A High Court judge has raised issues with lawyers for the US government about the effect of findings of non-compliance by US intelligence agencies with restrictions on surveillance, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

A mother, whose second child was born in traumatic circumstances and later required resuscitation at Cavan General Hospital, has told an inquiry she wants to save other families from the same experience.

An obstetrician’s fitness to practice inquiry has heard one of his patients suffered from a ruptured uterus, and gave birth to a baby who needed resuscitation.

Businessman Denis O’Brien’s action against a Dáil committee over speeches made in the House concerning his banking affairs has been fixed for hearing in November.

The US government wants to be joined to legal proceedings here involving issues of huge significance for privacy rights of EU citizens, arising from the internet transfer of their personal data to the US.

A former Aldi worker, who claimed he was shouted at in front of customers to ‘move his ass’, has lost a claim for unfair dismissal against the company and now faces an extensive legal costs bill.

A woman has described waking up from an operation to find both her fallopian tubes had been “clipped” without her consent.

Mick Wallace’s silence as to what action he may take against former justice minister Alan Shatter regarding what he said about the Wexford TD on RTÉ’s Primetime programme "speaks volumes", a judge was told yesterday.

Former justice minister Alan Shatter has asked a judge to overturn a decision of the Data Protection Commissioner that he breached data protection laws when he said on RTÉs Prime Time that TD Mick Wallace had benefited from garda discretion with regard to penalty points.

Vodafone Ireland has brought a legal action against communications regulator ComReg arising from concerns about the effect on its competitive interests of the acquisition of O2 by rival company Hutchison for merger into 3 Ireland.

Former presidential hopeful Seán Gallagher, in his action against RTÉ, is seeking a declaration that the Frontline debate which sparked the ‘Tweetgate’ controversy was allegedly unfairly edited, and presented and directed in order to damage his electoral prospects.

One of the whistleblowers behind the Garda penalty points controversy has brought a High Court challenge to findings that he breached disciplinary regulations arising from his attendance, while off-duty, at court proceedings in Cavan.

A surgeon has been cleared by a Medical Council inquiry into the treatment of a woman who died following three operations at Ennis General Hospital.

A medical inquiry is expected to rule later today into allegations of poor professional performance against one the country’s leading paediatric surgeons.

A group of investors suing in the US courts over losses they claimed were caused following the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s investment companies have got the go-ahead of the High Court to have an Irish bank employee give evidence in their action.

Friends First Finance Ltd is seeking summary judgment totalling €4.6 million against the widow of deceased property developer Liam Maye over guarantees she gave on loans to the couple’s three daughters for equity fund investments.

A DOCTOR gave inadequate resuscitation to a man who had a heart attack and subsequently died, it has been claimed.

THE High Court has granted a Dublin maternity hospital orders allowing it to perform, if required, an emergency blood transfusion on a baby born prematurely just over a week ago.

The High Court has made an order allowing the Coombe Hospital in Dublin to carry out an emergency blood transfusion on a baby girl born prematurely last week.

THE High Court will today consider whether to order an emergency blood transfusion to a baby girl born prematurely a week ago in the Coombe Hospital, Dublin.

The High Court will tomorrow consider whether or not to order an emergency blood transfusion to a baby born prematurely a week ago in The Coombe Hospital, Dublin.

SENATOR Ivor Callely’s legal action aimed at quashing a finding that he misrepresented his normal place of residence in order to claim expenses will commence before the High Court on Tuesday.

TEN former workers with Waterford Crystal have brought a legal action against the state which has significant implications for the pension entitlements of all workers in circumstances of employer insolvency.

TWO horticulturalists are to examine a disputed piece of land adjoining broadcaster Pat Kenny’s home in Dalkey on December 14 next the High Court was told yesterday when a request was made to have the full hearing held in April next.

A judge today directed that experts examining a €1m disputed patch of land beside RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny's Dalkey home should be allowed to take photographs of the land.