Woman (96) sues cousins over loans for Galway homesCourt hears New York woman needs repayment of €280,000 to cover homecare costsWed Feb 01 2017 - 19:34
Sale of Sean Dunne’s former Dublin home under examinationAssignee’s lawyer calls Walford sale the ‘conveyancing equivalent of Lazarus – a miracle’Wed Feb 01 2017 - 18:43
Handling of Ludlow murder suggests a scandal, High Court hearsFamily of forester shot by suspected loyalists seek inquiry into gaps in Garda investigationTue Jan 31 2017 - 20:02
Former worker sues Dunnes Stores over alleged slip on greaseWoman required operation to her ankle following fall in Carlow, court hearsTue Jan 31 2017 - 19:29
Angela Kerins may face large bill after losing case over alleged PAC ‘witch hunt’High Court says it has no power to intervene on how Dáil committee conducts hearingsTue Jan 31 2017 - 12:55
Woman who had money eaten by rats moved to nursing homeCourt to manage finances of pensioner with disabilities who lived in ‘squalid’ conditionsMon Jan 30 2017 - 16:04
Young man with severe anorexia is made a ward of courtParents fear his condition might deteriorate if there is further delay getting a bed in UKMon Jan 30 2017 - 15:03
Greens and British barrister take action over Brexit in Irish courtGoal is a legal declaration that article 50, once triggered, can be revoked by BritainFri Jan 27 2017 - 19:32
Monica Leech libel case against Independent Newspapers dismissedCommunications consultant took action over story on burglary at her home almost 12 years agoFri Jan 27 2017 - 13:28
Judgment reserved on teenagers’ claims rights were breachedFour males detained at Oberstown allege wrong treatment in wake of roof incidentThu Jan 26 2017 - 16:57
Court to rule on Angela Kerins’s claims of PAC ‘witchhunt’Decision in Rehab case has significant implications for all Oireachtas CommitteesThu Jan 26 2017 - 16:56
Magdalene Laundry compensation case adjournedOmbudsman says Minister for Justice cannot claim it must follow its recommendationsThu Jan 26 2017 - 16:11
HSE drops appeal against compensation award to consultantsMove could have implications for hundreds of senior doctors across the countryThu Jan 26 2017 - 10:21
Parents lose challenge over emergency care order for babyNewborn was placed in care soon after birth due to allegedly ‘unexplained’ bruisingWed Jan 25 2017 - 21:06
Women claim ‘unreasonable’ exclusion from Magdalene schemeClaim based on forced work in laundries while attending nearby industrial schoolsWed Jan 25 2017 - 21:01
Interim examiner appointed to click.ie sale and repair firmCantec Office Solutions employing 47 people in 10 stores deemed to be ‘viable’ businessWed Jan 25 2017 - 20:06
Supreme Court considering right to work of asylum seekersMan who lived in direct provision claims he suffered damage to dignity and self-worthTue Jan 24 2017 - 17:07
State faces €1m bill from Joan Collins promissory note caseCourt does not follow rule of costs following judgment due to importance of issues raisedTue Jan 24 2017 - 12:11
Judge refuses struck-off solicitor’s bid to resume practiceFindings of misconduct made against Mullingar solicitor who has not worked since 2010Mon Jan 23 2017 - 20:26
Treatment in UK sought for Irishman with severe anorexiaMan has had eating disorder involving hospitalisation since his teens, High Court hearsMon Jan 23 2017 - 17:01
Woman gives chocolates to judge who ordered tumour removal‘Judges are often criticised but rarely thanked. Thanks for saying thanks, very few do’Mon Jan 23 2017 - 14:56
Mother and daughter face losing €55,000 Munster homeHigh Court accepts decision is harsh as it upholds objection to personal insolvency dealFri Jan 20 2017 - 20:21
Challenge to Fitzwilliam Street homeless hostel fails in courtDublin City Council’s approval of proposed hostel at Longfield’s Hotel did not breach planning lawThu Jan 19 2017 - 19:11
High Court told of ‘most serious’ incident at Oberstown in 20 yearsFour youths claim their rights were breached after detention centre rooftop incidentThu Jan 19 2017 - 18:15
Shane Geoghegan’s killer loses appeal against convictionBarry Doyle jailed for life in 2012 for murder of rugby player in case of mistaken identityWed Jan 18 2017 - 20:56
Oberstown youths kept in ‘de facto solitary confinement’, court toldDetainees claim human rights and dignity breached with ‘no apparent legal reason’Tue Jan 17 2017 - 16:50
Man wins appeal over exclusion from his family homeJudge said there was no basis for orders granting custody of autistic son (18) to wifeTue Jan 17 2017 - 16:39
Teenage girl with anorexia making ‘good progress’, court toldHigh Court president says first case of young male with the eating disorder has arisenMon Jan 16 2017 - 17:04
Boy brain damaged at birth awarded €1.35mSix-year-old born in Cork hospital suffers seizures and requires constant care, court toldFri Jan 13 2017 - 18:57
Lawyers disagree on procedure for detaining mentally ill manHigh Court told human rights of man held in Central Mental Hospital should be protectedFri Jan 13 2017 - 18:19
Revenue queries €558,750 fee for liquidator of building firmDavid Hughes is ordered by High Court to provide more details on time workedFri Jan 13 2017 - 17:40
Woman sues Dublin maternity hospital over alleged negligenceWoman claims she felt scalpel slicing through layers of skin during Caesarean sectionThu Jan 12 2017 - 19:55
Denis O’Brien appeals against refusal to reveal Red Flag clientHigh Court awards costs of discovery hearing into dossier against businessmanThu Jan 12 2017 - 19:43
Man says stepmother ‘laughed’ at him when he asked for share of €3.4 million Lotto winDavid Walsh claimed National Lottery letter confirmed he was part of a six-person syndicateThu Jan 12 2017 - 17:37
Man sues stepmother for share of €3.38m Lotto winDavid Walsh rejects claim he was offered father’s house or €200,000 from lottery prizeWed Jan 11 2017 - 20:18
Mother (81) liable for judgment on €1m loan guarantee for son's firmCourt of Appeal upholds Commercial Court ruling that widow made out no arguable defenceWed Dec 21 2016 - 21:09
Woman must pay Dublin Bus legal costs after losing appeal over fallCourt dismissed passenger’s action over injury when she came backwards down stairsWed Dec 21 2016 - 15:28
Meath wind farm objector loses challenge over planning procedureCourt rules Bord Pleanála not obliged to hear submissions before it can designate strategic developmentWed Dec 21 2016 - 13:31
Woman who slipped on vomit in Dublin pub awarded €82,000Judge said plaintiff was entitled to win case as floor was left uncleaned for at least an hourTue Dec 20 2016 - 18:08
Irish TV wound up as attempts to secure funding failsStation employed 30 people in Westport promoting Mayo and Irish cultureTue Dec 20 2016 - 15:12
State appeals against High Court definition of ‘unborn’ in ConstitutionFurther clarity sought on rights of ‘unborn’ due to apparently conflicting court judgmentsMon Dec 19 2016 - 17:57
Mick Wallace TD found bankrupt in the High CourtJudge grants bankruptcy petition by Cerberus owned fund arising from €2m judgmentMon Dec 19 2016 - 12:07
Joan Collins loses Supreme Court appeal on promissory notesIndependent TD challenged minister for finance’s issuing of €31bn in 2009 for bank debtFri Dec 16 2016 - 16:47
South Dublin student loses claim over hockey injuryAilbhe Cole may now face substantial legal bill after costs were awarded against herFri Dec 16 2016 - 13:34
Supreme Court to rule on Joan Collins appeal on promissory notesIndependent TD challenged Minister for Finance’s issuing €31bn in 2009 for bank debtThu Dec 15 2016 - 20:11
Former foreign students win right to appeal residency rulingCourt of Appeal ruling has implications for many from outside European Economic AreaThu Dec 15 2016 - 20:04
Honohan asks if Noonan knows of AIB debt and repossession casesHigh Court Master makes query after noting half of 98 cases before him involved AIBWed Dec 14 2016 - 20:50
Supreme Court orders retrial of man acquitted on arson chargeTrial judge wrongly excluded CCTV evidence and memo of interview with accusedWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:14
Dunnes Stores facing substantial legal costs after High Court rulingJudge says it had ulterior motive in suing An Bord PleanálaWed Dec 14 2016 - 16:35
Woman entitled to damages over eviction by councilSupreme Court rules Ann Moore thrown out of home in a ‘fundamentally defective’ mannerTue Dec 13 2016 - 18:29
