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Inquest into death of fishermen who drowned heard boat sank ‘extremely quickly’
Coroner Sean Nixon said the tragic incident highlighted the ‘bravery of our fishing fleets’ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/coroner-s-court/inquest-into-death-of-fishermen-who-drowned-heard-boat-sank-extremely-quickly-1.4745992 The inquest into the deaths of two fishermen who drowned when the Alize went down off Hook Head in Wexford in January 2020 heard the boat sank “extremely quickly”. The inquest returned verdicts of accidental death by drowning in the […]
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Cardi B awarded over £2m in damages in defamation case win
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-60124769 Cardi B has been awarded over £2 million in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against a YouTuber. The rapper and songwriter, known for songs including I Like It, Money and WAP, was subjected to a “malicious campaign” of false accusations by Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K. Kebe hosts gossip site UnWineWithTashaK […]
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Fake Irish Passport Discovered After Road Traffic Accident Involving Asylum Seeker
A volunteer pastor and asylum seeker was apprehended with a counterfeit passport following a Garda investigation into a road traffic collision. Abraham Ayendi (47), a father of five, received a four-year driving disqualification and a total fine of €800 when he appeared before Dublin District Court. Judge Bryan Smyth imposed the penalties after Ayendi, residing […]
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Man says deaths of wife and baby could have been avoided if epilepsy guidelines followed
Inquest into deaths of Marie Downey and four-day-old Darragh at CUMH taking place https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/coroner-s-court/man-says-deaths-of-wife-and-baby-could-have-been-avoided-if-epilepsy-guidelines-followed-1.4730241 By Olivia Kelleher for The Irish Times A man whose wife and newborn son died at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has told their inquest he believes they would still be alive if staff had followed guidelines for the care of […]
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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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