State facing care charges 'financial crisis'The State faced a "very serious financial crisis" following advice from the Attorney General last month that tens of thousands…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
State 'unjustly enriched' by charges for careThe State was "unjustly enriched" by the unlawful charging of medical card holders for their long-term care in residential homes…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Equality of vulnerable attacked by nursing home Bill, Court hearsThe Health (Amendment) (No 2) Bill, passed by the Oireachtas last month, aimed at making legal the unlawful practice over some…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes consulted lawyers over Flavin note, court hearsDocuments dating from March 1998 showed that senior executives of Fyffes plc intended that any disposal of the DCC plc shareholding…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
McCann wish for Flavin withdrawal indicated 'developing hostile attitude'An expressed wish of Fyffes deputy chairman Mr Carl McCann that DCC should withdraw from the fruit distributor was indicative…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Flavin very 'vexed' over decision of Fyffes boardDCC plc chief executive Mr Jim Flavin was very "vexed" about a conclusion by the Fyffes board that Mr Flavin could not be regarded…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
'Insiders' knew of Fyffes' poor trading - TolanOnly "insiders" knew in early 2000 that Fyffes plc was underperforming on the previous year by €14 million, a Fyffes executive…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes standing by December statementAn outlook statement of December 14th, 1999 that the Fyffes board believed 2000 would be a year of "further growth", accurately…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Student can contest court finding in IRA membership caseA Louth student has secured leave from the High Court to challenge a decision of the non-jury Special Criminal Court that he …Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
McCann memo scrutinisedA memorandum written by Fyffes chairman Mr Neil McCann after a conversation with Mr Kyran McLaughlin of Davy Stockbrokers stated…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Nestle denies breaching deal to buy milk from Dairygold Co-OpAn Irish subsidiary of Nestlé, the multinational chocolate manufacturing group, has denied before the High Court (Commercial …Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes 'not in business of true or untrue' - McCannThe chief executive of fruit distributor Fyffes has told the High Court the words "true" and "honest" are not measures used in…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Flavin denies he had inside track on Fyffes dealsDCC chief executive Jim Flavin will say there is "no basis" for a suggestion that Davy Stockbrokers disclosed information to …Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Flavin accused of deliberately avoiding issueFyffes chief executive Mr David McCann has told the High Court that he believed DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin deliberately…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Accused man secures High Court leaveA man accused of shooting Dublin publican Mr Charlie Chawke during a robbery at the Goat Grill has secured leave from the High…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Parents of autistic boy reject State care proposalsThe parents of a 14-year-old seriously disturbed autistic boy have rejected as totally unsatisfactory proposals made by the State…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Deal was not encouragedFyffes chief executive Mr David McCann has told the High Court that "in no way" did Fyffes encourage director Mr Jim Flavin to…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes statement was 'not accurate'A statement issued to the stock exchange by Fyffes in December 1999 was neither complete nor accurate, the company's chief executive…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Article was 'profoundly irresponsible'A Dublin criminal, Martin Foley, has claimed before the High Court that a "sensationalist" and "profoundly irresponsible" Sunday…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
CEO denies 'trying to rewrite Fyffes documents'The chief executive of Fyffes, Mr David McCann, denied he was "trying to rewrite Fyffes documents" to support its case.Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Flavin's name was not on list Fyffes sent to LSEFyffes did not include the name of DCC chief executive Jim Flavin in a list it sent to the London Stock Exchange, of people it…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
McCann admits 'mistake'Fyffes chief executive Mr David McCann told the High Court yesterday that, with the benefit of hindsight, he believed the company…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Family to receive EUR35,000 for death of womanThe family of a woman who died after an operation at University College Hospital Galway are to receive €35,000 plus costs in …Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes statement justified, court toldAn outlook statement by Fyffes to the market in December 1999, to the effect that 2000 would be a year of further growth, was…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes disputes description of Flavin meetingIt was "totally inaccurate" for DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin to describe as "celebratory" a meeting held on the evening …Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Solicitor given leave to challenge tribunalA solicitor has secured leave from the High Court to bring a judicial review challenge to the Mahon tribunal's decision to proceed…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
Mother died after getting wrong injectionThe family of a woman who died as a result of being injected by mistake with potassium chloride while undergoing a minor surgical…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
'Very little' Flavin didn't know about fruit groupThe chief executive of Fyffes, Mr David McCann, has told the High Court that there was "very little" about Fyffes' business that…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
DCC believes Fyffes dealings 'entirely lawful'DCC told the Irish Stock Exchange that controversial share dealings in Fyffes in February 2000 were "entirely lawful and proper…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Flavin claims McCann resentful of profitDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin has said Fyffes plc chairman Mr Neil McCann and his son David had a bottle of champagne "on…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes says transcript reveals insider dealsA transcript of a phone conversation between a stockbroker and DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin on the day of the alleged unlawful…Wed Dec 08 2004 - 00:00
Court refuses to strike out action against BaileyThe High Court has refused to strike out a legal action against English journalist Ian Bailey in which it is claimed he wrongfully…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Taylor creditors to get 'little' from saleThe High Court has described as "less than satisfactory" the outcome of legal proceedings brought against disgraced investment…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Challenge to incinerator judgment failsA local man has lost a High Court attempt to overturn the granting of planning permission for an incinerator near Duleek, Co …Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Appeal over delay in trial for drink-drivingA man who was charged with drink-driving on a date in December 2002 and whose trial is set for May next year has secured leave…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Newspapers to appeal in Bailey caseTwo newspaper publishers have taken a High Court challenge to a decision to certify fees of almost €48,000 for barristers who…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Doctor and car missing in lease defaultA medical doctor who bought a top-of-the-range Mercedes Benz car for €65,000 under a lease agreement subsequently defaulted on…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Garda injured while on duty gets €345,290A garda who was seriously injured when she went to arrest a drug addict at a house in Cork was awarded compensation of €345,290…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Judge critical of ESB in power line disputeA High Court judge has criticised the ESB over its handling of a dispute with a local landowner over proposals to erect an electricity…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Flavin ordered to give a 'fuller answer' on Fyffes phone callThe High Court has ordered the chief executive of Development Capital Corporation (DCC), Mr Jim Flavin, to give a fuller answer…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Claim that boy suffered brain injuries at poolA young man is in a permanent vegetative state from which he is not expected to recover after getting into difficulties in a …Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Man wants deportation order revokedThe Minister for Justice has failed to honour an undertaking given in court a year ago to revoke a deportation order made against…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
High Court upholds detention of Chinese womanWhile a Garda detective was legally entitled to arrest and detain a Chinese woman on suspicion that she might seek to evade a…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Lesbian couple can challenge statusThe High Court has cleared the way for a lesbian couple to bring a legal action to have their Canadian marriage recognised in…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Court to rule today on lesbian couple's recognition challengeThe High Court will give its decision today on whether an Irish lesbian couple who married in Vancouver, Canada, a year ago may…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Nash's transfer petition rejectedA man serving two life sentences for murdering a couple in Co Roscommon and who had been described as a suspect in the investigation…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Appellant claims he was insane when he killed his baby sonThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on a father's appeal against conviction for the murder of his baby son.Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Court finds 'no basis' to murder conviction appealThere was "no basis" for a Dublin man's appeal against his conviction for the murder of his sister and it was difficult to see…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Woman felt complaints about car were dismissedA woman who claims she experienced excruciating pain and is now severely disabled as a result of receiving vibrations and shocks…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Sentences reduced for two men jailed for robbery and killingTwo men jailed for 17 and 14 years respectively for the brutal robbery and killing of another man near Ardee, Co Louth, in order…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
