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School building that had serious structural and fire safety defects built in just 20 weeks when usual time was 60, court hears
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/school-building-that-had-serious-structural-and-fire-safety-defects-built-in-just-20-weeks-when-usual-time-was-60-court-hears-41276851.html By Tim Healy for Independent.ie A school building which suffered from serious structural and fire safety defects was built in just 20 weeks when the usual time to do so is 60 weeks, the High Court has heard. Co Tyrone builders, Western Building Systems Ltd, achieved the “record” 20 week construction time throu
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Motorcyclist who hit crowd control barrier in place for community festival settles case
57-year-old fractured elbow when he came off bike on his way to work at Dublin airport https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/motorcyclist-who-hit-crowd-control-barrier-in-place-for-community-festival-settles-case-1.4781577 A motorcyclist who was injured when his bike hit a crowd-control barrier allegedly left on a roadway for a community festival has settled his High Court action. Des Kearns (57), of Wooddale Road, Rush, Co Dublin, sued Fingal […]
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Man who slipped in porch of his council home after five pints of Guinness fails to prove local authority ‘in any way responsible’
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-slipped-in-porch-of-his-council-home-after-five-pints-of-guinness-fails-to-prove-local-authority-in-any-way-responsible-41261945.html By Tim Healy A man injured when he fell on the wet and slippery tiles in the porch of his rented council home has failed to prove the local authority was “in any way responsible” for the accident, the High Court has found. Thomas Keegan (53), McNeil Drive, Cranmore, Co Sligo, was originally awarded […]
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Your personal finance questions – I was mugged so can I make a claim on my home insurance?
By Charlie Weston for Independent.ie https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/your-personal-finance-questions-i-was-mugged-so-can-i-make-a-claim-on-my-home-insurance-41241992.html Q I was mugged recently and my wallet and my keys, which were in my handbag, were stolen. I have reported it to the Gardaí and cancelled my cards. Because I had my ID and proof of address in my bag, I also had to have all the locks […]
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Stag attack on ESB worker will ‘forever haunt’ him as he settles case
No employee should be left alone especially when in very remote places, says worker https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/stag-attack-on-esb-worker-will-forever-haunt-him-as-he-settles-case-1.4776425 A former ESB worker who was tossed into the air by a stag on a Tipperary mountain said the attack would forever haunt him. In a statement after he settled his High Court action against the ESB on Friday, John […]
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ECtHR: ‘Gay cake’ saga cut short as Strasbourg declares application inadmissible
https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/ecthr-gay-cake-saga-cut-short-as-strasbourg-declares-application-inadmissible By Conor Courtney The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the so-called “gay cake” case brought by Gareth Lee, a UK national, represented by Ciaran Moynagh of Phoenix Law, against the United Kingdom government. The ECtHR found that Mr Lee had relied on national legislation to advance his discrimination claims in the […]
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Ask Allison: ‘I am done with my mother-in-law. How can I get my husband to take my side?’
https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/ask-allison-i-am-done-with-my-mother-in-law-how-can-i-get-my-husband-to-take-my-side-41223997.html By Allison Keating Q: I have just spent the most infuriating Christmas with my mother-in-law. We had my husband’s parents and brother over for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and not only did she pass remarks on how I raise my children and how my tree looked “very stylish but not very festive”, she […]
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Taxpayers lose as insurers keep millions in state funds cut from Covid payouts
Government abandons promise to pursue firms for the value of any deductions made https://www.businesspost.ie/insurance/taxpayers-lose-as-insurers-keep-millions-in-state-funds-cut-from-covid-payouts-bba7b1c9 By Peter O’Dwyer Insurance companies are set to pocket millions of euro of taxpayers’ money intended to support businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, as the government has abandoned plans to pursue them for repayments. The Business Post revealed last year that […]
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Insurance chiefs promise Donohoe that premium costs will fall
by Charlie Weston for independent.ie January 04 2022 Insurance companies have promised the finance minister that they will pass on savings to consumers from reforms in the sector. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said he had met with the chief executives of major insurers here and they are committed to lowering premiums. This is in response […]
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Man left blind and unable to walk settles case against hospital for €25m
A man who ended up blind and unable to walk after he went to Cork University Hospital with a brain shunt problem as a teenager has settled a High Court action for €25 million. Conor McCormack’s counsel told the High Court that nothing was done in the hospital for three weeks and, as a result, […]
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