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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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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/teacher-enoch-burke-sent-to-mountjoy-prison-for-contempt-of-court-41960828.html
Enoch Burke told the High Court: “I am here today because I would not call a boy a girl.” Enoch Burke has been committed to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court after telling a judge he would not abide by a court order restraining him from attending for work while suspended, claiming that to do […]
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School seeks to have teacher Enoch Burke jailed over alleged breach of court order in row over transgender student (via Independent.ie)
A teacher who objects to addressing a student with the pronoun “they” has breached the terms of a temporary injunction preventing him from attending or teaching at the secondary school where he is employed, the High Court has heard. As a result of the alleged breach of the order granted earlier this week, Wilson’s Hospital […]
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Prison service to pay €55k to official not allowed to work from home during pandemic (via Irish Legal News)
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has been ordered to pay €55,000 to a senior official with a heart condition who was denied the right to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The complainant instructed solicitors in June 2020 to lodge two complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in June 2020, the first alleging […]
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Barrister brings action against Beacon Hospital over alleged treatment refusal (via Irish Times)
Alan Toal claims when he was due to attend his treating physician he was told the hospital had decided not to make an appointment A barrister has brought High Court proceedings over an alleged refusal by the Beacon Hospital to allow him to get any treatment at the private medical facility. The action has been […]
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Meet the Burkes: Suspended teacher Enoch Burke hails from a controversial family of evangelical Christians (via Independent.ie)
Family matriarch Martina Burke has home-schooled all her 10 children, and several of them have run into controversy in their professional lives On Tuesday, a secondary school secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing teacher Enoch Burke from attending the school or teaching any classes while he remains suspended from his position. Enoch opposes addressing […]
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Irish barristers could follow English example with strike action (via Irish Legal News)
As strikes grind the English courts to a halt, barristers in Ireland have talked up the case for similar action here as a minister reportedly gives consideration to long-awaited fee restoration. Members of the Bar Council last week met with Michael McGrath, the minister for public expenditure and reform, who is expected to reach a […]
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Winner of our Adare Manor draw announced!
Congratulations to Jennifer from County Meath who won a €750 voucher for Adare Manor this week in our prize draw! We hope you enjoy your stay! And don’t worry, there will be another draw for a voucher for Adare Manor in time for Christmas! Stay tuned for more info soon!
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Coursing club refused injunction restraining land owner from locking it out of grounds (via Irish Times)
County Kerry Coursing Club denies bringing legal proceedings in order to frustrate sale of the property The County Kerry Coursing Club has been refused a High Court injunction restraining the owner of the former Tralee Racecourse from locking it out of grounds that have been used for hare coursing for more than a century. Dismissing […]
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