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Stormont Allocates £119m for PSNI Data Breach Compensation
The Northern Ireland Executive has approved £119m to settle claims from the catastrophic 2023 PSNI data breach, offering a path to resolution for thousands of staff.
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WRC rules Eircom’s mandatory retirement age of 65 is justified
A WRC decision dismisses a veteran Eircom technician’s age discrimination claim, ruling the company’s mandatory retirement at 65 is legally justified.
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Pharmacist awarded €86k for sexual harassment at HSE hospital
A pharmacist has been awarded over €86,000 after Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission found the HSE failed to protect her from a year of sexual harassment.
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Irish High Court Rejects Italian Firms’ Bid to Restore Meta Ads
Ireland’s High Court denies an emergency injunction to Italian ad firms seeking reinstatement of their Meta accounts, ruling the written contract trumps informal deals.
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BWG Foods Wins €355k Judgment Against Supermarket Boss Joe Mahon
The Irish High Court has ordered a supermarket director to pay over €355,000 to wholesale giant BWG Foods, enforcing a personal guarantee signed in 2012. The court dismissed five separate defences, including claims the guarantee was superseded.
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Court grants Mars Capital possession order in Meath mortgage case
High Court grants possession order to fund manager Mars Capital, finding technical defences against a decade of mortgage arrears, including a typo, were unfounded.
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The Great Insurance Distraction: Why Your Constitutional Right to Access Justice is Under Attack
We read with interest the article in the Irish Independent by Donal O’Donovan on December 17, 2025, titled “Legal costs nearly match payout in injuries cases that go to court.” While the article presents the latest figures from the Central Bank’s National Claims Information Database (NCID), it unfortunately regurgitates the tired, well-worn narrative of the […]
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‘Mere Upset’ Not Enough for GDPR Payout, Irish Court Rules
Irish courts affirm that a GDPR data breach does not guarantee compensation. The Walsh v Irish Prison Service case shows ‘mere upset’ is not enough for damages.
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High Court Allows Meta Novel Defense in Scallon Defamation Suit
In a major development, the High Court has permitted Meta to introduce a new ‘concurrent wrongdoer’ defence in Dana Scallon’s long-running defamation lawsuit.
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Justice Twomey Slams Ireland’s Prohibitive Legal Costs System
A High Court judge has condemned Ireland’s ‘illogical’ legal costs system, where resolving minor claims can cost multiples of their value, inflicting injustice.
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€16.5k Claim Leads to €50k Bill: Judge Slams Legal Costs
A High Court judge has condemned the ‘injustice’ of Ireland’s legal costs system after a claimant in a minor car accident faces a potential €50,000 bill.
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Farmer Must Pay €215k for Shotgun Attack in Land Dispute
Two men attacked by a farmer with a shotgun in a Donegal land dispute have been awarded over €215k in High Court damages for their horrific ordeal.
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