The Supreme Court has upheld a decision setting aside the awarding of a contract for supply of interpreters for the State's immigration service and Legal Aid Board.

A hospital has lost, by a four to one majority, a Supreme Court appeal aimed at preventing a man suing it for damages over allegedly contracting a severe MRSA infection during surgery.

The Supreme Court, by a three to two majority, has rejected claims by a former school teacher it would be unconstitutional to permit his prosecution for alleged offences of gross indecency against a male pupil between 1978-80 when the boy was aged between 15 and 17 years.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Fianna Fáil activist Brian Mohan to pursue a challenge to the constitutionality of a law linking State funding of political parties to their meeting gender quota targets when selecting general election candidates.

A rapist jailed for 12 years who successfully challenged the constitutionality of a law stopping payment of the State's old age pension to prisoners is entitled to €10,000 in damages, the Supreme Court has ruled.

A Nigerian mother and her Irish-born son, who has a severe form of sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, have lost their Supreme Court appeal over being refused permission to challenge orders for their deportation.

A seven judge Supreme Court will hear separate appeals this month by former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins and businessman Denis O’Brien.

The judge, Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell, noted the costs of the seven-day case 'may outweigh the damages' of the farmer's case against the Department of Agriculture.

An appeal brought by a man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism against his removal from the State will proceed before the Supreme Court at the end of the month.

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh

Lawyers for Sean Quinn Junior have said his was a minor contempt of court when compared to the orders sought by IBRC bank.

The Supreme Court has dismissed businessman Jim Kennedy appeal's against a High Court decision rejecting his bid to stop his trial over alleged corrupt payments for land rezoning.

The Supreme Court has today granted businessman Jim Kennedy's a stay pending the determination by the Supreme Court of his appeal against the High Court's refusal to stop his trial for allegedly making corrupt payments in relation to the rezoning of lands in Co Dublin.

One of Ireland's oldest homebuilders, McInerney, is to go into receivership after a long legal battle to rescue the group.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a West of Ireland farmer and church Sacristan against his conviction for sexual assault of a young girl.

The decision to impose a one month prison sentence on a woman for the non-payment of a debt of €5865 has been described as being something from Victorian times when people could be jailed for lengthy terms over debts, the High Court has heard.

FORMER W&R Morrogh Stockbrokers partner Stephen Pearson pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of defrauding the company's clients of €5.7 million.