a dentist who underwent a sex change operation to overturn the refusal to describe her on her birth…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Claim of unlawful detention for Chawke attack rejectedThe High Court has rejected a claim by one of two men accused of shooting Dublin publican Charlie Chawke that his detention is…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Dunne rejects Warren's view of site valuationProperty developer Sean Dunne has told the High Court that only someone with a degree from "the Walter Mitty school of business…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
Businessman who ordered abduction jailed on appealA Limerick businessman has been jailed for a year for organising the abduction of a Liberian man who is still living in fear …Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
Developer 'astounded' at claim of binding contractMultimillionaire property developer Sean Dunne has told the High Court he was "dumbfounded and astounded" when he received a …Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
Dunne worried over tax exposureMultimillionaire property developer Sean Dunne expressed concerns about exposure to a possible tax liability of 47 per cent during…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Christian Brothers' planning action adjournedAn action by the Christian Brothers aimed at compelling Dublin City Council to grant what was described as a default planning…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in Byrne reviewThe High Court has reserved judgment on a bid by multimillionaire property developer John Byrne to overturn part of the Ansbacher…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Woman ordered to pay ex-partner €170,000The High Court has rejected an appeal by a woman against an order directing her to pay to her former partner some 40 per cent…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
OPW must disclose original bid for cancelled Rolling Stones gigThe president of the High Court has said the Office of Public Works should disclose to MCD Promotions the original bid by Aiken…Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
