Judge wants European Court view on whether government discussions on emissions must be disclosedGroup campaigning for greater transparency believes detail of Cabinet confidentiality limited by European Directive on access to environmental informationFri Apr 23 2021 - 15:31
Right to Know not entitled to papers before Council of State when advising President on BillsEnvironmental Information Commissioner must reconsider whether background material for President’s speeches should be providedThu Apr 22 2021 - 22:25
Minister seeks Supreme Court appeal over findings favouring home-schooled studentsCourt had ruled constitutional rights of two home-schooled students were breached by their exclusion from Leaving Cert calculated grades processThu Apr 22 2021 - 20:57
Objectors ‘surprised’ Sandymount cycleway does not need planning permissionLocal resident and councillor believe decision should have been referred to An Bord PleanálaThu Apr 22 2021 - 18:57
New guidelines on personal injury awards do not change the law, says judgeHigh Court personal injuries judge says he is ‘underemployed’Thu Apr 22 2021 - 13:03
Court overturns €56,000 award to woman who lost fingertip after door shut on itDonegal bar owner succeeds in appeal over alleged negligence at premises in 2012Wed Apr 21 2021 - 17:43
State fails to overturn award to asylum seeker over unlawful detentionCourt rejects appeal over €7,500 damages paid to man held for 26 days in 2011Wed Apr 21 2021 - 14:20
Man receives €300,000 after suing defibrillator supplier over wife’s deathCourt approves settlement in relation to 39-year-old’s death following cardiac arrestWed Apr 21 2021 - 14:01
Women's challenge over mandatory hotel quarantine adjournedWomen had travelled to Dubai for cosmetic surgery in breach of Health ActTue Apr 20 2021 - 19:08
Man secures €46,000 settlement after metal shutter fell on his headHeavy metal shutter fell on part-time Dunnes employee, court toldTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:03
An Taisce fails to overturn permission for Kilkenny cheese plantJudge says conservation group’s real grievance is with government policyTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:34
Family of man (27) who died after hit and run secures €375,000 settlementMajority of sum being paid over death of Callum Grimes to go to Beaumont HospitalMon Apr 19 2021 - 17:15
Woman claims mother and baby home report should have identified her as ProtestantLegal action alleges commission did not properly convey her experiences in two homesMon Apr 19 2021 - 17:04
Boy scalded by spilt tea during flight settles case for €65,000Teen left with scarring to right leg after cabin crew ‘mishap’ on 2017 Turkish Airlines flightMon Apr 19 2021 - 13:06
Court of Appeal overturns ESB technician’s €83,000 damages for nervous shockEmployee came across 10,000 kilovolt electric cable while repairing a street lightSat Apr 17 2021 - 11:59
Judge whose ruling crucial in recognising rights of trans people retiresWilliam McKechnie’s career defined by commitment to fairness and access to justiceFri Apr 16 2021 - 20:30
Ryanair loses appeal over order to release air incident reportAirline ordered to release fuller version of report of inquiry into incident with 2012 flightFri Apr 16 2021 - 18:22
Cork council in row with Minister over plan for €100m retail centreCouncil challenging Minister’s order to annul change to its development planFri Apr 16 2021 - 17:32
Court approves €23.5m settlement for profoundly disabled girlAmount granted to Kameela Kuye is highest ever in an Irish personal injuries actionFri Apr 16 2021 - 11:48
Workplace Relations Commission to be subject to emergency legislationFuture hearings to be held generally in public following Supreme Court rulingThu Apr 15 2021 - 20:15
Man loses Supreme Court appeal over extradition to LatviaCourt upholds order for surrender to Baltic state of individual married to Irish womanThu Apr 15 2021 - 17:44
Supreme Court ruling will have significant impact on future operation of WRCCourt expects its observations ‘will be taken on board’Thu Apr 15 2021 - 16:36
Brothers lose appeal over other siblings controlling mother's financial affairsMother had registered power of attorney to two of her children, court toldWed Apr 14 2021 - 17:40
Bank of Ireland wins appeal over quashing of possession order for woman’s homeWoman alleges mortgage fraud against estranged husband and bank, court toldWed Apr 14 2021 - 17:23
Attending Mass a criminal offence under Covid-19 regulations, court hearsBusinessman Declan Ganley had challenged Government over Level 5 restrictionsWed Apr 14 2021 - 16:40
Leaving Cert student not appealing rejection of his lead case over calculated gradesLead case decision likely to impact some, or all of 70 further similar casesWed Apr 14 2021 - 13:41
Move to terminate Maplewood contractor led to deadlock in dispute with investment firmDirector claims Broadhaven’s €16.2m investment in joint venture is in jeopardyTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:06
Bord Pleanála will not appeal ruling over Cork incinerator, court toldCork environmental group seeks quashing of permission for €160 million projectTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:52
Boy injured after bookcase fell on him secures settlement of €80,000Child left with scar on scalp after he tried to climb bookcase in creche, court toldTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:43
Wife and partner of men who died in sewer incident secure settlements of €175,000Brothers perished after being overcome by toxic gas in Portmarnock sewer, court heardTue Apr 13 2021 - 15:13
Woman who returned from Dubai lodges ‘urgent’ case against mandatory quarantineEmma Kelly came home to support her mother after her father was diagnosed with cancerMon Apr 12 2021 - 22:36
Bóthar dispute with former chief adjourned for two weeks by High CourtBóthar claims Moloney misappropriated at least €465,000 from donations to the charityMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:57
Leslie Buckley must pay costs of failed bid to have INM inspectors revokedJustice Garrett Simons orders former INM chairman to pay substantial legal feesMon Apr 12 2021 - 18:26
Philomena Lee among five given leave to challenge mother and baby homes reportHigh Court hears a failure to allow submissions on draft report breached fundamental rightsMon Apr 12 2021 - 18:18
Court told anorexic woman in life-threatening conditionHSE secures court orders permitting if necessary sedation and other treatments for a ‘profoundly malnourished’ young womanFri Mar 26 2021 - 21:02
GRA take proceedings over extension of probationary periods for gardaíThe gardaí in question have completed their first term in TemplemoreFri Mar 26 2021 - 18:46
Judge to rule later on mother’s bid to let daughter in vegetative state to dieWoman with ‘no hope of recovery’ has been in a persistent vegetative state for 10 yearsFri Mar 26 2021 - 18:34
State must pay 65% of student’s costs of failed calculated grades actionCase by Freddie Sherry, a Belvedere Leaving Cert student, ran for five weeksFri Mar 26 2021 - 17:21
Woman in vegetative state for years has ‘no hope of recovery’High Court inquiry attempting to establish if tube feeding of woman should now ceaseThu Mar 25 2021 - 18:11
Court says parts of marathon flood case between UCC and ESB must be reheardDecision likely to leave 400 other cases against ESB on holdThu Mar 25 2021 - 16:10
Planning board consents to quashing permission for Cairn’s RTÉ site planAilesbury Road residents had challenged fast-track permission for developmentThu Mar 25 2021 - 15:34
Mother urges end of tube feeding so daughter can have ‘natural and dignified’ deathHigh Court hears woman in her 20s has been in a persistent vegetative state for almost 10 yearsWed Mar 24 2021 - 15:54
Ambulance service apologises to family of deceased teenager over delayDarren Gaughan (17), who had diabetes, died after becoming unwell in LimerickTue Mar 23 2021 - 18:32
State asked to clarify basis for Covid-19 restrictions on attending MassDeclan Ganley claims his Constitutional rights to practice religion being breachedTue Mar 23 2021 - 17:36
Settlement of €12.2m for two brothers with cerebral palsyMother sued gynaecologist and Coombe hospital for alleged medical negligenceTue Mar 23 2021 - 16:42
Quinn Insurance must provide security for PWC’s huge legal costs, court rulesQIL’s primary business now is the prosecution of its claims against PWCMon Mar 22 2021 - 19:56
Woman loses challenge over termination of 15-year tenancy in Dublin flatCourt upholds RTB tribunal ruling that notice to leave Ballsbridge property was validMon Mar 22 2021 - 13:01
Man loses challenge over refusal of widower's pensionCourt rules man was not legal spouse of woman as past divorce not valid in StateFri Mar 19 2021 - 22:27
Arklow Shipping tells court it did not pressurise captainCompany is seeking €1.4m from Drogheda Port CompanyFri Mar 19 2021 - 18:26
Local group wins legal challenge over €160m Cork incineratorEnvironmentalists opposed planning permission to Indaver facility in RingaskiddyFri Mar 19 2021 - 17:54