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Three Irish former rugby players sue IRFU over alleged head injuries (via Irish Times)
Cases are part of a wider series of claims here and in the UK alleging inadequate protection from possibility of concussion Three former rugby players, including two former internationals, have lodged High Court proceedings against the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for damages, and more players are expected to do so shortly. David Corkery and […]
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Bank of Ireland hit with record €100m fine over tracker mortgage scandal (via Irish Times)
Customers of seven lenders investigated by Central Bank lost a total of 327 properties as result of overcharging scandal Bank of Ireland has been fined a record €100.5 million for its role in the State’s tracker mortgage scandal, which resulted in huge overcharging of borrowers and an industrywide loss of 327 homes. The Bank of […]
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The Courts Role In Disentangling The Truth In Personal Injury Actions
The recent High Court decision of Ms Justice Niamh Hyland reiterates it is not a matter for a Court to “disentangle” a plaintiff’s claim.
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Prosecution of Soldier F for Bloody Sunday killings to resume (via Irish Times)
Soldier F charged with murder of William McKinney and James Wray and five counts of attempted murder The prosecution of Soldier F for murder and attempted murder on Bloody Sunday is to resume. The North’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) confirmed on Thursday it had decided to continue with proceedings against Soldier F, which it had […]
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Former horse racing trainer convicted of assaulting farmer with a whip (via Irish Times)
Judge Mary Larkin convicted Stephen Mahon of assault causing harm to farmer John Hughes A judge has convicted former horse racing trainer Stephen Mahon of assaulting a farmer with a horse whip. At Gort District Court on Thursday, Judge Mary Larkin convicted the ex-trainer of the assault causing harm to farmer John Hughes on a […]
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Judge orders arrest of ‘Revolutionary Housing League’ members occupying Dublin building earmarked for apartments (via Independent.ie)
Concert held at property, court hears, and protesters face being jailed in Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court if they fail to comply A judge has directed that all persons in breach of an injunction requiring them to vacate a Dublin building being used to house the homeless be arrested and brought before the High […]
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Young mother bled to death following ‘systems failure’ at Limerick hospital, inquest hears (via Irish Times)
Coroner returns verdict of medical misadventure as University Hospital Limerick issues apology to family of Susan Doherty A young mother bled to death following a “systems failure” in her care while she was an inpatient at University Hospital Limerick, an inquest into her death has heard. The UL Hospitals Group issued an unreserved apology to […]
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School teacher Enoch Burke sent back to Mountjoy Prison after bid for freedom fails (via Independent.ie)
Enoch Burke has failed in a bid to be set free from prison after a judge refused to grant him an injunction restraining his school from continuing his paid suspension from work. The secondary school teacher was returned to Mountjoy Prison this evening after orders he sought were refused by Ms Justice Eileen Roberts. The […]
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Barrister accused of murder wants to return to his farm, court told (via Irish Times)
Judge rules that Diarmuid Phelan must return to the Court of Appeal in order to amend bail conditions A barrister charged with murder must return to the Court of Appeal for permission to return to his farmland, a judge has ruled. Law professor Diarmuid Phelan (53) is charged with the murder of father-of-four Keith Conlon […]
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Taxi driver who shared videos of couple engaged in ‘sex act’ in back of cab appeals three-year ban (via Independent.ie)
A disgraced taxi driver who shared videos of two people engaging in “intimate foreplay” is appealing his three-year ban. Andrew Tortolani was handed a two-month prison sentence last December, suspended for two years, after he shared the clips. Three recordings were initially sent to 10 people in a WhatsApp group, but within days they had […]
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