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Law, Order and The Batman
By Billy Goss The Batman launches onto Irish cinema screens this month and in this latest depiction from director Matt Reeves, the hero this time portrayed by Robert Pattinson is a darker, violent and more ruthless man than in previous incarnations. This is a Batman who is fully down the vigilante rabbit hole, so immersed […]
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Woman hurt in ‘double rear-ending’ crash awarded almost €30,000 (Via The Irish Times)
Judge accuses man involved in Swords, Dublin crash of leading court on a ‘merry dance’ By Ray Managh, 17th February 2022 A woman, who was six months pregnant when her car was rear-ended by two other vehicles, has been awarded just under €30,000 damages by a court for neck and back injuries sustained in the […]
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Miriam O’Callaghan Accepts Facebook Apology; Social Media Giant to Launch New Anti-Scam Feature Following Legal Action
Television presenter Miriam O’Callaghan has accepted a full apology from Facebook as part of a settlement in her High Court case concerning numerous libellous and false advertisements published on the social media site. A key element of the settlement is Meta Platforms Ireland (previously Facebook Ireland)’s commitment to create a “scam ad reporting tool.” This […]
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Lawyer, 53, Charged with Murder of Father-of-Four Keith Conlon in Tallaght Shooting
A prominent barrister has appeared in court, charged with the murder of Keith Conlon, a father of four, in Tallaght. Diarmuid Phelan (53) attended a session of Tallaght District Court this morning in connection with the fatal shooting. The defendant is accused of murdering Mr Conlon at Hazel Grove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, last Tuesday. Gardaí […]
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‘I’ve discovered through DNA testing my father isn’t my biological dad’ (via Irish Times)
Tell Me About It: ‘I don’t want to rip my family apart to get answers that won’t be enough’ By Trish Murphy https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/i-ve-discovered-through-dna-testing-my-father-isn-t-my-biological-dad-1.4801963 Question: I just found out through DNA testing that my father isn’t my biological dad, and my real father died many years ago. No one else knows this except my husband and […]
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22-Year-Old Driver Given Suspended Sentence for Causing Death by Careless Driving
A young motorist who drove through a red traffic signal and struck a pedestrian, resulting in the man’s death, has received a fully suspended prison sentence. Lawyers for Letitia Barry (22) informed Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that unusual characteristics of the pedestrian crossing at Whitestown Road in Rush, Co Dublin, partially obscured the victim’s visibility […]
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Man (40) remanded over alleged attempt to collect pension at Carlow post office (via Irish Times)
Judge sentences Declan Haughney to six months over separate theft incidents By Charlie Keegan, 23 February 2022 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/man-40-remanded-over-alleged-attempt-to-collect-pension-at-carlow-post-office-1.4810068 A 40-year-old who is accused of bringing a dead man into a post office in Carlow town in an attempt to collect his pension has been further remanded in custody with consent to bail. Declan Haughney, of […]
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Jury acquits former garda of raping his wife at their family home
By Declan Brennan, February 22 2022 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jury-acquits-former-garda-of-raping-his-wife-at-their-family-home-41373772.html A jury has acquitted a former garda of raping his wife at their family home nearly four years ago. The 60-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. Neither the defendant […]
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Dad takes down town’s internet by mistake to get his kids offline
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/dad-takes-down-towns-internet-by-mistake-to-get-his-kids-offline/ Lawrence Abrams, 17 February 2022 A French dad faces jail time and a hefty fine after using a signal jammer to prevent his kids from going online and taking the rest of a nearby town down with them. Starting at midnight and until 3 AM every day of the week, the French town of […]
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Austrian investor pays €15m for famed Dundalk hotel
Thomas Röggla adds Ballymascanlon House Hotel to portfolio of four and five star venues https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/austrian-investor-pays-15m-for-famed-dundalk-hotel-1.4809198 Ronald Quinlan 22nd February 2022 The well-known Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Dundalk, Co Louth, has been acquired by Davy Real Estate for the TMR Hotel Collection, the portfolio of four- and five-star hotels assembled by Austrian investor, Thomas Röggla. The […]
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Placenta Left In After Birth Negligence Claims Guide – Retained Placenta
A retained placenta can be a serious and potentially even life-threatening condition, due to associated haemorrhaging (serious blood loss).
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Miss Congeniality – A HR Nightmare?
An article in the latest issue of People Management Magazine casts a light on the HR and Employment law ramifications raised by plot elements of the hit film Miss Congeniality. In the movie, agent Eric Matthews, in an attempt to identify which member of his team would be the best choice to go undercover at […]
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