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The High Court heard there were continuing issues with a fresh translation of a “difficult to follow” French court judgement, in which Ian Bailey was found guilty of Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder.
Fri, 20 Dec, 2019
Local authorities have told the Minister for Housing that they will need more than €8 million to enforce new laws on short-term lettings.
Wed, 30 Oct, 2019
The association representing over 1,000 Defence Forces officers claims members are leaving because they are being sought out by other areas of the public sector.
Tue, 24 Sep, 2019
Secretaries working in schools are staging a demonstration outside the Minister for Education's clinic in county Donegal and in other areas across the country.
Sat, 07 Sep, 2019
A High Court judge, in a significant ruling, has found the Minister for Justice wrongly applied regulations relating to the free movement of persons in the EU when refusing a man's application for a residence card.
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019
The applications were originally refused on the grounds that the children did not have the specific diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder or a severe or profound general learning disability.
Wed, 19 Jun, 2019
The High Court has struck out proceedings by retired garda sergeant Maurice McCabe and his family against the State, the HSE and the Tusla/Child and Family Agency (CFA) following successful mediation talks last week.
Wed, 08 May, 2019
A High Court action against the State over a work permit scheme that was allegedly resulting in the exploitation of migrant fishermen has been resolved.
Tue, 30 Apr, 2019
The report on burials practices in mother and baby homes is to be referred to An Garda Síochána to see if any of the issues raised warrant criminal investigation.
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019
37-year-old Jonathan Heaphy applied for temporary release from Cork Prison to facilitate his radiation and chemotherapy after surgery in 2017.
Fri, 12 Apr, 2019
Four mussel seed fishermen and their companies have lost a High Court action for compensation against the State.
Fri, 22 Mar, 2019
The Taoiseach has said he has total confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris.
Fri, 08 Feb, 2019
The garda operation which targets organised crime has led to 79 arrests, 10 murder charges, and 37 firearms seized in relation to murder offences over the past two years, according to Department of Justice report.
Fri, 15 Jun, 2018
A developer has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge a decision of the Minister for Housing to direct a change to a local area plan for Celbridge in Kildare.
Mon, 15 Jan, 2018
The High Court's finding that buildings and sites on and around Dublin's Moore Street are a 1916 Rising battlfield site comprising a national monument was "strongly supported" by evidence, including from historians and two former directors of the National Musuem, the Court of Appeal has been told.
Wed, 20 Dec, 2017
A report has shown 170 people sought by the State in connection with crimes here were still at large overseas at the end of last year.
Fri, 24 Nov, 2017
A doctor in the HSE's addiction services who is challenging his forced retirement at age 65 has got High Court injunctions allowing him return to work.
Thu, 26 Oct, 2017
Latest: The Acting Garda Commissioner has said the decision to re-open Stepaside Garda Station was not politically motivated.
Thu, 28 Sep, 2017
A woman who has issued 24 separate cases in the High Court since 1999 has been banned from taking any new cases against various State parties or judges in the High Court unless she gets permission from that court.
Tue, 30 May, 2017
Two sisters of Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen who has been detained in Egpyt without trial for almost four years now, are suing the Minister for Justice over a delay of more than 18 months in deciding applications to have their husbands join them here.
Mon, 22 May, 2017
The first "fitness to practise" case affecting a teacher has come before the President of the High Court.
Tue, 16 May, 2017
JP McManus recently announced a further €32m investment in Third Level Education Scholarships for eligible students throughout Ireland, North and South.
Tue, 09 May, 2017
A homeless family of seven living mostly in one hotel bedroom are to sue the Minister for Housing as well as a local authority to decide if they are entitled to a particular standard of accommodation.
Wed, 03 May, 2017
The State has been ordered to pay the legal costs of a severely visually impaired man after he won a High Court declaration concerning the State's duty to vindicate his right to vote privately and without assistance in referendums and elections.
Fri, 28 Apr, 2017
A major new report on Irish non-profits has been published today by the Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe.
The decision date on plans for a controversial commercial incinerator in Cork Harbour has been deferred for a fourth time, prompting dismay among the local community.
Fri, 17 Mar, 2017
Wed, 07 Dec, 2016
In the past, social services faced criticism for not moving fast enough to protect children from abuse or neglect, but figures for the babies taken from their family each year raise the question of whether the other extreme is now the case.
Fri, 02 Dec, 2016
Fri, 02 Sep, 2016
There can be unexpected things in government reports. Did you know, for example, that car manufacturer BMW redesigned some of its assembly lines to make them ‘senior’-friendly?
Mon, 29 Aug, 2016
The Defence Forces carried out the humane cull of five animals on Co Monaghan farm due to a significant concern for public safety.
Thu, 14 Jul, 2016
The untimely death of music star Prince recently hit headlines all over the world. The music star died intestate, that is, he left no valid will.
Thu, 30 Jun, 2016
A mushroom producers co-operative has sued the Minister for Agriculture claiming it has suffered more than €12m losses due to alleged unlawful withholding of EU financial aid.
Tue, 14 Jun, 2016
Incentives are to be offered to first-time buyers to live in the centre of rural towns, according to the new Rural Development Minister.
Mon, 16 May, 2016
The number of children aged under six referred to emergency departments (ED) by their doctor has jumped dramatically, and as much as 55% at one large GP co-op, according to its medical director.
Fri, 22 Apr, 2016
It seems au pairs are only lately figuring out their rights to proper pay and conditions. If you employ one, you have an obligation to understand the regulations, writes Caroline O'Doherty.
Wed, 09 Mar, 2016
Telecommunications company eir has bought Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
Mon, 07 Dec, 2015
The three members of the British government-appointed independent panel that examined the extent of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland are:
Wed, 21 Oct, 2015
A Roma family whose two- year-old blond son was removed overnight from them by gardaí in what their lawyer alleged was a case of “hysterical” and “overzealous” policing has settled its High Court action for €60,000 damages.
Tue, 20 Oct, 2015
As a former banker with double-figures boardroom and advisory posts on his CV, Frank Cushnahan has a reputation as one of the best-connected businessmen in Northern Ireland.
Fri, 10 Jul, 2015
Tens of thousands of people affected by the mother and baby homes scandal risk being excluded from a State investigation into the decades-long hidden crisis.
Sat, 10 Jan, 2015
The Garda Representative Association has been awarded costs in a High Court action over changes to sick pay, despite losing the case.
Fri, 24 Oct, 2014
More than 50 priests in England and Wales have been defrocked for clerical sex abuse over the past 13 years, it has been revealed.
Thu, 24 Jul, 2014
THERE is nothing secret about it and nothing that will be secret about it. This was the Taoiseach’s defence of Irish Water, which he told the Dáil yesterday will be fully accountable and fully transparent.
Thu, 16 Jan, 2014
The Minister for Health has yet to sign the order giving effect to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act, it has emerged.
Wed, 18 Dec, 2013
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