Robert Dore

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Kevin Rabbitte, a director of a Westman Plant and Civils Limited, should be disqualified for a period of 14 years and three months.
Court hands director one of longest disqualification periods on record

The High Court has imposed one of the longest disqualification periods ever handed down on a company director who admitted his role in a scheme which (...)

It is claimed VAT due on the goods bought in the UK by Kevin Rabbitte was not paid to Revenue when the machinery was subsequently sold on in Ireland. The Four Courts. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
Court asked to impose maximum disqualification on director

The High Court has been asked to impose the maximum disqualification period possible on a company director who has admitted his role in a fraudulent s(...)

Ms Justice Burns said: ‘The people of Ireland are entitled to expect in their dealings with the banks that demands made of them are lawful and accurate and that care is exercised in computing and claiming the amounts due.’
Judge criticises fund’s ‘cavalier’ attitude to dairy farm owner

A High Court judge has criticised a finance fund’s “cavalier” attitude to its dealings with a woman whose company operates a dairy farm in Co Tipperar(...)

Dr Harry Sweeney and Y K Paca Paca Farm, a stud farm, have initiated three actions separately suing University of Limerick and two women who, at the time of alleged events in 2014, were students of UL on equine studies placements at the farm in Hokkaido, Japan. File photograph: Getty Images
Vet’s defamation actions must be joined together, says judge

A judge has directed three actions by an Irish vet and the stud farm he runs in Japan which allege they have suffered reputational damage and defamati(...)

Fr Tim Hazelwood (57) from Castletownroche in Co Cork spent six years fighting to clear his name following a false accusation. File photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Call for proper Church structures for priests falsely accused of child sex abuse

A Catholic priest has called on the Church to put proper structures in place to protect priests who have been the subject of false allegations of chil(...)

‘Phoenix’ magazine appeals judge’s refusal not to hear case

The publishers of Phoenix magazine are appealing against a High Court judge’s refusal to recuse himself from hearing proceedings for alleged contempt (...)

Ian Bailey: lost his action for damages against the Garda Commissioner and the State in the High Court earlier this year. Photograph: Eric Luke.
State alleges contempt by ‘Phoenix’ in coverage of Ian Bailey case

A High Court judge has refused to recuse himself from hearing proceedings for alleged contempt against the publishers of Phoenix magazine. The procee(...)

Dolores Atwood, with her husband Chris (left) and RTÉ’s Kevin Bakhurst (right), speaking to the media on leaving the Four Courts on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015, after the announcement of a settlement in a High Court action for damages taken by former Archbishop of Benin, Richard Burke. Photograph: Collins Courts
Kathy Sheridan: Richard Burke settlement vindicates no one

The parties had announced a settlement. As court 25 emptied out, Dolores Atwood stood with her devoted husband’s arm around her, looking confused and (...)