Jockey gets Turf Club ban liftedJockey Michael Kinane has won a High Court interim order which frees him to ride Galileo in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Disturbed boy sent to Scotland returns to care unitA disturbed teenage boy who suffered violent sexual fantasies has made great progress since he was placed last year in a specialised…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Court warned on detained boy's conditionA vulnerable boy with mild mental handicap is entering his sixth week in St Patrick's Institution, where he is detained alone…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in McCabe appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday reserved judgment on an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the "unduly…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Abbeylara committee lawyers admit part of supplied e-mail was missingLawyers for the Oireachtas subcommittee inquiring into the fatal shooting by gardai of John Carthy at Abbeylara, Co Longford, …Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Abbeylara inquiry `lacked required consent'An Oireachtas subcommittee which directed gardai to attend hearings on the shooting dead of Mr John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Challenge to fatal shooting investigation begins in High CourtAn Oireachtas subcommittee has no power to investigate the shooting dead of Mr John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford, and elected…Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
High Court challenge to Abbeylara inquiry opens todayA three-judge High Court will today begin hearing a wide-ranging challenge by gardai to the inquiry by an Oireachtas subcommittee…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
DPP drops 19 indecent assault chargesThe DPP is not proceeding with the prosecution of a Christian Brother on 19 charges of indecent assault against a boy in a residential…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Court refuses Scientology application to stop action for damagesThe High Court has refused an application by the Church of Scientology (COS) to strike out an action for damages taken against…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court allows State's autism appealIn a test case taken on behalf of an autistic man, Mr Jamie Sinnott, the Supreme Court yesterday found the State's constitutional…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Court told of alleged fraud at meat groupThere was significant, serious and repeated misappropriation by Mr Paschal Phelan from his Master Meat Packers group of companies…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner challenges opening of letters to solicitorA prisoner has taken High Court proceedings challenging the practice by the prison authorities of reading correspondence between…Tue Jul 10 2001 - 01:00
`Credible story' sought for MMP group audit, High Court toldThe founder of Master Meat Packers group, Mr Paschal Phelan, gave instructions that "a credible story" should be prepared in …Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Court blocks trial of accused in sex abuse caseThe Supreme Court has granted orders preventing the trial of a senior civil servant facing 63 charges of indecent assault against…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Port company agrees to restore part of estuary filled in during dredgingLegal proceedings between Coastwatch Ireland campaigner Ms Karin Dubsky and Drogheda Port Company were adjourned at the High …Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner `cannot get on addiction programme'The failure to implement further phases of the methadone maintenance programme in Mountjoy Prison means a "chronic" heroin addict…Wed Jul 04 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Dunnes Stores case on appointment of authorised officerA three-year legal battle arising from the appointment by the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Ms Harney, …Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Prisoner to challenge State's call on transferA British citizen serving two life sentences here for murder has secured leave from the High Court to challenge the State's failure…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Boy in need of care, court is toldA young boy who has Attention Deficit Disorder and no parental support has been in a State detention centre since MarchSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Date set for Abbeylara inquiry challengeA three-judge High Court on July 17th will hear the challenge by gardai to the continuing inquiry by an Oireachtas sub-committee…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Ballydowd special care unit tackles staff crisis by recruiting abroadA successful recruitment campaign for staff for the special-care unit for disturbed children at Ballydowd, Dublin, has been conducted…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
High Court appoints examiner to Modern NetworkThe High Court has appointed an examiner to Modern Network Limited (MNL), the company at the centre of an Oireachtas inquiry …Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Case against nuns cannot proceed - judgeAn action by a woman who claimed she suffered three nervous breakdowns following "appalling mental and physical torture" allegedly…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment in children's units caseThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the State's appeal against a High Court judge's order directing it to finance the …Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
State appeals order on care unitsThe State has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a High Court judge's order directing it to adhere to its own time scales for…Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
No suitable place for disturbed boy to get therapyA disturbed boy who urgently requires therapy cannot receive it because he is inappropriately placed in a remand centre and there…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Girl who had `ghastly' childhood alleged she was used for prostitution, court toldAn extremely disturbed young girl has tried to end her life a number of times after a "ghastly" childhood, the High Court heard…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Denis Riordan appealJudgment was reserved by a three-judge Supreme Court yesterday on an appeal by Co Limerick lecturer Mr Denis RiordanThu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Plan for one organic inspection body challengedThe High Court is hearing a challenge to the Minister for Agriculture's plan to have the inspection of organic farming carried…Thu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Kelly's liquidator runs out of timeThe High Court yesterday refused to grant the official liquidator of Kelly's Carpetdrome an extension of time in order to prove…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court ruling has implications for assault casesIn a decision with implications for other persons charged with assaults in 1997, the Supreme Court yesterday granted orders restraining…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Services are promised for disturbed childrenA scheme to ensure disturbed children detained at the Ballydowd special care unit receive the psychiatric and psychological services…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Judge not satisfied with new special care unitA High Court judge yesterday remarked on what he saw as a situation of near chaos surrounding provision of psychiatric and psychological…Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Court told of troubled boy's progressA troubled 13-year-old boy has made some progress since being moved from premises run by a private company, with whom he was …Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Judge says treatment of boy in care is a disgraceIt was a "disgrace" that a disturbed 11-year-old boy suffering from a rare form of cancer has had no therapeutic services while…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Man granted leave to challenge convictionA man jailed for failing to give an account of his movements on the day Det Garda Jerry McCabe was shot dead in Co Limerick has…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Goodman lawyers to present defenceLawyers for beef baron Mr Larry Goodman will next week outline Mr Goodman's defence to actions taken against him by the founder…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Foley secures Aer Lingus restraint orderAer Lingus chief executive Mr Michael Foley has secured an interim High Court order restraining Aer Lingus from taking any further…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Goodman `less than frank' with inquiryBeef baron Mr Larry Goodman gave 103 "less than frank" answers to the 1989 Fair Trade Commission inquiry into the ownership of…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Deportation law under Supreme Court scrutinyHundreds of legal challenges by asylum-seekers have been temporarily suspended pending a Supreme Court decision on the interpretation…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Law firm accused in Goodman caseLegal firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice pretended it was acting for Mr Zakaria el Taher, a 50 per cent shareholder in the Master …Thu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Gardai granted judicial review of Abbeylara inquiryThirty-six gardai have been given leave by the High Court to challenge the continuing inquiry by an Oireachtas sub-committee …Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
High Court told whereabouts of at-risk teenage boy are unknownA teenage boy described as a very serious risk to himself and others has been at large for months with his whereabouts unknown…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
14 Garda sergeants sue the State over lack of allowances when transferred to TemplemoreFourteen Garda sergeants are taking High Court action because they were not granted normal subsistence allowances during their…Fri May 11 2001 - 01:00
Mother seeks `secure place' for disturbed sonAn out-of-control teenage boy, who suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, is living rough in a Dublin park and urgently needs…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Brother wins order preventing trialA perpetual injunction preventing the trial of a Christian Brother on 43 charges of sexual offences against two boys, former …Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Judge orders baby not to be removedA High Court judge has granted an interim order directing that a baby due next week to a vulnerable teenage girl should not be…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Lecturer challenges savings planThe Government's new Special Savings Scheme will use up to £1 billion of taxpayers' money to make the wealthy even wealthier, …Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Girl resists move to put unborn child in careA vulnerable teenage girl is resisting moves by the Northern Area Health Board to take her unborn child into careFri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
