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The Irish High Court has found Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in contempt of court for its non-compliance with secure care orders. This ruling underscores ongoing issues with the provision of secure care for vulnerable children in Ireland.
The Irish High Court has ruled that 11 individuals are entitled to immediate release, with Judge Mary Rose Gearty stating that they suffered a "fundamental denial of justice" due to a lack of legal representation.
The Irish High Court awarded €232,000 to a woman sexually assaulted by her uncle as a child and €458,000 to a former garda injured by a prisoner.
Ten accused individuals were left unrepresented in an Irish High Court challenge concerning the legality of their imprisonment, amidst a dispute over the Minister for Justice’s new criminal legal aid model.
Punk rap duo Bob Vylan has filed a lawsuit against the BBC in the Irish High Court, months after also suing RTÉ for defamation over its coverage of their controversial Glastonbury set.
The High Court in Ireland has approved an interim settlement of €6.25 million for a 48-year-old woman who sued The Coombe Hospital in Dublin over the management of her birth in 1978.
An Irish High Court hearing revealed a "good news story" of a teen doing well in secure care, but highlighted the "utter chaos" of the system and the lack of spaces for other at-risk children.
The High Court in Ireland has appointed provisional liquidators to 13 construction companies within the Torca Homes group, with 20 individual companies in the group declared insolvent after facing difficulties in recent years.
An Irish High Court is hearing the case of a minor who created a 'kill list' of care staff and is seeking detention. This child is one of six ordered into special care but unable to access beds.
The Irish High Court is set to deliver a judgment on the validity and applicability of an advanced healthcare directive from a mentally ill woman, which opposes medication even if her life is at risk.
The Irish High Court is holding almost $2 million in unclaimed windfall monies, with only three investors having responded to claims for the funds.
The Irish High Court has ruled that an advanced healthcare directive from a mentally ill woman, which opposed psychiatric treatment even if her life was at risk, was invalid.
The High Court in Ireland is currently deliberating whether Tusla, the child and family agency, should investigate the welfare of a child involved in an alleged abduction case, where the father claims she was taken to Ireland without his consent.
The High Court in Ireland has approved a settlement of almost €1 million for an 11-year-old girl whose life expectancy was shortened after she underwent surgery using uncertified springs at Temple Street Hospital.
The High Court in Ireland is seeking further information from Greek authorities regarding claims that Greek prisons are 'run by prisoners' before ruling on the extradition of an Irish man wanted on a human trafficking charge.
The Irish High Court has ruled that a boy brought to Ireland by his father without his mother's consent is permitted to remain in the country.
The Irish High Court has ruled that legislation requiring watchdogs to notify the vetting bureau of child safeguarding concerns is unconstitutional, stemming from a case involving two gardaí arresting a juvenile in 2018.
The High Court in Ireland has overturned the conviction of a shooting range operator who was previously found guilty of allowing unauthorized use of the premises, after a Garda expressed concerns about alcohol and firearms being together.
The Irish High Court struck down a Central Bank sanction against a fund manager, citing 'serious errors' and breaches of fair procedures during the investigation.
The Irish High Court has issued a ruling on test cases concerning the Department of Justice's practice of paying legal aid to different solicitors for accused individuals, suggesting it may lack a 'legal basis'.
PTSB shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of Bawag's takeover bid, clearing a significant hurdle for the acquisition in Ireland. Approvals from the Irish High Court and regulators are still pending.
Two Irish High Court judges have strongly criticized the withdrawal of services by solicitors, deeming it 'intolerable' as it delays child abuse and sex offense cases. This latest action by solicitors is expected to last for three days.
A man from Kerry has been nominated to serve on the High Court in Ireland.
An Irish High Court has heard a case where a father and son are claiming fraud over a €130,000 investment made three years ago, from which only €393 has been recovered.
David Eccles, a deaf-blind man, is pursuing a discrimination case against the HSE over its refusal to provide him with support to learn Braille. He is currently in the High Court seeking legal aid to continue his case.
The High Court has dismissed a challenge brought by farmers against the An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission for a solar farm in South Tipperary.
The High Court in Ireland has ruled that a defamation action brought by an Irish businessman against members of the Qatari royal family cannot proceed in the country.
The High Court has dismissed a father's case concerning his daughter who was unlawfully taken to Poland, with Judge Conleth Bradley acknowledging the man is in an "extremely distressing" situation.
A 73-year-old man has been awarded a €1 million settlement from Beaumont Hospital in an Irish High Court case, after the hospital admitted failure to administer essential medication during his postoperative care.
The Irish High Court ordered Martina and Ammi Burke to be jailed for two weeks each after they faced contempt charges for interrupting a High Court hearing last month.