Marc Godart firm will not appeal decision to bring him to court if found not liable for legal costs, court toldLawyers for controversial landlord said position is ‘certainly’ not meant to sound ‘like a threat’Wed Jun 05 2024 - 15:51
High Court begins hearing challenge to long-stalled Supermac’s motorway plazaAn Bord Pleanála and Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh are contesting the case brought by a local engineerTue Jun 04 2024 - 17:54
Ammi Burke ordered to pay opponents’ Court of Appeal costs The solicitor’s appeal was dismissed last April, with her conduct in the High Court described as ‘utterly appalling’Tue Jun 04 2024 - 13:01
High Court dismisses challenges to demolish 19th-century house in HowthSite was granted permission for 32-apartment scheme by An Bord PleanálaFri May 31 2024 - 17:14
SFI agrees Prof Philip Nolan can remain in post until case returns to court in coming daysThe agency’s lawyers said Prof Nolan’s position was terminated by reference to the 'express terms' of his contractFri May 31 2024 - 14:54
Philip Nolan victim of ‘orchestrated’ bid to frustrate reform of State agency, court toldProf Nolan’s lawyers submit there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his firingFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
High Court halts dismissal of Philip Nolan as director general of Science Foundation IrelandLawyers for Nolan submitted there was ‘no conceivable justification’ for his summary dismissal ‘in the most egregious fashion’Thu May 30 2024 - 20:52
Boy settles case over alleged birth injuries for €1.14m over five yearsHSE denied his claims and maintained its care was in line with accepted medical standardsThu May 30 2024 - 19:10
‘Absolutely clear’ State is failing in duty to meet basic needs of asylum seekers, court hearsHuman rights body says lack of resources ‘cannot be relied upon’ as excuse for not meeting obligationsWed May 29 2024 - 18:09
Court orders man to pay €410,000 to bereaved stepchildren he left alone in family homeJim Cahill cut his three stepchildren off from all income four years after their mother’s death in a road traffic incidentFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Suspended solicitor’s explanation over client account deficit makes situation ‘even worse’, says High Court presidentRonan O’Brien has made ‘very serious admissions’ effectively of dishonesty, says Mr Justice David BarnivilleFri May 17 2024 - 19:14
Dublin drug dealer earns thousands from renting out properties now deemed crime proceedsHigh Court directs that any rental income David Waldron received must be redirected to a receiverThu May 16 2024 - 18:46
Drug dealer’s former partner given three months to leave family home deemed proceeds of crimeCriminal Assets Bureau took case against Adam Keatinge after PSNI found him in van with cocaine and cash in Co Antrim in 2016Wed May 15 2024 - 18:51
Supreme Court judge says ‘combative’ nature of litigation over Michael O’Flynn PIA objection unhelpfulTop judges say High Court has sole jurisdiction over the caseWed May 15 2024 - 18:20
Developer fails in bid to save one of two planning permissions for 208 apartments in KimmageAn Bord Pleanála had conceded it made an error in its decision to approve the schemeTue May 14 2024 - 18:28
State secures permission to appeal High Court ruling deeming UK returns system ‘unlawful’Cabinet approves emergency legislation aimed at recommencing transfers to UKTue May 14 2024 - 14:34
Provisional liquidator appointed to family business that ran Donegal hotelCourt hears claims the hotel has been left ‘vacant and unprotected’Mon May 13 2024 - 19:39
Bord Pleanála to reconsider application for 463 Leopardstown homes following court challengesPlanning authority acknowledged its original decision on planning permission was flawedMon May 13 2024 - 16:24
Man allegedly involved with credit card scam fails to overturn order for $700,000 to be given to StateThe High Court declared in 2011 that the sum was the proceeds of crimeSun May 12 2024 - 09:22
Marc Godart firm did not own property from which tenant was unlawfully evicted, court toldMr Justice Brian Cregan said the disclosure raises a ‘host’ of questionsFri May 10 2024 - 16:42
Judge hails ‘vastly improved situation’ for at-risk teen transferred to UK Girl had been sent to a British unit because there were no places for her in an Irish special care centreThu May 09 2024 - 16:37
High Court grants €117,500 judgment against former transport company director The judge found Brian Daly agreed to fully indemnify the plaintiff against losses incurred by the company he directedWed May 08 2024 - 15:57
Mistaken suspect awarded €10,070 for minor injury caused by forced vehicle stop by gardaí The judge said the award must be reasonable and proportionate to a low impact injuryTue May 07 2024 - 19:29
Court should dismiss case against Seán Dunne’s ex-wife in public interest, court toldGayle Killilea is asking the High Court to dismiss 2014 case that alleges Mr Dunne fraudulently transferred shares in a company to her in a bid to defeat his creditorsTue May 07 2024 - 17:36
Judge reserves decision in Enoch Burke case after claim that newspaper’s article a ‘malicious hit job’ Teacher tells High Court Sunday Independent made a ‘grave and serious libel’ and defamed him in an October 2022 pieceFri May 03 2024 - 17:47
Human rights body’s case around homeless male asylum seekers to proceed this monthState’s lawyers tell court an operation to move homeless applicants this week took ‘enormous’ planningFri May 03 2024 - 15:34
Sunday Independent editor does not ‘at all’ accept Enoch Burke was defamed in report about cell moveAlan English said it is ‘eminently’ possible that other prisoners found Mr Burke annoyingThu May 02 2024 - 19:21
Enoch Burke denies reputation tarnished before Sunday Independent articleJailed teacher says students greeted him on return to school after public dispute with a dance ‘flashmob’ and wanted him to sign their shirtsWed May 01 2024 - 18:40
State seeking to appeal High Court finding that designation of UK as ‘safe third country’ unlawfulJudge last month found that the Irish law underpinning the designation did not provide for all of the required safeguardsTue Apr 30 2024 - 19:21
Enoch Burke claims he was ‘held up to ridicule’ in allegedly defamatory newspaper articleJailed teacher, who is suing over Sunday Independent story, says kindness and goodwill of fellow prisoners toward him has never stoppedTue Apr 30 2024 - 17:56
Ammi Burke’s behaviour ‘utterly appalling and egregious’, says judge The court cut short a hearing of her case last week, opting instead to base its decision on written submissionsTue Apr 30 2024 - 16:47
Woman ordered to remove walls, gates and foundations erected without planning permissionDevelopment was carried out on a Co Cork site in ‘complete disregard of planning legislation’, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys saysMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:20
Judge rejects Leitrim council’s move to block use of former hotel as asylum seeker accommodationLocals last year protested in Dromahair over plans for Abbey Manor Hotel, which has been closed since 2009Mon Apr 29 2024 - 16:22
DPP secures Supreme Court appeal of decision affecting drug-driving prosecutionsHigh Court ruling caused ‘confusion’ and led to many District Court adjournments, DPP submitsFri Apr 26 2024 - 16:42
Judge says €33,000 legal bill arising out of €8,000 trip and fall award is ‘unrealistic’The case should have been brought in the ‘faster and cheaper’ District Court, said the judgeFri Apr 26 2024 - 16:36
Supreme Court upholds 12-year sentence for burglary team’s getaway driverTrio targeted elderly people’s homes while they attended MassThu Apr 25 2024 - 21:04
Girl’s transfer to UK due to lack of special care beds in Ireland branded ‘disgraceful’ by judgeMove an ‘Irish solution to an Irish problem’, says Mr Justice John JordanThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:57
High Court rejects squatters’ bid to overturn orders to vacate Dublin propertyJudge says Laksmee Bissuessur and Philip Smith advanced ‘no legitimate basis’ for occupying late sisters’ premisesThu Apr 25 2024 - 14:12
‘I feel safe, loved, wanted’: High Court approves adoption of two teens who have stability with ‘de facto’ familyThe judge concluded adoption was in the brothers’ best interestsWed Apr 24 2024 - 13:12
High Court dismisses ex-abattoir worker’s 2011 action alleging injury via kick from animal Allowing the trial to proceed would place the defendant company in a prejudicial position, the judge ruledTue Apr 23 2024 - 20:06
‘Urgent’ blood transfusion for woman who may not survive otherwise ordered by High CourtA failure by the court to intervene could have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for the woman, the judge saidTue Apr 23 2024 - 17:28
CIÉ agrees to arbitration for case seeking possession of Johnny Ronan-tied siteTanat secured planning permission in 2019 to demolish the existing Tara House on the site to build a hotel and office blockTue Apr 23 2024 - 15:48
Parents challenge planning for Dublin homes over concerns about lack of childcareFriends of the Phoenix Park says it is aware of ‘severe housing crisis’ and not opposed to developmentTue Apr 23 2024 - 15:16
Ryanair asks High Court to stop Aer Lingus appeal over plans for €40 million maintenance hangarThe airline says An Bord Pleanála made errors in allowing Aer Lingus to appeal over permission for the projectMon Apr 22 2024 - 16:04
Judge praises Tusla workers for improving life of teen who could have been ‘beyond rescue’Care agency had appealed to Supreme Court after being forced to place two teenagers in oversubscribed special careMon Apr 22 2024 - 15:27
Court of Appeal cuts short oral hearing of Ammi Burke’s appealA written decision on the appeal will be given at a later pointMon Apr 22 2024 - 13:07
State entitled to refuse ‘point blank’ to tell court if RAF deal exists, judge saysSenator Gerard Craughwell alleges there is an unconstituional secret agreementFri Apr 19 2024 - 17:22
Web Summit directed to disclose documents requested by minority shareholders Documents were sought in support of hotly contested claims that post-October 7th tweets by Paddy Cosgrave damaged the businessFri Apr 19 2024 - 15:33
Man not entitled to tax relief for renting out home he left due to racial harassmentAdnan Ahmad Siddiqi argued rent on new home should be deducted from rental income he received from tenantsFri Apr 19 2024 - 12:21
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal against landmark ruling permitting naming of Cameron Blair’s murdererJudgment being appealed dislodged long-standing interpretation of law that child offenders retain anonymity on appealThu Apr 18 2024 - 15:52
